Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-26
D. Y, Miller, Asst. Atty'Gen, for
The P, 0. Department.
III Is SAID HE TOOK A BRIBE
The Amount IL Understood 60 be Sew
eral Thousand Dollars - He IL
A HOosler by Birth.

washington, May 70, --POstmaster
General Payne today summanly dis
missed Daniel V. Miller, assistant attor-
rey- general for the postofiice depart
ment, for accepting a bride in connec-
ton with the case Of John j. Ryan &
Co. charged with fraudulent use Of the
mails A warrant has been issued for
MIllers arrest
Miller was taken to the city hail to-
night and placed under arrest by a
deputy marshal He waived eXamina-
ton and was released on 81 800 bonds
for appearance In court az Cincinnati
next autumn. The warrant, IL was
learned late tonight, charges cOnspir-
acy instead Of bribery as first reported
a warrant on the same charge has been
issued for the arrest OF Joseph NJ
Jonns, a lawyer Of Rockville, Park
county Ind
Miller came here from Terre Haute,
Ind, about two years ago lie was
appointed by former Assistant Atty
Cen. James n. Tyner The charge
against Miller has been under In
vcsugation for three months The
Ryan company was a turf Investment
concern. which operated at St Louis
and Coyington, Ky, It's methods and
working operations are said to be SIM
liar to those Of the Arnold company
which has figured so conspicuously In
the gostoilice investigation,
The postofice inspector in charge at
Cincinnati, w. +. Wyckery, and Post
Office Inspector X. NJ. FELTON, at st.
Louis, recently were given full charge
OF the case. Complaint was made by
Inspector Fulton before United States
commissioner In Cincinnati on Satur-
day and then a warrant was Issued for
Miller and Johns Inspector Fulton
Immediately came to Washington and
another inspector went west from Gin
cinnati TO make the arrest.
Inspector Fulton today exhibited the
papers I'm the case Of United States
Dist. -Atty. Beach. Miller was at his
desk all day today. He was called into
the Office OF Atty.-Ge Robb shortly AZ
ter 8 o'clock this afternoon and notified
of his dismissal and OF the steps that
had been taken He was allowed 20
draw his salary and then return 10 the
private Office OF the assistant attorney
general, where inspectors were In walt
Ing
The Ryan company was the benefici-
airy under decision Of the assistant at
torney- general Of the postohice depart
nent made several months ago subse-
quent TO the decision in the Arnold case,
and conched in practically the same
terms As that decision.
These decisions declared the concerns
named 10 be free 10 use the malls The
ias afa Qinmnl
by Asst. Atty. Gen. Tyner and the Ryan
decision by George A. Christianey' the
law clerk Of the department, who was
then acting assistant attorney-generai
on account Of Mr. Tyner's prQtracted
Illness. Mr. Christaney was at the
postofce department on a summons
from the department and was closely
examined regarding the case
It is stated that the amount offered
Miller as a bribe aggregated several
thousand dollars and was In the form
OF cash payment followed by check
This payment is alleged to have taken
place In Cincinnati, so the case VIII DE
tried there. probably In the october
term Of the court Mr.. Miller probably
will give bail for his appearance at that
time. The penalty for the onense
Is q fine Of not more than three times
the bride asked or accepted and I'M
prisonment Of not more than three
years.
Mr.. Payne said that this statement
was all that could be said at this time
I'm view OF the fact that the case Is now
before the judicial authorities lie SAID
that the case had been under consld-
Grafton ever since the general investi-
CATION BEGAN. He declined TO say
what explanatory statement had been
mode by Miller
T. w. Gllmer, the former expert or
the office NJ the comptroller OF the
treasury whose examination OF the &C.
counts in the Washington postoifce ana
whose subsequent transfer to another
bureau Of the treasury was referred 10
IN COMPTROLLER Tracewelrs report 10 the
regarding the Tul-
ioch charges. refuses to talk about the
subject. Comptroller Tracewel a.
lered that Mr.. Gilmer himself AZ ms
own suggestion, wrote the letter
which Mr.. Tracewel signed eXemptlng
tbe Washington and New York post
olTlcee from his examination OF ac-
counts ,.,..
Mr.. Gl,mer. II Il understood, admits
that ne aid So but says that his rea-
son was 10 have some written authoIl-
~ ON record for the action he TOOK un'
der the verbal orders to That erect