The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-26
CHARGED WITH
TAKING BRlBE
Official of Postofice Department
Under Arrest
ALLEGED PAL ALSO TAKEN In
WERE TANGLED UP WITH GET
RICH QUICK, CONCERN.

w ter General Payne today sum-
marty dismissed Daniel V. Mil
Ter, assistant attorney general for the
postofiice department. for accepting a
Drlbe in connection with the case of
John j. Ryan c Co, charged with
fraudulent use of the mails A warrant
mas been issued for MiIIer's arrest.
miller was taken to the city hall to-
Hlght and placed under arrest by a
deputy marshal. He waived examina-
LIon and was released on $3.50 bonds
1of appearance in court at 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.
johns. a lawyer, or Rockville. Park
county, Ind.
Miller a Hoosier.
Miller came here from Terre Haute.
1hd-, about two years ago. Re was
appointed by former Assistant AttOr-
ney General James " Tyner The
charge against Miller has been under
lnNestiga ton for three months The
RYAN company was a turf investment
concern. which operated at St Louis
4 and COVingtOn- Ky Its methods and
working operations are said to be sim
n.
which has figured so conspicuously in
the postoffice investigation.
foSlGIuce Inspector in charge at Gin
c'nnati W F. Wyckery, and Postoffice
lnsnector r. N. FELTON, at St Louis. re-
Gently We're given fun charge of the case.
Complaint was made by Inspector Fulton
before United States commissioner in
Cincinnati on Saturday and then war
rant was issued for Miller and Johns.
inspector Fulton Immediately came II
Washington and another Inspector went
FrFsrr Tfrar
rest.
Dismissed and Arrested.
Inspector Fulton today exhibited the
papers in the case of United States Dis
desk an day today He was called into
the office OF Attorney General Robb
shortly after % clock this afternoon and
notified Of his dismissal and OF the steps
that had been taken. He was allowed
10 draw his salary and then return 20
tie private office OF the assistant at
torney general. where inspectors were in
waiting.
The Ryan company was the beneficiary
under a decision of the assistant attor-
Iey general of the pOstoffce department
made several months ago subsequent to
the decision in the Arnold case. and
coUched il. practically the same terms as
that decision
These decisions declared the concerns
named to be free 10 use the mails The
AuOld decision il is stated. was signed
nv Assistant Attorney General Iyner aud
the Ryan decision by George A. Chris
1ianCr. the law clerk of the department
who was then acting assistant attorney
general ON account of Mr.. Tyrer's pro-
traCted Illness. Mr.. Christiancy was at
the pOstOffi department ON a summons
from the department and was closely eX-
amined regarding the case
Amount Of the Bride.
Tt is Stated that the amount offered
Miller as "a bride aggregated several
thousand dollars and was IN the form
of cash payment followed by a check
This payment is alleged to have taken
place in Cincinnati so the case viii be
tried there, probably IN 1.-The. the OctoPFeSI
term of the court Mr.. Miller probably
will give bail for his appearance at that
time The penalty for the ottense
IS a fine of not more than three times
the bribe asked or accepted and lmprlsOn-
r7enr of not more than three years
Mr.. Payne said that this statement was
All that could he said at this time. In
} view Of the fact that the case is now
before the judicial authorities. He said
that the case had been under consldera-
ton ever since the general investigation
began. He declined to say what eN-
planatory statement had been made by
r W. GiImer. the former expert of the
office of the comptroller of the treasury,
whose examination Of the accounts In the
Washington pOStOrilce and whose Suose-
oueur transfer to another bureau of the
treasury was referred to in Comptroller
T'r3ceweus report TO the postmaster gen
eral regarding the Iulloch charges. re-
fuses to talk about the subject comp
troUer TraCewell alleged that Mr. Gil
rner himself. al his own suggestion. wrote
the letter which Mr. Traceweu signed
cXcmpting the Washington and New
York pCstOffices from his examination OF
Mr. GiImer. it is understood. admits
that ne did so, but says that his reason
was TO have some written authority OF
record for the action he took under the
verbal orders to that effect