New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
AMMON AGAIN ARRESTED.
CONFESSION BY MILLER.
Jerome Says Lazcger Got s240,00O
of Franklin Syndicate Money.

Colonel Robert A. Ammon who was counsel
for William F. Miller. of the Franklin Syndi-
cate swindle, and who was arrested and inolcIed
about two years ago information that came
out at a referees hearing in connection with me
swindle, was rearTested yesterday on the chaFse
of receiving stolen goods. 1t was the under
standing in the Criminal Courts Building that
Miller had made confession. declaring that ne
paid $4,000 to Ammon in the lawyers Office
Just before the arrests in the swindlins case
were made.
Amuon was admitted 10 bail before juose
Newburger In the Court of General Sessions
one-half of the $4,000 being furnished by his
wife and the other by Mrs. Alice Schmidt. OF
No 241 Wooster-st who was on his original
bond OF So 600
Efforts have been made recently to get par
don for Miller, who is Ill from consumption IN
the hospital Of Dannemora prison, and Is not
expected 20 live long. Assistant District Attor-
ney Mott has visited Miller, and has obtained
a statement from him which is to be USED
against Anmon-
It was upon District Attorney Jerome's per-
sonai application that Judge Newburger IN
creased Amrnon's bail to $4,000 Mr. Jerome
said:
Careful investigation of the evidence in my
possession convinces me that Ammon secured
more than $4,000 Of the money obtained by
Miller from his dupes. shall insist upon d
speedy trial, because If there is further delay
the chief witness against Anmon may be De
yond the call of man"
Mr. Jerome would say no more than that ne
had other evidence besides Miller's statement
''I shall move for trial in the early part OF
June" he said.
"This action Of the District AttorTey did not
surprise me in the least" said Ammon. Il had
o~0bo nr7V u. /,
about a week ago. that he had influence enough
with the District Attorneys office to make trou-
BILE for me unless l settled a judgment with
him that he had recovered against me in a civil
action. He said that If l would give him one
half cash and a note for the balance ne would
turn around and clear all these things out OF
the way l told him I didn't owe him anything;
that he had admitted to me that he owed me
money for which 1 sued him, and that 1 was
not making any settlements with him TO aVold
+ any trouble for myself I told him to 80 ahead
with his trouble factory and that I would be
there with him at the finish He has repeat
i edly sent enssaries to me 10 bury the hatchet
"GosIin has been the means of having several
civil actions brought against me While was ms
attorney in the operations on the NeW-foi
curb in the floating of the New-HoTk EiectFlC
Brake and Equipment COMPANY In these ac-
lions was made a party defendant with Goshn
at his instigation. Several orders of arrest were
executed against me in these actions, but IN only
two against Goslin. Lately he came TO me ano
said that II l would give him 500 ne WoU4l
nave these civil arrests against me ulSi1lsSe4!
but if 1 did not he would yet see me De4l1hu
prison bars ,u,--
Ammon was asked if he had heard from Miller
lately Yes" he said. He is very SICK II
Dannemora prison He has made several state
, r7ents 10 the District Attorney. .
Have there been any promises made 70 MN
"All kinds of promises" said Ammon ne
: told me that Assistant District attorney NJ NJ.
had heen to see him and he has told me what
he has told the District Attorney.