The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-04
Was Told That II He Did Not Capture Fugl-
tive He Would Lose His Job.
He is NOW WORKING VERY SECRETLY.
BslIsved 10 Bs In Boston, Though Not Evsn His
Family Has Definite Information as to His
Whereabouts A Norfolk Dispatch.

New York. Dec 4.-Chief of Detec-
tives James Reynolds Of Brooklyn bor-
ough. who left his command several
days ago to find $50 per cent" Miller.
had not returned up To an early hour
today. Not even his family know where
he is.
From other sources. however 1t was
learned that Capt. Reynolds destina-
ton was Boston.
He received private advices from
that city last week that Miller was in
hiding In a cheap hotel in the suburbs,
waiting for a chance to skip to Eu-
rope.
This was enough for Reynolds and
he started at once for Boston, without
waiting to pack up.
The captains haste was due to the
alleged ultimatum conveyed TO him
from Headquarters that If he didn't find
Miller it might be necessary for him TO
find another lob.
The story was all over Brooklyn yes
terday that President of the Police
Board York sent for Capt. Reynolds
last week and told him 10 find Miller
or prepare to make his application for
retirement
The police discovered a new lead In
the Miller syndicate mystery which
may be the means of throwing an i'm
portant side light upon the case.
About fhree or four weeks ago
smooth faced man. with prematurely
gray hair. lived at a boarding house
in Cranberry street, Brooklyn. near the
Heights. He was known as Sherwood,
and was understood to be Wall street
broker.
The only thing that struck the house
keeper as peculiar about Mr.. Sherwood,
whom sh. describes as very gentle
manly person was that letters came to
~, hA- "A m
that Mr. Sherwood claimed these let
ters which he said were meant for a
friend OF his.
Schlesinger is the man who just pre-
vious To the smash up Of the Franklin
syndicate appeared on the scene and
took charge, relegating Miller 10 the
background He was introduced To the
clerks OF the establishment by Miller
himself, who told them that In future
they were to take their orders from Mr..
Schlesinger.
II is also a fact that Miller was sub
1ect TO the same authority.
Schlesngsr disappeared about the
same time as Millerand has not been
heard of since. lit is Thought that he
was one OF the organizers of the
Franklin syndicate. and 1t seems not
improbable that Sherwood, who lived
so quietly in one of Brooklyn's exclu-
boarding houses, was also in the
same business, IL not the directing gem
ius thereof.
The singular feature of the whole af-
fair is that a prominent police captain,
who has known all about the affairs of
the Franklin syndicate, was in the
habit of taking his meals at a boarding
house just around the corner from the
Cranberry street establishment. al
though his precinct is far distant from
that point.
1t was impossible TO learn today
whether he had ever dined in company
with the smooth-face broker known
as Mr.. Sherwood.
a dispatch from Norfolk. Va. says a
clean-shaven man, closely resembling
Miller, demanded passage to Tampico.
Mex, from Capt. Christophersen Of the
Norwegian steamship Fortuna, now
loading coal at Lamberts point, and
was to call the next day.
The man. however did not appear
the following day, and all traces of him
have been lost.