Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-25

10 catch Miller and his associates. but In
vain. Rev Dr. Meredith OF Brooklyn.
former pastor OF Aller's complained TO
the Brooklyn police that the man was
running half of the young men OF his con
gregation. The police officer to whom
DR. Meredith complained Is said to have
told the reporters lnvcs tigating Miller and
his Operations: III you can catch Miller
you will be the smcothest man In this
town. l never saw anything like II.
have Investigated the complaint made By
Miler's former pastor for Miller had
been expelled from the church TO which
he belonged. and find that his statement
that half OF the young men and half ct
the young women I'm the congregation
are in the Franklin syndicate Is true But
not one can find who Is willing to make
a complaint against the man or his me-
thOds Would YOU make complaint
yourself II you were getting the ~ per
cent a week for Miller certainly pays II
out every week. according 10 the promise
contained in his contract.
Besides continued the police Official
Il don't know that I would be able TO
bring about the arrest OF the man II /
ala get a complaint Most OF my patrol
men. inspectors. and detectives seem to
be in it. and am thinking seriously OF
going in IL next week myself, he con-
cluded, with a laugh.
PYRAM1DING GAINS.
The 10 per cent. week, or 80 per cent.
a year. as guaranteed by Miller. did not
begin I'm reality to represent the obliga-
tions Incurred by the head of the Frank
lin Syndicate. The rate OF 80 per cent
year is on a basis of simple clerical
work. But nine tenths OF his patrons, ar
tected by the money making fever, were
f-..gs 4 aud Vaff
vesting the 10 per cent interest. or, IN
other words. pyramiding their gains. This
swelled their operation from simple mte-
rest into real compound interest. one or
Alillers patrons. who invested 500, I'M
mediately turned around and invested the
10 per cent. at the end of the first week,
making a balance of Sll0. The next week
he received interest on both principal and
interest. thus giving him balance Of
ylH. AT the end OF little less than sin
weeks he found himself with IA credit OF
1929. all of this from the original invest
ment of 800.
On Tuesday of this week just before
charges OF libel We're preferred against
Miller. ne is said TO have taken In SS5OOO
and paid out 81 900.
COOLIES OF MONEY.
The confidential representative Of one
OF the banks who visited Miller's office
about this time said that he never saw
so much money scattered around loose
in his life. lie said it reminded one OF
the tales of Monte Crsto and Monte
| Carlo combined, but that as an absolute
fact Miller did not have facilities for tax
ing care OF all the gold and greenbacks
which poured in upon him. and empty
barrels were brought up from the base
ment Of the building in which he ope-
rated. and thousands and tens Of thou
sands of dollars were dumped into these
barrels by the employees and clerks EN-
ployed by Miller in his establishment.
One of Miler's trusted employees Is re-
sponslble for the statement that the
franklin Syndicate men had taken In
over s40O00 60 1t is known that when
the banks shut down on him yesterday,
and refused to accept his deposits any
longer. he withdrew $1,000 from the
Wells-Fargo Bank. IL IS asserted to-
night that Miller deposited 100000 with
the German Consul.
Miller who Is q very young man. snort
slight, and insignificant in appearance,
Possesses two positive Characteristic
his personal magnetism and his frozen
calmness.