The sun., 1903-05-23
COL. BOB AMMON REARRESTED
SAID TO HAVE GOT &24O.OOO FROM
SYNDICATE MILLER
He was Indicted for Receiving 1SO. 500
Of the $50 Per Cent" Mans stolen
GOOds-NOw Miller Has Made = Con.
fession-Ammon Biames A. II. Goslin.

IeSSlOn-An1mOu bIaITeS ~. H.
Col. Bob Ammon was rearrested yester-
day In his office at 1872 Nassau street and
District Attorney Jerome got Judge New
burger in General Sessions to raise his bail
from S.. 600 to $4,000 on an old Indictment
for receiving stolen goods-S3o ,5Oo-from
-52O per cent. Miller" whose counsel Ammon
had been.
Miller is in he hospital at Sing Sing and has
confessed TO Assistant District Attorney
Mott that shortly before the crash OF the
syndicate he gave Ammon $4,000.
Mr. jerome stated that Ammon would
be brought to trial In the first week OF June
because Miller, who is to be the chief witness.
is not likely to live long.
Ammon vas arrested by Detective Ser
geant McConville, who had warrant issued
by District Attorney Jerome himself,
LAWYER Lewis Morrison accompanied
Ammon to court.
Mr.. jerome told Judge Newburger that
be had taken an unusual course in Ammon's
case because he had learned that Ammon
had received $24O,OOO instead of S30,50O.
Ammon had, he said, recently instituted
voluntary bankruptcy proceedings and had
declined to- ell where his money had gone TO,
Oh the ground that he might incriminate
himself
Mr. Jerome asked for $50, 900 bail, but
Judge Newburger fixed 1t at 2o,Ooo and
told Mr.. Morrison that he would permit
him to move for reduction If he could
show him that the District Attorney did
not have facts enough to warrant the
increase. Mr.. Morrison said that Alfred
r Goslin was behind the District Attor-
ney's move,
Ammon sent for his wife and for Mrs.
Alice Schmidt of 2Al Wooster street. They
qualified ON his $4,000 bond. which Judge
Newburger accepted. Mrs. Schmidt was
his surety on the former bond Of 5000
Ammon said that he had called at the
District Attorneys office about three
months ago and urged that his case be
tried as he wanted II out of the way and
knew he would be acquitted. Ammon
also dictated a statement, part OF which
follows:
This proceeding of Dissrc. -. At17nsy n ,ss
least, as had warning lbout week ago
from my archenemy. Alfred R. Goslin. that
torneys ns so ',c ONCE to make trouble FOR me une.,
i settled a iudg with him chat he had
recovered against me me for costs in a Givll Ga1i
cash and give him note for the balance OF
it. to be paid when he cleaned up these things
against ms, he said he would 'urn ;, Ground onw
When met him in the ONCE of his at
torney told him would make settlement
With h on the hst nit hs
would pay me the amount Of money that he
owed me. Ne said he was perfectly Wiling
10 pay me that amount OF money when ne got
il and admitted owing me $4,000. put said
he wanted the 81 500 costs because he owed
that much to his mother - =, having
civil actions brought against me ~hne
was his attorney in the swindling operation
n yh SsT ra"rc ' Braks and e Coupler g COM
party defendant, With Goslin A., At his In,
executed eXecuted against me in III Of the actions bu:
were only Instituted against Goslin IN two OF
them. wherein, ,'oslin Put up straw naili 4.
the meeting where Goslin war ted to see u he
could make settlement with m" he told me
that If would give him $500 in cash he would
have all OF he civil orders OF arrest against
Ammon said he knew that Miller WAS a
very sick man md that he knew what Miller
had told Mr.. Mott. HE wouldn't say what
the confession was about. Mr.. Jerome
said:
Miller is not the only witness and that what
Miller has said will be corroborated."
1t is understood that Goslin will be one
OF the witnesses against Ammon. Ammon
haitian Advertising and Mailing Company
business at los Fulton street In conjunctio1n
with Henry A. Seymour, who may also be
subppnaed by Mr.. jerome. He was for
merly a member O. the firm Of Seymour.
johnson Co. Miller invested $4,000
with this firm.
Miller says this investment was made
by advice OF (iosin. Col. Ammon did the
business Tor Miller and took the firms
notes and a mortgage on Mr.. Johnson's
seat in the Stock Exchange. tn" firm as
signed md the money was tied up by a
court order. Goslin has tried to get these