The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06
AFTER SYNDICATE MILLER.
FALSE REPORTS or mrs ARREST IN
MONTREAL

r,ou. Woman Carrying on $40, 900 of tho
Syndicate spoiis in Her Bodice, skirts
and Stockings, and About Miller's Flight.
Reports from more than one source indicate
that the police are closing In on William y.
Miller, the fugitive manager OF the Franklin
Syndicate" 1t 10 not true. however, as re-
ported that he was arrested on Monday In
Montreal. The manager OF the detective
agency. whose officers were reported to have
arrested him. made the following statement to
areporter of THE SuN yesterday;
Our Chicago manager reports from Mon
treal that Miller was In the Canadian
metropolis on Sunday and Monday OF this
week. that he Is not there now but that he 10
under surveillance. Further THAI that we
know nothing. being content to leave the case
In the hands OF our Chicago manager, who
10 on the ground"
In addition to this statement. THE Sun re-
celved the following from its Montreal corre-
spondent last evening:
Despite all reports to the effect that Miller.
the Franklin Syndicate man had been ar
, rested here. he has not bsen arrested In Mont
real. and 1t Is the opinion OF silas Carpenter.
Chief OF tina Montreal detective force. that
Miller IL not in Montreal. The story sent out
from this city last night and circulated
all over the United States that Miller had been
arrested at the Windsor Hotel was pure fake.
TEE syS CorresDondent has been EN-. KEEP, busy for
garding Miler's alleged presence In Montreal
When the rumor was first started that Miller
was In Canada. New York newspaper detailed
a special force OF reporters and also engaged
several NON oers Of private detective agsnoy
TO GO on a still hunt FOR Miller.
1T happened that J. n dreenshields. q WE'LL
known Montreal criminal lawyer. who has
business relations with Col Ammon. Mlllers
cnpnssl was in Nav YORK. at tho lime and
called on Col. Ammon. He was shadowed by
the sleuths. who. believing they Ind sure clue,
followed him back to Montreal and from hero
lS,lowea MN nnS nsoso.wnerS
M so s9h be TO 70 Ss o2 ss
sstional story published OF Miller's presence In
Canada. and IL wns followed bv tho report
emUnatlng from the Headquarters nf the detsc-
tive agency AZ Chicago that Miller had already
been arrested
SS % 81 sss rsp"r
were many rumor- alioat. One was that Miller
Ing house, another that he was locked
I'm in a room in the Windsor Hotel
nGa n,h mS, wbSh We %o was surronnse bv
letee,iye.. Al! these reports, on inve..tisstion
be.n not Ned hv Tho Nav YORK authorities To
be on the ookout Tor Miller. said his personal
oninion was thai MI Ter was not in Montreal
Ipp' ere is Of course. a p"ssibii,y that Miller
r,.v h., In Canada hut ~ ma 4. he has moi haen
located
inq Mia One ia nertIculoriy iptsr..t.
nc hacauss ~ n. sHufse rom which
L. ,,naI.s I, .ubs,ap.s ina .fnrv
ia tbat ON the evening Milier dIsen
nesrsG he callei AT the Office 81 A cerfain
n,nn an A th.ro In tha nrassnca nj thI. mar
dsiivarai =" a woman III "SN in ham, biIis'
The woman acrorIiny To Tho siory siuiYeJ as
much Of the money AS abe could into the bosom
~ her bodire ard nT,r.i the T.maInier in h.r
II irt and stockinra Thnr ala lef, tho ofSoe
Having gHt I'D -, IN. money according 10
,ba stnrS The woman lon, the oiYca and then
Sna Ifh nj, mon T AMI .3s whIssess taR.p "a
and and his hair e|oprad close Then he eit
ths niI,"s' dc .cenJed 10 Tho street bS
means s %Sh"r nan tns eeEs,o 0p 1sar, me
", tha Nm 80 AZ I, ia SIlsvni has -, es,nh
mother in Nanhattan AVENUE this borough
TSfs aonan II "a nIegai ms bcId fTeuusnt
conyar,o''N". vim the man in wbosa of,cs she
ia .siJ n have r.ceiyei stS'OO0 from, N lI.r
nysr n tale, hone i'm a i-uc .tor. near her re.i.
Isnce that she has b..n Enoyn a. Mrs -
tbe nam. 81 III. man 20 whom abe ,"l.pbon.d'
and that that man has frequently called upon
aIlec ed that this woman was the custodian OF
IN. hulk OF the money taken ia at the
head1uarters 81 tho frnukln SYN Ticntr"
and that tho money mas not ret been divided
among the Ave persons. lnclu ing the woman
alleged 10 have been partners N that enter.
resiipnca Tor The rast Two days
TuE 81. know. the source ~ that part
Of In, above -'o-y which purp1rts TO re-
count what happened 10 Miller and his