The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-25
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Lsor Additional Local items see EtJaa Page. J

lNvEsTGATIoN-FULL EVIDENCE IN THE CASE,
ETC. ETc.-Coroner Taylor resumed the investi-
CATION yesterday afternoon, in respect to the
murder OF Mrs. Eliza M. Miller, which took
place on Thursday morning last, at Her resi-
dence, No 924 Buttonwood street. The prisoner,
Gotleib Williams, was present, and watched
the proceedings with good deal OF interest.
The first witness examined was Milo M, Mil
Ter, He testified as follows:-I reside at No.
9A Buttonwood street; am millwnght; have
lived at No. 924 Button wood street for num-
Der of years; left home on Wednesday last at
about 6 o'clock in the morning, leaving my
wIies sister there, and my wife also, at the
breakfast table; | know the prisoner; his name
Is Gottlieb Williams; l have seen him at my
house, and l have heard of his being there;
Sunday two weeks ago, when / got home, my
wife sand Gottlieb had been there; on Tuesday
last also; she asked him If he had had his
breakfast, and he said no, and she SAID she had
given HIM breakfast; she said she did not give
him encouragement to come, as she would not
have him there: my wife did not express any
fear Of him; one Sunday morning, about a
year ago, he was present when l was shaving;
don't think he saw where i kept my razor;
(razor shownD that was kept IN a drawer in
the kitchen; it was never in a case; my razor
was kept in the same stand, and that is the
case in which it was kept believe; l have not
missed anything but the razor and ring; can
not describe the ring; my wife had had 1t from
a child up; she made a remark that 1t should
not come Off the finger.
Sarah Wood sworn-Lives No. 926 Button
wood street; | knew Mrs. Miller; l found her
y
went in by the alley, on Buttonwood street;
put my hand on her and found her cold; had
not seen the blood then; called her, but got no
answer; | then went to Mr.. King and told him
Mrs. Miller was on the floor dead went back to
the house; saw the poker at the side of her;
can't say i saw razor; saw Gottlieb Williams
there; can't tell when it was; pretty often he
came there at noon l always left soon as he
came; never heard any conversation between
him and Mrs. Miller; the back door was wide
open when was there on Wednesday; it was
do lot ihn .,lp fV,N Nhap
have full view of the body.
Adeline Netf sworn--l reside No. 926 Button
wood street. This witness testified to being in
formed of the finding OF the body of Mrs. Mil
Ter by the former witness, and TO the condition
in which she discovered the body on the floor of
the house when she went IN. The witness said
that the carpet was Drawn up as ii there had
been scufie; the stand drawer was open, and
the razor lay at che right hand, as ii Mrs. Miller
had committed suicide, and such was at first tue
impression Of the witness; Mrs. Nef knew Will
lialns; had seen him in the neighborhood often
the last time on Friday week.
Officer Rennard testified to visiting the house
of Mr.. Miller when the news of the murder was
communicated % him at the Station; saw Will
liams often in that neighborhood never at Mr..
MIller's house.
Esther ID. Owens sworn-Resde No. 924 Button
wood street; Mrs. Miller was my sister; left her
on Wednesday morning last, at 6 O'Clock; |
know Gottlieb Williams; I've seen him often at
our house; he was there on Sunday week; Mr..
Miller was home then; it was about IL O'Clock;
meals we're ready we always asked him to sit up
to the table; my sister told me he was there on
last Tuesday morning; she said he was much
taken up with the parade; think she said she
gave him his breakfast; never heard my sister
express fears OF hin; he always came In at the
back door; there are two back entrances; one
goes out on Hamilton street, the other goes out
into Buttonwood street; Williams at the
house on Sunday week; he asked me if was
going to my work next week, and told him !
was; he did not ask as TO the time; he asked
rlnff fITnn Ar yUDn nIIt n ~
and what time he came home from it; the Odd
Fellows Cemetery, means my sister was con-
nected with the Columbia Beneficial Society;
she was the Treasurer OF it.
George w. Fisher sworn - Reside at Ninth
and Noble streets; q restaurant keeper;
know defendant Williams; have known him
about five years; Williams was in my house on
Wednesday morning last about Z o'clock; my
house is a square from the house in which the
murder was committed; he had not been there
so early in the morning that can remember;
behind me; left him sitting there; he dld not
drink there; was mperate in his habits, and he
came there to sit about -
Hamilton street; nave seen Williams passing
along in that neighborhood; / remember see
ing him on Wednesday morning last; it wa!
about o'clock; i saw him turn the angle
towards Williams court; did not notice where
he went to-
Alice Hoton sworn-I know Williams b,
sight: he was in the neigh borhood OF Mrs, Miller
at about ten minutes to O'Clock on Wednesday
saw him go into the alley leading to Williams
court never saw Williams at Mrs Miller
house.
Archibald Cameron sworn-I live at the south
east corner of Ninth and Noble streets; knoS
defendant; saw him on Wednesday morning Il
ButtenWood street, near Eleventh. | notices
something on his clothes; could not say if bloc
or not; it was about % o'clock; thought he ha
slipped down; he was going out Buttonwoo
street, and he turned down Eleventh to Hami
ton street; did not notice anything peculiar
Joseph Mems testified to being with the fol
mer witness when he saw Williams notice
something peculiar IN his dress +; remarked thd
he had fallen down.
and to the tact OF some persons he knew seeln
Williams washing himself on the morning OF tn
Louisa Ritter, residing at Master and Faw
streets, testified that Williams came into I'll
house ON Tuesday or Wednesday morning la
and asked for something told him would NJ
give him money, but would let him have SOM
thing to eat he was there about five minutes
did not notice anything peculiar In his appea
ance. -
Wednesday morning last. at a place where |
was at work, at the Robin Hood Hotel. WI
liams told witness that he intended TO put hln
self out OF the way, as his brothers had goI
back on him; that he had had bottle OF laud
num- and would have done 1t before, but u
cork came out of it; he afterwards went up IN
the slaughter-house lott and laid down; son
OF the men went up and saw him there; thougl
he had committed suicide, and was afraid to G
to him.
at this period of the testimony, william
laughed at the idea OF the men being afraid
him.)
Henry Lake, another witness who saw him
the Robin Hood, testified to seeing on II
clothes what he supposed to be spots of blood.
Several other witnesses who saw him at IL