Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-05-02
TYNER TURNED OUT.
Prominent Post Office Department
Official Removed.
Taking of Papers Said to Be Impor-
tant from the Safe by Mrs. Tyner,
and Refusal to Return
Them, the Cause.

Washington, April PA most SEN
sational development OF the investiga-
ton of post office department. affairs
occurred just before the department
closed Thursday, when Postmaster
General Payne announced the sum
mary dismissal of James n Tyner, as
slstant attorney general for the post
office department, coupling with the
announcement the startling charge
that all the papers and records in the
safe in the latter's office had been alb
stracted by Mrs. Tyner, wife of the
discharged official, with the assistance
states that Mrs. Tyner has refused the
demand of the government for the re-
turn of papers taken.
Important Papers.
1t is suspected at the department
that the papers have some connection
with the recent conduct of the office.
Some weeks ago turf investment con-
cern, whose affairs were aired in court,
alleged that its operations and work
ing methods had been sanctioned by
the assistant attorney general for the
post office department.. The charges
involving the office of the assistant at
torney general, and d lawyer formerly
connected with that office, were venti-
lated very generally at that time and
an investigation was ordered by the
postmaster general. This was really
the inception of the investigation that
has spread into every part of the de-
partment.
Resignation Asked.
The complaints crystallized into a
formal request for Mr.. Tyner's resig-
nation signed by Postmaster General
Payne on March 9 last. Mr.. Tyner had
been in exceedingly bad health for a
long time and had visited the office at
only rare intervals, leaving the office
entirely in charge of his assistant for
months at time. He is suffering from
an unusually severe case of paralysis,
request for his resignation was based
on his i'll health.
Submits Case for Action.
Washington, Apr 25.-The post
master general has certified to the
attorney general for such action as
he may deem necessary in the cases
of persons involved in the abstraction
| of the papers from the safe of the as
sistant attorney general for the post
office department. Postmaster Gen
eral Payne's letter makes no recon-
mendation beyond submitting the
case for such action as the depart
ment of justice might deem neces-
sary and proper.
Return the Papers.
Washington, April 27.-An immense
mass of papers was submitted to Post.
master General Payne and Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow Satur.
day by attorneys for Gen. and Mrs
| Tyner, who represented that these pa
pers were the documents taken from
the safe in the office of Gen. Tyner by
Mrs. Tyner Tuesday afternoon. After
| they had been examined by the off.
Gals the papers were returned to the
t attorneys, with the exception of GER
tain ones that referred to the conduct
of former post office inspector, now
| dead. The latter were never filed
The papers returned, it was stated
were all the private property of Mr.
Tyner and his wife, and related en-.
tirely to their private affairs. The de.
partment officials stated they did not
accept the action of the attorneys fol-
| Iyner as evidence that all the papers
taken from the department. safe have
been returned. y