Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-02-07
From the Pennsylvania Freeman.
Murder Of Joseph c, Miller.

We expressed the opinion last week that
JosEPR G. MiLLER fell victim 70 the ven gcance
of Maryland kidnappcrs and their accompliccs.
We have now before us evidence which must
remove from every candid mind all doubt upon
the subject, and lead to the inevitable conclu-
sion that he was murdered.
Letters from the neighborhood where Miller
resided inform us, that his body has hccn care.
fully examined for the third and fourth times,
ind that poison was found in The stomach -
The friends of the deceased wcro not satisfied
with the post mortem examinations made in
homo and buried, they insisted on having it
taken up and re examined Tao examination
was made by DIR, ]. w. Hutehison, assisted by
DIR. Dickcy. The result is stated in o letter
now before us, from responsible source. On
examining the neck there was found no contu-
sion, cS,ravasation Of blood, or injury OF the
blood vessels, as thCro must have been if his
death had been produced by strangulation.-
The tongue was in its natural position, and not
at all wounded, which is another proof that he
did not hang himself, The stomach and bowels
were found to be almost entirely empty and in
n highly congcsted, inAammatory condition.
The villous coat was nearly destroyed. The
vessel Of the membranes of tho brain were
somewhat congosted, and small quantity OF
serum was found in the vontricles. Tho phys-
freely used. and that the hanging did not take
place till after death. The muscles under the
marks on tho back of tho wrists were very much
confused. and there was considerable cxtrava-
sation Of blood. Its probable that these marks
were produced by handouts.
Tho body, after this examination, was again
buried; but such was the anxiety and excite
ment prevailing in tho noighborhood, that it
was once moro oxhumed for the purpose of as
certaining, if possible, what kind of poison had
been used. The Doctors (IIutchison and Dick
oy,) analysed the contents of the stomach and
bowels, applying the usual arsenicsl tests, in a
variety of forms, and in every instance revealed
the presence of the poison.
There cannot, therefore, be the slightest doubt
that the unfortunate man was killed by the ad-
minstration CT arsenic, and his body afterwards
hung to the tree where il was found. The
supposition that he took the poison voluntarily
for the purpose of self-dcstruetion, and hung
himself besides, is too prepostcrous to be enter
tanned for a moment. No Tho poison must
have been trcacherously or iorcibly administer
cd by other hands than his own; and the guilty
parties, to screen themselves from the oonse-
quences Of their crime, unquestonably placed
the body in the position in which it was found.
Othor circumstances corroboratc this view Of the
case. Ii miller came out to Stcmmor's Run in
the cars, he must have arrived there at a COM
paritivcly carly hour in the evening; and if he
committed suicide, it is natural to conclude that
he did so Immediately afterwards. Now there
was heavy rain during that night, but the
clothing upon his body was found dry! How
shall this be accounted for except upon the
supposition shat the body was placed there by
his murdercs after the rain was over, when the
poison had done its work, and they had had
time to bring him, by some other conveyance
than tho railroad. from Baltimorei 1t is also
stated on reliable authority that mittens were
found upon Mller's hands How could he tic
the knots with such an incumbrancci And if
he took the mittens off for that purpose, is it to
be supposed that at the very moment when he
was to launch himself into eternity, he would
carefully replace them; The supposition is
absurd. Another fact should also be mention
cd, viz that the railroad ticket which Miller
purchased at Baltimore was found in his pock-
ct whereas, if he had gone to Stcmmer's hun
in the cars, It would have been delivered to the
conductor before reaching that place. The
circumstances all point to but one conclusion,
and that is, that Miller was Goully murdered.
We havo it on good authority that Merritt,
who testified that Miller had acknowledged
Rachel Parker to be slave and consented ior
n pecuniary reward that she should be taken,
is one of the most eonsumato liars and scoun.
drels unhung. He has been charged with pas
sing counterfeit money, and with almost every
thing else that is disreputable. Ii he turns up
as witness in the case hereafter, the proofs Of
his character will be ready.
The charge against N Crcary for assault and
false imprisonment viii come before the Grand
Jury ia Baltimore to-day and if bill is found,
an effort will be made to have the whole matter
tried about three weeks hence. Witnesses were
TO go from West Nottingham to testify before
the Grand Jury, and when the regular trial
comes on, the supply of evidence from that
neighborhood will be abundant.
Miller was murdered in Maryland. The evil
dence OF the fact will no doubt be placed before
the Executive of that State. when it will be
seen whether he will exhibit tho same official
zeal in ferreting out the murderers as he did to
procure the conviction of tho innocent and esti-
mablc Hanway. We shall also see of what
stuff the Governor of Pennsylvania is made,
and whether he will deem it any part of his du-
ty to protect the lives and liberties of those over
whom he rules. May we not hope, now that
the evidence of Miller's murder is SO clear and
unquestionabc, that the Press of philadelphia
and the State generally, hitherto SO apathctc,