The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-26
ANOTHER MAN IMPLICATED
Developments in the Post
 office Investigation.
Alleged That Miller Accepted Money from John J. Ryan and Com pany, a Get-Rich-Quick
 Concern.

Washington. May 25.-Postmaster Gen eral Payne today summarily dismissed
 Daniel V. Miller, Assistant Attorney in the office of the Assistant Attorney Gen era1 for the Postofice Department, for accepting a bribe in connection with the case of John J. Ryan and Company. charged with fraudulent use of the mails A warrant has been issued for Miller's arrest.
 ( Another warrant has been issued for Nthe arrest of a man who Is charged with transactions. A postoffice inspector has gone west from Cincinnati to effect the arrest, which is expected to occur tonight or tomorrow. The bribe is alleged to have been accepted at Cincinnati last December.
 Miller came here from Terre Haute Ind, about two years ago He was ap- pointed by former Assistant Attorney General James N. Tyner. The charge against Miller has been under investiga- ton for three months.
 The Ryan Company was turf invest ment concern which operated at St. Louis and Covington, Ky. Its methods and working operations are said to be similar 10 those of the Arnold Company, which has figured conspicuously in the post office investigation. The inspectors have been quietly at work on the case and this action was declared so that they might get together all papers and evidence nec- essary.
 Warrant for Miller.
 Postoffice Inspector in charge, W. F. Wickery. at Cincinnati, and Postofffce Inspector R. M. Fulton at St. Louis re- gently were given full charge of the case Complaint was made by Inspector Fulton before a United States Commissioner in Cincinnati Saturday and then a warrant was issued for Miller and the other man. Inspector Fulton immediately came to Washington while another inspector went west 70 make the other arrest. Inspec= tor Fulton today exhibited the papers in the case to United States District Attor- ney Beach. Tonight Miller is in the cus- tody of a postoffice inspector and his formal arrest will follow tomorrow morn- ing.
 Miller was at his desk all day today. He was called into the office of Assistant Attorney General Robb shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon and notified of his immediate dismissal and of the steps that had been taken. He was allowed to draw his salary and then return to the pri- vate office of the Assistant Attorney Gen. eral, where inspectors were in waiting.
 The Ryan Company was the beneficiary under decision of the Assistant AttorVey General of the Postoffice Department, made several months ago. subsequent to the decision in the Arnolod case and couched in practically the same terms as that decision.
 Those decisions declared the concerns named to be free to use the mails The Arnold decision. 1t Is stated, was signed by Assistant Attorney General Tyner and the Ryan decision by George A. Chris tiancy, the law clerk of the department who was then acting Assistant Attorney General on account of MT Tyner's pro- tracted illness. Mir. Christiancy was at the Postoffice Department on a summons from the department and was closely ex- amined regarding the case.
 It is stated that the amount offered Mil Ter as a bribe aggregated several thou sand dollars and was in the form of a cash payment followed by check. The payment is alleged to have taken place in Cincinnati so the case will be tried there, probaly in the October term of court. MT Miller probably will give bail for his ap- paarance at that time.
 Penalty for the offense.
 The penalty for the offense is prescribed fin section 5501 of the revised statutes which says that Every officer of the United States and every person acting TOT or on DGndlI OI li1c OUllOu 0tdlCS III any official capacity under or by virtue of authority of any department or office of the government who asks, accepts or re- ceives any money or any contract prom ise, undertaking, obligation, gratuity or security for the payment of money. or for the delivery or conveyance of any thing of value with intent to have his de- cision or action on any question. matter. cause or proceeding which may at any time be pending or which may by law be brought before him in his official capacity or in his place of trust or pront' inhueced thereby, shall be punished by fine not more than three times the amount asked or accepted and by imprisonment not more than three years
 Postmaster General Payne made the an of this latest development in the investigation this afternoon in for mai brief statement of the facts as al- ready given.
 MT Payne said that a mere statement of the facts was all that could be stated at this time, in view of the fact that the csse is now before the judicial authori- ties. He said the case has been under ever since the general invs- tigation began, and added that there would be another arrest immediately. The man. he said. Is outside of the de- partment. He declined to say what ex- planatory statement had been made by Miller.
 T. WI GilmerI the former expert of the office of the Comptroller of the Treas ury whose examination of the accounts of the Washington postoffice and whose transfer to another bureau Gf the Treasury were referred to in Comp tl oller TraceweJ!s report to the Post ma ster- General regarding the TullOeb charges, refused to talk about the sub ject. Comptroller Tracewen alleged that Mir Gilmer himself at his own sugges- gestion wrote the letter which MT. TraHe- l well signed. exempting the Washington and New York postoffices from his exam | ina ton of accounts Mir. Gilmer, 1t is admits that he did so, but says that his reason was to have some written authority on record for the action l he took under the verbal orders to that | effect.
 Miller was taken to the city hall tonight | and placed under arrest by a deputy mar shaL He waived examination and was |