The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-22
THE FRANKLIN SYNDICATE.
Efforts to Trace Money Secured by
w. T. MILLER.

NEW YORK. oct 2-The Franklin
Syndicate sWIllic Dy which more than
$lpw.U.0 was stolen from 6uuas. who were
anxious 10 draw dividends Of 500 u-r cent
annually on investments is to be thor
oU-hi- aired I'm tie courts. and there is a
possibility that tha creditors will some
day receive a part Of their money back.
50 Ear, the sum of $500 has been divided
among the creditors who proved their
claims There is also ros-ihflir- that
otherr besides William +. Miller. thc head
Of tho syndicat@. viii Doe placed ON trial
for coIrulicity in the swiuoJe
a slit entered against Miller. the Frank
lin syndicate. inc5rDo~ated- Col Robert
a Awuou- MiIl,r's COUNSEL NJ =. Davis
who bought thc claims against the Frank
in Syndicate. and John b. Lord the trug-
tee in bankruptcy for Miller and the sya-
oicate. viii perhaps throw some light on
the way the swiGdIo was conducted and
the final disposition Of tho vast sum that
poured into AIuIors hands.
Cousidera ble interest centres around
the identity OF M. f. Davis" The claims
against the FraukIin Syndicate were
bought I'm his name al Il cents on the
dollar. $500 being received. This was
done after the receiver and his attornevs
had been unable 10 md more than $4,000
iu assets.
Immediately after the assignment Of
the claims. the firm Of Wiugate & CuI-
len. attorneys. began action 10 recover
$lir" said 20 be invested I'm the firm Of
Seymour. Johnson. & Co. as wei as
10000 said 20 have been deposited by
Miller with Wells. Fargo & Co. and aft
crward transferred 20 the credit Of r. A.
AmmOn-
Alfred r. Goslin. whose name has been
connected with various Wall Street
trasactions has filed an affidavit with
Justice O'GOrman. Of the Supreme Court.
I'm which he accuses Ammou Of having
been partner Of Miller in the Franklin
Syndicate. The affidavit g. "a part Of the
defence Of Goslin is making in a suit
against him begun by Ammou which re-
Gently resulted in an attempt 10 seize
Goslin's furniture IN his West End Ave
nue. mansion. during which Mrs GosIiu
caused the arrest of two process servers
on the charge Of assault
Belfcr a. Flash, the lawyers who repre-
seutad a large number OF she creditors Of
Miller. say that Ammou has crut-adIrteI
himself iu aGdlvits that fs had made in
connection with the various suits grow
ing out Of the gigantic swiudIe. and they
promise To DING the attention Of the
TINTED States District Court TO the mat
Ter. Thy say that iu a proceeding before
The United States District Court on Sep
tenber -. 1890, Ammon swore that no had
never received any money from Miller.
except as foes for services rendered as
an attoruy.
Later Ammou made an affidavit IN a
suit against the assignee Of Seymour.
Johnson & Co IN which he Sy-o-a rFgt ~
had received $4,000 from Miller to DC in
vested with Seymour. johnson d Co
No one has been able 20 find M f.
Davis" 1t is said that he was either
another man OF that he never had aav
existence The money with which he
bought the claims against the FraSklin
Syndicate is admitted by d member Of
the firm OF WIHgatc & Cullen to have
been part Of the money received bv
Miller while doing business as the Frank
lin Syndicate.