New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-13
MILLER NOT YET INDICTED
WILL he BE A WITNESS FOR THE PEoPLEi


HIS BAIL MADE Up BY HIS BROTHERS AND SISTER,
DENIAL BY INSPECTOR BYRNEs.
Ex-Aldcrmcn Waite and Miller Republican mcm-
hers oil the Board of 1854 from adjoining districts
were in the District-Atorncys Office at the same time
yesterday and cOnversed together for n time Mr.
Waite has become familiar with the Office by this time
and il much at his case. Mr. Miller did not seem so
much at home
The approaches to the Detective Bureau closed
to reporters yesterday morning and the srbordinates
OF Inspector Dynes were undot instructions not to
answer any questions about Miller who lad been con-
fined there since Saturday evening. Miller had been
permitted to sleep all night in bed in the Inspectors
Office it said because his physician thought bis
delicate health would be injured by the dan air OF
basement cell Mr. Miller had his breakfast served in
the Office and he made his morning toilet there His
two brothers permitted to see him about a m,
and they talked in the presence of officers about the
arrangements to secure bail The ex-Alderman did
not look like sick man when be emerged from the
Mott-st. door of Headquarters 1870 IN. Inspec-
tor Byrnes walked with him to the Bowery and when
they got a going down town their
such as to attract attention. Strangers who
them riding together could not have guessed that
was prisoner and the other police official.
Miller however, looked tired when be reached tie
DistIct-Attorneys Office He is short thin and black
bearded His counsel. I-Recorder James NJ Smith,
called to see him early in the day and remained with
him for long time. Miller entered Mr. Ncos room
about ii O'clock preceding ex-Alderman Waite by
about ten minutes The former guarded by In
spector Bymes. His brothers, James ID. and Joseph
h. both shoe manufacturers IN Beecker-st had been
ready on Saturday to give bail, but the aggregate
amount OF their real estate did not satisfy Mr.. Mar
tine There still amount of So, 900 or st, 600
the S25, 900 bond. for which Mr. MARITIME asked
additional security. Mrs. Adere Wood, a widow, and
sister of the Millers. made up the full amourt.by
offering real estate worth $4,000 as security Tho
bond perfected and at Secretary Penney bad
the document ready to be taken to Recorder Smyth
who sitting In Part !. OF the Court OF General Ses-
sions
The warrant on which Miller was arrested was
simply magistrates warrant issued by the Recorder
1t had been stated that indictment found on
Friday and that on that the ex-Aldsrman would be
arragned. But the Grand Jury had adjourned on
Friday without finding other indictments than those Ill
cases IN which arrests had previously been made.
District Attorney MARITIME led the way to Recorder
Smytbs courtroom and was followed by Inspector
Byrnes and Detective Reilly with Miller ExRecorder
Smith and John W. Jacobus were with the ex Alder
man. Mr.. Smith his counsel and Mr. Jacobus as an
old political friend. Mr.. MARITIME said that the bond
given was satisfactory to him and the Recorder ad-
mted the prisoner TO bail Miller with his brothers
aud sister took the required oath and he was iree
lie left the building with his friends
Mr.. Waite in the District attorneys office for
large OF the day taken before the Otanu
jury but indictment were found. Mr.. MARITIME
would not say whether eX-AldeTman Miller was to be
used as q States witness. The statement was made,
ho6eyer on good authority that he would probably
be used as witness against some OF his colleagues.
The fact that indictments found against HIM
taken as evidence that lie is not to be placed on
trial soon.
Mr. Nicoll said that there had been no new develop
ments of interest Inspector Byrnes had an interview
with Mr. MARITIME and Mr.. Ncoll
The Recorder will render decision to-day probably
on the motion made III the Jaehne case tor bill OF
particulars Of the charge of bribery The date OF the
alleged bribery. the place and the exact amount are
the facts which the defence desire to ascertain
Inspector Byrnes quoted IN " The Herald yes
terday as SAYING of Alderman Jaehne: " lie Is the
surest of conviction if he ever comes to trial.
lie will skip. Pm thinking. He'll go TO the land OF the
who has lots of money when his liberty in danger =
To a TRIBUNE reporter the Inspector SAID: |
never made use of such language TO any person. l
have not said minated III any way that Thought
Jaehne would away. If thought SO 1t would be
most imprudent thing for me to say so to reporter
When his attention called to report published
in The Mail and Express that Millers arrest in
Florida was all prearrdnged matter between In
spector Bvrnes and the prisoner himself, the nsDec
tor laughed shook his head and sad he could not
undertake to reply to all the absurd stories that were
published lie declared hat he could tell nothing
about Miller's conversations with officials since his
return from Florida or say whether Miller would give
evidence for the State against any persons now in
dlctcd