The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-26

Various reports were current regard
ing the whereabouts of William F. Mil
Ter, the ostensible head of the syndi
cate.
Yesterday Miller disappeared at noon
having learned that the Kings count,
grand jury had indicted him for con
spiracy with the intend TO defraud and
that a bench warrant had been ISSUED
for his arrest. 1t was said that Millei
came to the borough of Manhattan ant
escaped under the eyes of detectives
Some think that he is still in Manhat-
tan. Others think that he has by this
time left Greater New York far behind
railroad train.
Cashier Is Held.
His brother Louis H. Miller. cashier
of the Franklin Syndicate. who was ar
rested last night when the policeA-aided
the offices of the concern, was take Il To
court today and held in 81 900 bail 10
answer the charge of having aided his
brother in defrauding creditors, IS, SOC
having been found by the police which
they allege the prisoner concealed in
the house adjoining the Franklin Syn
dictate offices.
All day a crowd of excited depositors
held the fort at ia Floyd street, which
fort, however, was well guarded by po-
enriched by the interest of 10 per cent
a week on earnings they had placed IL
MillerS hands fer investment
Floyd street was the scene OF great
excitement. The crckyd was made up
largely of women. Some of them had
remained throughout Friday night.
hoping that the young Napoleon of
finance" would return with his extra
ordinary dividends and pay them their
interest or their principal. At midnight
Friday, overcome by excitement and
her losses, Mrs. A. NJ. Cheney, who is
said to have lost the savings of a life
time, dropped dead. Several women
tainted and today the police have much
difficulty in keeping back the surging
mobs.
General Alarm Out
Early today the police sent out a
general alarm for the apprehension of
William F. Miller. as follows:
ARREST for grand larceny, William
+. Miller. Sc years, feet inches, 14O
pounds, dark moustache, small side
whiskers, broken nose, mixed gray suit
and overcoat, light alpine hat"
The police also sent out a general
alarm for the apprehension of Cecil
Leslie, Miller's private secretary, who
acted also as his press agent. and who
is in a manner responsible for the re
cent publication of the story of Miller's
greatness and his imaginary prowess in
Wall street
All the banks in the city were noti-
fled by the police today to hold any
money in their possession deposited to
the account of William F. Miller or the
Franklin Syndicate, pending the devel-
opments in the Indictment of Miller and
Leslie. The police also set about to
keep an eye on certain banks and trust
Fss no aF-e- H.
have money on deposit. NotwithStand-
ing the fact shat Miller withdrew from
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S bank more than
100000 about Thursday, the police
placed detectives in this bank, believ-
ing that he still has deposits here.
Consul Generals Denial.
Regarding the report that Miller had
placed 100000 in the German consul
ate, the acting German consul. General
X Benz, said today that Miller had
not deposited that sum nor any other
sum of money with the consulate and
he had no knowledge of the matter.
we are not in the habit of doing
such things" he said. IF we did any
thing We would help the authorities to
expose suspicious characters. j have |!
no idea whether Miller is a German citi- |,
zen or not"
1t was said that ]. c. Hendrix. presi- |
dent OF the Union bank and represent
ing the American Bankers association !
had submitted most of the evidence on |
which Miller and Leslie were indicted |
The work of procuring this was started
and accumulated chiefly through the I
efforts of the Fourth National bank
It was the Fourth National bank that
first exposed the doingS of Rev. P F.
Jernegan of the Sea Water Cold
company, which afterward collapsed.
Bankers Are Reticent.
Officers OF the Fourth National bank
we're not disposed to say much about
he matter today, but they admitted
hat a score or more of drafts on Mil
er's syndicate had been poured in on
hem today, largely from Ohio towns
and ranging in amounts from So to $780,
)eing for weekly interest payments
According 10 Wall street bankers
hearty all Of the country depositors of
he syndicate left both principal and
interest in the concern and viii lose
III they have invested.
\ pile of kilograms six Inches high
ay in front of Postmaster Wilson of
he borough of Brooklyn today. Each
me was plea to stop payment on a
money order or to hold up registered
etter. All of Miller's mail has been
leld up. He received 500 ordinary and
fifty registered letters daily on an aver
ge. His money orders varied from
1000 TO $4,000 daily. Almost every
own in the United States seems TO be
epresented in the list. ,
All of the sums sent now in the hands
{ the postal authorities will be re-
nnded. d,
Disclosure by World.
The World will tomorrow say:
Miller is an ex-convict and he is ,
rell known TO the people OF Lynn. !
lass, where he formerly resided He ,
Tas arrested there on Sept. 20, 1896. on
he charge of forgery. it being claimed /;
hat he obtained possession. of a large !
UNI of money from a friend He was :
-ied. convicted and sentenced to the :
oncord reformatory.
'sSliller's photograph adorns the
1gues' gallery at police headquarters a
tally came from. the authorities there .
0 not know, but he was in that vicin- =
y for several years. He never re- :
,rted TO manual labor for a living :
lille in Lynn. The police OF Lynn are
4 the watch for him. as il is known
E has many friends and acquaintance
lere. to whom he may appeal for ref :.
&c. I
MILLER was also known in Boston, and E
ntil two weeks ago he maintained a r
ranch Office in the CharleStown dis
let. Hundreds of Boston men and :.
omen, mostly iaboring people, have :
zen swjndled by Investing" money q
it'll the. concern. The total amounts =
) placed in this vicinity is estimated r
500. G00''
Miller Buys Bonds. S
It is known that Miller recently Wis ii
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