The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-18
Witnesses Who Testified mt the First
Trial of the Indianfans for Con.
spiracy Again Examined.
MANY OBJECTIONS RAISED
BUT ALL OvERRULED AND TESTI-
MONY PERMITTED TO STAND.
George A. c. Christiancy an Important
Witness-HOtel Register Produced
by Nicholas Filbeck.

CINCINNATI, Nov. lin the trial Of
d. V. Miller. of Terre Haute. formerly an
assistant attorney in the Postoffice Depart
ment at Washington. and of j. NJ. Johns.
of Rockville, Ind, for an alleged conspir-
acy to extort brides, Joseph T. Watson &C.
cupied the witness stand during the fore
noon. Mr.. Watson is secretary to Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General Bristow, and
was concealed behind Bristow's high roller
desk at the time Miller was first confronted
with the charges regarding the rulings for
John ]. Ryan & Co., turf commissioners,
to continue the use of the mails Watson
read his stenographic notes of the questions
propounded at that time by General Robb
and Chief Inspector Cochran, and the re-
plies of Miller the latter not knowing at
the time that he was being fully reported
Mr.. Baker cross-examined Mr.. Watson
regarding apparent changes and erasures
and offered Mr.. Watsons stenographic
notes in evidence. Objection was sustained
because the book contained notes of other
Investigations by Mr.. Bristow. The stem
ographic notes were passed among the Ju-
rors so that Watson could take them to
Washington.
Charles H Robb testified to succeeding
Mr.. Tyner as assistant attorney general
for the Postoffice Department, and subse-
quent Investigations. including an interview
which Chief Inspector Cochran and Gen.
eral Robb had with Miller. After stenog-
rapher Tullis wrote out this interview,
Miller signed Ii. This report was sub
mitted to show contradictions In Miller
former interview when he did not know
Watson was present.
Charles T. Nolan, of st. Louis, testified
to being Ryans attorney while the post
Office inspectors were investigating him last
testifying about what Ryan said about
Johns showing q letter from Miller at the
Fillbeck Hotel in Terre Haute.
In the afternoon Mr.. Nolan was allowed
to testify to what Ryan had told him about
the meeting with Johns at the f1lbeck Ho-
tel at Terre Haute. Many objections were
overruled as Nolan testified to what Ryan
said about contracting with Johns after
seeing the letter from Miller that directed
Johns to see Ryan at once.
When the defense asked Nolan If he had
not received his subpoena to-day to COR
roborate the testimony of Ryan yesterday.
the witness testified that he had arrived
from st. Louis yesterday afternoon on busi-
Nicholas Filbeck. of Terre Haute again
produced his register and testified to Ryan
registering at his hotel last November as
George G. Rose.
The principal witness OF the day was
George A. G. Christiancy, o. Michigan, who
was first assistant attorney in the POST
office Department under Mr.. Tyner when
Miller was the second assistant attorney.
Mr.. Christiancy, after testifying to all Of
the hearings and rulings in the Ryan case,
described the circumstances under which he
had finally dismissed that case. He said
that Miller had referred to the Arnold and
other cases where the use Of the mails were
allowed after Investigations had been or
dered and thought the same should be done
in the Ryan case. Mr.. Christiancy said
that Miller In suggesting the letter closing
the Ryan case had not advised him fully
about the character Of the latest reports
of the postoffice inspectors. which were un-
favorable to Ryan continuing she use Of
the mails.
In his cross-examination Mr.. Christiancy
identified his own interview in the Wash
ington Star after the charges were made
against Miller, in which the witness said
that the Ryan case was "as straight as a
string"
The witness stated that the facts in
the article in the Washington Star were
prepared by Mr.. Huebner, of the Postofice
Department, and submitted to General and
Mrs. Tyner.