The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-24
WOMAN
ROBBED
THE SAFE
The Wife Of Mr.. Tyner
Executes Coup
TOOK PAPERS
ON INVESTIGATION
Postmaster Generals Greatly
Disturbed at Occurrence.
HER HUSBAND is
SUMMARlLY DISMISSED
His Voice Trembled as He Told Of the
Affair-Mrs. Tyner Entered Office
and Let Safe Expert in Through
Another Door Refuses
to Give the Papers
Back.
HER HUSBAND is
SUMMARlLY DISMISSED
tBy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. April pa
most sensational development Of the in@
vestigation of Postottice Department az
fairs occurred just before the departs
ment closed to-day. when Postmaster
General Payne announced the summary
dismissal OF James N. Tyner. assistant
attorney general for the Postofice Depart.
ment, coupling with the announcement tho
startling charge that all the papers and
records in the safe of the latter's office
had been abstracted by Mrs. Tyllcr, wife
of tho discharged official. with the assist
| ance OF others. The Postmaster-G General
states that Mrs. Tyner has refused the
| demand of the government for the return
of the papers taken, and said that the
! circumstances In the case will be subs s
m!tted by him to the Department of JUS
| tice tomorrow morning. Other SENSATIONS
| al developments are expected to follow.
Tho question OF arrests is now under con-
sideration, and will be passed on imme4
ately by Attorney General Knox. 4, 80 ~
The facts are tersely told In the letter
| OF dismissal signed by Postmaster-G Cen
ern Payne late yesterday afternoon and
made public tonight The letter is as
eollows:
April 90. 1908.
Hon. James N. gTyner, Assistant Attorney
General for tho Postofflce Department:
Sir.-You are hereby removed from ths
Office OF assistant attorney-general for the
Pcstofice Department,
II deem 1t proper to give you the rea-
sons for this summary action on the part
OF the department. Early in the month Of
March communicated to you. through
n mutual friend. request for your res
ignation. After a painful interview with
you and a more painful one with Mrs. ~
Tyner, consented to modify the demand
for your resignation so that it might
take effect on May J.. 1908. with the pros.
vision. however. that you We're given leave n
Of absence from the time of the accept
ance of the resignation TO the date of Its
taking effect. with the understanding that
YOU were not in any way to undertake to
discharge tho duties Of the office.
ROBBED THE SAFE.
Late Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Tyner
came to tho Office OF the assistant attor-
ney-general for the Postotfice Departs
,nent. entering the regular way, and went
through the main office to the private 4
Office. closing the door behind her. she
then unlocked tho door entering from
the public hall into the prtvateGroom and
admitted her sister. Mrs. Barrett, whosa
son was formerly nn assistant in your
office and whose conduct Is now under
investigation by the department, She
also admitted in the same raanner G, g.
Hammer, an expert In the employ OF tho
Mosler Safe Company. with whom sha
hne made an arrangement to meet her at
the department At her direction Mr..
Hammer opened tho safe in the room, and
she took thercfrom all papers. records
ma articles OF every kind and carried
~ en-, away with her.
Immediately upon learning OF what had
haen dona. I directed the fourth assistant
nostmaster- general to send two inspectors
10 ynur house to demand IN tho nama
or ira I,ostma.ter-G eneral, the delivery
n them Of any papers. documents or
other materials which had been abs
strected from the safe. This demand was
rnfused nv Nfr.. ,ryner; and she likewiss
rsf,ssd "a permit the inspectors to see
,nn or to see and examine tho papers
-, ,ar nresenco Mrs. Tyner further