The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-18
TYNER AND BARRETT
ON THE STAND TO-DAY

relations late Of witness with General Tyner.
Ny relations with General Tyner
nave been Of most intimate nature i"
replied the witness He has been a
iather to me. He aided me financially.
ne gave me a home. He had confidence
his love and affection for me-
Procedure of the Office.
Mr.. Worthington then proceeded to in
quire into the practice of the office in
which witness had been employed in the
Postoffice Department, after he went
there in 1897.
Witness had found the bureau had not
enough clerks 10 keep matters up to date.
and at times had found important ma
1T, 80, uohs up in newspapers. This had
impressed him with the necessity OF
starting some system Of filing memCrar-
uHhis OF cases. so that later occuDa MS
OF the Office would know tie reasons for
OIiici2l action in each case
investment Companies Here.
There are three bond investment com
pahles IN Washington today, Barrett
lestihed- He had zen their attorney.
ne sald' but was not so today. Applica-
uon Tor fraud order against one OF
them had recently been dismissed by for
LIler Assistant Attorney General for he
FostoHlce Department, Mr. Robb. on
condition that some alterations in tbofr
plan should be made.
rms proved interesting news to the
prosecution, and District Attorney
beacn made several INQUIRIES
witness continued MS recital of busi-
ness methods OF the Office. and quoted
q case TO show that The deDs 49,, =
sometimes acted without hail. ~ IN -.
port from an inspector. The ono a.,
hOt rely upon an inspectors reDort -
an. he recalled some cases when in
spectOrs had been insistent b,1t TIC a.
partment had not taken action T1e,ei,-
lot lIldt reason Sometimes they wyere
sent BACK Tor more information in sucb
Uses which emphasized. he contended.
Shat II was the law office itself CTvner's
1ureaul, which determined the case in
ne emu, ana not anything an inspector
might say in his report
Not COnrad's Opinion.
Witness Barrett then described +, do.
tail some Of the coupon schemes which
the department had investigated and 81,
opinion which had been rendered against
some Of them
! may also add that that decision was
d. ter"ard reversed continued Barrett
nat wasn't Major Conrad's official
opinion. was lt?' qUerled Mr.. Worthlng-
ton, alluding to the time the Govar1-
ment's special counsel was IN orr. 80 -
on, no, said Barrett; Major Corrsd
did not reverse himself" az
but ala write an opinion at one
time, returned Major Conrad
On, yes; l know you did, " responded
the witness That was in 1885. / am
acquainted with all the decisions"
a Local Firms Plan.
Witness continued his description Of
me coupon business schemes, and
named local firm, in business on sev-
enth street, which had been so enter
prising in developing its trade as TO
come under the scrutiny Of the Postof-
flee Department They justified their
plan. however, when called upon To ex
plain IL
ne court suggested that as the time
icF q recess was near at hand, the VIII
ness should not enter uDon any neyv
matters until the afternoon session.
Afternoon Session.
When Witness Barrett resumed the
stand this afternoon he went on with
the explanation of the local firms
coupon scheme. He then proceeded to
give testimony relating TO bond invest
ment companies.
When witness came into the depart.
ment he had found several of these
companies, against which fraud or
derS had been issued and revoked
We're still doing business. lie explained
the business methods of these COM
panies, which had been approved by
witness asserted that IL was evident
from the plan of these companies. that
tn order TO meet their obligations they
must depend upon 'lapses."