The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

picious characters. have no Idea wheth-
er Miller is a German citizen or not"
II was said that J. G. Hendrix president
OF the Union National Bank and repre-
senting the American Bankers Associa-
ton, had submitted most of the evidence
on which Miller and Leslie were indicted.
The work of procuring this was started
and accumulated chiefly through the ef-
forts OF the Fourth National Bank. 1t
was the Fourth National Bank that first
exposed the doing of Rev. z. F. Jernegan
OF the Sea Water Cold company. which
afterward collapsed.
Officers OF the. Fourth National Bank
were not disposed 10 say much about the
matter to-day, but they admitted that a
score or more OF drafts on Mlllers syndi-
cate had poured IN on them to-day, large
ly from Ohio towns. and ranging In
amounts from IS 10 $50. being for weekly
interest payments.
According 10 Wall-street brokers, nearly
all OF the country depositors OF the syndf-
cate left both principal and interest in the
concern, and will lose all they have in
vested.
IN front of Postmaster Wilson of the
borough OF Brooklyn to-day, each one
ABOUT a plea 70 stop payment on money
All Of II tS eGa mail as beea SeS IetfF
received 800 ordinary and fifty registered
letters daily on an average. His money
Almost every town in the United States
seemed TO be represented In the list
All OF the sums sent now in the hands Of
the postal authorities will be refunded.
The World Will tomorrow say: Miller ts
an eX-convict, and he Is well known TO the
people OF Lynn. Mass. where he formerly
resided He was arrested there on Sep
temoer 20, 1886, on the charge OF forgery
IL being claimed that he obtained posses,
sion or q large sum of money from a
friend He was tried, convicted and SEN
fenced TO the Concord reformatory.
Miller's photograph adorns the roeues'
gallery at police headquarters in Lynn
and is No. 1913; Where he originally came
from the authorities there do not know.
but he was in that vicinity for several
years. He never resorted 10 manual labor
Tor a living while in Lynn. The police OF
known that he has many friends and ace
9uaintances there to whom he may appeal
Miller was also known in Boston and
until two weeks ago he maintained a
pranch office in the Charlestown district
nundlreds ,li, OF Boston men and women.
Snosty Nos lanorlng people. have been swim
oIeo @ oy investing money with the con-
Germ. Inc total OF the amounts so placed
In this vicinity is estimated at 500 6OO.
sd ~ Is known that Miller recently visited
opened negotiations for the purchase Of
gHt-eoged securities, such as railroad and
municipal bonds. He has purchased a
large number OF these bonds
The Postoffice Department at Washing
ton Immediately on learning OF MilIer's
Indictment. issued orders that no more
.Ia4i sHOulu Dc ueIlVcred 10 the Franklin
syndicate and that no further business
should be transacted with II by the de-
partment
Postmaster Wilson OF BROOKLYN saws
that the sum total Of the money intrust-
ed 10 Miller will reach an enormous
amount Postoftice inspectors have dis
covered that Miller deposited as high as
$1,000 day In one bank in the lower part
OF the city. The record OF the money
order department shows that MiIIer,s
business during the last six weeks has
been growing by leaps and bounds. Every
day he has cashed money orders aRgre-
eating between 5000 and $1,000. and one