Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-26
UNDER ARREST FOR BRIBERY
Assistant in Attorney Generals Office Faces
Serious Charge.
OFFICERS SEEK ILLEGAL AccoRPLIcE
OmciaIs Amrm miller Received Money
for Favorable Decision From Rep
resentatives of John J. Ryan
4 Co., the Turf Men.

WASHINGTON. May %- Postmaster
General Payne today summarily dismissed
Daniel v. Miller, assistant attorney in the
ONCE of the assistant attorney general for
the Postof1ice department for accepting a
pribe in connection with the case of John
J. Ryan q Co., charged with fraudulent Nss
OF the malls. A warrant has been issued
for Miller'p arrest.
Another warrant has been issued for the
arrest of a man who is charged with being
a partner or a go-between IN the transao-
tion. A postofice inspector has gone west
from Cincinnati to effect the arrest which
will occur tonight or tomorrow. The bribe
is alleged to have been accepted at Cincin
natl last December.
Miller came here from Terre Haute, Ind,
about two years ago. He was appointed by
former Assistant Attorney James N. Tyner
The charge against Miller mas been under
investigation for three years. The Ryan
COMPANY was a turf investment concern
which operated at ct. Louis and Coving-
ton. Ky. Its methods and working opora-
tions are said to be similar TO those Of the
Arnold company. which has figured con-
spicuously in the Postofice department.
The postof1ce inspector in charge at Gin
cinnati. W. F. Wickery, and Postofice In
spector X. NJ. Fulton at St. Louis recently
were given full charge Of the case. Com
plant was made by Inspector Fulton before
a commissioner in Cincinnati Saturday and
then a warrant was issued for Miller and
the other party. Inspector Fulton imme-
diately came to Washington, while another
inspector went west from Cincinnati to
make the other arrest.
Inspector Fulton today exhibited the
papers in the case to United States Dis
trict Attorney Beach. Tonight Miller is in
the custody of a postofice inspector and his
formal arrest will follow tomorrow morn
ing
Miller Traces Aecusers.
Miller was at his desk all day today. He
was called into the ONCE or Assistant At
torney General Robb shortly after o'clock
this afternoon and notified or his dismissal
and of the steps that had been taken. He
was allowed to draw his salary and then
return to the private once OF the assistant
attorney general, where inspectors were in
waiting.
The Ryan company was the beni-
fciary under decision of the assistant
attorney general for the Postoffice de-
partment made several days ago subse-
uuent to the decision In the Arnold case
and couched in partically the same terms
as that decision. Those decisions de-
clared the concerns failed to be free ia
Use the mails. The Arnold company de-
cislon was signed by Assistant Attorney
General Tyner and the Ryan decision by
George A. Christiancy, the law clerk OF the
department who was then acting assistant
attorney general on account of Mr.. Tyner's
protracted illness Mr.. Chrfstiancy was Al
the Postofhce department on a summons
from the department and was closely ex'
amined regarding the case.
II is stated that the amount offered MilleI
as a bribe aggregated several thousand
dollars and was in the form of q casf
payment, followed by a check. This pay
ment is alleged to have taken place II
Cincinnati so the case win be tried there
probably in the october term Of the court
Mr.. Miller probably will give bail for hi'
appearance at that time.
Penalty for the Onense.
The penalty for oftense charged is a fin'
of not more than three times the briS
asked OF accepted and Imprisonment o
not more than three years.
Mr.. Payne said that this statement wal
all that could be SAID at this hour, In view
OF the fact that the case is now befor'
the judicial authorities. He said that tn
case has been under consideration eve
since the general investigation began, an'
added that there would be another arres
Immediately. The party, he said, is out
side Of the department. He declined Il
say what explanatory statement had beel
made by Miller.
Miller was taken to the city hall tonigh
and placed under arrest by deputy mar
shall He waived examination and was re
leased on 1850 bonds for appearances 4
court at Cincinnati next autumn The war
rant, II was learned late tonight, charge
conspiracy Instead OF bribery as frst re-
ported. A warrant on the same charge ha
been issued for the arrest OF Joseph N
Johns, lawyer, OF Rockville. Ind.
T. w. Gilmer. the former expert of tn
ofioe OF the comptroller OF the treasury
whose examination OF the accounts OF IN
Washington postofiice and whose subse
quent transfer 20 another bureau OF tn