The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-05
THIEVES FALL OUT.
Ryan Became Sore and Made Confes
sion to Authorities.
he WENT BACK ON HIS PALS
They Ruined Themselves hy doing
the Mans Bidding ana
He Now Turns bitterly
Upon Them.

n United States Marshal Henry G.
Petit, at Rockville, Ind, notified The
department. by telegraph Of the arrest
or Joseph NJ. Johns, the man chlscd
with conspiracy III the alleged bribery
Of Daniel V. Miller, the assistant at
torney of the postotllcc department
who was arrested Tuesday night.
Johns will be tried with Miller at Gin
cinnati. The cases will he presented
to the federal grand jury which meets
there October 6.
According to evidence in possession
or the postal authorities Johns re
received $4,000 as a result OF the de
cisiOn Of Acting Assistant General
ChriStiancy that the Ryan Turf In
vestment company was entitled tt
use the mails. Miller was an aSsiS-
tant Of Christiancy. The authorities
here say that JOHNS was not an atlor-
ney Of the Ryan concern but has been
life long friend and political associ-
ate Of Miller. The exact division OF
the ST., 500 is not known.
+ Miller was at the postonlcc depart
ment Friday in conference with AssiS-
tant General Robbie, who closely qucs-
toned him regarding the case. Tho
case Of the Arnold company, turf in
vestmcnt concern, which was respon-
sible for the first charges against :'lc
office Of the assistant attorney general
and which, despite the adverse report
OF poStollice inspectors secured il ia
vorablc decision from tho Office, is still
under Investigation.
The checks which figure in the al
legged payments to Miller and Johns,
which are in the possession Of the de
partment are for S3,4O0 They were
supplemented with cash payment OF
$l,100 The checks are signed by tho
Ryan concern and made out to .IollnS'S
order and endorsed by him.
RYAN HAS PEACHED.
Ryan has agreed TO he a witness rol
the government. lie has furnished
the department with all the informa-
tion in his possession, including the
documents. While the department,
4 cc.inot guarantee an immunity it will
put his service in giving states cvi
z dence in the best light before the
zR court. Miller had charge Of the in
vestigation Of the Ryan case and pre-,
pared the letter which Acting Hssis
liant General Christiancy signed. This
letter, which constituted the decision
of the department, allowed the con
cerl to use the mails and was signed
December TO- The decision i'm the
A tv1,i mi,
dent and whose language it followed
was signed by Assistant Attorney
General Tyner December 4.
RYAN WAS SORE
John j. Ryan, whose confessions
caused the arrest Of Miller and johns
operated his 'get-rich-quicli" turf in.
vcstment concern from Cincinnati
Ohio and from st. Louis, and ran win.
ter races at Newport, Ky. Other
warrants have been issued as Il result
OF the Investigation Of the postonicc
inspectors. Ryan is here now and
admits that he operated sometime at
st. Louis before the inspectors rot
after him and later he was called to
Washington. Ryan says: Il was sore
because heard others doing business
like mine stood in with the postoilicc
department by giving up $4,000 and
| felt that those who were standing
In with the department were behind
the Investigation SO us to get me out
Of their way"
THE JOB HAD TRIMMINGS" ;"
After returning from Washington
to st. Louis last November Ryan says
he got a telegram from ATTORNEY
Johns Of Rockville Ind, that Johns
could be OF service to him with the de-
partmcnt at Washington and later
Ryan and Johns met in 'rcrrc I{aute.
There, Ryan says. Johns explained
now close lie was to Miller and how
hl,'cr had accepted a $4,000 job in
the postotlicc departments at Washing
ton with the idea that the job had
certain trimmings" such as RYAN
says Johns explained Ryan would bc
able to furnish.
Ryan declared Johns asked 81, 900
to get from Miller letter from the
attorney generals Office showing RYAN
was entitled to use the mails. Later
Ryan says Johns came down To So, 500
and the proposition was accepted "A
:. PiOPooiClOi " pay o., UuU lOr llLcr;l-
turc so wOrded it would pass muster
If it was ever taken up in the mails
was later accepted.
PRESERVED TIE LITERATURE.
Ryan asserts Johns delivered the
letter and literature to him Decem-
Der 10Th. Ryan says he gave Johns
Sl,lO0 cash and checks dated Dcccm-
Der u, one for $1,000 and one for
Si,lO0. Then, Ryan says everything
went along smoothly until the trouble
February 8. week later fraud or
der was issued against RYAN, and
tyan says an effort for another shake
down was put on foot but he would
not stand for it. He says nc received
more kilograms from Johns, RYAN
says he preserved al the tclcGrams
and letters.
JOHNS GIVES BOND.
Joseph H.. Johns, who is charged
With completely in the Mllcr-Hyan
postal scandal, was arraigncd before
Commissioner Higgins and gave bond
for l,500 for his appearance before
Federal Judge Anderson at Indian
apOlis June %. lis bond was signed
by several citizens or Rockville, who
accompanied him to this city. IIcr re-
fuses To make any statement. The
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