The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-25
FEhEGRAfHIC NEWS!


Washington, 23.-The forthcoming
report to President Arthur by Judge
Tyner, first assistant postmaster general,
excites interest here. Judge Tyner. it is
said, will claim that he first called atten-
ton to the star route Irregularities, also
that from his (Tyner's) report, Postmss-
ter General James obtained his frst
knowledge Of the subject. Judge Tyner,
tonight, declined to see reporters, upon
the ground that he was very closely en-
questioned tonight, said he had no
means Of knowing what claims or asser-
tions Judge Tyner would make in his
statement or whether he would make
any statement at all, and until be should
have aomsthinE more tangible than
newspaper reports Of Judge Tyner's in-
tentions, he must decline to talk on the
subject. A Trustworthy source says Post
master General James did net obtain his
first knowledge ofstar route Irregularities
from JudGe Tyner's reports.
Nashville, Tenn, 23.-Judge Key, ex-
postmaster general, was interviewed to-
day by An American press reporter
relative 70 the recent publications regard
Ing assiskeAt Psstm Aster General Tyner's
alleged eoaRecsion With the star route
frauds. Jugde Key says in the summer
.ef '79 he sent Tyner to investigate
the service on the Pacific coast
Tyner returned in the autumn and sub
mItted a written report. Key read it
and told Tyner that if the report was
published that we should have rev;
that Brady would feel that his territory
had been invaded, and advising him
(Tyner) to have conference with Brady,
that he believed Brady to be honest and
capable. Aprivate examination showed
that in every instance Brady's action
was sustained by reports to the depart
ment. Judge Key says that he did not
doubt the department had been Imposed
upon in some instances, and expressed
in the strongest terms his confidence In
the honesty of both Brady and Tyner.
He refers also to the fact as an indication
Of the approval of his conduct, that Con
gress considered the recommendations
by himself and Brady, and made an ap-
preparation to supply the deficiency re-
commended. He concluded that 1t
would have been impairment and mex
cusable to have flown in the face of Con-
gress and claimed more wisdom and
honesty than that body.
Judge Tyner's statement will be laid
before the Presipent probably to-mor-
row, after which it will be given out for
publicstion. The statement made by
friends of Tyner to the effect that he
early called the attention OF Postmaster
General James to the existence OF his re-
port on Oregon and California routes Is
denied by high postof1ce officials. They
say that not until Megrue was removed
did Tyner produce his suppressed report,
all the facts in which had by that time
become known to James from his own
Investigations.
New York, 24.-The Times, referring
Tyner's statement published yesterday,
saws: Tyner's tale that he discovered the
star route frauds in '79, and made con-
fdential report on the matter, and that
he was persuaded by President Hayes TO
keep his report to himself, "for the sake
of harmony in the party" is delightfully."-
ingenious. The report has just been
brought to the light of day, and it is the
basis on which Tyner builds his defense.
To account for the appearance in'8l of a
report said to have been written in 10,
and to get in claim for Typer being
the original discoverer Of the star reut8
frauds, it was only necessary to prepare
a document and then assert that it had
been locked up in Tyner's safe ever since
'79. The grotesquely improbable par. Of
this story is that which represents him as
anxious in 70 to prosecute the meR
whom he was busily defending in $50,
Times Washington: The President
fully understands this entire matter, and
the request for Tyner's resignation was
the result of thorough inquiry into that
gentleman's official conduct. Nothing
that Tyner or his friends csn do will
save him, and Frank Hatton will be
nominated tomorrow or Tuesday to be
first assistant postmsster-general. The
story that Grant interceded with the Pre-
sident for Tyner's retention is also un-
true. Grant has not uttered word in
Tyner's behalf, but cn the contrary
joined in recommending the appointment
of Hstton as his successor. In an inter-
view with the President, yesterday,
Tyner, discovering that he could not
continue to hold his present place, asked
to be appointed com missioner of rail-
ways, which Office is now vacant, but
this request was peremptorily refused by
tho President