Show DRIGGS IS INDICTED ExCongressman Charged With Receiving Re-ceiving a Bribe From the Brandt Dent Company > New York June ExCongressman Driggs was Indicted by the Federal grand Jury In Brooklyn today He appeared ap-peared before Judge Thomas and gave ball The Indictment grew out of the Investigation In postolllce affairs made by the grand Jury Four Indlcemcnts were found all practically prac-tically alike Each charges that Drlggs between July 20 and 24 1900 unlawfully unlaw-fully agreed to receive and did receive a 300 check from the BrandtDent company com-pany for procuring a contract from the United States Government for making and delivering 230 automatic cashiers for the Postofilce Department To the first two Indictments Mr Driggs pleaded not guilty reserving the right to plead later to the others which contain sixteen counts each after his lawyer had read them Mr Drlpgs refused absolutely to comment com-ment on his Indictment He had previously pre-viously admitted however receiving a salary of 12500 from the BrandtDent company for introducing Its machines but declared that the work he did for the compan was done before he was sworn In as Congressman but after his election and declaring that he had done nothing to which the government could object The Indictments were found under sections 171 and 172 of the revised statutes stat-utes of the United States which provide pro-vide for the punishment of any person receiving emolument while In the em ploy of the government Mr Drlggs was before the grand jury today preceding the finding of the indictment In-dictment |