Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-02-16
NJ. p.nl- Mgrdsr and ROBBERY.

The brief account of the extraordinary
murder of the Bank Teller of the Branch OF
the Union Bank of Tennessee, at jackson,
and the robbery Ct the Bank, published
few DAYS ago, was incorrect in some Of the
partieulars. 1t appears that on Wednesday the
Cashier, Mr.. Mcknight, went to Memphis on
business, leaving the bank in charge OF Geo. L.
Miller, the Clerk. Previous to his leaving ne
had signed dozen checks to be filled up by
Miller as they might be needed; these checks,
thus signed, were kept in the safe, with the mo-
ney. On Thursday evening Immediately after
the arrival of the train, Mr. Miller called at the
CITY Hotel, where the Cashier boards, and IN
ouired, with apparent anxiety, if he had got
home. On learning that he had not, Mr.. NJ
Immediately went out, and that was the last
time he was seen alive. A Jackson corresPon-
dent of the Cincinnati Gazette writes;
The next morning the banking house, not be.
ing opened, as usual, excited some surprise, and
finally. near noon, an entrance was effected,
when the lifeIess body of Mr. Miller was found
living on the floor in the banking room, and
the cancelling hammer belonging to the bank
Iaying by him The door of the safe was wide
open, with an extinguished candle, very little
burned, near it. The murderer had entered the
safe, and carried off about twenty three thou-
sand dollars, some S4,5O0 of it being in gold
coin He might have taken one hundred and NJ
n, thousand dollars The banking house is
large double two story brick building, and has,
until lately, been occupied by family, but was
at that time empty, excepting one room which
Mr.. Miller had occupied as his office and sleep
ing room This was adjoining the banking
room, and opened into it. Up to this moment,
there is no positive clue to the terrible deed
The prevailing opinion is, that some person
evidently resident of the place-Tell- known,
and in the entire confidence OF the murdered
man, had prevailed upon him, ag ainst the rules
of the bank, to enter the building after night,
and fill him up check on some place. This
would compel him to open the doors of the
vault, in order to get the check-book, with the
cashiers signature He took this to the table
near the fire, and with his back turned toward
it, was evidently engaged in finishing the check
, when he received his death blow by the ham
mer which was kept in the corner near the hre
place. One tremendous stroke on the top o.
the bare head, the fatal instrument being buried
deep in the brain. scattering it in every dlree
ton, followed up by two others, must have de
r prive1 him instantly Of life, and prevented Dis
giving any alarm.
The murderer retreated by the same door ht
had entered with his victim. out by the SIDE o
} the house which opens into side yard, an1
: then into the street. Mr.. Mlllers hat and over
: coat were found on his bed where he had lei
: them, as he passed through. After killing hin
the villain deliberately took his white handker
chief from his (AIillers) pocket, locked the out
: 1 l. et,a ban thronph the ke1
e ltwhere it was found,) evidently for the purpos
/ of excluding the light, should any one come t.
q the door and look through the key hole. Ev
D erything appears to have been done IN the mos
II deliberate manner.
v The inferenees given above in regard to tn
e check, are reduced almost to certainty, irof
o the fact that the leaf of the check-book wa
e torn out, rolled up and thrown into the fire, a
l. was also check on that bank, which appears
have been filled up, by the murderer to pay ]
= mart. the check he had ordered. On piece {
l. common paper, found on the desk, were dlsco'
> cred, made by Mr. Miller, the figures 993, troI
or which was deducted IL per cent, the prem
s. um charged by the Bank, when drawing o
/ Memphis, then there was 52S deducted from l
a and the balance added, in order to make u
a. 1898, including the premium, which appears
1T have been the full sum be wanted to buy achec
" SnSCho
d ere were not entirely consumed, and were tai
ID en- out of the ashes-that part of the check Q
ur the bank, exhibits very plainly the figures S5S
corresponding with the calculations made @
the slip of paper found on the desk-and clea
ly shows he must have had the money IN Il
e, bank; else the clerk would not have undertake
e. to draw for him, and thus he must haze been
- depositor IN the bank The matter then stand
= thus in regard to the operation: The murder'
ne affected to want (or really did WANT check
ty Memphis for 1898, lessi the exchange, CAV
of his own check on the bank for S52S, and pa
n in money the balance The providential pr
servation of that part of the check, togeth'
/; with the slip of paper used to make the calcul
It. ton on, with exact amount Of draft require
~ (S993) may lead to the arrest of the heartle'
n murderer Mr.. Miller was young man abo'
27 years of age, lawyer by profession, resPe
G. table connected, and very much beloved: In
e. whole town and country around, are SO shockt
lie at the terrible deed, that they will make con
mon cause of it, and it would seem imPosslb
~ that the perpetrator could escape.
CLEVELAND, Feb. Is, '59.