New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-07
TYNER TO THE PRESIDENT
SAYS He HAS IMPOSED ON
Demands Suspension of Judgment
by President Until Trial.

Washington Dec. 6.-James n. Tg-ne- who
was Assistant Attorney General for the Post
Office Department until deposed on account OF
matters connected with the Postoffice investisa-
tion. has sent the following letter to President
Roosevelt. under date of December >:
In your official statement as President OF the
United States, addressed to the American public in
connection with the report OF Fourth Assistant
ira frauds you make certain statements concerning
liberty OF answering, in order that may properly
go upon your official records.
eerity in accepting the conclusions OF your sub
ora ofEoinate Mr. Bristow, and in dignifying them with
me weight OF your high official position; but has it
occurred TO you that pending the trial OF the three
the the report and without having heard one word
warranted ne IN my deIenGe your premature and unI
your cali TO the court and jury indOrse the
/ am not even asking that I should be Presumed
hnoGent mn a or that before am condemned BY you or
an ana witnesses or given opportunity to be heard
should have fair traiHSn nGn ann asking is
mat In view Of the uncertainty OF my life and the
sealed this letter be ed among Csi' your ofeaI ree
to f BsaEw %Eet3er CONT %t5 Of MY bb letter Of July
the veied agS specifically to deny every one OF
report rep and to call your attention the fact that
me in the conduct Of my high Office. nor has. nor
can one cent of gain be traced to me. If my life
ipsinuatons ib a Of Mr. Brstow, and shall be able
yoH e1 fe dafs lessons d which led him to withhold from
that which he did submit to YOU
Of I'yner have, you alleged. advanced the theory
mat in this case. the chief offender was my
were We're & dye e my falling mental and bodily powers
IS true that owing to two Strokes Of paTaiyss
my bodily powers have failed me and may have
but my mental powers thank God. have never
soILered and Nd trust viii not fail me until have
Executive, that nv acts have been honest. hon
and man. am confident that the relations Of Mr.
Barrett with me and my department were as in
nocent ard honorable as 7 am sure were all my
statement that the gross "orrIption in the case of
Tyner has gone on for number of years" You
no single act Of corruption gross or nS d. has been
ern9 With it's fnrty S inspectors ecs and its chie IN
quistor. Mr. Bristow, will be unable to discover one
to y country to Prove my zeal for fathfunes
go e a tn OS o the nsd sa,s NV CHIEF
accuser. as If ii were the last word shall ever
zeal for the public good you have allowed yourself
to be deceived and Imposed % & upon; m and %hnne
least, give myself the wretehed solace Of having wing
hearing which right and justice ought to accord me
The letter to Mr. Bristow of July 81. 1908,
is General Tyner's answer TO invitation from
Mr.. Rristow to reply to certain points involved
in the investigation by Mr.. Bristow.
General Tyner says that as a full reply to the
'unwarranted deductions in Mr. Bristow's let
ter may assist him In fair and honest investi-
cation of the generals office he will return an
answer. at the same time calling attention to
the fact that he has no access to the files Of
the department but speaks only from his best
recollection. He then answers in great detail
matters called to his attention by Mr.. Bristow.
and closes as follows:
It certainly must be evident to you that your
several specifications narrow themselves down to
two propositions. and two. only-One, that made
certain rulings to which your judgment and
mine differ; the other. that abused my position
wiIfuIly and unwittingly to further the interests
of my nephew by marriage. Mr.. Harrison J. Bar
rett a lawyer practising his profession In Balu-
more and Washington. / cannot believe that you
even mean to insinuate that / showed him any or
the alleged favors the result of a corrupt bar
gain or understanding between There Is absO-
lutely evidence. either actual or crcumstantial
TO Justify any suspicion of such corruption. or or
any such understanding whatever, for there was