Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-19 | Page 1 | Former Official Weeps in Court

Former Official Weeps in Court Aged Defendant in Tyner-Barrett Conspiracy Case Denies Accusations Accusa-tions Against Him. WASHINGTON, May IS. Sealed In an invalid's chair and faco to faco with tho Jury, James N. Tyncr. tho aged defendant In tho Tyncr-Bar-ictt conspiracy caoe, today denied tho accusations In which he and his nephqw wero indicted in connection with their duties us law officers for tho Postofdco department. , . , . In the examination conducted by Mr. Worthlngton for tho defense, Gen. Tyner a answers were unhesitating. Ills diction wa3 perfectly and, apparently, IiIh understanding under-standing as clear as ever, though his speech was nearly Inaudible. Frequently, when the examination branched out on charges of collusion between tho two defendants de-fendants to perform some dishonest nets, tears Btreamcd down Gen. Tyncra faco and brand v was used to restore the wit-r.ess wit-r.ess to co'mposuro sufllclcnt for him to CWhenChc concluded ho was taken to his hom. for Maj. Conrad, special counsel for the Government, announced that h would not take tho responsibility of croas-examlnatlon.