The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-04-30
PAPERS HELD BACK.
Further developments in the Famous
PGstoffice Frauds
MRS. TYNtR AND THE DEPARTMENT
Assistant Attorney General Chris
tiancy Bounced, Pending all lnves-
tigation.

Washington, Specisl.-The two i'm
portant developments in the investiga-
ton of the sensational abstraction OF
papers from the safe Of the Office Of
:he Assistant Attorney General for the
Postoffice Department. which led to
The dismissal of that officer, were the
submission Of what purported to be
he papers to the inspection of the pos
tai officials, and the decision OF Post
master General Payne to Immediately
relieve Acting Assistant Attorney Gen.
sral G. A. Christiancy from his office,
pending an investigation Of his con-
duct. The action in the case of MI.
Christiancy was taken at his own re-
quest. He states that he courts the
fullest investigation. Mr.. Christiancy
has held the Office Of Assistant Attor-
ney General since January l, 1901,
and has been in charge of the legal af-
tairs of the department most OF the
time since then, owing to General
1yner'S absence, caused by i'll health.
General Tyner's counsel submitted to
Postmaster General Payne and Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
papers which they said Tyner had
caused to be taken away. but state
ment later by the Postmaster General
reciting the correspondence on the
subject and the submission of the pa
pers specifically declines to accept the
statement that the papers submitted
necessarily constituted all that were
distracted.
Tryn avs
ing the Postmaster General, made a
statement in part as follows: YES
terday in response to notification
from the department Of Justice that
General Tyner deliver the papers to
the Postmaster General, Mr.. Perry
proposed to the Postmaster General
tha. a representative OF the Postoffice
Department should meet counsel at
General Tyners house, where the pa
pers should be examined and such as
were private returned to General
Tynar and the others, somewhat pub
lie in nature, delivered to the depart
ment It was especially desired that
the government representatives should
question fully General Tyner, Mrs.
Tyner and Mrs. Barrett as to what oc-
Cured on Mrs. Tyner's visit to the
Postotfice Department. on Tuesday
last, and as to all of her acts in con-
nection Herewith. and her authority
therefor, General TyneT explaining
that all of Mrs. Tyner's acts were au-
thorized by him. The Postmaster Cen
eral. in reply, said substantially that
IL General Tyner would cause the pa
pevs to be returned to the department
he would have the same examined In
the presence of General Tyner and
would restore to him all the papers,
documents and other property found tc
belong to him.
This morning. after consultation,
the Postmaster General was asked 10
permit Mrs. Tyner and Mrs. Barrett
to come to his Office with counsel for
full examination by any government
official as to the facts connected with
the taking of the papers. The POST
master General refused to permit
either Mrs. Barrett or Mrs. Tyner to
be present and declined 70 question
them. Thereupon. acQuiesclng In MS
decision, counsel brought to the Post
Office Department all papers in ques-
ton. They were examined minutely
and in detail, in the presence or the
Postmaster General by Mr.. BrlstoW,
including the most private properly Oh
General Tyner and especially OF Mrs.
Tvner. On the conclusion Of this eX-
animation all the papers were, py di--
rection of the Postmaster General, re-
turned to General Tyner. except the
PAPERS indicated in statement or
General Tyner which referred to the
matter connected with the conduct OF
q former inspector Of the Department,
now dead, and which had never peen
filed and which matter was dlsposed
Of over four years ago.
Subsequently the Postmaster Cen
aral gave out statement covering the
submission of the documents Whlch
plainly says the department does not
agree to the assumption that the pa
pers submitted constitute all those
taken. After reciting the proposition
of General Tyner's counsel and its re-
lection by him (setting forth the text
Of the letter in reply, the statement
concludes as follows: This morning
Mr.. Perry and General Michener came
to the department, bringing with them
a package which they stated con-
tanned the papers and documents
which had been taken from the de-
partment in the manner heretofore set
.c-th, and offered to submit the same
to the inspection Of the Postmastcr
General, or any other official OF the de-
partment. --
I'm response to this offer. Mr.. Perry
opened the packages in the presence,
Of the Postmaster General, General
Bristow and Mr.. Michener. Careful
scrutiny of each paper and document
was had and all the papers SO ex.
bihited were found to be the personal
and private property Of General Iyner
or Mrs. Tyner, excepting one PACK
are of papers which contained the lat,
ter's statements. memoranda anu
other evidence relating to department,
al matters that had been concludea
about four years ago. The departmenit II
does not accept the action taken tnlS
morning as evidence that all docu'
ments, papers and other properties, 50
carried away have been returned.