New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-26
Try TELEGRAPH 70 THE rRIBUsE.l

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Washington May 25-The first arrest as re-
suit of the current investigation into the postai
| scandals occurred tonight. when warrant "@S
served on Daniel V. Miller assistant atlorreS
in the office OF the Assistant Attorney General
for the Postoff1ce Department, and an appolntee
of ex-Assistant Attorney General Tyner Miller
is charged with having accepted brlbe aP-
proximating 5000 in consideration Of rendering
a decision on December 10 1902. favorable to
John ]. Ryan & Co. turf Investment concern
| of ST. Louis.
Miller was taken to the City Hall tonight and
placed under arrest by a deputy marshal. He
| waived examination and released on Sl,0tu
! bonds for appearance at court in Cincinnati next
/ fall. The warrant it was said late tonight,
charges conspiracy instead Of bribery, as first
renorted a warrant on the same charge has
been issued for the arrest of Joseph NJ johns q
avryer Of Rockville, Parke County lnd. Nord
Of his arrest was received tonight
Ar the Office OF the Acting Assistant Attorney
General for the Postoffice Department II IS de-
cIared that conclusive evidence Of Milers gullt
has been secured. Miller was sunnarily dis
missed from Office to day by Postmaster General
Payne.
Mr.. Payne announced the latest development
in the investigation this afternoon in the fol-
lowing statement:
Daniel Y. Miller, assistant attorney III tII0
office of the Assistant Attorney General for the
Postoffice Department, is charged with accept
ing q bribe for a decision in connecton with q
case before the department, involving the
fraudulent use of the mails by John j. Ryan q
Co The case has been in the hands or lnspec-
tors W. ]. Vickery. of Cincinnati, and X NJ
Fulton Of St. Louis, for some days. Complaint
was made by Inspector Fulton before United
States Commissioner IN Cincinnati on SATURDAY
and q warrant was issued. Inspector tulton
arrived here yesterday, and this morning eX-
hibited the papers 10 District Attorney Beach.
OTHER ARRESTS TO FOLLOW.
Mr.. Payne said this statement was all that
could be told at present, in view Of the fact that
the case is now before the judicial authorities.
He added that there would be another arrest
Immediately The man, he said. is outside or
the departnent. He declined to say what ex-
planatory statement had been made by Miller.
II will be remembered that some weeks ago
an indefinite leave OF absence was granted 10
Mr. Christiancy, Assistant Attorney General un-
der Judge Tyner, pending the completion OF the
investigation and Mr.. Robb, an attorney OF the
Departrnent Of Justice, was put in charge. since
that time the investigation has been prosecuted
with the utmost energy.
Miler's arrest according TO the postoffce
authorities will be followed by several others in
the near future.
Other cases under investigation promise the
most sensational disclosures The extreme del
icacv of these cases and the necessity OF secur-
ing nositive evidence before it is known who is
under investigation or suspicion render IL I'M
r1ossible for the Postmaster General to disclose
the progress Of the investigation in this dlrec-