The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-06-03
THIEVES FAIL OUT.
Ryan Became Sore and Made Confes.
sion to Authorities.
he WENT BACK ON HIS PALS.
the Mans Bidding and
He Now Turns Bitterly
Upon Them.

Upon 1ncns.
United States Marshal Henry c.
Petit, at Rockville, Ind, notified the
department. BY telegraph Of the arrest
Of Joseph VI. Johns, the man charged
with conspiracy in the alleged bribery
of Daniel V. Miller, the assistant at
Jorney of the postotlice department
WHO vas arrested Tuesday night.
Johns will be t,:ed with Miller at Gin
cinnati. The cases will be presented
to the federal grand jury which meets
there October6 s.
According to evidence in possession
of the postal authorities Johns re-
received $500 as a result OF the de-
cision of Acting Assistant General
Christiancy that the Ryan Turf In
yestmeat company was entitled to
use the mails Miller was an assiS-
Jant of ChriStiancy. The authorities
here say that Johns was not an attor-
ney of the Ryan concern but has been
a life long friend and political assocl-
ate Of Miller. The exact division Of
the ST 800 is not known.
MILLER UNDER CROSS FIRE.
Miller was at the postotfice depart
ment Friday in conference with Assis-
tant General Robbie, who closely QueS-
toned him regarding the case. The
case Of the Arnold company, turf in-
vestment concern, which was respon-
sible for the first charges against the
Office Of the assistant attorney general
and which, despite the adverse report
Of postofhce inspectors secured ia
vorable decision from the 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-
partmenu are for $1,000. They were
supplemented with cash payment of
s1,lOO. The checks are signed by the
Ryan concern ard made out to Johnss
order and endorsed by him.
RYAN has PEACHED.
Ryan has agreed to be witness for
the government. he has furnished
the department. with all the informa-
tion in his possession, including the
documents. While the department
cannot guarantee an immunity it will
put his service in giving states evi-
dence in the best light before the
court. Miller had charge Of the in
vestigation Of the Ryan case and pre-
pared the letter which Acting AsSis-
Iant General ChriStiancy signed. This
letter, which constituted the decision
of the department, allowed the con-
cera to use the mails and was signed
December 10. The decision in the
Arnold case which served as a prece-
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-ricb-quick" turf in-
vestment concern from Cincinnati,
Ohio and from St. Louis, and ran win
ter races at Newport, Ky. Other
warrants have been issued as result
of the investigation of the postothce
inspectors. Ryan is here now and
admits that he operated sometime at
St. Louis before the inspectors got
after him and later he was called to
Washington. Ryan says: Il was sore
because I heard others doing business
like mine stood in with the postottice
department by giving UP s25, 900 and
I felt that those who were standing
in with the department. were behind
the investigation so as to get me out
Of their way"
TEE 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-
partment at Washington and later
Ryan and Johns met in Terre Haute.
There, Ryan says, Johns explained
now close he was to Miller and how
Miller had accepted $4,000 job in
the postotice departmental at Washing
ton with the idea that the job had
certain trimmings" such as Ryan
says Johns explained Ryan would be
able to furnish.
Ryan declared Johns asked $4,000
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 81, 500
and the proposition was accepted. A
proposition to pay $4,000 for litera-
ture so worded it would pass muster
if it was ever taken up in the mails
was later accepted.
PRESERVED THE LITERATURE.
Ryan asserts Johns delivered the
letter and literature to him Decem-
Der 10th. Ryan says he gave Johns
s1,I00 cash and checks dated Decem-
Der Il, one for $4,000 and one for
81, 400. Then, Ryan says everything
went along smoothly until the trouble
February 9. 4 weeklater fraud Or
der was issued against Ryan, and
RYAN says an effort for another shake
down was put on foot but he would
not stand for it. He says he received
more kilograms from Johns, Ryan
says he preserved all the telegrams
and letters.
JOHNS GIVES BOND.
Joseph II. Johns, who is charged
with completely in the Miller-iyan
postal scandal, was arraigned before
Commissioned Higgins and gave bond
for $500 for his appearance before
Federal .Judge Anderson at 1noian-
lpolis June 25. His bond was signed
bv several citizens of Rockville, who
accom- mpanied MIN to this city. He re-