The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-03
Abduction and Kidaapping OF q Wife by
her Husbaud u

( 'ohhs W WHAT pace WIS., OhdreS +. Miller, IL yet
alive. has been removed, or where she is. Great
fears were entertained that she was murdered.
Neither Mr. Charles F. Miller, the husband, nor
Mrs. Miller, his wife, could be found, although the
whole police OF the city have been in search of them
All the parties concerned persons Of wealth and
responsibility, and some of them deeply implicated
| in the abduction, as notwithstanding il State
prison offence. Mr.. Jordan is engaged on the part
OF the wife and her friends, and Prescott Hall on
the part OF the husband and his friends. note of
$4,000, affirmed and denied to be forgery-as
| also an application tor divorce, and an immense
deal OF litigation, are concerned5 in the investigation
| and final result. Great excitement has prevailed
among the friends OF Mrs Miller since last Wednes
day week, to know where she is as no tidings have
| been heard OF her, and nothing known of her
since she and her husband crossed the Harlem
bridge, on that day [25th January]
will be seen by the following testimony, what
are the leading facts of the CASE and the results as
far as now ascertained Mr.. VIM. p. Brown was
one OF the parties implicated in the abduction, and
is under arrest. He was before the Mayor.
VIM. H. HoLLEY.-Il live in Stamford, Connecti-
cut am asurveyor, in my 45th year of age j know
Wa: Brown, and have from infancy, Mrs.
Martha H. Miller has been boarding at Stamford,
Connecticut for some time past, at the stage house,
"wednesday weekly at about ii O'Clock in the
morning, was in at the bar Of the stage house.
and while there -four persons came in whose names
are w l.. Smith, Philander Darskumb, Noah
Webb, and Mr.. Barker, carriage painter in our
neighborhood. all residents of the village Here
the witness went into much detail, from which it
was evident there were some very suspicious pro-.
ceedings gong forward. AT length, as some of
them passed along by one of the doors of the stage
house, witness said, heard some rstling over head
in Mrs. Mil!er's room, The barkeeper had his hand
an x1n knv&A lo rs he lA~~ o~A II 4
hold of him.. apparently endeavoring to prevent Mr.
Barker from locking the door. He was hove to tine
back part of the room At the same moment,
heard tremendous scream OF screech for help 1t
was the terrific scream OF female voice. At the
same moment, saw Mr. Charles F. Miller He
had hold of Mrs Miller, his wfe-hs arm around
her, dragging her down stairs, Mr. Brown was
deavorins to release her hold of the bannisers and
stair railing Mr.. Seely in the rear of Mr. Brown
Mrs Miller screamed most violently, and was in
most awful condlhon-calling for help; Mr.: Brown
Brown, to aid Mrs. Miller; to separate Brown and
Miller from Mrs Miller, and to release her; Brown
was separated, and he and had considerable of
direction down on to the floor, and Mrs Miller the
other, partly reclining against the wall. After was
separated from Brown, he ran down the stairs past
me caught Mrs Miller in his arms, and carried her
the floor; Baker, the bartender, had his hands on
Miller think he had hold of Miller; W. S. T.
caught Baker, jerked him Oft of Miller, which re.
snd SaS bss
Miller was released he went to Browns aid, and
they two, with Mrs. Miller, when they passed out of
tile front door many people were collected by this
ing she credmurder several times before she reached
the wagon; next saw her partly in the carriage;
It was two horse carriage, and was standing in
front of Mr. James II. Hoyt's office on the opposite
side Of the street; the driver upon the box; it
was a barouche; Miller was in the act of getting in
himself; her feet were partly out Of the carriage;
some one helped to thrust her quite in; in instant
the carriage was under way; the horses at the top
Of their speed, Mrs Miller screeching and scream
ing necessarily; Immediately after Miller ef, Brown
mounted Dxon's fast tTottng horse, and followed
on after them; the horses to the barouche were
black, the carriage of dark color; from Stamford
to Sawps is about eight miles; Mrs. Miller had been
living there at Seeys ever since, shortly after the
mas; some six or eight weeks in all; it was raw
chilly day when she was taken away, and she was
without hat or cloak; the trial alluded to was for
Miller's assault and battery on Mr. Wells at Sing
Sing; Miller had been tried at Fairfield before I'm
Sept) for presenting pistol to certain persons
tempting to rescue his wife from her husband on
another occasion; Brown was at White Plains during
| the trial, and knew OF the circumstances
JAMES w. BULKLEY-I live at Rive, Westcheser
am farmer, q years old on Wednesday, week
from yesterday 18th January, believe, was about
Chester or sawpits, the village IL saw barouche
with two dark colored horses, followed by man
on horseback driving very FAST as fast as the horses
could trot; when within ten or twelve rods of them
heard the shreks OF a woman distinctly above the
rafting OF the carriage the scream continued till
they were lost in the distance beyond me was on
the left hand side of the carriage the curtains were
drawn up on mat side heard woman and a
man in the carriage the woman was sitting or re-
Ginning partly across him; she had no covering on
her head; ne was in one corner of the bareuche,
with his hat on think she had nothing on her
neck Sawpits is eight or ten miles from SIAM
ford. This was about IL M in the day.
Mr.. ROBERT H. LocKwooD-I reside in the city
at present am q to Y years old; what know in
in the Bowery next day after the outrage was
going up, he going down he said to me- Lock-
wood, do you know Miller and his wife are in
town?
BRowN-They came down yesterday, and came
LocKwoop-Dids she appear to come. willinslys
BRowN-She screamed some at first; and loud
enough coming through Rye or Sawpitts
LooKwooD-H He said he came on horseback to
| have the gates open-they took her away in her
even her corsets he took her to the house of
Miller's father met Brown again on Saturday !;
and he attempted to justify his conduct in aiding
Mr.. Miller; II ne thought ne had done wrong, he
would restore Mrs. Miller tomorrow.
Ia certain witness being absent, Mr.. Warner, to
close the proceedings, advised Brown to make the
following admissions I'll
OF the carriage, on horseback, tothe Harlem bridge
or gate-pad the toll, and requested the
to throw open the gate-saied to him that gentle
man was coming on with his crazy wife in a car
riage, and DESTROYS of getting her to the asylum
as soon as possble-that the gae-keeper threw open
| the gate. Mr.. Brown crossed the bridge, and pro.
ceeded on towards New York, and that Miller and
his wife, in the carriage, also crossed The bridge,
and proceeded on towards New York Immediately
after him.
| y LOCKWOOD re-caed-I told Brown, 81 suppose
yos know that Miller has forfeited his bonds 2? He
replied that Miller did not care d-n for that: he
would sacrifice five times that amount TO have his
wife live with him on good terms
III appeared lin evidence, that Mr.. Charles F.
Miller is now under bonds with two good sureties,
each $1,000, conditional for his appearance at court
and also under like bonds to keep the peace of the
people, and especially towards his wife Martial
Officer A. M. G. SMITH, have been requested
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