Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
TWO NEW SENSATIONS
Mr.. Christiancy Demands an
Investigation.
TYNER PAPERS BACK
NO LET-UP IN THE STRAIN AT
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Long Conference Of Gen. Tyner's At
torneys With Gen. Payne-Mr.
Perry's Statement.
TYNER PAPERS BACK

Two new sensations were added to The
| post office affairs today by the return to
| the Postmaster General of the papers taken
| by Mrs. Tyner from the safe and by re-
ceipt by the Postmaster General of a Wig
orous demand from Mr.. c. A. C. Chris
tiancy, acting assistant attorney general.
for full investigation of all Of his con-
nection with the office.
Demands Investigation.
Mr.. Christiancy's letter to the Postmas-
ter General is as follows:
Sir: My name having been brought into
public connection with the recent incident
In this Office when papers were taken from
it by the wife of the then assistant attor-
ney general for this department, and also
vaguely in connection with the general
charges lowering over this Office, / respect
fully but insistently demand that my con-
nection with this affair and also with all
other matters relating to this office be
made the subject of rigid and minute in
veStigation.
For some time 1 have chafed under the
rumors connecting my name with tho
charges against this office and the insinu-
atons of wrong doing made against myself
and other officials here by General Tyner;
but these rumors and insinuations have
been so intangible that heretofore I could
make formal demand for an investiga-
tlOH, dltUOuSH, dS you KNOW, L nave III
formed you and other officials of the de-
partment that l courted the closest exami-
nation into all my official acts, and have,
without any formal charges, afforded ev-
cry facility to the inspectors that they
might make a full and complete review of
the workings of the office.
Now. however that / find in some news
papers tendency to connect my name
with the abstraction of documents from
this office, l feel the opportunity has ar
rived for me to challenge a review of my
actions and to demand the investigation of
my official conduct necessary to the clear
ing of my name from all such reflections.
and l have perfect confidence that your
sense of fairness will lead you to see the
justice of my demand and to comply with
it,
Pending and during such investigation.
and in order that you and the department
may not be embarrassed in the conduct
thereof. ask that 1 be relieved from the
responsibility of this office.
Very respectfully,
G.. A c. CHRISTIANCY.
Acting assistant Attorney General for the
Post Office Department.
Hon. H. c. Payne.
Postmaster General.
Mr.. Christiancy's Side.
A close friend of Mr.. Christiancy said to-
day that Mr.. Christiancy was glad of an
opportunity to place himself on record as
not only welcoming, but urgently demand
ing an investigation of his conduct and
acts not only of the incident relating to
the safe, but of all other acts performed by
him in the Office of assistant attoney gem
eral.
"Mr Chrstiancy," said this gentleman,
''has chafed under the intangible rumorS
of charges against officials in the assistant
attorney generals office, and at the half
veled insinuations coming from Gen. Tyner
himself that subordinates in his office were
responsible for wrongdoings in the office
Hitherto these charges have been of
the airy rumor character, with nothing
tangible on which Mr.. Christiancy could
make an open demand for an investiga-
ton. Privately, however, to the Postmas-
ter General and to other officials, he has
courted the most rigid investigation of his
acts and has afforded every facility for an
examination of everything relating TO the
office.
Now, however that some newspapers
have connected him directly with the alb
straction of documents from the once py
Mrs. Tyner. he feels that the opportunity
has come for him to openly demand an ln-
yestigation and to await the resulting ex~
oneration with certainty
Such an investigation of the recent sem
sational event will show that MIR. Chris
tiancy was neither in collusion with Mrs.
Tyner nor was he negligent in protecting
public property.
Under the first head it is perhaps need
less to do more than call attention to the
violent attacks of the Tyners on Mr.. Chris
tiancy to wipe the possibility from the
record: but to go farther than this, II MI
Christiancy was in collusion in the taxing
of the documents. he would without ques-
ton have remained quiet until the abstrac-
ton was an accomplished fact, or would
have said nothing at all.
ITO the contrary, however Mr.. Chris
tiancy informed officials of Mrs. Tyner's
presence with others in the office during
the time she was there. The question or
negligence is met by the facts that Mrs
Tyner for months and even years has been
in the habit of coming to her husbands
private office frequently. Mr.. Tyner has
been i'll at different times, and during this
period Mrs. Tyner has constantly used his
office.
There was never any instructions to for
bid Gen. Tyner or Mrs. Tyner entrance to
the office. and when she came on Tuesday
there was no question in any ones mind
about admitting her. She gave no intima-
ton to Mr. Christiancy of any desire on
her part to get her papers.
In a short time Mr.. Christiancy learned
that some one was with her in the room.
His first thought then was that it was some
official connected with the department with
whom Mrs. Tyner was holding consulta-
ton.
But in order to make sure he took steps
to ascertain who was with Mrs. Tyner, and
when it was reported to him that stranger
had come out of the private door he re-
ported Immediately the presence of Mrs.
Tyner to two inspectors who were in
nearby room
1.-The question of entering the room was
discussed, and finally 1t was decided to re-
port the matter to Mr. Payne. Leaving the
two inspectors in the corridor, Mr.. Chris
tiancy went to Mr.. Payne. During his alb
sence Mrs. Tyner, accompanied by her sis
ter came through the other offices. with the
colored messenger carrying the bundles of
papers and went out at the public door OF
the suite to the rear of the inspectors, and
so down the corridor to the elevator.
"Mr. Christiancy's friends are satisfied
that under the circumstances there was no
negligence on his part They are satisfied
that any investigation must disclose that
Mr.. Christiancy Is not proper subject fof
criticism in this matter any other con-
nected with the performance of his omciaI
duties"
Perry and Mitchener Call on Payne.
At noon today Mr.. r. Ross Perry ana
Gen. Kitchener counsel for Gen. and Mrs.
Tyner, called upon Postmaster General
Payne and were in conference with him
until 2:1O o'clock this afternoon.
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