New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-12
BANKERS WIVES ARRESTED.
HOLDING MONEY STOLEN FROM ENGLISH
DEPOSTTORS.

THEIR HUSBANDS FAILED IN ENGLAND RE-
chNTLY-LARGE SUMS OF THEIR AZ:
SETS CONVERTED INTO AMERI-
C,S CURRENCY.
William F. Howe came hurricly into the
supreme Court, Chambers, shortly after ! O'Clock
yesterday forenoon and asked Judge BARRETT Tor
writ Of habcas corpus. reurnabe Immediately,
FOR the production in court Of Cornelia v h.
Miller and Priscilla Field two English women
who h" SAID had been arrested by Central Oihce
detectives Mt the Coleman House. Mr. Howe
said that he did not know anything about the
merits of the case, except that the women had
Fever been arrested before, and that they did not
know what they were arrested for. lie said that
they had been arrested without warrant. ana
his understanding of the was that they were
held entirely without authority. lie wanted 10
have the prisoners taken before Judge Barrett I'M
mcdiately to determine whether or not they were
legally held.
II living a halfhOliday, court would be ad-
journcd at noon and Mr.. Howe wanted the writ
returnablc Immediately, So that the prisoners
wonld not be in custody over Sunday if they
were unlawfully held judge Barrett granted the
writ and Mr.. Howe hurried away with it. lie re-
turned, ,o the court room :4J and told Judge
Barrett that the prisoners had not yet been taken
10 Por" Headquarters The officers there co'iid
not make return to the writ. lie said he sup
posed the prisoners had been taken to police
court. and he suggested that the writ be made
rctnrnablc on Monday. Judge Barrett said that
he was perfectly willing to sit longer than 'in'ii
room il the circumstances were such as MIR. Howe
had said they were when hc applied for the writ.
Mr.. Howe said that Monday would do, and he
departed once more
When ihr writ was first shown TO Inspector
Rvrncs hr said HAT he did not hav"
>uch persons in bis custody. and therefore
hr unable to obey the wit. lie Thought
'hc two women uiigh, lp. brought {"
Police headquarters later in the day rs prison
err, Then the lawyer went beck to .Inigc Barrett
and had The writ mad" rr'nrnahr AT 10 a. III TO-
morrow as has already hc'n stated.
Mcanwhil,. tll" two women were taken 70 Nh"
Central Orl-r under arr'>t Mr. lIow". when hr
returned aua.n with the writ was permitted Il"
talk with the pr isoncr> 10 \ reporter hr said
that Tie. women wrr IL" wives Of M"NSiS. I"i
and Miller, who recently were bankers and
hr,nrr, ~ Iur,"n. figllnI anl failed month
atn Tor ?i,o,ii siur."u0 II slld that Field
4 Co. LaI ;,b.,ou,l,. after tine failure and that
4 r.ccrvrr had t,c"yerrd that large sams. amount
III. /, abou, Sl:oGO0. hnI been Converted INTO
\ul-ricin currency. Onc draft Of Slu""" had
been rrccilr. by The firm through Brown. Nhipley
n Co.
Mr> Field and Mrs Miller came 10 this city
tgyo wrchs ago and took rooms ~ tic FIuh Ave-
nee Hotel III. Miller VS. accompanied h. her
lii.r da., i.rI sl\ yrlj> Old. Nr How" ,tIl that
'.c women Arrr"a's, aid 'r'id r"' ic
.rtl rc>poislhle foi at, as oi thur husbands
He ,lrn".incrL t.r aiir,'s - p"''"" Outrage.
Both women ~ hI.i.iy "'Jc'''"d AMI have moved
m ito l-'s' >"rI"t,. y "As N,ri
Mrs Miller - = tall, blonde woman. and wears
e>icn.i,c diAinon'is Her pr',y little danrl;cr
Wa dressed ~ AN effective Kate Gncnnwav gown.
Iic p,I>orr:, w,ir not iocn"d up in a cell. b1t
Ycrc icri..!f'"l TO sfa} in the II scum on the
frs, floor Of the Central O,licc
WHAT INsrE, TOR pYRNES SAYS.
