The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-06
Conspiracy With Balti-
more Ink Dealer Is
Charged.
Rebate on Sales Said
to Have Been Given
u. S. EmplOye.

The grand jury this afternoon re.
turned an indictment against a for
mer employe of the Bureau Of Print
ing and Engraving, who, it is a.
| legged, worked IN onjunction with a
wholesale manufacturer Of inks who
/ supplied the bureau, whereby, II is
carged the Government has been
defrauded out Of between $4,000
and $4,000.
The men indicted are Edwin n.
Van Dyck, who was @ chemist Of the
Bureau Of Printing and Engraving
and inlmaker Of that institution,
| resigning therefrom June %, 1905,
and Victor G. BIoede, president OF
the Victor G. Bloede Company, of
Baltimore. jobbers Of black dry col
Ors, extensively used in the printing
of money and stamps.
The Indictment charges conspiracy
to defraud the Government, it being
alleged that they entered into an
! agreement whereby the Bloede com
pany was to pay Van Dyek a liberal
percentage on all money paid the
firm by the Government for inks
sold the bureau Of Printing and In
CRAVING.
Allege Scheme to Swing Contracts.
The indietment says that Van Dycle
In his official capacity as chemist and
inkmaker Of the bureau, had TO pass
upon the value and merits OK all ink
samples submitted with bids for sup
plies needed by the bureau; that he had
arranged TO give the samples of the
Bloede Company the preference, re-
gardless OF their merits, and 10 further
the interests Of the Bloede Company in
securing contracts with the Government
for inks.
The indictment alleges as a result OF
this agreement and conspiracy that the
BIoede Company from time to time paid
to Van Dyck sums aggregate between
$4,000 and $1,000.
The indictment sets forth that the
conspiracy arranged, il Is alleged, for
the bloede company to submit bids an
nuaIly for supplying the Bureau OF
Printing and Engraving with hard black
color. accompanying their bids with
samples; that these samples were passed
upon by Van Dyck, and upon his Te-
port the contracts were let. In nearly
all cases Van Dyck's report showed that
the Bloede samples of inks were the
best, and as a result the company Sc
cured the contracts over all other com
petitors.
Said to Have Confederates.
In this work Van Dyck is alleged 10
have worked with other employees OF
the Bureau, not named in the indict-
meat
1t Is further charged that under the
agreement between Van DyCk and the
Bloede Company each year the contract
was awarded to the company fr)m
July !. 1901, to July !, 1906. during which
time the bureau used %, 90 pounds OF
the ink of that concern at the rate Of
IS cents a pound
1t is also alleged that for a period OF
some months the Bloede Company paid
TO Van Dycll for each pound Of INK sold
the Government. 10 cents a pound, or
the sum OF S24 COO. In 1903. il is alleged,
that this payment was cut down % 6iz
cents a pound, the last payment being
made in the summer of 1895.
Van Dyek Passed on Bills,
It is further alleged that when bills
were presented for payment they were
passed upon by Van Dyck, then a check
would be sent the Bloede Company. Each
payment wSs for something like 20,0J1
pounds or S9, 600. IL is alleged that as soon
as the BIoede Company received its pay
ment il would forward 70 Van ryck
his percentage, which generally amount
ed to 5000. and that after the $4,000
had been payed each payment TO Van
Dyck amounted 10 $1,000 Il IS further
alleged that Van Dyck indorsed the
checks and returned them TO the BlOeds
Company. who would then pay him in
q New York draft.