New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-26
W. F. MILLER STILL FREE.
HE AND LESLIE NOT YET CAUGHT BY
THE POLICE.


OFFICERS IN POSSESSION OF THE FLoYD-sr,
PLACE-HUNDREDs OF LETTERS TO THE
SYNDICATE HELD BY POSTMASTER
wILsoN-MANY DUPEs STILL
HAVE FAITH
William F. Miller, the manager Of the Frank
lin Syndicate. and his right hand man, Cecil
Leslie are still at large. Speculation as to the
amount Of money which has disappeared with
these men varies from 100000 to S3OOOOO only
$4,000 has so far been recovered from the
premises The Institution had been running
since April last. and there were some ten thou-
sand depositors. Captain Reynolds, who was
respondent over the fuke whereby Miller was
permitted to slide through his hands. was not
enthusiastic over the chances for promptly
capturing the man and his partner Al 4'-o
O'Clock yesterday morning the following gen
eral alarm was sent to all the boroughs:
Arrest for grand larceny William Miller
thirty-six years. feet ). 40 pounds DARK mus
tache and small side whiskers broken nose mixed i
f esye sun t anG ySafs feet g. 80 pounds
tache. black eyes. right arm on al sh4Uio ,h Fro
pean steamers.
Louis H. Miller brother Of the Napoleon
who was arrested in the Floyd-st house on
Friday night. was araigned yesterday afternoon
and after a second charge, which 1t is believed
will defy technical attacks, was made out ne
was held for examination tomorrow.
Nothing Of an unusually exciting nature oc-
CURED at the Floyd-st. house during the day.
The police spent the day in examining things
and were surprised at the gigantic proportions
OF the operations. Many of the depositors stlll
profess faith in Mers wonderful plan for
money making. and nothing could make them
believe that he would not return and continue
to pay them 10 per cent week.
Mrs Miller who is now with her mother at
No. 17G Floyd-st.. is said TO be on the verge OF
| collapse Nobody could see her yesterday
The police are making investigation into
the Washington Syndicate. which for the
last three weeks has been doing business at
No. 81 Greenpoint- on much the same lines
as the Franklin Syndicate used
POLICE STILL IN POSSESSION.
Captain Lees. Of the vernon-ave. police sta
tion still retains possession Of the little wooden
! dwelling at No. IA Floyd-st. where Miller
conducted his financial operations. All day yes
terday several hundred people crowded the side
walks opposite the Miller house and engaged
in discussion Of the wonderful happenings Of
the last two days, and speculated on the pos
sbity Of getting any returns at all for the
money they gave into Mlllers hands.
SIX policemen stood in front OF the steps and
kept the curious away. Inside for several
| hours in the afternoon were Captain Lees,
Captain Reynolds the Brooklyn Chief Of De-
/ tectives and a number OF the detectives They
made thorough examination OF the premises
and went through the books. When Captain
! Reynolds went away he took $500, which
a part OF the money seized Friday night;
about $500 worth OF stamped envelopes and
some Of the checks which had been made out
for the depostors Nearly ten thousand Of these
checks were found. They made payable
! yesterday. There is a large safe in the build
ing in Floyd-st.. nut so far the authorizes have
hesitated about opening IT,
Among those in the crowd on the sidewalk
were a number OF the employees OF the Franklin
| Syndicate. who sought in vain to get into the
house They were looking for their weeks
salary. One Of them said that J. L. Daily, ex
! Sheriff of Richmond County, who made
slgnee OF Miers affairs. had told them he
would be at No IA Floyd-st. at to pay
off the clerks. Daily did not appear. however
but many Of the clerks waited around all af-
ternoon and part Of the evening.
1t seems that Mr.. Daily has decided 10 wash
his hands Of the whole affair
this affair" said ne. because it might seem
10 those who do not know me as a reflection
upon my honor. I do not care 10 he mixed up
with It, and intend to give the authorities all
the assistance l can. I would not for the
miserable S4OO as assignee take the RESPONSE
bility Of meeting the unfortunates who have
lost their money"
Miller had forty clerks in his establishment
and it is said they were bountifully paid The
girls who wrote out the checks received 81 a
day. Some OF them said yesterday that they
did not know what sort OF an institution the
syndicate was and now they are glad to be
well rid Of It without trying to get their last
weeks salary
CONFIDENCE IN MILLER STILL.
or course there were all sorts Of people in
the crowd. but strangely enough. most Of them
syrnpathized with Miller and exhibited an ugly
spirit toward the representatives Of the press.
which they blame for breaking the magic spell
under which depositors in the Franklin Syndi-
cate were to become rich.
The police and he District Attorneys office Of
Kings County had some difficulty in holding
Louis H Miller. jr. a brother Of the Napoleon
OF the Franklin Syndicate. who was arrested on
Friday night at No. IA Floyd-st when the
police closed the place Young Miller ar
ragned before Police Magistrate Bremen in the
Adams-st police court yesterday forenoon at 10
o'clock on a complaint sworn out by Ernest D.
Grimm. Of No. 1872 Concord-st.. who deposited
500 on Friday and lost H. Grimm's complaint
alleged in effect that Louis H. Miller jr.. had
embezzled the 500 inasmuch he took II from
Grimm and afterward aided in conceang the
money. As soon Miller was arraigned his
counsel Thomas c. Whitlock. demanded the re-
lease OF his client the ground that inasmuch
as the money voluntarily paid over to Mil
Ter there could be ENLIGHTENMENT The Judge
rernanded Miller for further examination.
At o'clock Miller again arraigned by
which time an amended complaint was ready