Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-02
HEADED
Towards This City
When He Was Placed
Under Arrest.
Leslie Is Wanted In
New York.
Is Claimed He Was Connected
With Syndicate
Out Of Which Miller Made His
Fortune.

After following a woman from New
York city to Cleveland, Detective Ser
geant McConville, OF the New York de-
tectiye bureau, arrested her husband,
Cecil Leslie, 52 years old, Of New York
city, in Cleveland last evening, and
lodged him at the Central police sta
tlon Oh the charge Of being fugitive
from justice. 1t is alleged that Leslie
was connected with Miller, Of Frank
llyn Syndicate fame, as advertising |
agent. says the Leader. An Indictment
is awaiting him In the Kings county |
court. New York, on the charge of con-
spiracy, he having been jointly indict-
ed with Miller.
Some time before last Christmas Mil
Ter fed from New York when the syn
'ilat" was exposed, and ut the same
time Leslie, or Lester, as he was some
times known, also left the city. Cap
tain of Detectives McCluskey detailed
Detective McConville to run down and
arrest him. Finding that Leslie had
left no trace of his whereabouts be-
hind him, McConville watched his wife
who remained in New York after her
husbands fight. She communicated
with her husband in some manner,
but in such way that the police were
unable to locate him. on Feb. 81,
she went to Newark, n. j., and on the
same day left for Philadelphia. Nc
Convllle followed aud watched her
closely on the cars, as she was suspi-
cious that she was being followed.
AT Philadelphia she checked her bag
gage through TO Cleveland, and then
went to Buffalo. McConvillc left her
at Buffalo, as she had seen him watch.
ing her, and followed the baggage here
arriving carly yesterday morning. He
at once communicated with the Cleye-
land police, and Detectives Doran and
Parker were detailed to assist him.
Leslie arrived in the city yesterday af-
fernoon. The detectives were sure Of
knowing her husband when he arriv-
ed here, rs they thought he would,
for he has but one arm. In the after
noon the baggage which arrived at the
Union depot, was transferred to the
depot Of the Cleveland Terminal and
Valley Railway, and the detectives
followed.
Mrs. Leslie was seen to purchase
tickets to Akron. Later she was seen
to speak few words to n one-armed
man in the waiting room at the depot.
Then the man went to the smoking
room. The detectives were near
enough to hear her say to him, BEST
we can do" That was all there was
said and they parted. When it came
fine for the train to leave for Akron
about G:35 o'clock in the evening, Mrs
Leslie boarded the train. but her hus
band waited until the last minute tc
see IL she was followed. Seeing III
one, he jumped aboard, as did the de
tectives, who had been III hiding. Tho
train WAS stopped and Leslie was up
pretended
"You are q fugitive from justice ant
your name is Cecil Leslie" said Nc
Conyille 10 the man.
My name Is Charles Smith and
am from Wyoming county, Leslie re
piled. what do you meanW
1--WE know you are Cecil Leslie ant
you are under arrest" said the detec
tive.
Then Leslie weakened and asket
leave to take his wife with him. HI
: was taken to the General police sta
u tion and lodged in Jail. He protcste,
his innocence Of any wrongdoing, bii
is alleged to have acknowledged hi
Z connection with the Franklin synd
cate. He said that he never took an,
. of the immense amount of money tina
the concern swindled so many peopl
!. out Of.
4 Leslie said that he was the advei
Il tising agent for the company and tha
he had formerly acted In that capacit
= for circus company. He said tina
he had been in this city for two O
three days, With Sergeant McConvill
the Leslies left Cleveland this mornin
on the s O'clock train for New Yorl
The Franklin syndicate, with whic
Leslie is alleged to have been conneo
: eL, was founded by William T. Mile
who opened an office Mt No. Id Floy
st.. New York. He solicited loan