The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-24
MRS.TYNER RoBS SAFE
Removes Papers From
Post Office Department.
Gen. TYNER At ONCE DISMlSSER
She Says Her Conduct Was
Directed by Her Husband.

II Il Followed ~ the Summary Removal
Of Gen. Tyner Prem the once q A.
ststant Attoney-Geaesal-He had
Been Asked to Resign. His Resigna.
tion 10 Take Erect On May l-He ssnt
His wife to His once to nemsvs ms
Papers and She Had the safe Broken
Open by IN Expert and Rined h q
Its Observation-Disclosures 70 Admit Pest
once Inspectors to Her Beuse - 70
Give Up tho Recsrds-Husband aaa
awife Liable TO Fine and Imprisonmeaa.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-James N. Tyner,
Assistant Attorney-0e General for the Post
Once Department. was to-day summarDy
removed. The circumstances OF the cass
are somewhat Sensational. and arrests
will undoubtedly follow. On Tuesday
afternoon, after the Department had closed
for the day, Mrs. Tyner. accompaniedby
her sister, Mrs. Barrett. whose son was
formerly Assistant Attorney-General under
Mr.. Tyner and whose conduct Is now being
investigated by the Department, and O.
G. Hammer, a safe expert in the employ
Of the Mosler Safe Company, entered tbs
office Of the Assistant Attorney General.
broke open the safe and abstrscted and car
RED away all the papers. records and Official
documents il contained. Mrs. Tyner says
that this was done by direction OF her hus-
band. Admission to her home or access
to the stolen papers has been refused post
once inspectors.
Postmaster-General Payne has called
on Attorney General Knox to secure the
documents and prosecute the guilty parties.
It is probable. however. that In the mean.
time post Office inspectors, who are invested
with full police powers. will take the
matter in their own hands. search the Tyner
home under the authority Of search
warrant aud make arrests.
These Developments in the Tyuar casa
came as a surprise 10 Postrsster-f General
Payne and other officials Of the Depart
ment. Long Ago May was decided upon
| a the date for Mr. Tyner's retlreuaent.
and IL was believed that the severance Of
his connection with the postal service
and the appointment OF his successor would
| be unmarked by any recurrence Of ths
reports Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. In the s6sirs
| Of the Assistant Attorney-General's Office
or nv any new and unexpected develop-
| ments.
II has been known at the Department
that. despite Mr.. Tyner's long illness and
the fact that for over a year he has been
unable "a perform the duties of his ONCE.
he s,;ll did not wi.h 10 resign. But Post
master. General pavne decided last No
yer,hsr ,h., for IN. GOOD Of the service
M Ty-ner must 90. and he va. Al notified
NJ p.yns vishsd the re.iynation 10 take
,rued,s,e e,fect hut after several painful
;ntsr,i.r. With Mr. Tvner and one per
.ons, annea, bv Mrs Tvner he vas per-
su.ded "a allow the resipns,ion 10 take
.Tec, an Nav I, with the express. under
standing that in tho meantime Mfr. Tyner
was IN have nothing 10 do with the Affairs
NJ his once This was agreed n, and II
was Thought he had ccepted the inevitable.
When tho alleged connectjon of the Assist-
m, Attornev-(;enorsl's office with the 81.
To,,i. turf inve.,men, scandals was brought
m the notice Of the Postmaster General.
and !, hecsmo known that ON Dec. II. the
onlv day the Assistant Attorney-G enersi
was AZ his desk during the last six months.
no had sen, n letter to the Arnold Turf
Inxes,mcn, Comn,nv az 81 ouis. anpounc-
,, ,ho, Tic or 40 agsinst than had been
e Us" L.. - an ,h.,r
c'.eeu, "p',n uey l
advertising n'erh'He' wi, iy"ei eApo
wish 70 remain untii the inVesneenon
then ordered into the shairs OF his once
should be concluded. But Mr.. Payne.
believing that the best interers Of the
ser,joe demanded the vcrpoyal n Mr.
- r. -. ,>.n,.,,,. 80 ,,h,-st.sI,,
iy"o' VOC 80
ihcSpapie Oh PERFORMING ne uu''.s, Ano'
IN addiNon, having IN view MI iyneih
long and honorabIe connection Win the
postal service. insisted that the original
date he adhered 30 snd that Mr. Tyner
refrain from interference with the asairs
Of his oficc.
MIR. Tyner protested. and since then Mr..
Payne has been highly dspleased At the
publication from time TO time OF intervteSs
VIZ" W.. 's'o,,
snt httofhey-oeneia ~ y. Sn'is"envs'
who has practically been nv the heno OF thf