The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-28
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porter, shat II Miller had been arr sssd
Friday night, when he went to Col. AM
m ons' Office the detective who made the
arrest would have been n marked man.
Some ons higher than Chief Devery was
Interested with the gang that was behind
this syndicats."
At the Continental hotel In Hoboken,
is Was said this morning that q man an
swering Miller's description registered
there under the name Of J. Morris, aud
gave his home a. Boonton, N. J. He
had large roll Of bills, land lsfs the hotel
at 3 O'Clock this morning. There Is
train for the west on the Lsckawana
road at g. 30 a. m.
Other facts about the escape Of Miller
and his press agent, Cecil Leslie, support
the growing belief that some one with
Influence saved tho two fugitiyes from ar
rest. 1t was also ASSERTED by the central
ofiios man that much CT the money de-
posted in MiIler's syndicate Is buried In
q lonely spot In Staten Island.
Miller, IL Is said, came to this city
every day and delivered greater por-
ton Of the receipts 70 man VINO was
the real treasurer and head Of the con-
Germ. That this sesms probable Ia horne
out by the statement made by this police
before siiller's arrest that he was guard
ed because every day he carried about
hs person from $40. 900 to $4,000
That Miller was only hgurehead In
the syndioats there IL no longer any
doubt. But who was behind himp 1t Is
predicted that II he Is caught he will tell
all. auo that his confession Will reveal
the whole gang AMI sxpcss certain
prom,neut police official Who was In the
game.
Many women were In the crowd ei
|dupes that surrounded the syndicate
office this morning. They were busy
comparfnR notss and oondoling with one
another ovsr their losses
SYNDICATE ATTACHED.
New York, Novem bsr z-Justice Book
staver In the Supreme court today signed
thirty-six warrants of attachment against
william +. Miller and the FRANKLIN
Syndicate OF Brooklyn. These attaon-
nenss are merely the fcrerunners OF over
600 attachments which will be applied
fer as soon as the papers have been pre-
pared. The amounts In the cases In
which attachments were granted today
range from $40 to $50 the total being s4,-
40. the majority of the plaintiffs being
women. Judge Wilmot A. Smith OF the
Supreme court Brooklyn today appo tinted
Hubert g. Taylor. former city treasurer
ofzPro,k lv m recai var for the SFrankltn
Syndi cate
MILLER GOING TO MEXICO.
Kansas City. Mo-, November WIN.
u. Miller, the New York promoter of the
Franklin Syndicate, for whom hundreds
of detectives all over the county are on
the lookout Is reported to have passed
through Kansas City last Saturday, en-
routs TO Vera Cruz, Mexico. Paul J.
visiting friends here, is quoted as having
seen and talked to Miller on an incoming
Maple Leaf train Miller apparently took
the first train southwest, No further trace
Of him has bsen secured.
BARRED FROM MAILS.
Washington, November "a. THE Post
master General today issued fraud or
der barring tbs mails against ths Frank
lin Syndicate of Ma. 144 Floyd street..
Brooklyn. The order Is addressed against
the sy Indicate mama and also SPECIFICALLY
Fagsiass William u. Miller. president; Cs-
ell Leslie, secretary. and Louis Il. Ii.
Miller, cashier.