The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-26
cHRIsTIANcY IS RELIEVED
He Has Been Acting Assistant
 Attorney General.
He Says That He Courts the Fullest investigation of the Manner in Which He Has Conducted
 Affairs cf His oface.


 gation of the sensational aostractioh oi papers from the safe of the onice or James H. Tyner Assistant Attorney-Gen- sral for the Postoffice Department. wnlch led to the dismissal of that official, were the submission of what purported to De the papers to the inspection of postal of- ficials and the decision of Postmaster General Payne to immediately relieve Acting Assistant Attorney-General A. C. Christiancy from his office pending an in- vestigation of his conduct.
 The action in the case of Mir. Christian cy was taken at his own request. He states that he courts the fullest inves- tigation MT. Christiancy has held the office of Assistant Attorney since Jan. l. 1901, and has been in charge of the legal affairs of the department most of the time since then, owing to General Tyner's absence caused by i'll health.
 Papers Are Submitted.
 General Tyner's counsel today submit ted to Postmaster-General Payne and Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General Bristow papers which they said the Ty- ners claimed constituted all that had been taken away, but a statement made later by the General reciting the correspondence on the subject and the submission of the papess specifically de, clines to accept the statefnens that the papers submitted necessarily constituted all that were abstracted.
 Counsel after leaving the Postmaster General made statement in part as fol- lows:
 Yesterday in response to notification from the Department of Justice that Gen erai Tyners offer to deliver the papers should be made to the Postmaster-Gen eral MT. Perry proposed to the Post master-General that a representative of the Postoffice Department should meet counsel at General Tyner's house where the papers should be examined and such as were private returned to General Ty- ner and the others, somewhat public in nature, delivered to the department It was especially desired that the Gov ernment representatives should question fully General Tyner. Mrs. Tyner and Mrs. Barrett as to what occurred on Mrs Tyners visit to the Postoffice Depart Snent on Tuesday last. The Postmaster General in reply said substantially that If General Tyner would cause the papers to be returned he would have them ex- hmined in the presence of General TyneI and would restore to him all the papers documents and other property found tc belong to him.
 Examination of Documents.
 This morning after consultation the Postmaster-G General was asked to permit Mrs Tyner and Mrs. Barrett to come tc nI fnr ftan ami. nation. The Postmaster General refused Thereupon counsel brought to the Post office Department all of the papers ir question: They were examined minutelS in the presence of the Postmaster Genera by MT. Bristow, including the most prt vate property of General Tyner and es pecially of Mrs. Tyner. On the conclu sion of this examination. all the papers were, by direction of the Postmaster General, returned to General Tyner ex cept the papers indicated in statement o General Tyner which referred to the mat ter connected with the conduct of form CT inspector of the department now dead . and which had never been filed and whicl matter was disposed of over four year ago. Subsequently, the Postmaster Gen eral gave out a statement. After recitinl the proposition of General Tyners courl sei and it's rejection by him (setting fortl the text of the letter in reply), the state ment concludes as follows:
 .''This morning MT. Perry and Genera Kitchener came to the department, bring ing with them a package which they stat cd contained the papers and document which had been taken from the depart ment in the manner heretofore set fortl and offered to submit the same to in spection.
 Tn response MT. Perry opened tn package in the presence of the Postmas ter-General General BristoW ana MI Kitchener. Every paper exhibited wa found to be the personal and privat property of General Tyner or Of Mrs Tyner excepting one package of paper which contained the letters. statements memoranda and other evidence relatln to departmental matters that had bee concluded about four years ago
 "'The department does not accept tn action taken this morning as evidenc that all the documents papers and othe properties so carried away have been re turned
 Postmaster General Payne said he ha not vet replied to the letter of MT. Chri: tiancy. but that he undoubtedly woul relieve him pending an investigation. H was not certain what form the suspensio would take, but thought it would prot ably be an indefinite leave of absence He said he had asked the Attorney-Ger eral to recommend some one who coui be designated temporarily for the offic and said that this assignment probabl would be made Monday morning.