Show f I I i I I I I I I f i I I r i ri 1 I I I I I I I I MAG MACHEN fr Ail f i C 5 S ArOF flOW R RI I Was Vas Regarded as a Man of Good Executive V ii IT I TESTIMONY S Y Nor NOT f R t CV 5 i ir r r V V CONSPIRACY ARGE G c Vii sw POSTED SO FAR FAR i V V V VW Jr Washington W on Jan Jan lan 16 IG of August W Machen and a d others r lithe I I postoffice cases was wai r e resumed tod t d V cros of t J I Postmaster General Johnson JohnsSn neon was wa hG I I gun Replying Re to questions by Mr I i of counsel for the defense d ense wit Witness Sak SakI J I that in up the th free dell deZIl i service Machen devoted himself elf 8 o th t e work consulting Postmaster a 1 Smith and the th first assistant om general the witness He said if it itI it I necessary to establish new custom kirn bIdi new methods met Witness mid said he le regard c e f Machen ra h n as a man i ability With reference to the inItials A A W V M 31 on he thai were re made by and would ha haVe haVa o held Machen responsible whether he e initialed letters himself lf or wh whaM some one in Machens office had nT made the initials Machen I Chen did not n t have the th right ta to t re so rely soly ly Iy on his clerks clerics to the extent that wit witness J ness might rely on a clerk in his tine e as Machen MachOn Mach n was responsible e te to Wm hint When shown letters by Mr Douglas lAnd anti and asked to identify identity afi he had hal no reason to believe other fth that th t they were signed by hy Machen Machon V J the tile signature was made by b others othe Ma chen clien should have advised him of the f S When did you first see see one of tt tile the V Groff fasteners he was asked by MB Maddox ad counsel C for the th Groff r off brothers uA A few days daS ago replied the tire yc ness nese He knew what the fastens fasten were he said the various details jen n ft nI d with the office having haruS bem 5 to t him when when he took look charge cha 01 t the office V Former First Assistant r General Frank H Jones who e verl fl frost front 1896 to 1897 testified that he gM gave Q Qan an order during his term of office for r rI Geoff Groff fasteners He said If orders ord rs en for articles to t be used in fi Chen division sion it was n Mach Machen ii information 11 and an recommendation and tl i witness own owe judgment On the t V S said although the fasteners had b be i installed In Washington he be held It v be b his right if the question arose as S tp supplying another city with th tham m m te tp make stake a change In the device if Sf In III 1115 fl judgment it was wae best to do d so He said setI Machen was very useful tp to him and nad ad ho ie e eI regarded re him as a man of good i i meet ment ment placing great confidence in hn Adjourned ed until Monday da VV |