The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
MILLER'S METHODS
SMOOTH and SILKY.
How italian jim, the Junkman, Came Out
Winner by the Use of His Stiletto-
One Victim Wanted to Take a
Dose of Carbolic Acid.

On Stockton street lives a woman who
attends the chapel of the Tompkins
Avenue Congregational church. She
was present when Miller was tried on
charge of taking money from young
men and using it for himself After
the trial, which resulted in Miller being
read out Of the church, the woman
created a scene, exclaiming that she
had given Miller $3.50. Miller told the
woman to call at his office the next day,
and she would get her money. Prompt
ly at 9 o'clock the woman was there.
AS soon as Miller saw her, he put his
hand in his pocket and drew out $500.
Handing the money to her, he said:
Here, 1 will make you a present of
$40, just for the fun of the thing
The woman was so taken by surprise
that it was some minutes before she
recovered. She promptly handed back
the money, saying: ''Pll trust you"
Miller thanked her kindly and put the
money back in his pocket. Until the
place was raided the woman drew reg
ularly every week $50, but thinking that
it would last forever, she spent the
money as soon as she received it, Her
son, who was working for a man in
Myrtle avenue, thought that it would
last forever, too, and he promptly quit
work. Then he entered Pratt insti-
tute. Now he will have to leave school
and go to work.
A large crowd of depositors We're
walking along Floyd street towards
Tompkins avenue. Among them was a
young man, who from the good humor
he was in, appeared to be ahead of the
game. At the corner of Tompkins ave-
nue. where there is a drug store, the
crowd stopped The young man referred
RI wa s116daD1v coizod with n i5aa o1d
opening the drug store door and rush
ing to the counter, he demanded:
do you sell carbolic acid? If you do
give me ten cents worth
"Carbolic acid has gone up" quietly
said the druggist, "and we sell nothing
less than twenty-five cents worth"
The drug store man is ahead of the
game too.
William F. Miller, Who conducted the
Franklin syndicate in Brooklyn, has not
yet been arrested, and the police have
not the faintest idea where he is. The
Franklin syndicate safe, which
last thing before he took
flight, was opened by a locksmith
today in Brooklyn police station. In it
was found 1870 shares of Brooklyn Rapid
Transit stock and a few worthless
scraps of paper. There was not penny
of cash and nothing of value except the
stock. A majority of it had been pur-
chased at 1895 and the balance at $50
Postmaster Wilson of Brooklyn has
received an order from the postmaster
general directing him to return, so far
as possible, to the senders all letters
addressed to the syndicate About 1900
pieces of mail, including over $4,000
worth of money orders, have accumu-
lated since Saturday
Involuntary bankruptcy petitions
against the syndicate were instituted in
the United States court today before
Judge Thomas, by Charles j. Belfer and
Samuel j. Flash, attorneys representing
depositors whose claims aggregate over
$4,000. They allege in their petition that
large part Of the syndicate property
has been concealed with intent to de-
fraud creditors. These bankruptcy pro
ceedings. 1t is said, will take precedence
over all other claims filed against the
syndicate.