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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1903
Page
1
Rumors swirl as multiple individuals face suspicion in an expanding postal scandal. The fate of Harrison J. Barrett, a law clerk to Judge Tyner, remains a matter of speculation amid ongoing investigations and possible arrests.
Washington May 23 A specific charge of accepting commissions on supplies bought by the Postal Department has been filed against George W Beavers former chief of salaries and allowances This marks another disclosure in the postal scandal with suspicions widening and arrests possible Chief Postmaster General Payne pledges to root out fraud while considering reductions in salaries of clerks and open market purchases A board may be created to oversee purchases and curb extravagance in government spending
Inspectors probe alleged irregularities at the Post Office Department as Machen awaits trial. An intermediary linked to Machen may testify. hearings are set for June 5 and June 9 for Machen and the Groff brothers. Witness subpoenas prepared. grand jury in session. civil actions planned to recover alleged contract gains.
Max Feldman twenty eight is restrained at 60 Eddy street from anxiety over the Kishineff massacre in Bessarabia Russia. He hallucinates fanatics of the Greek Church hunt him and fears for relatives. Letters from Kishineff and Hebrew papers detail the riot and pending danger to Jews, with corroborating notices from local residents.
Feldman worries over news his parents and brother may emigrate to this country. Dr H F Jacobs, attending Feldman, says the shock is responsible for his condition though not permanent. The acute stage should subside in a week or ten days and Feldman will regain full faculties.
May 28 Jackson Kentucky troops guard the jail after a reported plot to rescue or kill prisoners Curtis Jett and Tom White. Sentry exchanges fire as a prowler is shot at the south gate while a cow is slain at the north. Gatling guard remains, prisoners eyed for special jury.
Colonel Roger Williams says reports from Jackson are exaggerated. He reports soldiers treated with kindness by citizens, no demonstrations against troops, and only inercited gunfire near the jail treated as incidents. He notes guards, arrest squads, and witness escorts impose hard duties with no requests for more troops. Curtis Jett and Thomas White arraigned for J B Macrum murder and plead not guilty. trial set for next Monday.
Reports from Constantinople London and Washington detail a catastrophic quake on April 29 at Melazgherd in Van vilayet. About 900 houses wrecked three villages leveled, up to 200 killed including 1000 Armenians and local troops, with survivors displaced and relief funds sought. The tremor roused Erzroum and disrupted telegraph lines.
At Sandy Hook tests were run on two ordnance items under Army and Navy review. The McLean automatic one pound gun fires 80 shots per minute with 25 one pound projectiles per trigger pull. A night test suggested illuminated shells intended for nocturnal use.
Birmingham Alabama May 28 Bennett Bibb and James Williamson were captured on charges of burglarizing the Union Passenger Station ticket office safe and stealing nearly 7000 dollars in cash and indorsed checks. Detectives pursuing another suspect expect a broader money recovery. The crime occurred weeks earlier as burglars bored a ceiling hole to study the safe combination through a magnifying glass.
ST LOUIS May 38 Five years in the penitentiary was the verdict in the bribery case of J J Hannigan former member of the House of Delegates. Hannigan was found guilty of accepting a bribe in connection with the suburban railway bill. The local boodle investigation produced convictions except one.
Arthur Stahl a secret agent for the Citizens League and Indianapolis News faces a Police Court trial before Judge Whallon for alleged bribe plotting against Edwin D. Logsdon of the Board of Public Works. The proceedings feature prominent civic figures, editors, lawyers, and detectives, with testimony outlining a plan to trap Logsdon using forged evidence and a $1500 slot machine bid as bait.
The trial reveals Noel's stance on Logsdon's case and Stahl's sleuthing. Witnesses Ensley Eppert and Martin describe conversations about progress and potential bribes. Cross examination targets deviation from mayoral and council recommendations and the fake telegram episode.
Hilton A Brown proposed sending a fake telegram to trap Logsdon. Dr Hunt’s admissions reveal how the bribery scheme was hatched and aimed at undoing Logsdon.
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