The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-29

Washington. May 25.-Postmaster
Payne today summarily dismissed
Daniel Y. Miller, assistant attorney in
the office Of the assistant attorney gen
eraI for the pOstOffice department. for
accepting Il bride in connection with
the case Of John J. Ryan & Company,
charged with FRAUDULENT use of the mails.
\ warrant has been issued for Miller's
arrest.
Another warrant has been issued for
the arrest Of a man who is charged
with being the partner or gO-betWeen
il the transaction. \ pOstoffice inspec-
tor has gone west from Cincinnati to
effect the arrest, which IS expected to
occur tonight or tomorrow. The bride
Is alleged TO have been accepted at
Cincinnati, last December.
Miller came here from Terre Haute,
Ind. about two years He was
appointed by Former Assistant AttOr-
u-y General james y. Tyner. The
charge against Miller has been under
investigation for three months.
The Ryan Company was 4 turf in
Vestment concern who operated at st.
Louis and COvingtOn, Ky. Its methods
and working operations are said to be
similar to those of the ARNOLD Com
IEtfy Nflltn mas inquired C~OlSDlCUOuSIS
in the pOStOtiICe investigation. The in
spectOrs have been quietly at work on
the case and action was delayed SO they
might get together all the papers and
evidence which in their opinion. was
necessary.
PostUfIice Inspector ". J. Vickery, at
Cincinnati. and POStOffice Inspector r.
". Fulton, at st. Louis, recently were
given full charge of the case. Com
pIJIut was made by Inspector Fulton
before Il United States COMMISSIONS in
Cincinnati Saturday and a warrant was
then issued for Miller and for the other
party. Inspector Fulton Immediately
came to Washington while another in
SpectOr 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
il i'm the custody of Il ~pOStOffice inSpec-
tor and his formal arrest VIII follow to-
morrow morning. Miller was at his
desk all day today. He was called into
the office Of Assistant Attorney General
o shortly after , o'clock this after
noon and notified of his immediate dis
miSSII and of the steps that had been
taken. He was allowed to draw his
salary and then return to the private
office of the assistant attorney general.
where inspectors We're waiting
The Ryan Company was the benefic-
Idry under a decision of the assistant
attorney general of the pOstOftiCe de-
partment made several months ago,
subsequent to the decision IN the Arnold
case n COuChed in practically the
same terms as that decision.
Those decisions declared the concerns
named to be free to use the mails. The
Arnold decision it is stated. was signed
by Assistant Attorney General Tynel
and the Ryan decision by George H
Christiancy. the law clerk Of the de
FartmeUt. who was then acting aSSIS'
taut attorney general on account OF
MI Tyuer'S prOtraCted illness. Mr.
ChrjStiIncy was at the ~pOstOffiCe de
paTtweut today OF 4 from tn
department and was closely examined
regarding the case.
II il stated that the amount of Mil
ler'S bride aggregated several thOus'
and dollars and was in the form OF {
cash payment followed by 4 check. Thi:
payment is alleged to have taken place
in Cincinnati. 50 the case will be tried
there. probably i'm the October term O
the court Mr. Miller probably will Civ
bail for his appearance ut that time
The penalty for the offeuSe - a fine no
more than three times the amount ask
ed or accepted and by Imprisonment
not more than three years.
Postmaster General Payne made tn
announcement of this latest develop
ueut in the investigation this afteTuOO1
in "a brief statement giving the fore
going facts.
Mr.. Payne said that this Statemen
was all that could he said at this tim,
IN view OF the that the case is nov
before the judicial authorities. He sal
that the case has been under considers
tlou ever since the general investigate
began and added that there would /
arother arrest Immediately The part!
he sid. is outside of the department
He declined TO say hat explanation
~tatemcrt had been made by Miller.
NuIsr was taken 20 :l1-
-s-rr .r,t rIIced under arrest by
deputy marshal. He waived I'm
-.ru ard was released uu $1.51N bone
for appearance at court in Ciucinna
--Nt autumn. The warrant. II W.
learned late tonight. charges cOnSpirdC
instead OF bribery as first reported
y Warrant on the same charge n
r--- .~-u-I for the arrest of Joseph y
uuu-. a lawyer of Rockville P1rl
county Indiana Ii was Intended
have both arrests made at the san
time bur mo- reuOrt has been receive
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