The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-28
NO TRACE OF
MILLER YET.
Franklin Syndicate Man Still
Out Of Clutches Of Police.
he WAS ONLY A FIGUREHEAD.
General Officers Of the Goncern Are In
Jersey City, II Is Alleged.
THREE DIRECTORS NEW JERSEY MEN.
Temporary Receiver Appo med on The Application
Of Holter Of Twelve Shares in The Syndicate.
Liabilities About $2OOOOO.
THREE DIRECTORS NEW JERSEY MEN.

New York. Nov. 2s.--Hubert G. Tay-
lor. former clerk of Kings county and
a lawyer in Brooklyn. was appointed
temporary receiver for the defunct
Franklin Syndicate yesterday by JUS
tice smitAof the supreme court. The
application was made by William O.
Inglis.
In his complaint Inglis stated that
he held II shares i'm the company. He
also said that the general officers of
the concern were in jersey City, the di-
rectors being Clifford w. Perkins Ev-
ans j. Budley and Kenneth j. McLavin,
all residents of New Jersey. William
f. Miller. 50 the plaintiff alleged, was
only the Brooklyn agent for rhe SYM
dicate. According to Ingls. the liabil-
tiles exceed s20O.0O0 ghe assets being
about $4,000 This money Is now In the
hands of the police.
Taylor was required TO furnish a bond
of $4,000.
The hearing set down for yesterday
in the case of Louis Fl. Miller. brother
of the missing man, did not take place
in the Adams street police court as was
expected. Owing TO THE district attor-
ney not being ready TO proceed it was
adjourned until Wednesday.
WITNESSES FOR MILLER.
Several witnesses who intended to
testify in Miller's behalf were in court,
including Miss Gorrie. i'm whose house
rie money which was found by the
police is alleged to have been secreted.
Assistant District Attorney Griffin,
who represented the people. was an
Nious that Miss .Gorrie be put under
bonds for appearance i'm court on We'd
nesday Counsel for Miller protested
against this. and the court ruled in his
favor after Miss Gorrie had promised
that she would be on time on the day
SET for the examination.
Counsel then asked that the bail Of
Miller be reduced His motion being
denied. he told the court that he could
furnish the required sum Of $1,000. A
bail bond was then signed by Mrs.
Elizabeth Timmons. and the prisoner
was allowed 10 leave.
DAILEY'S DEMAND.
John A. DaiieyF the assignee appoint
ed for the bank OF William f. Miller
before the latter left the city. called at
police headquarters yesterday and
-rrrsrtie demand ON Capt Reynolds for
$500 which the captain took from the
Floyd street house. The captain re-
ferred Daley to Property Clerk Blaltch-
ford. The latter refused 10 turn the
money over. telling Mr.. Daley that he
would keep IL i'm mis- possession until
ordered 10 turn IL over to him by the
courts. Mr.. Daley will probably apply
for a mandamus tomorrow TO compel
the property clerk to give him the
money.
LAWYER Ammcn did not call on Dis
-. ff..1,h ~
as to the whereabouts OF his farmer
client. william +. Miller. Mr.. Steele
saws he is positive that Ammon does
not know where Miller is. The police
officials have as yet found no trace of
the missing man.
DUPES WRITE LETTERS.
Letters poured in on Deputy Sheriff
Mac1[ellar Yesterday from all parts Of
the country. written by persons who
said they had been deceived bv litera-
ture that had been sent broadcast by
Miller and his employees. ~ wanted
information as TO the best why for
them TO recover their mpney. some Of
the writer's stated that they had de-
POSTED from 5000 10 $500.
other syndicstss conducted aong
lines similar to the Franklin syndicate
ore being investigated by the pohce
and hy the striet-eat-teffet- Kings
county. All lDStlluIiNIS tonuhtttI bl
the blind pool" basis which promise
unusual profits are under surveillance.
Wraiam =. Miller accordinc TO one
report, succeeded In mex ne his way 10
1Iohoken on the day that he escaped
from the Brooklyn police and he is
said to have been seen on a train, pre-
sumahly en- route for Canada. other re-
ports have il that he Is still I'm hiding
I'm this G tv, while many persons be-
lieve that he escaped on an outward
bound ship.
ANOTHER ARREST
John G.. Agnew. who says he is the
UGpagsr OF the Washington syndicate
az 81 Grecnport avenue. Brooklyn was
taken in custody yesterday afternoon.
Detective Bchlen was the complainant.
and he made the arrest on Warrant
issuel by Magistrate Kramer of the
Lee avenue pole court Brooklyn,
charging Agnew with violating section
COO of the penal code. which makes Il a
misdcmtanor for person to display A
bankers sign on his premises when h
does not rate as such. Agnew also had
printed on h $ billheads Private bank
Cr"
The prisoner was later identified as
the man who four years ago was ar
rested for running policy shops I'm
prookiyn. The Indictment found against
Aim then is still pend ng. Bail was fix
81 at $500. Agnew Will have a hearing
today
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