The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-26
STILL MISSING.
Miller Cannot BE
Found BY the
Police.
WELL KNOWN IN LYNN.
Said Spectator Was An
Ex- Convict in Massa-
chusetts Town.
WELL KNOWN IN LYNN.

New York, Nov 23.-There was tin
sign today on the front door of the
Franklin Syndicate headquarters at
No. 144 Floyd street, Brooklyn, which
read: CLOSED on Saturday"
Various reports are current regarding
the whereabouts of William F. Miller
the ostensible head of the syndicate.
Yesterday Miller disappeared at noon
learning that a warrant had been is
sued for his arrest. It was said that
Miller came to Manhattan and escap-
ed under the eyes of detectives Some
think that he is still in Manhattan.
Others think that he has before this
time left New York far behind, either
by European steamer or by train.
His brother, Louis H. Miller, cashier
of the Franklin Syndicate, who was ar
rested last night when the police raided
the offices of the concern, was taken
to court today and held in $1,000 bail
to answer the charge of having aided
his brother in defrauding creditors,
$500 having been found by the police
which they allege the prisoner conceal
ed in the house adjoining the Franklin
Syndicate offices.
All day a crowd of excited depositors
held the fort at No. IA Floyd street
which, however, was well guarded by
police, some of whom had themselves
been enriched by the interest of 10 per
cent a week on earnings placed in Mil
ler's hands
Floyd street was the scene of great
excitement The crowd was made up
largely of women. Some of them had
remained throughout the entire night,
hoping that Miller would return One
woman, who is said to have lost the
savings of lifetime, dropped dead.
Several women tainted. The police to-
day had much difficulty in keeping back
the surging mobs.
Early today the police sent out a
general alarm for the apprehension of
William F. Miller as follows:
Arrest for grand larceny William F.
Miller, 36 years old, 5 feet, 5 inches; 140
pounds; dark mustache; small side
whiskers; broken nose; mixed gray suit
and overcoat; light alpine hat"
The police also sent out a general
alarm for the apprehension of Cecil
Leslie, MtleB's private secretary who
acted also as his press agent, and who
is in a measure responsible for the re-
cent publication of the story of Miller s
imaginary powers in Wall street All
the banks in the city were notified by
posted to the account of William F.
Miller or the Franklin Syndicate, pend
ing developments. The police also set
about to keep an eye on certain banks
and trust companies where Miller is
supposed to have money on deposit
Notwithstanding Miller withdrew
from Wells, Fargo & Co.'S bank upward
Of 100000 Thursday, the police placed
detectives in this bank, believing that
he has some money deposited there
Regarding the report that Miller had
placed 100000 in the German consul
ate, Gen. Buenz the consul, said today
that Miller had not deposited any mo-
ney with the consulate. 1--WE are not
in the habit of doing such things. If
we did anything we would help the
authorities to expose such schemes. /
have no idea where Miller is
1t is said that the representative of
the American Bankers Association sub
mitted most of the evidence on which
Miller and Leslie were indicted The
work of procuring this was started
chiefly through the efforts of the
Fourth national bank which bank ex-
posed the doings of the Rev. P. Jerne-
gan Of the Sea Water scheme, which
afterwards collapsed. officers of the
Fourth national bank today admitted
that a score or more of drafts on Mil
ler's firm had been pouring into them,
largely from Ohio towns.
According to Wall street bankers
nearly all of the country depositors of
the syndicate left both principal and in
terest in the concern and will lose all
they have. A pile of kilograms, six
inches high lay in front of Postmaster
Wilson of the borough of Brooklyn, to-