The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-27
pECIAL JURY FOR BOB AMMON
H,,,ER SAYS AMMON RETRAYED
MN no POLICE.

....cntor says Amm0n Is Responsible
for the Appeals for Milier's Pardon,
and Knew where Miller Was Hiding
4 when the Police We're After Him.
,.sistont District Attorney Mott has
.o,;sed Judge Newburger and counsel for
"a Robert A. Ammon. who Is under indict-
~,a,, for receiving money stolen by 'Syndi-
,on Miller. that he will move Tomorrow
n, a special panel of jurors to try Ammon
next week.
.Miller's testimony Mr.. Mott said yes
to-day. will have great weight as Il dying
declaration
Miller is in really bad shape, then9'
very bad" said Mr.. Mott. 1T is doubt
,l il he can make his voice carry to the
h,,v He will be brought to the Tombs
next week.
Does he accuse Ammon Of betraying him
to the police?'
YES Ammon wrote to him to come here,
.,vjng all obstacles had been cleared away
and no trouble was to be apprehended from
,hs District Attorney Of Kings County.
vben Miller landed at the Grand Central
station he was arrested by Capt. Reynolds
ofthe Brooklyn Detective Bureau believe
Cant REYNOLDS let it be understood that he
sot Miller in Montreal, An alleged con-
iesson quoted Miller as saving that he
Odds. Miller told Mr. Schurman and me
that he was betrayed by Ammon into COM
inc here and that his arrest was surprise. ="
.If Miller was betrayed by Amnon and
has a grudge against him why didn't he
Al that time make the charges he is now
making against Ammon?"
t.,lI i'm, IN
shut, as it was all mistake and Amnion
s sGi Mr.. Mott. when Miller landed in
State prison Ammon promised to get him
hardened The petitions that have been
made to the Governor for Miller,s pardon
originated with Ammoli. When Mr.. Schur-
man and went to see Miller last December
he refused to give us any information which
would help us In the case we were preparing
against Ammon. We told him that we
could get along without him. but that II
We did II would he the last chance he would
get to serve the State. He knew what
that meant. No promise was made to him,
but if he is our witness any application for
pardon that may be made to the Governor
will be indorsed by the District Attorney.
Miller saw that it was his last chance and
told lis what we wanted to know about
Ammon. We had already traced the $40 500
cash, for receiving which Ammon is under
indictment, from the syndicate headquar-
tiers in Brooklyn to Ammon's office. All
we have got to prove is that Ammon took
this $40, 500 OF the syndicate money know
ing II to he stolen.
There are certain things connected with
Miller's doings from the day he made his
assignment that we don't know but we will
ook up when he comes to the Tombs::
For one thing. he stopped ct the house Of
woman in Harlem who used to work in
Miller Boston office. She was very good
friend of Ammon, too But Just how
long after the police bega n looking for Mil
Ter he was kept there-and Ammon knew
where he wss-l don't know. The syndi-
cete cola psed on Nov. "a, 1890. the day after
Ammon got slSO,50O Of Mller's money.
Miller was at this woman's house on the
evening Of Nov. a. 1t was on that day
thft Ammon had Miller make a general
assignment and swear that he he'd turned
over all his possessions to his assignee,
whereas whet he did turn over amounted
10 little more than $4,000.
The rest OF the money Ammon deposited
With the Wells-Fargo Company We have
his deposit slip. This YVES in November.
although when Ammon WAS examined in his
bankruptcy proceedings recently he swore
that in November he never received cent
tof Mtller's money. Subsequently. before
Il vcs$-ree. in the Seymour, johnson & Go.
proceedings, Ammon acknowledged that
he had got from Miller about 100000 that
he had invested in that firm and WAS hold
ing il az Miller's trustee"
The confession OF Miller WIS taken by
District Attor ney jerome, who went to
Sing Sing, when he learned what Miller had