The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-11
MONEY MILLER GAVE AMM0N.
S,aO 400 IN CASH BESIDES BONDS
AND BANK DEPOSITS.
syndicate Man Testifles That His Ex'LAw'
yer Had Control Of $4,000 or %
-AmmOn's Story That Ridgway Was
6soine to Bribe juror With SS'OOO

6spsne to Bribo . juror With SS,OOO'
WCiam +. Miller OF tho Franklin Syndi-
cate was on the witness stand all day yes
terday testkying against Col Bob Anmon,
his former lawyer, who Us on trial In General
Sessions for receiving sSo6oo Of the syndi-
Gates money. Miller testified that Ammon
either received in cash or had TO his credit
in the bank at various times about $l7e'ooo
Of the syndicate's money.
Miller also said that cannon gave him
various explanations Of what became OF
part OF the money. One statement Ammon
made to him, said the witness; was that
$500 went to Lawyer Jimmy Ridgway OF
Brooklyn to bride a juror. Aterward
Amnon told Miller that Ridgway had failed
and that that was the reason for Millers
conviction.
The syndicate man also told yesterday
some OF the reasons why he has turned
against Ammon. He said that Ammon
promised to take care Of Miller's wife and
baby in case Miller got into trouble. From
the syndicate mans flight to Canada IN
November, 1909, until his return on Feb. o.
1900, Ammon gave SO a month to Mrs.
Miller. Then Miller complained that go
want enough and Ammon raised It TO
t%0 month.
Ammon's treatment OF Miller's wife and
child is one of the things that led Miller to
become the peoples witness Mr.. Not1
Gays that the other motive is that Ammon,
when threatened with indictment ana
arrest, betrayed Miller into the hands OF the
police by inducing him to return here upon
AmInons representation that he mao
managed to fix things.
= Miller began his story with his hrst meSI-
ing with Ammon in October, 1879. ne
asked Amrnon to show him how to keep out
Anmon advised him to get the syndlcate
Incorporated and to trade stock with the
investors for their receipts The syndicate
was never incorporated:
With Anmon in November. The Post Of
that city had been lightning the syndioate
and some investors there had been threat
ening trouble They carried $50. 900 IN bills
in a satchel money received at the BROOK,
lyn Office. Ammon used it 70 pay on
money back. This used up az but $1,000
: and Miller gave Ammon 5000 for his SER
vices on that trip. ,
o. No7 w. d Sss.e t the end M aash
which the syndicate had on hand. He and
Aminon then went to the bank OF Wells,
Fargo 4 Co.. where it was deposited In Am
mons name
Miller Identified the depodt slip which
Ammon wrote and identihed also a check
order and Endorsed by Ammon. He ldenti.
fed two other deposit slips made out by
Ammon by which Ammon got Possession
Of $40 900 worth Of Government bonds and
Of certificate Of deposit for Sioo go,
cured on Ammon's advice, to show to Gus
toners who might become nervous.
Miller then said that after the Kings
County Grand Jury indicted him on Nov.
~, he, at Ammon's direction, swore to a
did not turn over to the assignee any Of
the money Miller had transferred to Am.
mon.
This was on the day that Miller fed to
Canada. That trip was made on Ammons
a ne whom immon nq proved ae
started on the trip. be said, With S2oo and
returned three months later with IS cents
left, not having received anything from
Amnon In the meantime. Ammon, he
SAYS, told him that he had sent to Montreal
law Arm for Miller's use several thousand
dollars.
Ammon kept writing that he was fixing
things, and on Feb. 8. 1900; he appeared in
Montreal and had a talk with Miller. Within
fifteen minutes after this interview with
Brooklyn Detective Bureau, and came
back with him voluntarily. Ammon prom
ised to get bail, Miller said but never did
and he has been in jail since.
Miller said that District Attorney Jerome
had told him that while he could NOT guaran-
tee him pardon, he would help him all he
could If Miller would testify truthfully
about Ammon. Judge Newburger would
not let Miller reply to this question by Mr..
Mott: Have you been recently examined
by Gov. Odell's private physician?"
He will be cross-e1amined to-day.
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