The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-05-26
ARREST Of MILLER
DUE TO "DOUBLE-CROSS"
Turfmen So Regard Action
Against Attorney.
OTHER ARRESTS TO FOLLOW
Accused Man Was Appointed by Tyner
Refuses to Make Statement, But
Protests Innocence.

Daniel " Miller, assistant attorney
in the Office of the Assistant Attorney
General for the Postoffice Department
was arrested yesterday afternoon on the
charge of accepting a bribe. He IVES re-
leased on 81, 500 bail to appear before
the United States Court at Cincinnati, in
the autumn.
The charge against Mr.. Miller was
that of accepting a bride of $500 for
making a decision favorable to John
]. Ryan & Co, a turf investment COM
pany, which has since been closed.
Joseph NJ. Johns, who lives at Rock :
vile. near Terre Haute, Ind, is the man
alleged in the warrant to have acted
as the go-between in the. negotiations
between Mr.. Miller and the Ryan COM
pany.
Arrest Caused Excitement.
Mr. Miller's arrest caused much ex-
citement in the department. 1t was tax
en- as the forerunner of a number of
other arrests to be made before the
Postofiice Investigations are concluded.
Public demand for drastic action against
some of the people accused of wrong
doing in the department has become so
insistent, 1t is believed, the high officials
have been practically forced to make
arrests which were never contemplat-
ed when the investigation began.
Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. Miller
in the department He has many friends
who believe that he will be able to clear
his skirts of the charge and to ex-
plain any seeming connection with the
alleged bribing. He is a self-made man
and was appointed TO his position by eX-
Assistant Attorney General Tyner, who
was summarily dismissed because Mrs.
Tyner distracted papers from her hus-
bands safe in the department. Mr.. Mill
working over fraud order cases in the
usual manner and seemed to have had no
intimatfon that he would be arrested.
The. decision in the Ryan case was
rendered by Mr.. Miller. but was signed
by G. A. c. Christiancy, who was acting
Assistant Attorney General in the alb
sence of Judge Tyner. The case and the
decision bore close resemblance to the
E. Arnold & Co. case, in which favor
able decision was signed by Judge Tyner
Turfmen Double Crossed"
Turf investment and other get-rich-
quick companies We're largely response
BILE for the troubles which have fallen
upon the Office of the Assistant Attorney
General for the Postoffice Department.
Six months ago, when the companies
were at the height of their careers and
were making money so fast they could
hardly count it they were willing to
pay any amount to stave off decisions
against their right TO use the mails. The
company promoters allege that they did
pay money to postal officials, but that
they did not get the protection IN re-
turn. for the companies were raided and
the use of the mails denied them. They
also allege that after paying once they
received letters from a firm of Wash
ington attorneys covertly demanding
other payments on the ground that the
firm had powerful influence at the de-
partment which could make or mar the
fortunes of the companies.
All might have gone well had not the
get-rich- quick schemes become so noto-
rious and the subject of such newspaper
comment that they were raided by the
police of various cities and the depart
ment was forced to stop their mail.
Then the gamblers claimed that they
were 'double-crossed; that is, that
they paid money for protection which
they did not receive. and that after they
lived UP to their agreement by making
the required payments the department
turned around and issued fraud orders
against them. In the world OF graft
there is 10 more heinous offense against
ethics than the 'double-cross, and the
enraged gamblers turned on their al
legged former allies in the department.
They made charges of such specific
clearness and In such detail that 1t was
impossible for the department not to
take cognlzance of them
Mr.. Miller was at the Office of Assist
ant Attorney General Robb, In the Post
Office, this morning. saying farewell 10
his friends. He was much affected. He
was warmly greeted by Mr.. Robb and the
office force all OF whom expressed the
warmest sympathy for him.
AZ am absolutely innocent" declared
the accused man. Il am going TO Terre
Haute, my home, this afternoon. There
l will probably make a statement, after
get my thoughts collected. and am
among my friends. l did not render
decision in the Ryan case. but simply
prepared letter which was written to