New-York tribune., 1899-11-22
w F.. MILLER ARRESTED.
cr1APcED WITH LIBEL BY E. L. BLAKE.
MANAGER OF THE FRANKLIN sYNDIcATEs BAIL
FIXED AT s5Ooo-sEEN AT HIS HOME
pr-r HE nrcIINEs TO TALK

MANAGER OF THE FRANhSiN SiNDi~-N
FIXED AT s5Ooo-sEEN AT HIS HOME
But HE DECLINES TO TALK
1v,u,.r, + Miller manager OF the Franklin Syn
dlca,e was arrested at o'clock yesterday al'e'
MON bv Deputy Sheriff ODonnell OF hinss
county NJ the Offices OF the syndicate, NO l'f
rIovd-st. Brooklyn. The arrest was mace on
,arr,rt issued by Justice Bookstaver as the re-
srI, ~ a suit for libel brought in the supreme
Court against Miller by f. l.. Blake manage. -
n financial paper. with offices at NO ~ Dr., DrUau
Mr. Blake asks for $4,000 damages Da'' WI"
fixed at 5000 - . 1T. -,
a. iost night Mr. Blake said that the fFanAii''
Syndicate had a plan In which peope uePO9 80
from $50 up with the promised diViuehus u -
ncr cent n week or $50 per cent year INC s'
d,cate had been actually paying back 10 It's 'u'
scribers those dividends 1T.
"They have been taking In f25Oo oay r'e'.
,orr for months" he added Now, you see
have been sendlng out warnings through our paper
and have besides sent out thirty thousa'iu %" 20 80
all over the country. One OF our supscr'oo'' 80, -
Media Penn. who was expecting 10 Invest VIZ
some OF his friends in the syndicate sa" 'he "a"
ING and wrote to Miller. telling OF what he hau
read and asking for an explanation Mn'er III re-
ply wrote a letter. in which ne sa,u ma ma
our naner was one OF the parasites OF wall street
that II had no Office and never had had any tha'
IL was a backmaillng scheme. ana ne 'eiuseu "
be backmailed and that three deputy sheri'is l'o,
as many counties had been trying TO locate 'he VI
fee without success - ,,ror f." Mr.
Blake continued. why my name IN III taies en IN
rectoy the telephone 6SSk ana and ID 'mU have had my
ofTlce here for two years. The letter was Se"' '"
me. and is what the sur - Da For Mr. Blake said
that when he went with the Deputy sherin MIrdU 10
make the arrest he found the block between Gi nnai
and Tompkins aves where Milers otnce Is IoSat- S
ed crowded with servants. poor Wotieh W." 70 oct
children and working men waiting a chanoe ~ e''
Il would never have believed t. had Gns mot ssm Seem
m say got my Su 50 So ali right last ss geek srs spS ID
I'm going to put in some more, Inc bn p''ts tenement
section on of Brookyn. When we got into the build
ing it crowded sne Wh fs deposits are received
and the certificates are made out were az az ieass ass
fifteen clerks working like mad ,ss Lhe bsbind The
COUNTER on the first floor where Millers office Is Is
schessnser one q his men with ,s, whom S va
taken in and $4,000 paid out in profits And Ito to
Indicate the tremendous amount OF business .,nn tney
which broken down and & this he ssid hhe he
been done by the the cT9%d s% o ReGps has butt Seven
vaults to hold his money" 49,.
information is printed that IAN investment OF $40
will net you profit Of S2 year. nder Pico,,
"Ts "Poor St Rchard ei9 The way to wealth is plain
as the road to market 1t also has William F.
Miller gr FRANKLIN SyndlCdte. olOCh i>NNH"''oN
daily from 10 a. m. to p. m. y. =,
The following is a copy Of letter sent to an IN
quirer:
Brooklyn October q, 1899.
Dear Sir: Replying to your letter wouiu ias say
that subscribers are guaranteed by the surplus
fund of the Franklin. which think ample to pro.
tect all the subscribers that Will probably invest
in this company for several years to come MY
advice to you is to look into bank directory ana
satisfy yourself regarding the standing OF me
Franklin OF Brooklyn, and OF William Miller tne
wall Street banker. AS we have been IN TN TINS
business for eight years, and have been pursuing
the present 10 per cent a week plan. do not see
why we should fail 10 fulfil our obligations In the
WILLIAM F. MILLER.
reporter OF The Tribune last evening went to
the home OF Mr. Miller. He lives, or rather has
his place OF business at No IA Floyd,st BrooKiyn
which is a three story frame house Mr.. Miller has
his office the parlor floor. Both the front , and
back parlor were given over TO business. Mr. Miller
was seated at a large desk and two assistants
were making sort of entries In large DOCKS
When Mr. Miller was asked about the suit against
him he replied: Il will not say anything about THIS
matter. | cannot how II can interest you. Here
is the card OF my lawyer, and he Will say all there
Is TO be said"
The card bore the name OF Robert A. Ammon.
lawyer OF No 80 Nassau-st Mr.. Ammon lives on
Staten Island. @lq r.