The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-16
Admits That Ryan Paid Him
 $45OO for Services
MILLER GOT NONE OF II
Says No Arrangement Was Made Be. tween Him and Miller and There Was Nothing in the Nature
 of a Conspiracy.

Cincinnati, October 15.-The trial of John NJ. Johns and Daniel V. Miller for conspiracy to extort a brbe from John J. Ryan, while Miller was assistant attorney general of the postoffce department, was marked by the recalling of John J. Ryan and Inspector Fulton, as witnesses for the defense. which opened its case.
 The had previously appeared for the government. Joseph M. Johns, one of tha defendants also, testified. Johns said on the stand that he had received tele- gram and a letter from Miller giving the ruling of the department in the case of Ryan's Turf Investment company, and that when he communicated 1t to Ryan, the latter paid over sl5oO, no part of which went to Miller.
 At the afternoon session Joseph M Johns. one of the defendants. testified. He first met D. V. Miller in 1890 when he in- troduced him as a speaker at a political meeting. Afterward he had been en- poyed with Miller on cases, and they were closely associated. Last September Miller came from Washington to try case at Rockville. Miller then told the witness that practice before the postoffice department was desirable.
 Was No Arrangement.
 Johns said there was no arrangement between them and nothing like conspir- acy' but that his duties
 ecutor did not require a that he wanted other bi 50 ters to Ryan finally bro
 ence at the Hilbert hotel, a L.n The witness then repea pired between them. II
 was a young attorney
 that he had seen Ryans
 sidered 1t faulty, and b..
 help him. Ryan told hi
 cited before the departm ton, and he had no inten business.
 Johns told him he thou
 cern could be so re-orgahizea as to con tinue. Johns said they had little talk until he made a contract with Ryan for S2500 for legal services, contingent upon getting favorable action from the post office department. and another contract for 5000 for revising his circulars and other matters, so that 1t would be allow ed to pass through the mails.
 Received Two Letters.
 Johns testified that he did nothing the day he got the telegram from Miller re- latve to the ruling. but that the next morning he received two letters, one for himself and the other for Ryan, when he communicated with his client. The ex- animation continued to the meeting later in Cincinnati at the Gibson house. Witness denied he then told Ryan: l Here are the goods" or that ''it took mighty clever work to get Christiancys name to the document" The witness handed Ryan the letter about the decision the next morning. and the latter paid him 5000 in cash, and gave him two checks for 5000 and sl400 respectively. These payments with the $l00 advanced previously at Terre Haute, | made s4500 Counsel for the defense then produced bank books of the witness. showing that he deposited this money | in banks in Rockville and also his sub sequent checks fin disposng of 1t for l building a new house and paying debts. | This feature was gone into at great | length, to show that the money was dis posed of by Johns without Miller secur- ing any of it, and that there was no con- l spiracy.