Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-13
A BIG SUN SECURED
on DRARfS ON A BROKEN BANK BIZ WOMEN
CLAIMING TO BE- WIVES OF
Ascending English Hnaneiers-Shsr.ly Ahsr Ar
irving in New York They Suessed in Poeksting
$4,000 in Coed U. S Certifcates-The
Ladies Arrested and Locked Up.

$4,000 in Coed U. S. Csriiacaiss-The
Ladies Arrested and Locked Up.
NEW YORK, October l2.-Among the
arrivals at the Fifth Avenue Hotel one
day almost two weeks ago were two
women and child Of years. The
women registered as Mrs. l.. Browning
and Mrs. Cornelia V. l.. Miller. Mrs.
Browning was brunette, Of perhaps 40
years. Mrs. Miller was a blonde aud
younger The child was a sickly look
ing little girl, who was generally dressed
In Kate Greenaway style.
The two women had plenty OF money
and acted in every way like women
accustomed to luxury. Mrs Browning
seemed to have the most to say IN the
direction OF their affairs. After they
had been here several days Mrs Brown
ing sent for Lawyer Abe Hummol. She
informed him that she was Mrs James
IL. Field, the wife Of tho senior partner
OF the London banking firm OF James
II. Field * Co. She said she had been
DRAWING on HER HUSBANDS BANK
through Brown Brothers & CO.. OF 80
wall street, and that she had deposit
with them; that she had called at the
bank FOR draft and been informed that
the firm had received instructions from
London to stop all payments on drafts
To her order. Through Howe & Hum
mel she entered suit to the amount OF
the draft. 1t was for 1000 This was
the latter part OF last week, Last Mon
day Mrs. Browning, or Field, and Mrs.
Miller removed TO the Coleman House
and took less expensive rooms. On the
register Of the Coleman House their
names are written, "Mrs. Miller and
Mrs. Browning"
On Friday evening Mr.. iIummel
called upon them and held long con
To-day, just before noon,
two men called, and the women came
down stairs, left their key I'm the Office
and went out, accompanied by little
girl. Before going out they sent q
message to Mr.. Hummel. When Hum
mel got the note he went before Judge
Barrett with an application for a writ Of
habeas corpus. lie told Judge Barrett
that the two women had been arrested
by the police without warrant. and
with no authority except cablceram
from London.
FOUND IN 4 POLICE STATION.
Judge Barrett granted the writ and
Mr.. llummel hurried to police head
quarters. The women were not there.
After waiting as long he could, Mr.. Hum
mel returned to the Supreme Court and
got another writ, returnable on Monday.
With this he appeared again at police
headquarters. This time the women
and the little girl were there I'm In
spector Byrnes' Office. The lawyer
served the writ, and having done an
that he could, left his clients 10 spend
Sunday In prison.
Humme said that the arrest was an
outrage, and that Mr.. Byrncs had uo
right to make II. lie told this story:
James NJ. Field & Co., American stock
brokers and organizers Of Syndicatcs in
London, who failed some time ago. had
abscondcd, leaving their affair, in
great confusion. The story was that
receiver had been appointed and had
found out that during the past two
months Mr.. Field had turned over $780,
600 into American currency, and that a.
was thought that his money had all
gone with the absconders. Now these
two ladies reached here two weeks ago.
and II Is nothing against Mrs. Field
that she registered under an assumed
name.
ACTING OS FOREIGN ADVICE.
81 suppose that Inspector Byrnc has
received IA cablcgram ordering the ar
rest OF the women. suppose the Eng
li>h authorities think that Mrs. Field and
Mrs. Miller have the G3O,O 600 In their
possession. Mrs. Miller is the wife of
nm cmployc OF the house. Both Mr.
Miller and Mr.. Field are Americans.
aud their wives are also. Mrs. Milloris
from Chicago, and Mrs. Field is also
from the West. Now | am convinced
that these two ladies have not the money.
and am certain that the only
ground for arrcstlng them g. the
suspicion that they may have IL. But
because their husbands may be embcz-
zlers is no ground for arrcstng them as
accessories. As | understand t., Mr..
Field and his partners are accused OF
and making away with s0mc-
thing like half a million dollars. the
money Of Englishmen aud Americans.
whom the firm induced 10 invest. The
habeas corpus case comes up on Monday
morning at 1890 o'clock. and no doubt
the ladies will be released forthwith
Inspector Byrnes said tonight that The
women were supposed TO have with them
l.. .f Ifnt lttrfrlfa flIfrI
their husbands and Mr. Miller's son bad
pcrpetrated in London.
1000 SECURED oN DRAFT.
A year and half ago. hc said, jaime,
H. Field, William Wadsworth Miller
and William Gates Miller, his l9-ycar-
son. opened banking house in London.
IL was "A sort OF Ferdinand Ward con-
cern. II promised big returns for de-
poslts. and actually paid at intervals Of
one or three months alleged profits %
the dep0sitors at the rate Of % or 80 per
cent. a year. Matters came TO a head
five or six weeks ago. Then the firm dis
solved. not IN legal way, but disap-
paarcd and with IL went its asserts. The
male members OF the two families were
supposed 10 have gone 10 the continent
and the woman to have come here.
Each party IS said TO have carried away
a share OF the plundcr. Tho British
Consulate asked Byrnes 10 arrest the wo-
man. They were supposed 30 have
about 500, 900 OF the booty with them.
Before they left England Mrs. Miller
took large sum TO the Bank Of England
and got Bank OF England notes for il.
These she took to Brown, Shiplcy *
CO., the London bankers. aud eXchang-
ed for drafts on Brown Bros. & Co.. Of
this city.
The woman got here Oh September 3.
and Mrs. Miller had already got sJ5,0OO
worth Of drafts cashed here before In
formation reached any Interested. Then,
upon a telegram from the London house
payment was refused on a further draft
for S3j. 600. The drafts that the woman
presented were, according TO iniorma-
tiOn from the other side, sent ~ New
York by steamers following the steamer
on which the woman left for America.
The object Of this, the police say, was
that I'm case the woman had been arrest
ed here on their arrival no eliminating
evidence could have been found ON
her.
Howe & Hummcl, Byrncs says, were
already in the employment Of the
wOmana They tried without avail to
get this last draft cashed. The s95, coo
they got all in s., 900 and $4,000 United
States certificates.