Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-16
TIE JOHNS MlLLER TRIAL.
Christlancy Still on Stand, Telling Of
His knowledge Of Ryan's Methods.

Cincinnati. o.. Oct. 15.-The United
States district court room WAS again
packed, today, at the trial of Daniel
Voorhees, Miller and Joseph NJ. Johns.
charged with conspiracy to extort
brides.
c. a. G. Christiancy, who WIS the
first assistant attorney in the office OF
the assistant attorney general for the
post Office department. when Miller was
the second assistant, testified at length
regarding the case of John }. Ryan %
Co, who had been using the mails in
'Bookmaking" on races Miller did not
show him the reports of the inspectors
that recommended that a fraud order
should be issued against Ryan's con-
Germ, neither did he know that Miller
had ever recommended d fraud order
against the firm.
Witness testified that he was called
out of the room at one hearing for
short time and that at another hearing
Miller was in charge. After Ryan APP
pearcd with his attorneys before the
witness there was no argument to dis
| miss the case and allow the Ryan COM
panY 10 continue their business.
| Chlistiancy's recommendation was that
| the decision be contingent upon subse-
Quent report of the inspectors.
The witness was shown the record
book of his office indicating that the
| case had been dismissed. Witness
could Tot tell who made the record.
Millers reports to him We're in accord
ance with 6nose of the inspectors.
When court took a recess it had under
,1N-io .r
| showing that Johns had solicited the
clientage Of others as well as of John
:. Ryan & Co.. on account of alleged
influence with the postal department
| through Miller. The question was
argued at length. When court recon-
Vened such testimony was not admitted.
The government then closed and mo-
tions to non-suit the case Of both Miller
and Johns were overruled.
United States District Judge Albert
| 3. Anderson of Charlottesville, Ind,
! was the first witness for the defense
and testified to knowing the defendant
| for years, to whom good regulations
heretofore he gave evidence. Other
prominent men gave similar testimony
regarding Miller and then John J. Ryan
principal witness for the prosecution
| was called by the defense and sharply
examined as to the certificates and
processes of his bookmaking concern.
John l.. Ryan and Inspector Fulton were
called as witnesses for the defence as
well as by the prosecution. to show the
| character of the turf commission bust
ness, John III. Johns, one OF the defend
ants, testified that he had been employed
with Miller in several cases and they were
closely associated. Last September. Mil
| Ter told the witness that practice before
the post Office was desirable. Johns said
there was no arrangement between them
and nothing like conspiracy. but that
| his duties as deputy prosecutor did not
require all his time and he wanted other
business. His letters to Ryan finally
brought about a conference at Terre
Iaute. He told Ryan he was a young at
torney seeking business, that he had seen
Eyan'S literature. considered ii faulty
and believed he could help him out. Johns
told him that he thought Ryans concern
could be 50 reorganized as to continue.
Johns said he made a contract with Ryan
for $500 for legal services contingent upon
getting favorable action from the post
office department. and another contract
for $1,000 for revising his circulars and
other matters so that it would be allow
ed to pass through the mails.
He denied saying he could get a clear
bill of sale or anything of that kind,
that he could get Il fraud order issued.
He denied asking Ryan for 5000 and final
~ accepting $500 for the legal work He
denied that he had told Ryan that Miller
would revise the literature or help in do
ing so He also denied that the $1,000 for
the work of revision was intended for Mil
Ter. He testified that on the next morn
ing he telceraphed Miller at Washington
to enter his name as attorney for John
j. Ryan x Co. and also wro,e that add
tonal evidence could be furnished. not
withstanding the reports Of the inspec-
tors. and requested that the decision be
4