Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-05
Is Wanted in Washington for the
Larceny in February of Some
Rings and a Sum of Money. !
CAPTURED IN PORTLAND
BY FEDERAL OFFICERS
Arraigned Thursday Afternoon
Before U. S. Commissioner
Farrington-Hearing Contin-
ued to March 13-Miller Com
mitted in Default of Bail.

A man giving the name OF Joseph c.
Miller. who had been arrested Wednes-
day night in Portland by United States
officers, was brought to Augusta Thurs
day afternoon BY United States Deputy
Marshal James Cleary of Portland and
taken to the Office of United States Com
he was arraigned on the charge Of lar
ceny Feb. % at Washington, D. c., Of
some rings and sum of money.
Miller was represented by John {. Nell
son IS counsel and entered a plea of not
guilty. The hearing was then continued
until Saturday, March Is, at the Office of
Commissioner Harrington and Miller was
ordered to recognize in the sum Of $500
for appearance, but being unable to fur
nish the required bond he was commit
ted to kennebc jail.
From what little was learned Friday
concerning the prisoner it is understood
that he was TO have given q free lecture
this evening at the First Baptist church
in Portland had not his arrest interfered.
Relative to the young man and his ar
rest Thursday mornings Portland Argus
contained the following:
ton, China. and to be the son OF prom
nent American physician in the land of
the Celestials has been sought in this
city for three days by federal officers,
and last night he was arrested in Monu-
ment square by United States Marshals
Tighe OF Boston and Cleary of this city,
as he was surveying with considerable
satisfaction his own picture and long
interview which he had condescended to
give to a local paper. AS a matter OF
fact the publication of the picture was
the direct clue that led to his arrest.
Miller is held on the charge OF steal
ing rings and s135 in money on Feb %
from Annie NJ. Schallenberg of Washing
ton, d. c. He declares that he returned
the rings last Friday b. registered mail
from Boston.
The United States officers intimate
that the charge on which he is held is
but small one compared with a COM
plant that they are likely to bring when
Miller is arraigned before a United
States commissioner this morning. They
claim that since leaving Washington he
has represented himself as being in the
employ of the government and has shown
letters supposed to be from high officials.
1t is alleged that on the strength of these
letters he managed to secure number
of loans in Boston which were to be
made good when he received a check
from Washington.
Miller says he is p years old and was
born in Canton, China, and Claims to be
superintendent and vice president of the
international Corporation and Construc-
ton Co. of that city, an American firm
engaged in the extension OF railway
lines and other improvements that are
making the Orientals forge rapidly to the
front.
when the federal officers searched the
vice presidents unpretentious room in
an Oak street lodging house last night
they found nothing but scanty ward.
robe consisting of suit of underwear
which was in small box in an otherwise
empty dress suit case. Miller is lame
and usually carries a cane, but the Off
GERS say that he left Boston SO hurriedly
a few days ago that he neglected to take
this with him.
He speaks Chinese fiuently and has
been much entertained by Boston and
local Cinnamon"