The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-26

FLOYD street, Brooklyn, which read:
CLOSED ON SATURDAY"
Various reports we're current regarding
the whereabouts of William F. Miller. the
ostensible head of the syndicate. Yesterday
Miller disappeared at noon, having learned
that the Kings county grand jury had in
dicted him for conspiracy with intent to de-
fraud, and that a bench warrant had been
issued for his arrest. 1t was said that Miller
came to the borough of Manhattan and es-
capped under the eyes of detectives. Some
think he is still in Manhattan. Others
think that he has by this time left Great
er New York far behind, either by a Euro
pean steamer or by railroad train. His
brother, Louis II. Miller. cashier of the
Franklin syndicate, who was arrested last
night when the police raided the offices of
the concern. was taken to court to-day 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 con-
cealed in the house adjoining the Franklin
syndicate offices.
All day a crowd of excited depositors held
the fort at No. IA Floyd street, which fort,
however. was well guarded by police, some
of whom had. themselves been enriched by
the interest of 10 per cent. a week on earn
ings they had placed in Miller's hands for
investment.
Floyd street was the scene of great ex-
element. The crowd was made up largely
of women. Some of them had remained
throughout Friday night. hoping that
tine young Napoleon of finance would re-
turn with his extraordinary dividends and
pay them their interest or theit principal.
At midnight Friday, overcome by excite
ment and her losses, Mrs. A. NJ. Cheney,
who is said to have lost the savings of a
lifetime, dropped dead. Several women.
tainted and to-day the police had much diff
ficulty in keeping back the surging mob.
DESCRIPTION OF MILLER.
Early to-day the police sent out a general
alarm for the apprehension Of William L.
Miller, as follows: ARREST for grand lar
ceny William F. Miller, t~hirty-six years,
five feet five inches. 40 pounds; dark mus
tache; small side whiskers, broken nose;
mixed gray suit and overcoat; light alpine
hat"
The police also sent out q general alarm
for the apprehension OF Cecil Leslie. Mil
ler's private secretary, who acted also as
his press agent, and who is in a measure
responsible for the recent publication Of
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imaginary proves in Wall street
All the banks In the city were notified by
the police to-day to hold any money in
their possession deposited to the account of
William F. Miller or the Franklin syndi-
cate. pending the developments in the in
dictment of Miller and Leslie. The police
also set about to keep an eye on certain
banks and trust companies where Miller is
supposed to have money on deposit. Not
withstanding the fact that Miller withdrew
from Wells, Fargo & Co.'S bank more than
800. 900 about Thursday, the police placed
detectives in this bank, believing that he
still has deposits there.
Regarding the report that Miller had
placed 500, 900 in the German consulate, the
acting German consul general, X. Buenz,
said to-day that Miller had not deposited
that sum or any other sum of money with
the consulate, and that he had no knowl-
edge of the matter. I'VE are not in the
habit of doing such things" he said. 'If
we did anything we would help the au-
thorities to expose suspicious characters.
have no idea whether Miller is a German
citizen or not"
A BANKS WORK.
1t was said that j. c. Hendrix, president
of the National Union Bank, and represent
ing the American mixer Association. had
submitted most of the evidence on which
Miller and Leslie were indicted. The work
of procuring this was started and accumu-
lated chiefly through the efforts of the
Fourth National Bank. 1t was the Fourth
National Bank that first exposed the doings
of Rev. p. p. Jernegan. of the "sea water
gold' scheme, which afterwards collapsed.
officers of the Fourth National Bank were
not disposed to say much about the matter
to-day, but they admitted that a score or
more of drafts on Miller's syndicate had
poured in on them to-day, largely from
Ohio towns, and ranging in amounts from
s. TO $50, being for weekly interest pay
ments.
According to Wall-street bankers, nearly
all of the country depositors of the syndi.
cate left both principal and interest in the
concern and will lose all they have invested.
front Of Postmaster Wilson, of the borough
of Brooklyn. to-day. Each one was a plea
hold dur up a registered letter. An of MiIier's
mail has been held up. He received 500 or
binary and fifty registered letters daily on
$500 to SiS,Oc0 daily. Almost every town in
the United States seems to be represented
in the list. All of the sums sent now in the
hands of the postal authorities will be re-
funded
1t is known that Miller recently visited
some conservative bond houses and opened
negotiations for the purchase of g~ilt-edgeC
securities, such as railroad and municipal
bonds. He has purchased a large number
Of these bonds
The Postoffice Department ar Washington
Immediately on learning of Miller's indict-
nIent, issued orders that NJ more mai
should be delivered to the Franklin syndi.
be transacted with it by the department
OF the kilograms received In Brooklyn to-
day by the postal authorities five came from
Cleveland alone canceling money, orders
sages were from Milton: n. H: Latrobe
Pa: Racine. Wis: Pittsburg. Pa: Akron
O.; Camden, y. j.; M~echanicsville, o.
Leavenworth, Kan. and Fall River. Mass
ENORMOUS MONEY ORDER BUSINESS
Postmaster Wilson. Of Brooklyn, says tha'
the sum total of the money intrusted tC
Miller will reach an enormous amount
Postofice inspectors have declared thai
Miller deposited as high as $1,000 a day ii
one bank in the lower part OF the city. Tn
record Of the money order department
shows that Miller's business during the las
six weeks has been growing by leaps anC
bounds. Every day he has cashed none,
orders aggregating between $500 and 5000
and one day the amount ran up 10 1890
The World will tomorrow say: "Millei
is an ex-convict. and he Is Wen known &c
the people OF LYNN. Mass. where he form
erly resided. He was arrested there or
Sept. 20, 1886, on the charge OF forgery, II
being claimed that he obtained possession
OF a large sum of money from a friend Hs
was tried. convicted and sentenced TO ms