The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-30
President Makes Warm Reply
to Former Government
Official.
SAYS EVIDENCE is STRONG
Reviews the Case at Some
Length and Uses Vigor-
GUS Language.
tBy Asso clated 1,ressl

WASHINGTON. u. c., October 29.-13y
direction OF tho President, Secretary Loeb
has sent to James N. Tyner, the former
assistant Encouragement for tho POST
oflce Department, In reply to Mr.. Tyners
letter, dated October 9Th, and made public
last night. Tho letter says that as the
question OF Mr.. Tyner's guilt on the
criminal charge on which he was tried
has been passed on by a Jury. the Presi-
dent acquiesces In the jury's finding,
but the evidence seems to him over
wllclining that you tMr. ryner) were
guilty either OF moral oblquity in per-
Torrance of duty or OF the grossest inefil-
cheney"
Secretary Loeb's lcttor says get-rich-i
quick concerns were improperly favored
III MIR. 'ryner's Office. instaHcing the Ar
mold turf concern, rs TO which com.
nttee OF the Missouri Senate reported
that IL the Department al Washington
had acted promptly and properly upon the
Recommendation OF the postoffice lnspec-
tor, millions OF dollars would have been
Hlved the people,
Burglary Referred to.
The letter says the issuance OF fraud
orders which Barrett, Mr.Tyncrs nephew.
prevented, has been resumed by the pres
ent attorney for the Postofllce Depart
ment. and have In no case been made
void by tho courts. The letter refers
to the burglary OF tho PostofIice Departs
mcnt safe by Brs. Barrcttfan Mrs. Tyner
as pattcr necessary 10 consider when
the President is requested 10 rehhbilitate
4 Tyner's character The letter says It IS
not known exactly what documents were
taken from the. safe, and assumes they
wera such as would "gravcly incrim Inmate"
1'yner and Barrett.
The letter describes at length Tyntr's
efforts to provide place for his dnngh-,
ter In the postal service, quoting from,
letters written by Tyner to the postmaster
mt Portage, Wis, asking that his daugh-
ter be retained IN the office there, and
promising an addition TO her salary, at
the same time intImating, that II the
appointment were not made the salary
would go to some other office. The post
master declined this proposal. saying the
salary demanded for Tyners daughter
was proportionately much larger than
other employees received, and II would be
better to have her transferred.
Position Abolished.
Commenting on this transaction. Sec
rotary Loeb's letter says:
accordingly. Miss Tyncr was trans
ferrcd and the position which she held
at Portage was forthwith abolished and
no appointment to the vacancy made.
1T appears clear. therefore that you
we're keeping your daughter in tho postal
servics simply for the sake Of giving her
the salary, and that when she did no,
+ occupy the position It was not deemed
necessary to fix It at all; and you ac-
tually called the attention Of the post post
master at Portage to this fact, In order
to induce him to retain your daughter.
pointing out to him that, as actually hap
pened, he would lose the appropriation
for the position unless he acted rs you
desired. /"
The letter refers to request mace OF
The postmaster$a at Ware. Mass. by Tyner
for the appointment OF Cora Watson a. q
clerk, OF which the letter says:
1T was not bona fde appointment,
but one assigned improperly TO get Miss MISS
watson In the classified service.
Mr.. Tyncr issued public statement
tonight Affirming that the President mas
misstated facts In the letter OF TO-DAY
and expressing the opinion that his ACTON
i with regard to his daughters appoint
ment was entirely legal.