In,lc-t"r Hyrn"s sd ls' r'enin- som" Tin"
,sp q firm If bAn,"r, and brokers. known It,
] II l'"id 4 60. bean business IN I"L"'n 90:
the p,,n winch I':d!Eand Ward "r'r adopted
Ia fh> 'i'r. Tie m"n'N'rs of tie h''!l "r'r ."i"'
II T-.d William W,,l.wotlu NIii"r. ami ms
,ou William loIc, MIl.r;. "hu "r ,'3 :" h'
\n"lIc,l.> 1,cN prc'"ndrl I" 81" lafl'" returns
.u iltrs'tr.."n. T'npl" "" i"' r"riI A"F"
ulnn., tp Iuycsi wrnr r,Ii al 'i.r rnd 81 % monte
,hi' y l,L earned ten at tvrnii lr'r cent. IL"
ale .ri pIuli great t.."t lrN">'"f> inth'
.Nrc Ia get much a.. s. 90" pi"'lt "n an ih''st
urni oi sIo.""U ~ !r>S thIn '"" }""r~ lI'i' :
wnA \ rush Of Irr~,i.s 10 invest nI,u"y VIA
! II Erh a. Co. ui course, and ia" trim ir.'h
IA l.r.r sums. wh!lr thri krpt up tin pr"''n'" II
pa,lns III! profits. uurIl rhry ih"nth' 1t was ''n'
To- ,li, Ahoui >l\ wcr.> ago Tie h"h"r ,rd'lH.''
huf,t
Two weeks .." wA, a>.."i I" look out i"i
u,> T,rli md Mr. Mi'l"r wi" wrrr lrlnNri T.
have come ,o has cIiI with tlr greater part "i
th. u,n,ry whirl hld been it'cu from the HrI'iNA
u,.c,'of> Il WAS sand that Field and ia" i""
NIllus laL nrl - tie Continent l"'"riI'' H'r
gc.nt, t.u,ci and Frlnk t"und III" women III {"
l.o. IN ,hi, ciii and kept watch on item
Ihrl ,,w the w"r"n =" /" Howe ~ llhmi"IS :
nticc g. NruWu iIoihcrs' banking hons" AMI =
o,irr places ~ Brown lhoilrI,, MrN. NIl"f
presented drafts on Iown. Nhlp''y " Co.. "l
lnndun. Tor hiar SUMS. Amounting v S"'."""' ana
,l, insisted "n irrcINirs the money III S'.""" ana
-" uuu I 'hI'rl States h'mh notes me di"ltN
vri.. nui al ctsl."I at one iInr. one" when >Ir
wrrt get 'rii for ::;".""" rA>irL she com
planned or i,iminr.s on arr"ini "t H." lrai IN
The uamkIn. olicr and insisted ~ S'-nin~ ~"
receipt tor In. ViUnri III her r1iIIlr'.
EaIli III Or'olrr l;roNn li"tl"fH were warn"'l
To stop the pay in'ni oi drafts presented bN Nr'.
Miller The I.on,i"n h"n>r rahrl that lie drafts
l,,L been procured bN her with money r"Ilr'tr
II, the ila,niulrni barhihg hrn. She had par
,L,>.rl the ,r,ii> from Brown. Siunry Co. with
,umls.r,d ,ltlii, un the Bank "l I'm. gland. and II
h,l irrn p">,lh.r I" fta'" IN" money brown
Erotlrr. thrn refused 20 ri4h ,Iriii for SIIo"o
which Mr., Miller presented Mt'rwIrd repre-
sentative, of ;luwr a linnruc aci,ng as her runn-
sol tried to get tie money tor her, bat the bank
rT> iriH~ril T." r1Y IT
Ihr i..iti.i. t"u>nl in this city received dlr'"
tiun, from tie Home t"vrrnn.rnt I" raIa H." ar
resi-, of ihc woimcn md | WIS able 10 tell
h,m where they rout h' found. Pari "i III"
instruct :on 10 the Consul read as follows: Ih"Nr
;ropr air al suIposc'l I" im \nrlran> from 'hl-
raeo Warrant, for thrir arrr, ha,r been granted.
\prI, 10 the proper authorities l1r warrants an |
rLc urrrs.ari "cTnrIiS wlll hr s'rt ~ S""n u,
u>>Ihlc Her Mar.StNs Representatives Will apply