Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-05-30
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
On Charge of Conspiracy.

vi SudIy- VI conspiracy
Postmaster General Payne summarily
dismissed Daniel H. Miller. assistant
attorney in the Office OF the assistant
attorney general Tor the Postoffice Dc
part:nent, for accepting bride in con-
ncction with tie case OF John J. Ryan
& Co.. charged with fraudulent use oil
the mails.
Miller was taken to the city hall and
placed under arrest by deputy mar
shall. He waived examination and was
released OH $500 bonds Tor appear
ance at court ii Cincinnati next au-
tumn. The warrant, it was learned,
charges conspiracy.
Miller came here from Terre Hantc.
Ind. about two years ago. He was APP
pointed by former Assistant Attorney
General James n. Tyncr. The charge
against Miller has been under inyesti-
cation for three months. The Ryan
Germ. which operated at St. Lofts and
Coving:on. KY. Its methods and work
ing operations are said 10 be similar
to those OF the Arnold Company which
has figured conspicuously in the post
have been quietly Il: work on the case.
and action was delayed so they might
get together all the papers and evil
dencc which. in their opinion. was nee
cssary Postotficc Inspector in Charge
Office Inspector X. NJ. Fulton. at St.
Louis. recently were given full charge
OF the case. Complaint was made by
Inspector Fulton before a United
States commissioner in Cincinnati Sat
urday. and warrant was then issued Tor
Miller and Tor the other party. In
spector Fulton immediately came 10
Washington. while another Inspector
went West from Cincinnati to make the
other arrest. Inspector Fulton eXhib-
tied the papers in the case TO United
States District Attorney Beach.
Seven Dollars, Not Thirty Thousand.
Postmaster General Payne made pub
lie the answers OF Henry A. Castle, the
auditor of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department and Comptroller
Tracewell, OF the Treasury, regarding
the Tolloch charges of irregularities in
the postal administration. he answers
procedure.
Comptroller Traceweil charges 7. w.
Gilner. formerly an expert OF his Office,
with abstracting. but subsequently re-
turning upon demand, the letter author
izing Mr.. Giimer 10 examine the ac-
counts OF any poStoificc except Washing
ton and New York.
Mr.. Traccwell alleges this letter was
rr;..a,, h,- (.;i,,ar himself without any
suggestion from the Controller. Mr.
Castle says that the slim OF the tentative
d;sallowances by Expert Gilmer and the
Comptroller aggregated So32; that the
credits finally Gisalowcd ont of a total
OF quarter of million were SI65. OF
which he claims only 81 was Incorrectly
audited. This, Mr.. Castle says. is the
basis of Mr. Tullochs charge OF disal-
lowanccs of $4,000 or $4,000.
The Postmaster Generals statement
says that the letters are made public at
the request OF the two officials, and that
it will appear from them how much
foundation there was for the Tulloch
statements
Mr.. Castle. i'll his answers. says that
Mr. Tuiloch shares i'll a prevailing mis-
apprehension that an auditor IS charged
with the responsibility OF keeping other
officials correct and honest" and in de-
termining the necessities of the service.
The auditor says that such functions
would be fatal to administrative freedom
by the head OF department.
Regarding the settlement and subse-
ouent revision OF an account of the late
Postmaster Willett. OF Washington.
which involved alleged irregularities in
Porto Rico during the military opera
tons there. the auditor replies that every
item believed to be illegal was disallowed
by the AUDITORS Office.
The wide discretion given in the Ian
grage of the appropriations for military
postal service. according to the auditors
answer. shows that Congress intended TO
exempt the disbursements OF those ap-
preparations from many OF the ordinary
regulations.