The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-26
ARRESTS IN POSTAL SCANDAL.
ASSISTANT ATTORNEY MILLER
HELD IN 5000 BAIL.
lie Is Charged with Accepting & SS, 400
Hribe From n Turf Investment Con.
Germ for Permitting u to Continue In
Business without Interference From
Postal Onicials Other Arrests to Follow

POstAl OmCiAls-Other Arrests to Folio
WAsHINGroN May as The investigation
OF one phase Of the alleged scandals in the
Post Office Department eliminated to-day
in the arrest Of Daniel " Miller. assistant
attorney In the Office of this Assistant At
toney-General for the Post Office Depart
ment Oh the charge Of accepting a $4,000
bride from Ryan Il Co., the st. Louis turf
investment concern. Another warrant in
the case will be served in Cincinnati either
tonight or tomorrow and still another
arrest will probably follow, Miller was
taken before United States Commissioner
Mills at 030 tonight and released on g. ,OCO
bond to appear for trial.
The investigation which resulted in Mil
ler's arrest is only a part of the general
inquiry ordered by Postmaster Gener raj
Payne. but specific information was fur
nished tho Department officers about two
months ago by T, c. Campbell of Cincinnati
attorney for a number of bond investment
companies. who filed charges with Presi-
dent Roosevelt naming Miller as the man
who had been bribed to render a decision
favorable to the Ryan company, per-
hitting the concern to continue in business,
secure from interference by the postal
officials.
For some days past the case has been in
the hands of Inspectors Nickery of Gin
cinnati and Fulton of st, Louis, Complaint
was made before United States Com
missioner in Cincinnati on Saturday and
warrant was issued Inspector Fulton
arrived here yesterday and this morning
exhibited his papers to District Attorney
Beach, who issued formal warrant for
Miller's arrest
Miller was arrested ga he was about TO
leave the Department for the day. He
protested his innocence and said that, al
though he knew the circumstantial evidence
was very strong against him, he was en-
tirely innocent of Of bride taking De-
partment officers familiar with the case
say that the evidence against Miller is
very strong and that there is no doubt Of
his guilt,
The negotiations leading up to the trans
fer Of the 1000 bride were conducted by
some one outside the Department. The
money changed hands in Cincinnati A
warrant has been issued for the arrest Of
the man who gave the bride, and informa-
ton that he las been taken into custody
in Cincinnati is momentarily expected.
These two however. are not the only
arrests which will be made. Postmas-
ter-General Payne and Assistant Attor-
ney- General Robb declared positively this
afternoon that others would be implicated
in the case.
Harrison ]. Barrett, formerly assistant at
torney In the Office Of the Assistant Attor-
ney-(seneral for the Post Once Department
and nephew OF former Assistant Attor-
nynsr a Il stu in o p1os ,
ago, after the safe-rihing incident. which
was carried out under his direction by Mrs
Tyner. Mrs. Barrett and a safe expert.
Mr.. Barrett acted as counsel for the Ar
mold Turf Investment Company Of St. Louis
Attorney Generals office for a hearing
and has represented many other concerns
whose methods Of doing business were
considered questionable, Some time ago
alleging that he exercised undue influence"
over Gen. 1yner, who is an old man and in
feeble mental and physica! condition, and
also that his conduct while an official Of
thu. Department was improper.
this afternoon that only half Of the story
connected with the bribery charge had
been told. but that he was unable to go
into details pending the receipt Of infor-
nation from Cincinnati that the second
warrant in the case had been served.
Former Acting Assist ant Attorney Cen
eral Chr!stiancy. who signed the decision
in the Ryan case, for preparing which Miller
is alleged to have received 5000. was at
the Department to-day, having been sum-
moned by Postmaster-General Payne to
throw additional light on the transaction.
Mr.. Christiancy said that the decision in
the Ryan case had been presented to him
for approval. and, believing Mr.. Mil
Ter to be an efficient and con-
scientous public officer and the decision
to be in accordance with the facts in the
case. he had given it his approval. This
decision was rendered on Dec. 10 last, and
the bride is alleged to have been given to
Miller some time in November.
Assistant Attorney Miller has only
been in tho postal service since Last
July and was the personal selection Of the
then Assistant Acknowledgement Tyner,
who brought Miller to Washington from his
home in Terre Haute, Ind. Miller was
quite popular with officers of the Depart
ment and with every one with whom he
came in contact. His arrest to-day was
absolutely unexpected by his fellow clerks
in the Department.
It was learned tonight that the man
implicated with Miller i J. NJ. Johns Of
Rockville, Park county, Ind. It is ex-
pected that he will be arrested tonight
or tomorrow. He il alleged to have made
the arrangement in Cincinnati for the
transfer Of the money to Miller and IL said
to have received share for his part in the
transaction.
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