, 1866-09-24
BRUTAL MURDER,
Terrible Tragedy at Philadelphia.


An Elderly Lady Cruelty Murdered.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer, September aol
Our city has again been the scene Of ter
rlble and most hcatt-rcndfng murder, which,
next to the massacre Of The Dcaring family,
exceeds In atrocity aud cold bloodcdncss any
Philadelphia for years. The ficnlfsh deed
vas committed yesterday morning, hut was
not discovered until late In the afternoon.
The victim Tas an elderly lady, who was
found In her own house with he throat cut Ia
terrible manner, three wounds on her head,
| iation about hcr neck and breast, ana sur
! rounded with pool Of blood.
The case IL parallel, in many respects,
| With the murder Of Mrs. Wits, ut German
/ town, last January, but exceeds 1t In atroc-
teTt,ay took place ID ono Of tue most p6pu.
lons portions ofthc city, Bnttonwood street,
| between Ninth and Tenth, and at time
wlIen everybody was stirring, and also when
1t appears to be almost a miracle that the
observed By some Of the nciehbors, :.
Of everything connected with the fearful
event that could be obtained by ourrcporter>
who visited the scene of the murder short
s H. af5 Ma tss tr !seGyei5 &c fI.ae Of taf s1Ts
sides at No. !A2 Buttonwoc:: street. The only
occupants OF the house, which is i comforta.
bic two-story brick dwelling, were Mr. Mil
lcr, his wife and sister, Mrs. Miller. the
murdered woman, whose full name is Eliza
u. Miller, was siHy-three years Of age, and
hns resided with her husband aud sister IN
the honse mentioned for thirty years past
The deceased, rs well Us the rest Of the FAM
sly, we're noted as being very qafct, respect
able and exemplary people The entire fam
body in the ne!ehborhood, and It Is moi
known that the deceased had an enemy II
| household aflnirs.
Il Yesterday morning, between sir and seve1
o'clock. Mr.. Miller, who works fur Mr.. E
R. Cliff, No. 400 North Twe1fth street, AMI
his sister, Hettie Owens, who Is iscmployed q
band-box making at Second and PIuc, lief
home for the purpose Of attending to thci
| daily labor. Mrs. Miller, the deceased, q
usual, prepared breakfast for the family. an
after the departure Of her husband and eli
ter-in-law, proceeded with her usual avoca
, | tions. 1t WAS customary for Mrs. Miller t
i be alone the entire day. and she seldom LEI
. the house, except for the purpose Of visitin
the neighboriug stores to make pecessar
purchases and pay short visit 10 some Z
= her ncEghbors. About half past three o'c1oc
! yesterday afternoon, q young girl name
: sallic Wood, who resides next door to II
t Miller, being DESTROYS Of seeing Mrs. Mile
7 The two houses, and entered the dining
It room BY means Of the door that lends mi
!. the gard.
T No sooner had she entered than sisl
Il met her gazc that caused thrill OF ho1r,
. | TO run through her. Nearly III the centre I
. the floor she discovered tho PROSTATE for
Is Of Mrs. Miller lying on her back, with bo'
arms stretched ont, and her throat cut nea
9 Is from car to car. The floor was co4ert
J With blood, and beside the murdered woma
ia and near her right hand, lay an opened raz
It and small iron poker. MISS Wood rusht
u from the house, and gnTe the nlartn, viii
some Of the neIghboFs came In. The net
- soon spread through the neighborhood, Al
!es Lieuten*nt White, Of. the Police DIstris
Ct vas early on the ground, and, With pos
nj Of police, took possession Of the premises.
=. Before minute examination Eas mAde