The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
JOHNS Is UNDER ARREST
Cincinnati Grand Jury Will
 Investigate Cases.
Head of Turf Investment Company Which Gave Money to Govern ment Employees will Testify
 for the Prosecution.

whose confessions caused the arrest of D. V. Miller. Assistant General Attorney of the Postoffice Department at Washing ing attorney of Park County. at Rock vile. Ind, operated his 'tget rich quick turf investment concern from here and from St. Louis and ran winter races at Newport, Ky.
 Ryan is here now and admits he op- erated sometime at St. Louis before the inspectors got after him and later he was called to Washington. Ryan says:
 T was sore because heard that others doing business like mine stood in with the Postoffice Department by giving up s25,000, and I felt that those who were ytanding in with the Department were behind the investigation so as to get me put of their way"
 Trimmings" to the Job.
 After returning from Washington to St Louis last November Ryan says he got a telegram from Attorney Johns from Rockville Ind, that Johns could be of service to him with the Department at Washington. and later Ryan and Johns met In Terre Haute. There. Ryan says, Johns explained how close he was to Miller and how Miller had accepted a S2000 job in the Postoffice Department at Washington with the idea that the job had certain trimmings" such as Ryan says Johns explained. Ryan would be able to furnish
 Ryan declares that Johns asked s5.0 900 to get Miller a letter from the Attorney Generals office showing Ryan was enti- tied to use the mails. After little dick ering Ryan says Johns came down to e2,506 and the proposition was accepted. A proposition to pay. g. DOC for literature so worded that it would pass muster if it was ever taken up in the malls was later accepted.
 Ryan asserts that Johns delivered the letter and literature to him December 16 Ryan says he gave Johns $,100 in cash and checks dated December IT, one for S2Q00 and one for $1.400.
 The warrants for Miller at Washington Rnd Johns at Rockville were drawn up here last Saturday by U. S. Attorney Sunday and his assistants on informa- tion by Postoffice inspectors, who have a great mass of documentary evidence, mo- tably a letter to John J. Ryan from George A. Christiancy as Acting Assist ant Attorney General for the Postof1ce Department. informing Ryan that the in- vestigation satisfied the Washington off, ficials of his right to use the mails in his business. In one corner are the ini- tials ID. V. NJ" n Miller's handwrit- ing, indicating that Miller dictated the letter. and for this reason the officials say there is no proceeding against Chris. tiancy. This letter was not forwarded to Ryan, but it came to him through Johns when they met in Cincinnati December 16. 1902. after Ryan paid Johns $i 100 cash .N.I l., on. checks, indorsed by Johns and cashed by him in the bank at Rockville, Ind, are also in the hands of the postoffice in- spectors here.
 The $5, 1000 Letter.
 The following is the letter that Ryan says cost him 5000:
 D. v. M.
 Washington, D. C., Dec 10, 1902 Messrs John J. Ryan & Co.,, Fourth and
 Locust Streets. St. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen-Your attorney has request ed that you be informed of the decision in this office in relation to your case, which has been pending before 1t since November Il, 1902 and in accordance with said request, I beg to inform you that in- formation desired as indicated by certain written questions propounded to you at the time of the hearing, and your an- ewers thereto, were furnished by you to the postoftice inspectors November 2S and R9, 1902 Said inspectors have filed their report in this office which report shows that you have furnished the information desired and were complying with the promises and agreements contained in ycur letter to this office November il, 1902. If you have, since November 9, 1902 conn piled with your promises and agreement contained in your letter of the 11th ultimo and will continue to do so, no further action will be taken by this office and your case will be closed. Should this of flee at any time in the future receive satisfactory information that you are not complying with the agreements in said letter contained then such action will be taken as the circumstances demand and the department deems proper.
 Yours respectfully,
 G. A. c. Christiancy. Acting Assistant Attorney-Genera for
 Postoffice Department. No warrant has been issued for Ryan. who has not only made a full statement to the inspectors. but also furnished | copies of letters and telegrams. The originals of all telegrams and letters be- l tween Ryan and Johns and also those of , officials are here in the hands of the postoffice inspectors. who claim to have complete chain of evil | 6ence for District Attorney Bundy to | present to the next Federal Grand Jury.
 Ryan says he was told that if he out | up S25,OOO for certain Senator that the Postal Department would stand by him. 1auf that he daclipad tho