Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-25
A HUGE sWiNpLE.
OF POOR PEOPLE
WE'RE NICTIMlZED M

WE'RE TICTIMIZED.
'by Telegraph 10 FirgInian-Pilot.)
New York. Nov. 24-Wiliam r. Mill
Ter. head OF the Franklin syndicate,
which has accepted the deposits of
thousands of persons in Brooklyn under
promise OF paying dividends of 10 per
cent. week, or go per cent per annun.
ana Cecil Leslie, his secretary, were in
oicted by the Kings county grand Jury
day
Bench warrants were issued for the
arrest OF these two men, but up to
quite a late hour tonight neither had
been found, the police saving that they
mad disappeared in the afternoon
POLICE RAID PREMISES.
Tonight the police raited the prem
iscs occupied by the Brooklyn Syndi-
cate, on Floyd street. There was a
great crowd of people around the build
ing and the police surrounded It, In
spector Brennan arrested Louis Miller,
brother of the head of the syndicate and
cashier OF the concern, and took possess
sion of $4,000 In cash. There were forty
employees engaged at work in the Offices
ana these were allowed to go.
1T was stated by Louis Miller to the
police that the offices were then in the
hands OF eH-Shein Daily OF Rich
mond, to whom, he said, the concern
had assigned. The charge upon which
Mi'ler.cwas indicted was tina t; of con ;
spring TO defraud Tho district at
torney's office In Brooklyn has been
at work on the case for Some weeks,
so prominent have NIillers operations
become i'm that time.
MILLERS OPERATIONS.
Miller has been engaged for the past
two years in Offering his glittering in
duccments to the people to invest
their money for him to make use of,
but It, has been only within the last
month that by extensive advertising
in one way or another he has managed
to attract To his office hundreds OF
people daily, who gathered In long
line or fought with each other for the
opportunity to hand out their saw
ings.
Even when the place was raided to-
night by the police. number of those
around the offices were waiting to de-
pcst money with the Franklin syndi-
cate.
The presence of the police caused
great excitement When they entered
the Office they were informed that at
6 o'clock tonight the concern had mada
an assignment in the Borough of Man
haitian to James Daily, eX-shcrift OF
Richmond. Chief OF DctertIves Key
holds said that the police We're the as
signecS now. and put Daily off the
premises. Daily has been in the employ
of Miller for some time past.
MONEY REMOVED.
OF the $4,000 taken possession OF by
the police, something more than $1,000
in cash was found in tho syndicate Of
fees. From the record which the po-
lice had made of to-day's deposits, 1t
was evident that portion of the
money had becn removed from the Of
fees, and Louis Miller. the cashier, who
| was arrested. was called upon to make
| an explanation. He at first refused,
but on being threatened by the police,
| said that Miss Annie Cory, an employee
| OF the concern who lived in house
! adjoining the officers, had been given
the possession OF q large s,fm OF money
! in the morning by the head of the firm.
! A GOOD FIND.
The police went to the adjoining
| house. where they placed Miss Cory I'M
! der arrest. ard after an extended search
! they found nearly $4,000 concealed in an
old lounge In her apartments. The
woman then declared that she had this
money in her possession for the pur-
! pose of paying the employees OF the syn.
| dicate The police. however, took pos
session of the money and gave Miss
i,a