New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-23
TAKING EVIDENCE.

Mr. TYRE ENANINED-LErTEEs AID lELrGRANS
on the rca5-em!liue Of the Commission Mr..
Mer4ek offered IA evidence the commission CI j. ".
watts a postmaster.
Mr. Evast, submitted that the Po-master-GgAcml vas
the proper wines, % produce tie papers himself; tl.t
plopcI production a., proof should be submitted through
tie witness thcg did not prove themselves
After considerable discussion, Sir Eyaits sigulod to
saw. time. his willingness that the paper should be
treated rs a ccriIird copy.
MI Neriick then offered in evidence the commission
Of Henry ". Hall rs postmaster at Lafayette, 10 the
County OF Yamlil, state OF Oregon, dated JAN s.
1877.
Mr. Evarts said that he reserved all his objections
5lr Justice clifford inquired if Mr.. Ncrlicl had any
thing more 60 offer
Nj McIicE had nothing more and rested the Demo,
cratic case for thc present.
Nir Eylrt5 then called as witness the Postmaster
General, James :. Tyuer who was sworn ana cNamiucd
bv Mr. Lvars. lie testified that hc Anew OF Nj Waits
a, being postmaster at Lafayette, Yamhl County,
OREGON and that Was fougthciass Ohre the appoint
mcni being vested in the Po-unaseI-H cncral D. was
not Presidential office. His response 90 The question as
- when MI waite, resigned Ia, Cnicc was interrupted by
an objection from judge Green, who submitted that the
bc, evidence was tie written resignation any such cX-
;sted and preferred his formal objection.
9lr Commissioner Abbott SAID ne understood the com
sci to ask if thlt resignation was in writing.
MI Justice Clifford directed Mr. Eyart5 20 put tho
question preiimnfriiy
ME- Evar,5 then asked if he received any resignation
from Fir. watts, and in What lo!'n!
The witness said ho received by telegraph and after
ward in writing. lie had the telegram with him, ard
produced it, ana it wa, offered in evidence by Hr Eyars
JUDGE Green objected TO the production OF fl ON The
oIouud that there was 10 Authorization OF tine sigma
ture. II WAS a mere tc.cgTaphc memorandum received
BIZ the Postmastei-Genoral at tn, end OF the line.
The objection was promptly oycruled hT the Commis-
sion and Mr.. Evar5 read the telegram. as follows:
PoRTI>YD. OREGON, Nov. H. 1876.
ToJN TYNE PsgiB,ste' GcHerGi. BQ,ht0gi,n, ~. ..
]. hereby resign Postmaster at Lafayette, l"minil
'C1uuty Oregon. Answer 10y telegraph
joins " WATTS, Postmaster, Lafayette, oregon.
The telegram was admitted in evidence.
The witness stated further in answer 20 Nj Eyirts'
that the stamp on the telegram was not thc sampoi the
department. Int the stamp Of the telegraph company
whose Office was located ii the bnildnEi the dpuch
Was received on the morning OF the llfh Of November
abont 10 o'clock he replied to it. lie produced a copy
Of his reply which NJ ESIts also offered In evidence
ana It was admitted and read, as follows:
PosrOpucE DEPARTMENT,
OfFlcE PoslNh sIEA-GLLtRAL {
Wh-HENGToN, u. G., nov. j, 1916.
70 JouN ". watts. PJrHnh'' orc3o"; ,... ,,,,,t,,l
Your resignation as posimaSer OF Laf3E4uo' ilHnHi
County oregon, barring d.. SOY. H. J. 70, :, I.9
nv Commits, .cnor Edmunds-YJu say y0u sent th7t
telegram on that dayl \. I'D; - tic Western Union
Telegraph Company and received ihi' letter at the
Post-Onicc Department on the 0;h day OF December
through MI Underwood. the Special Agent Of The Post
Office Department.
The letter was objected to by Jr. Mcrr!ck when Of
fcred in evidence, the ground that the signature mad
not been proved.
The objection was ogcTuled and the paper admitted in
cyderc1~ind read as follows
10 hs lion. j b. UNDERWOOD, Special AgeHt fosi-CQcs
Department.
muster al Lafayette. iamil County, state Of Oregon,
aid as thai ny resignation be Immediately accepted
J. W. WAITS, Postmaster
Lafayette Oreqon, Nov. II, 1875.
The witness explained that Mr.. Underwood was a
special agent Of tie department wln oici and per
sona resdoucs in oregon at tLat time Upon receiving
tho telegram containing the naOn and replying 10