Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-04-24
Assistant Attorney General Of
Postoffice Department Re-
moved From Office.
ALI PAPERS AND RECORDS TAKEN
From ofice by Mrs. Tyner-Insists
That Papers Are of Private charac-
ter and Refuses to Give Them Up.
May Have Bearing on Investigation.

Washington, April pa most SEN
sational development of the inyesti-
CATION of postofice affairs occurred
lust before the department closed,
hen Postmaster General Payne an
nounced the summary dismissal Oh
James NJ. ryner, assistant ATTORNEY
general for the postoffice department
coupling with the announcement the
startling charge that all the papers
and records in the safe OF the latters
Office had been distracted by Mrs.
Tyner. wife of the discharged official,
with the assistance of others. The
postmaster general states that Mrs.
Tyner has refused the demand of the
government for the return of the pa
pers taken, and said the circumstances
in the case will be submitted by him
to the department of justice. Other
sensational developments are expect
ed to follow The question OF arrests
Is now under consideration and will
be passed on Immediately by Attorney
General Knox.
Safe Expert Employed.
Mrs. Tyner came to the Office OF the
assistant attorney general, on the
fifth floor of the postoffice building, at
3:45 Tuesday afternoon and remained
there exactly an hour. When she ar
rived Acting Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Christiancy, who had charge OF
the office for months past in the alb
sence of General Tyner, who has been
in poor health for long period, was
ir the Office. The clerks were at their
desks. Mrs. Tyner passed from the
public room into the private Office and
closed the door behind her Being
then alone IN the office. she stepped
to the door opening into the public
corridor and by previous arrange
ment admitted Mrs. Barrett, mother
of Harrison J. Barrett, the former law
clerk of the postoffice department
and G. G. Hammer. safe expert.
Mr. Christiancy reported the pres
ence in the Office of Mrs. Tyner to two
inspectors who were investigating at
fairs connected with the office and
fact of Mrs. Tyner's appearance in
the office to Postmaster General
Payne The inspectors reported the
matter to their superior officer. Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow
Mr. Bristow asked authority tc
have Mrs. Tyner elected from the of
fee. The authority came too late
When the inspector returned Mrs
Tyner had left
Papers Taken From Safe.
The safe. on being examined. was
found to be empty. The affair ere
ated much excitement among the in
vestigating officials. but the news was
concealed carefully from the public
Two inspectors were dispatched to the
Tyner residence to recover the papers
Mrs Tyner refused to give them up
saying that she was acting under the
direction of her husband. She told
the inspectors, so they reported, thai
they had right to the papers, as Mr.
Tyner was still assistant attorney gen
eral and, moreover, insisted that ths
rn1 ers were all of private cha~ac
or. Other pressure. IT is m ierstood
vtas ere mt tc ear 10th Wr and
rs. q er, 80 kc'h IN. ocar,
refused to deliver the papers or ever
70 Chow. tN7nn - '~stea+e 49,. -,nt,,~o
II ipeoted - daparsmo II
IT, ----, r.,
ton v tb Ga recent conduct of the of
fee. Some weeks ago a turf invest
ment concern whose affairs were airef
In court alleged that its operations
and working methods had been sane
toned by the assistant attorney gen
eral for the postotfice department