The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-02-15
District Attorney Clarke Subjects Syndicate
Employees 10 Examination.
The REAL HEAD OF THE CONCERN
SAID 10 Go Edward SChlsssIugsr Reported 10 es
In 1en-Baden Miller Has Bssn Unable
10 Secure BAL.

New York, Feb l5.-Louls II. Miller
Jr. brother of William f. Miller, man
ager of the Franklin syndicate, wai
discharged from custody yesterday fl
Brooklyn. The motion TO dismiss tn,
complaint was made by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney McCaffrey. In making
the motion, Mr. McCaffrey said: The
charge against Louis II. Miller, Jr.. il
that he removed and -ecreted proper.
~ belonging to creditors. After an
investigation we find that there is
hothins To substantiate the charge In
court i nave consulted with District
Attorney Clarke, and with his consent
ana approval l move dismissal OF
the complaint"
Miller was then discharged and left
the court smiling.
When his brother. William. the
franklin syndicate manager. was told
OF ms discharge, he remarked: II
knew ne would be discharged | ex-
pected nothing else"
Ii has been suggested that AIiller's
ulscharge had some connection with
the return TO Brooklyn of his brother.
The efforts Of the district attorneys Of
nee VIII now De directed against the
man who was the chief figure in the
great swindle.
lt Is rumored that District Attorney
clarke was not satisfied with the
strength OF the four indictments which
are now pending against William r
Miller. and that he presented evidence
10 the grand jury 10 secure additional
indictments which viii hold One OF
the witnesses who appeared before the
grand jury yesterday was Miss Anne
Corey OF No. lac Floyd street. which
is next door TO the syndicate's head
quarters. lt was In ner house that I
SlJ'VOo was secreted the day the SEQ per
cent. game was smashed.
Employees OF the syndicate were ex-
amned by District Attorney CLARKE
himself before the grand jury. They
We're asked how long they had been
employed. who employed Them and
whether they had seen any stocks i'm
lhe house. This last question was put
70 asceiualn whether stliler has car
,,,1 Ih iegIuinate business in stocks |
ana bonds as he had declared None |
nl The witnesses had seen any stocks |
Ihe only employees not called we're /
MISS Reed who is i'm Europe. and was |
To- take Cecil Leslie's .,lace as head |
clerk OF the Syndicate Just before /,
anne To grief, and +. Sullivan. whom
Leslie IN his confession mentiops oS |
'ne Of the principals OF the syn6i-
ate. '"uI-
y A4it-4it tt+4+tF- "a Leslie. Edward Schless-
niger was the real head Of me syndi-
1'te, ana at the end OF the career. OF
ne ne syndicate cowed Miller by his over
'VaIlhS nndIlhtr Schlessinger is now
enUIied 10 be In Baden Baden.
William +. Miller has moi Vet baor
Iple TO secure bail. He chafes ar bis
I,.,tnii'. Three men Went TO the
Ilstflct attorneys ofiC. vesterdn, %
ernoon and said that they wanted 70
- - on Mllier's bond. They were asked
oout their qualifications. and when
ney sald their property was i'm Man
atban. they were told that n 80 a.,
osslble for them to go on the bnnd
= =, the syndicate man. They left the
nee greatly disappointed. Thev ra-
used to give their names
Robert \. Ammnn. aftar e...i,,,. ~,
ient yesterday, said that There WAS
lthlng new In the case. but that he
oped to have Miller discharged wits
a,l ,,ie more dlitlculty-than was expe-
illcr W H'"is