The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-01
RYAN TELLS HOW He
WAS BUNC0ED.
Ryan Says an Effort Was Made To
Bleed Him for $25, 1000 for a
Senaror-Ryan Has Confessed
Everything and Will
Not Be Prosecuted.

Washington, May 26.-United State
Marshal Henry c. Petit, at Rockville
Ind, today notified the department b,
telegraph Of the arrest of Joseph M
Johns, charged with conspiracy In tn,
alleged bribery of Daniel V. Miller. tn,
assistant attorney for the postoffice de
partment.
Johns will be tried al Cincinnati Thu
cases will be presented TO the fedora
grand jury which meets there October c
According to evidence in possession o
the postal authorities Johns received
81 500 as a result Of the decision of tn
acting assistant attorney general, Chris
tiancy, that the Ryan Turf Investmen
Company was entitled to use the mails
Miller was at the postoftice department
today In conference with Attorney Gen
eral Robb, who questioned him closel,
regarding the case. The case of the Ar
mold company is still under investigation
The checks which figure in the alleged
payments to Miller and Johns which ar,
in possession of the department are 70
$500. They were supplemented with ;
cash payment of 81 100 The checks ar
out to Johns order, and Endorsed b.
him. Ryan has agreed to be a witness 70
the government. lie has furnished the de
partment with all the Information in hi!
possession, including the documents
Miller left today for Teue Haute, Ind.
While the department cannot guaran
tee Ryan immunity it will put his serv
ice in turning states evidence in the bes
light before the court Miller had charge
of the investigation of the Ryan case anc
prepared the letter which Acting Assist
ant Attorney General Christiancy signed
This letter, which constituted the decision
of the department, allowed the concern
to use the mails and was signed Deem
Der 10. The decision in the Arnold case
which served as a precedent and whose
language it followed, was signed by AS
sistaut Attorney General Tyner, Deem
Der a.
Why Ryan Squealed.
Cincinnati, May 26.-John j. Ryan
whose confessions caused the arrest oil
D. V. Miller, assistant attorney general
of the pOstofIice department at Washing
ton, and of Joseph t. Johns, prosecuting
attorney Of Parke county. Indiana, al
Rockville, Ind, operated his "get-rich-
quick turf investment concern from
here and from St Louis, and ran winter
races at Newport, Ky. Ryan is here now
and admits that he operated some time
at ST. Louis before the inspectors got
after him and later he was called to
Washington. Ryan says:
Il was sore because | heard that others
doing business like mine, stood in with
the postoffice department by giving up
- mr. f,1f tl,.C
standing in with the department were be-
hind the investigation so as to get me
out of their way"
After returning from Washington TO ST.
Louis last November Ryan says he got
a telegram from Attorney Johns, of Rock
vile Ind, that Johns could be of serv
ice to him with the department at Wash
ington, and later Ryan and Johns met
in Tcrre Haute There, Ryan says, Johns
explained how close he was to Miller and
how Miller had accepted a 1000 job in
the postofIlce at Washington, with the
idea that the job had certain trimmings
such as, Ryan says Johns explained,
Ryan would he able TO furnish.
Ryan declares Johns asked S., 900 TO get
from Miller letter from the attorney
generals office showing Ryan was enti-
tied to use Of the mails After a little
dickering Ryan says Johns came down
to $500 and the proposition was accept
ed a proposition to pay $1,000 for litera
ture so worded it would pass muster if it
was ever taken up in the mails. was later
accepted
Ryan asserts Johns delivered the letter
and literature to him December l6 Ryan
SAYS he gave Johns $b100 cash and checks
dated December il. one for $1,000 and one
for 81 400.
The Letter That Cost $1,000.
The following is the letter that Ryan
says cost him $1,000;
ID. V. NJ.
Washington d. c.. December 10, 1902
"Messrs John J Ryan and Company,
Fourth and Locust streets.
"St. Louis Mo-Gentlemen: Your at
tornev has requested that YOU be in
formed Of the decision in this office in
relation to your case which has been
pending before it since November H.
1902, and in accordance with said request
l beg to inform you that informa ton
desired. as indicated by certain written
questions propounded to YOU at the time
Of the hearing, and your answers there
to. were furnished by you to the post
office inspectors November IS and % 1902
said inspectors have filed their report
in this office, which report shows that
Won have furnished the information de-
sired and were complying with the prom
Uses and agreements contained IN your
letter to this office November II, 1902.
II you have since November %. 1902,
with your promises and agree
ments contained in your letter of the
18th ultimo. and will continue to do so,
no further action will be taken by this
office and your case will be closed.
Should this office IT any time in the