The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-12-06
MILLER'S PROFITS.
In The Franklin Syndicate
Were Enormous.
Profits For 33 bays We're $500. 0eo
in Excess OF the Amount Paid Out
same Of the Items in the Business
Miller Took Away About 81, $50, 900.

GFonts UT % nays were T1Vusutb
in Excess Of the Amount Paid Out
same Of the Items in the Business
Miller Took Away About 81, $50. 900.
Special to the NEW DOMINION:
New YORK, Dec. 4.-lnspector
Mackellar to-day permitted the
newspaper men to inspecs the books
of the Franklin Syndicate. There
was a wagon-load or more of stuff,
which included four Remington
typewriters, several boxes of checks
neatly inclosed in stamped envelopes
which were evidently intended as
payments of interest to depositors,
other boxes with checks that had
been returned after the cash was re
ceived, and about dozen ledgers
and journals, most of them blank.
In one book was a list OF almost
all the country newspapers placed
in alphabetical order, which seemed
to indicate that the syndicate had
advertised pretty extensively.
There were the names of 1000 de-
positors in the ledgers, and their
deposits ranged from so up to
81 900, although the majority had
invested from $40 to $50. Some idea
of the business done within the past
six weeks was shown by the entries
in the cash book. According to the
entries commencing Oct IA, 1899,
there was paid out on that day 81,
431. go, while there was on hand 81,
sos, making total of $7,l26 80.
Only $40 was taken in on that day
October 16 was evidently salary
day, for on that day the sum of
1884 was paid out for salaries, with
Sc for extra night help, $40 for 9th
er expenses and $l0l for commits
sions.
On that day Miller paid out alto
gether $4 ,2l7, and took in 1854.
On Oct. II he paid out 81, 247 and
took in 1870.
On Oct. 10 he paid out $2.96S.50
and took in, in town, $4,000. and
out OF town IS, $780, making a total
OF $4,000
On the 18th and 18th he paid out
$3,4Sl. so, and took in $57, 800 On
Nov. 3, which was star day, Mil
Ter paid out $4,424, and took in, in
town, $51 ,17250, and out of town,
$12,1S2,50 making a total of 1858,
355.
The last entry in the cash book
| is on Nov. 16. 1t shows that Miller
paid out on that day $l4, 659.l0, an
took in $50,S97.
On Nov. 3 he struck balance
including all receipts and amounts
paid out since Oct. Ia. The total
paid out was $45, 77S.45, while the
receipts were $160,3S6. so.
Under the letter A in the ledger
are IS depositors who made tota
of deposits OF $4,000 The bigges
depositors under A were +. b. Abel
of SAT Classen ave-, $500; j. Amal
of 266 Jefferson st, S5Sc, and +. Ar
mold OF 1876 Tompkins ave-, $500.
Louis Miller, Jr., the alleged cash
Ter of the defunct Miller franklin
Syndicate, and his $500 satche
were again in evidence in the Adams
Street Police Court, Brooklyn to
day.
Miller who had been released OF
bail, was accompanied to court by 1
notable array of counsel and friends
On his previous arrangements he
had been represented by Lawyer
Thomas j. Whitlock, who was alst
on hand at to-day's hearing, although
former District Attorney James W
Ridgway did the pleading.
The latter announced his readi
ness to proceed with the hearing
and strongly opposed the determi
nation of Assistant District Attor
ney Kellogg of the prosecution fo
further delay.
Mr.. Kellogg announced that HI
was not ready and asked for weeks
adjournment in order to properly
present his case.
Miller's books also show that be
tween Oct. IA and Nov. 16 inclusiy,
} he received total of $620,545 ant
paid out $215,659, making tota
profit in 33 days of $404, 1856, an av
erage of over $4,000 in profits TO
each day.
The books also show that durin;
the last month of business Mile
received by mail alone an average o
over $4,000 day. His biggest day
business by mail was Friday, Nov
"a On that day he received by let
tiers $21 $50.