The Washington times., 1906-02-13
Acknowledges Charge of
Conspiring Against
Government.
PLEA CAME As SURPRISE
Former Postal Official Will
Be Sent to Mounds
vile Pen.

George W. Beavers, formerly chief %
the division Of salaries and allowances
OF tie Postoffice Department, today
pleaded guilty 10 conspiring 70 defrau1
the Government. and was sentenced by
Justice Could 70 Imprisonment in the
peuitentiary at Mogndsville. ". Va, Tor
? period 0f Two years.
The action Of Beavers came as a sur
prise 10 those Who have been following
tie trend 81 tue posi- Office scandal cases
IN consequence. there were but few per-
sons in Criminal Court No. / when. with
bis counsel. Arthur 4 BIrney. Beavers
appeared in court anc entered his plea OF
guilty.
Cheeks Were Blanched.
When he entered the room Beavers
did not take his seat where persons ac-
cused Of crime and called upon 10 plead
to an indictment. usually sit He took
a seat on a bench IN the crowd in the
rear Of the seats set aside for counsel
/ in pending trials and persons on trial.
He appeared to be very nervous. and
I lis cheeks We're blanched. And as he sat
awaiting 10 make his final answer to
the charge against him glanced nervous
/ ly around the room. His countenanca
vas IN strange contrast with that OF
Postof1ce Inspector Walter s MAYER.
who sat a little 10 his right. his face All
/ aglow with triumphant satisfaction in
the knowledge that Beavers plea of
guilty would add one more. making six
postofiice scandal scaIps hanging 20 his
CfnciaI girdle
When Justice Gould took his seat r,y,,-,
| the bench District Attorney Rake-
stated that Beavers was IN court and
would plead guilty 70 one Of the indict-
/ lnenIs against MIN charging him x-it5,
eonspiracy 10 defraud the Government
Mr, blFney counsel for Beavers
+ stated 10 the court that last spring
+ dictment and later v-ithdrevS his ~.
ana HE'D demurrer to the fudfct3s1fr
which was recently overruled by fbe
court Inder the circumstsucas A.
Birney said il was not necessarv thz+
! the Indictment TO which he would no.
plead should be read.
Stands for Sentence.
Beavers was then directed To stand
/ Tor sentence District Attorney Baker
/ then stated to the court that mas
/ much as Beavers had signified his in
/ tention 10 plead guilty. and thereby
/ save the Government the expense of a
! trial he asked that the maximum SEN
] tence Of Imprisonment, two years. ba
! imposed without the addition of a fine.
At this point in the proceedings Mr..
Birney said that his client was act
/ ing upon his advice, and he had noth-
/ ing TO say except to request the ouiS-
/ sion of a fine being imposed. Trnor
/ Beavers then being asked II he Eafs-s,i
swered:
/ he pleaded he said.
/ Guilty. your honor
Before passing sentence Justice
aHHH p
/ any thlng 10 say why sentence. should
/ not be passed upon him and he answer
! ed; Nothing your honor"
Goes to Jail.
/ This closed the incident so far =.
the court proceedings were concerned
| and Beavers was taken in charge bv
/ Deputy United States Marshal r l.
/ Turner, who led him TO the cell in the
/ basement Of the city hall. where he re-
/ mained until he went~to the iau to
await transfer to the penitentiary.
/ When Beavers entered the court
room he carried in his hand 2 small
suit case in which he had such be-
/ longings as he desired to carry with
/ him TO the prison.
For Himself Alone.
When seen in his cell after entering
his plea Beavers said:
What 1 did today was done by me
without prejudice TO any of those in
dicted Jointly with ne / took this
course as regard myself only without
reference to any other person" Further
than this Beavers declined to discuss
| the circumstances or influences which
| induced him to plead guilty to the
! charge against him
| Beavers was sent TO the District jail
/ nei batch OF prisoners is sent 70
! Moundsville.
i Beavers was indicted jointly with
| State Senator George Z. Green, OF
/ Binghauton y Y for conspiracy to
/ defTaud the Government, in connection
Il with the sale of time recording clocks
for use Dy the RoStOfdce Department
b There were eight indictments returned
/ against Beavers. In six OF them he was
/ charged with conspiracy TO defraud and
I IN two with bribery.
H Some time ago Beavers filed demur-
h er TO the indictments against him. This
! was overruled by Justice Gould and the
! trial of himself and Green for con-
! it is understood that Beavers action
| III pleading guilty VIII not IN ~ way
! tend 10 delay the trial OF Grf his al
| legged conspirator. which is or Mon
/ day next.
| Ii is also understood that BEAVERS will
/ not be called as witness to testify
J against Green, nor viii he be called to
! give evidence in any of the numerous
| postoffice cases. -.tdch viii be called
/ for trial in the loca courts In fact it
! is understood thSc Beavers action in
! pleading guilty today ends all proceed
/ ings against him III connection witty the
| many charges against him growing out
Of the postoffiee scandal cases
Sixth One Convicted
! Beavers Is the sixth person convicted
! of conspiracy to defraud the Govern
! ment within the past two years On