Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-17
MILLER ON THE STAND
One of the Accused In the Con
spiracy Case Testifies In
His Own Behalf
MADE AN EXCELLENT WITNESS
Everything of a Criminal Nature in
Connection With the Fraud Orders
Against Ryan Denied-LikeIy that
Case Will Be Decided About Mon
day--Arsuments Begun.

Cincinnati Ohio, Oct. 1.-THE evi.
dence was concluded and argument.
| Miller and Johns for alleged conspiracy
| to extort a bride. AS six hours We're
! allowed for arguments, and only a hal
! hour was consumed before court adj
/ journed last night, it is evident with
/ five and half hours for argument to-
/ day. and additional time for the charge
/ of the jury and motions. the case vii
not go to the jury until late today. il
| is thought by some that there will be
/ no verdict until Monday. The feature
| Friday was the testimony of the two
] defendants. For the first time during
| the week John j. Ryan was not on the
| stand, but Chief Inspector Cochran APP
peared for the third time.
| After being on the witness stand
three hours Thursday. Johns was
cross examined for over an hour Fri
| day. He denied that he had told In
spectors Vickery and Fulton when they
were investigating him at Rockville
that he would talk IL he thought moth
ing would come of it except the dis
missal of clerk In Washington. Most
of his evidence consisted OF such de-
malls.
Miller was on the witness stand from
1880 a. m. until p. M, and was gen
orally conceded to be an exceptionally
strong witness for himself, both In d.
rect and cross examination. He was
cool and deliberate, and the court fire.
quently stopped him from arguing his
own case while arguing questions. His
examination by Mr.. Rulison was con-
sidered an exceptionally strong pro-
ceeding, while Miller afterwards was
confronted with the most severe cross
examination without being disturbed,
even in trying to explain contradictions
in his own statements.
In the afternoon Miller testified to
ordering Ryan's mail held up at St.
Louis for violations OF the postal laws.
after the Christiarcy ruling had been
mailed to Johns, and produced copies
of those orders. He said he had mailed
the ruling to Johns, because the latter
had SO requested. as Ryans attorney.
and thought ii the same as sending
those documents TO Ryan. He denied
receiving anything at any time from
Johns that would influence his official
action. He also denied any under
standing with Ryan, Johns or any one
else as to his official connection. After
direct examination of an hour and
half the cross examination was begun
at $50 p. m. by Assistant Attorney
Darby, who questioned Miller about
previous interviews with Bristow,
Robb. Cochran and others in Washing
ton during the investigation When he
sent letters to Johns he addressed the
envelopes himself. This was the case
with the decision in the Ryan case. al
tho 1t WAS NOT customary for the assist
ant attorneys in the department to adj
dress their own envelopes. The steno-
graphic notes taken by Watson when
concealed In Bristow's Office during the
Robb-Cochran interview with the wit
ness We're again Produced, and the wit
ness was closely questioned about his
statements that he had sent the decis-
ion TO Ryan, and not to Johns, and
many other statements differing from
subsequent replies. Miller said the
notes of Watson We're not complete.
and did not give his responses to Rohb
and Cochran in full
The witness stated he would hav,
been much more guarded in his state
ments at the first conference if he had
az hain t.,ko
down by stenographer. but he under
took to explain all OF his replies at both
He admitted all In the re-
port made by Tnllis, as he had gone
over'it after Tullls had written out his
notes and signed the same.
He regarded his kilograms and let
tiers to Johns as personal and not as of
tieial. He admitted telling Christiancy
that there was nothing new in the sup
Elemental report of the inspectors that
was made In the Ryan case last De-
cember, and fully agreed with Chris
tiancy. He denied that the Jim tele-
gram sent after that decision was
mailed to Johns was a code telegram,
a favorable decision, and that
Johns should ga to Ryan promptly.
Miller said he never asked or learned
how Johns got in the Ryan case. ana
that he never received anything from
Johns directly or indirectly
Charles D. Rennick, clerk of the
Paike circuit court at Rockville, Ind |
testified to Miller being nicknamed
Jim
In rebuttal, the government intro
iuced Daniel j. Foley. cousin of John |
]. Ryan by marriage and an employee |
IF Ryan at Cincinnati. Foley testified |
% being present at the Gibson House |
Turing the settlement last December |
md contradicted the testimony of /
Sheriff Ayldotte that the latter was al |
80 present when Ryan paid the money
Foley passed thru a cross-examina-
ion abeut his previous employment as
/ lookout fare dealer, etc.
Arguments We're then begun. Before
Mr. Darby, for the government, had |
airly commenced court adjourned.
ouTRUNs CANADIAN PATROL.
fishing Tug Silver Spray Escapes, but
Her Companion is Caught.