The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-28
MILLER FLEEING
TOWARD MEXICO
Said to Have Been Seen
at Kansas City.
STORY OF A CHICAGO MAN
TALKED TO THE FRANKLIN
SYNDICATE OPERATOR.
Police Of New York Investigating
Other Concerns That Are Offer
ing Abnormal Profits to
Investors.
STORY OF A CHICAGO MAN
TALKED TO THE FRANKLIN
SYNDICATE OPERATOR.
Special Dispatch to The Cal.


KANSAS CITY, Nov. 27.-wniam +.
Miller. the New York promoter OF the
b Franklin syndicate. for whom hundreds
OF detectives all over the country are on
tho lookout. IS reported 10 have passed
through Kansas City last Saturday en-
route 20 Vera Cruz. Mex Paul J. Mas.
a Chicago newspaper man, who is IN this
city visiting friends. is quoted as having
seen and talked 20 Miller on an incom-
ing Maple Leaf train. Miller apparently
took the 1rst train southwest No fur
Their trace OF him has been obtained.
NEW YORK. Nov. 25.-Hubert &. Tay-
ior. lawyer. was appointed temporary
receiver for the dofunct Franklin syndi-
cate bank to-day by Justice Smith OF tho
Supreme Court The application vas
made by -. %. lrglis. who stated that
De held twelve shares IA the com
pany. According 10 lnglis the liabilities
exceed 500. 600 the assets being about
5000 cash in the hands Of the police.
TAYLOR was required 20 furnish bond
OF $4,000.
The hearing set for this afternoon in
the case Of Louis ii. Miller. brother OF
the missing man. did not take place. ow-
Ing 10 the District Attorney not being
ready 10 proceed, and the matter was
adjourned until Wednesday morning.
several witnesses who intend 20 testify IN
Millers behalf We're IN court. including
Miss G0rre. the young woman ia whose
police is alleged 10 have been secreted.
Miller was released on 5000 bah.
John A. Daley. the assignee appointed
Tor The bank by William +. Miller be-
fore tho latter left the city. called at 20
dice headquarters to-day ard made q de-
mand upol Captain Reynolds for $3.50
taken from the ElOyd-street house. The
captain referred him 10 Property Clerk
BlatchfOrl. The latter refused 10 turn
The money over, telling Mr.. Daley he
would keep 81 81 has possession until or
do "a IN 20 IN hEF he s-fe
Dir. Daley in an probability will apply
1or "a mandamus tomorrow morning 10
compel the property clerk 10 give him
lawyer Robert Ammon OF Nassau
street. Manhattan, did not call on Dis
tl1rt Attorney Steele to-day 10 enlighten
him as 20 The whereabouts Of his former
client William Il. Miller. Mr.. Steele says
De is positive that Ammon does not know
where Miller Is and that he Is as much
81 the dark regarding his hiding place as
The police thus FAR have found 10 trace
OF the missing man. Letters poured IN to-
day from all parts OF the country. writ
ten 10y persons who said they had been
dcceived by literature that had been sent
broadcast by Miller and his employees.
Al wanted Information as 20 the best way
Tor them TO recover their money. Some
~ the writer's ia their letters stated that
they had deposited from 5000 10 500
other 5ynoicates conducted along lines
similar 10 the Franklin Syndicate are be-
District Attorney Of Kings County. All
institutions conducted on the blind pool"
basis which promise unusual profit are
under Surveillance.
According TO one report Miller succeeded
- making bis way 10 Hoboken on the
cay that he escaped from the Brooklyn
police and he is said 10 have been seen
on a Delaware. Lackawanna and Western
train, presumably en- route 10 Canada
other reports have IL that no Is still in
hiding IN New York City. while many per
sons believe that he escaped on an out
ward bound ship.
Judge a.. AEnew. who says he IS the
manager ~ The Washington Syndicate at
81 GreenDC,nt avenue, Brooklyn. vas
taken Into custody to-day by the Brook
Ign police on a warrant charging him with
violating section 60s OF the Penal Code
which saws Il n a misdemeanor for a per-
son 20 display n bankers sign on his
premises when he does not rate az such
Agnew ai-o had printed on his bllheads
Private Banker"
He was later identified as a person who
-FOUR years go WAS arrested for running
policy shops In the borough o. BROOKLYN
The Indictment found against him is stu
pending. BAH was fixed al 500 Agnew
will have a hearing 81 the Police Court
tomorrow morning