Show WYNNE ON STAND IN TRIAL TeIs Wien He Bean to Si St peat ALWAYS TOOK HIS WORD v EVERYONE TO BB EB HONEST IN INa a fr frA A R Ja W The cross cro vv exa of 4 l chief chiot clerk cleric fa Ia the first as assistant assistant postmaster office in inthe Inthe the trial of A Thru jt T W Macban and others was continued today Mr the examination The detailed the duties of the general superintendent of free de do delivery livery but he scold not sta r them as fact simply otry from hir knowledge of office practice Concerning the placing of Macheas name nanie and on let letters letters by s bordinat said Miss t et had for several years so H admitted that be knew of this practice thre years before he be became shier chief cleric era H He did not speak of it to his chIt he said because hp b did dl not want ti interfere with the f Mae n He Ige tolerated it n til the postal investigation C da 5 and in informed informed formed General tynne Wynne tt aw Vu l MRy ot of these theme and nd should be looked into admitted that tie the order of Mr the delegating of authority to othere othera to sign the names of division chiefs was not issued until th t was wason on Oh Replying to co e mentioning he finally said gaid he conk not recall e any rime when he held any tny eon with Mr Wynne Affecting the of money fur for his H He explained that division chiefs were trusted in these matters and that thai he himself never in investigated Investigated the subject matter of On further questioning he ue Id the first assistant teE WIM w re required requited per t tG s1 any letters calling the expenditure of ot money although from roun the of matters Mr Wynne had bad to attend to he be did not investigate their nature or r the city ally for the expenditure The Groff Grol I etener Mr then took the he witness and him bUn the ata te nt that I until the b garte never heard of any criticism Of the Groff fastener Answering questions the wit I said that at th iu only time Um he ever everI I held up any letter emanating from Mr division was when some gome con congressman gressman asked sk d for more money than Sir Mr Machas had allowed Aa As a rule nile routine matter was regarded as z routing and Mr Machen Machens ado were I not questioned At this point Mr Howley was ex exand sei and Mr Wynne took the stand B staid salt tt in ike matter f C tn par I hd baThe h t tIre w gea g gI I Pt He esa said It was in part hb to personally attend to tile Che direction or preparation of orders i for ku Grog seas pr r otH r supplies nor er did he determine the th question as asto asto to whether the supplies were absolutely necessary or not until particularly brought to his attention f fOn On Mr Mv Wynne said mid he regarded Mr Machen as one of the most experienced men in the service and azid when he received a paper from him he e assumed that Machen knew whet ire w was doln doing Mr Wynne then related IK how W after assuming the duties of his office he be had stopped Ma Machen hen from rem writing let letters letters on official ocial business signed by him himself himself self Machen Madsen to members of eon con I gress postmasters and other ither commie commis stoned abased officers of the government He said that after he had determined in December 12 1912 upon the investigation of the department he hi regarded with suspicion everything emanating from Machen Machens s and nd closely scrutinized it Therefore he be did not consult Machen about the ex of any money but made inquiries of Machens clerks Long Investigation i Mr Wynne declared that at for a long longtime longtime time his investigation dt not result in any definite discovery o of criminality I upon the part of Mr hr Machen i Asked if he signed el ed any letter calling i for far the expenditure of after he I II I began to es Mr Er Wynne said that he would make an Investigation tion and sign the letter after he found everything was in form farm He de declared dared it was Machens dirty t is every letter tetter Involving he ex expenditure e of money in e der ke o save kim him Wynne Wyne foam his lite name naive i ito to a paper that might be Wrong rong i On OH by Mr Kum Ver Mr Wynne said be B never heard hesed of the Groff Groft fastener the brought the waiter to light He declared that he would not hot know the difference between a Groff fasten fastener er or and a locomotive Being asked if he desired that tbt statement tp ID go jO on see rec record ord Mr Wynne said emphatically Yes fit did not he saW make an investigation of the of o certain certai papers he signed because the theT came K to him in proper official form r Wynne was still on the stand when i court adjourned |