Evening star., 1903-10-19
MR.. ROBB AT HIS DESK
SURE OF CONVICTION OF GIN
CINNATI CASES.
No Successor to Auditor Castle Yet Sc
lected-Mr. Bristow Finishing
UP His Report.

Assistant Attorney General Robb. who
was in Cincinnati last week, called there
by the trial of Former Assistant Attorney
Daniel V. Miller of the Post Office Depart
nent, was at his desk this morning. Dur
ing the forenoon he called on Postmaster
General Payne and reported to him official
ly regarding the failure of the federal jury
to agree upon verdict.
Gen. Robb is apparently not in the least
worried about the ultimate outcome of the
case against Miller. The jury stood, it is
said, nine to three in favor of conviction
on all of the five ballots that We're taken
1t was announced be certain of the jurors,
after their discharge, that two of the three
who voted against conviction would have
cast their lot with the majority if the third
would have voted that way. This juror
proved, however, to be stubborn and dis
agreement followed.
The Post Office Department officials feel
confident in the strength of their case
against Miller. They also believe that the
disagreement of the jury will have no eff
feet wha on the result of the trials of
other persons who have been indicted as
the result of the scandals in the Post Office
Department.
An Auditor Not Selected.
The question of a successor to Auditor
SaSile QOeS not al pear TO De any iestleI
solution than last week. If the President
has decided upon man, the information
has not been given out. 1t is understood
that the President was inclined to tender
the position to Mr.. Glner who served as
inspector under Controller Tracewen OF
the Treasury Department. and who was re-
duced in salary and given another position
because he was offensive to certain Post Oc-
fee Department officials while making an
investigation of affairs in that department
several years ago.
The report of Messrs Conrad and Bona
parte is sa d to have praised Mr. Gilmer
and to have recommended that he he re-
stored to his old place. The President, 1T
is said, will see that he is restored to his
old place and with his former pay.
Money Order Supply Contract.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne and Assistant Attorney General
Robb this afternoon took up the matter of
awarding the contracts for money order
supplies under the second advertising for
bids.
Mr.. Wynne held up the awards, awaiting
information in the report of Fourth AS
sstant Postmaster General Br.stow as to
whether any of these bidders were mem
bers of a combine. the formation of which
is alleged to have been suggested in a let
ter written to a New York firm by former
Superintendent Metcalf of the money order
system.
Mr.. Bristow's Report.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow Is stiil engaged in the round up of
his report on the scandals in the Post Office
Department There is reason to believe that
the report will reach the President by to-
morrow. The only work remaining to be
done is the addition of some comparatively
uninportant details
Mr.. Bristew mas been at work on the re-
port nearly all the time for more than two
months, during which time he has denied
himself to almost every one. He has oc
cupied room into which no one except his
private secretaries and trusted members of
the inspectors force have been admitted
He has had access to all the testimony
and all the reports of inspectors and others,
and it is understood that his report will con-
sist of an analysis of these reports as well
as a general review of the entire inveStiga-
ton of the department.
The report will be presented to the Presi
dent in printed form and will cover several
hundred pages. 1t will not be given to the
public until it has been thoroughly scrU-
tinized by the President.