The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-28
THE MILLER MYSTERY.
POSITIVE TESTIMONY THAT HE WAS THROWN
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POSITIVE TESTIMONY THAT HE WAS THROWN
ovERBoARD-A MAUDLN PARTY ON SAB
BATH EXCURSION.
The mystery that shrouds the fate Of James
Miller, the late cook OF the tugboat Cornell, VINO
was drowned in an unaccountable manner in
the XIII Won Ku on Sunday Is likely 60 be cleared
up through the efforts OF the police authorities OF
Jersey CITY. searching examination took place
before Justice Reese yesterday. Detective Fran
CHS arrested William Schultz, captain OF the Cor
nell; James Perkins. Hugh Carr, known along
West street, New York, by the sonbriduet
SHORTY" and Timothy Donovan, fireman OF tile
Cornell.
Hugh Carr, a resident Of No. 500 Greenwich
street, New York, testified that he was one OF the
party OF twenty or more on board the Cornell and
that he was drunk when he went aboard; the boat
stopped at Perth AmboJ and nearly all the party
got ashore and had drinks; Miller, the deceased,
got very drunk Little jack" who was fire.
man on the tug Colonel Boggs, was very drunk;
witness was asleep IN the Kitchen when Miller
went overheard; heard no noise previously; when
witness got on DECK Miller was going down
witness where he was standing when Miller
went overheard but witness heard another man
say he saw Miller 'pulling;" Little JACK" was
drunk from early hour In she DAY when witness
hrst saw him. knew that ne mad Deen discharged
from the Colonel Boggs Tor drunkenness So. ,so.
Mrs. Miller, widow or the deceased. stated that
Perkins gave her $50 and made her sign an agree
ment not to libel the Cornell. She did not know
what That meant, but she signed the paper any
how she said that her husband took tue position
only temporarily, because he had been out VI em.
ployment. All the crew were aware that ne
could not SWIM.
Edward Birch. boy, who was on the yacht near
9e C eh siaed that ne ,S say man leaning
another man go up to him and throw MIN over
board the man who threw him over then ran
forward crying 0ut ''Captaln Captain, there Is u
man overbOardn The remainder of the boys
statement was o corroboration OF that made by
Dalton
Timothy Donovan, the fireman OF the Cornell,
testified:-l live at No. 63S Washington street,
New York; l am fireman on the Cornen at the
time Miller went overheard was down in tue
hreroom where l had been only about i've MN
utes; was sitting on the rail on deck just before
NUMBER OF persons on board were drunk; |
drank some but wasn't drunk; Miller was
carrying on around there and having great
| deal OF fun; didn't see him throw the beer on
| Carr; heard that John Leonard Little jack and
told me last night on his boat, the Boggs, that he
saw Miller go overboard he said he (Leonard)
was sitting on the bitts an vomiting ana saw
the rail, i've feet from the rail; Leonard
was, ugnt but not very, drunk; the. deck
TINS morning that Fuller tod him he saw
Miller go overheard; Fuller is a relative TO Cap
e he Gdnt sober up On e way home
In consequences OF the accldent; Jack is working
on his boat Today; he wen. ON her last night
| again; the Captain and bis party were sober, but
some OF the passengers were little intoxicated !;
| while down below. heard the cry OF man over.
board and ran AFT and saw Miller in the water
| The last witness delivered his statement with
out any reserve and IL made deep impression
Justice Reese said he was satisfied that a crime
had been committed. He had no doubt that
Miller was thrown overheard by some one of the
party on the Cornell. II was strange that nobody
OF the fifteen or twenty persons aboard made
any effort to find out who witnessed
the falling overheard. He was satshed
that the man who ran along the boat crying out
TO the captain that @ man was overheard was the
guilty party. lie was determined 70 tnd out who
that party was, and wanld have every person on
the boat at the time brought before him. Per-
kins, Schultz and Carr were discharged and the
examination was adjourned.