Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-04-29
PAPERS HELD BACK.
Further developments in the Famous
PCS!Gffice Frauds
MRS. TYNtR AND TIE DEPARTMENT
Assistant Attorney General Chris
tiancH Bounced, Pending All Inves.
tisat.oH.

Washington, Spccial-The two in.
portant Developments in the investiga-
tion Cf the sensational abstraction of
papers 'rom the safe OF the Office oil
the Assistant Attorney General for the
Postoitce department. which led TO
the dismissal Cf that officer. were the
submission of what purported to be
the p2pC.s 10 the inspection OF the pos
tai onicial'. and the decision of Post
master General Payne to Immediately
relieve Acting Assistant Attorney Gen
eral G. a. Christiancy from his Office.
pendinS On investigation of his con
duct. The action III the case of Mr.
ChrlSti2ncy was taken at his owa re-
quest. He states that he courts the
fullest investigation. Mr.. Christiancy
has hC!d the Office of Assistant Attor
ncy Gen raj since January |. 1901,
and has be>n in charge Of the legal af-
fairs OF the department most of the
tine since then, owing to General
Tynei $ absence, caused by i'll health
General Tyners counsel submitted to
Postmaster General Payne and Fourth
Assistant; Postmaster General Bristow
papcTs which they said Tynar had
caused 10 be taken away, but state
ment later by the Postmaster General
rectung the correspondence on the
subject and the submission of the ma
perS @nCcif ifiCaliy declines to accent the
statement that the papers submitted
:"cCSs2rily constituted all that were
ahstactcd
General Tyner's counsel. after !eav-
ing thc Postmaster General made n
statement in part as follows: "Yes-
tcrG&N IN response To notification
ilNm ;tr departments OF Justice that
General Fyner deliver thc papers to
~. tr,., -
proposed 10 the Postmaster General
that representative OF the Postofice
Dcpartflcut should meet counsel at
General Tyner's house. where the pa
pers should be examined and such as
We're private returned to General
IyEe" and the others, somewhat f,s.S-
lie IN nature. delivered to the depart
ment. Ii was especially desired that
the government representa- tives should
question fully General Tyncr. Mrs.
Tyne and Mrs. Barrett as TO what oc-
CURED ON Mrs. Tyner's visit to the
Posto:Ecc Department. on Tuesday
last. 3yd as TO all Of her acts in con
nection herewith. and her authority
therefor. General Tyner explaining
that al Cf Mrs. Tyner's acts were au-
thoriz . ~ him. The Postmaster Gen
eral. in reply, said substantially that
II General Tyner would cause the pa
pera - he returned 10 the department
he would have the same examined in
the essence of General Tyner and
would restore to him all the papers.
documents and other property found to
belong to him.
Tn morning. after consultation,
the Postmaster General was asked to
permn .irs. Tyner and Mrs. Barrett
to core - his Office with counsel for
fun examination b. any government
ohicial as TO thc facts connected with
the taxing of the papers. The Post
mas.c- General refused 10 permit
eithc }-rs. Barrett or Mrs. Tyner to
be present ana declined to question
them. Thcreupon. acquicscing in his
decision counsel brought to the Post
Office Department oil papers in cues
tion. They were examined minutely
ana III detail. in The pres nee of the
Postmaster General By MT. Bristow.
including tho most private property OF
General Tyner ard especially Of Mrs
Tyne. On the conclusion Of this ex
animation all the papers were, by di-
rect.Cn of the Postmaster General re-
turnCI 20 General TynSr. except the
papers indicated in statement of
General Tyner which referred to the
matter connected with the conduct of
now dead. and which had never been
filed and which matter was disposed
OF ovCr four years ago.
Subsequently the Postmaster Gen
eral gave out a statement covering the
submission of the documents which
plainly Gays the department does not
agree 10 the assumption that the pa
pe"S submitted constitute all those
taken. After reciting the proposition
of General Tyner's counsel ana its re-
jection h. him (sCttirg forth the text
of the letter in reply, the statement
concludes as follows: This morning
MIR. Perry and General Michener came
20 the department, bring. .ng with them
package which they stated con
tained the papers and documents
which had been taken from the de-
partmont in the manner heretofore set
forth. and offered to submit the same
to the inspection OF the Postmaster
General. or any other official OF the de
partncnt.
In response to this offer. Mr. Perry
opened the packages in the presence
of til Postmaster General. General
Bristow and MIR. Michener. Careful
scrutiny of each pap0r and document
was mad and all the papers so ex
hibi;ed were found to ue the personal
and private property Cf General Tyner
or Mrs. Tyner. excepting cne pack
age CT papers which contained the lat
ter's statements, memoranda and
other evidence relating 10 department
al matters that had been conclud I'd
about four years ago. The departm
does not accept the action taken this
morning as evidence that all Gocu.
ments. papers and other properties so
carried away have been returned"