The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-05

is Eve feet eleven inches in height,
symmetrically and powerfully built.
He has light, blue eyes. dark hair, and
fair or 6orid complexion. His long
confinement has paled the latter. and
made him somewhat thinner. When
arrested he wore his hair long and had
whiskers. which, with wide rim SLOUGH
hat, gave him a rakish appearance.
Daniel has rather good and regular
features, except the nose, which Is
slightly acquiline and very prominent.
His general expression and CONVERSE
ton Is pleasing. and many, after con-
versing with him. have thought it i'm
possible for him to commit such cold
blooded deed as that for which he is to
pay the death penalty.
CONDUCT IN JAIL.
Daniel has been an inmate of the
Pettis county Jail just one year to day,
if We except the few days Of his trial
at Warrensburg. His general conduct
during confinement has been exem-
.plary. and he has given but little
trouble to the sheriff, except the
natural worry and sense Of grave re-
sponsibility that naturally attaches to
keeping such an important prisoner.
From the very first day he was in
generated in the Jail. when he was
interviewed by both the reporters Of the
BAzoO and Demoerut, up to the pre-
sent time, he has persisted in his in
nocence, and never deviated since
from the story he told then.
At one time, it is said, when Boyd
and Jamison broke out, he could have
effected his escape. but he would not
avail himself the opportunity.
HIS RELIGIOUS VIEWS.
During his confinement. and e.
pecially since his sentence. a number
of our ministers and the Rev. Father
Graham have called upon him en-
deavored to awaken his mind to re-
ligious convictions. While he has gen.
orally gave these gentlemen a respect
full hearing. and acknowledged he
fully understood the solemn po-
sitiOn he occupied, he has been i'm
pervious to their opportunities, 50 far.
All that could be got out Of him was
-"Ifa man tries to do right as far
as he knows how. he can't do any
more. Ihave tried to do that"
Some times after these visits he
would work himself into q frenzy and
anAD curse various individuals.
Against the two witnesses. Lacy and
kitterman, he bears q deadly enmity,
and he told Father Graham that
he would rather kill those two men and
60 to hell. than to 60 to heaven with
out killing them. He has up to the
present time manifested the most in
domitable nerve, and swore that he
would die game And it is thought
that he will be as good as his word
SHERIFF MURRAY,
during his long Incarceration. has
treated him with the utmost kindness,
and allowed him every liberty con-
siStent with his safety. During the
last two weeks Daniel has been
guarded BY Mr.. James Bruce. who
has discharged his trust faithfully and
efficiently.
THE FINDING OF MILLER's DEAD BODY.
On the 9th Of February, 1877, Mr..
j. C.. Castle, who resides on the old
PilkingtOn farm, north Of the city Of
Sedalia, brought information to COrO-
ner w. HI. Evans, that he had found
the body Of dead person on the farm.
A jury was summoned and Mr.. Cas-
tie led them to the spot where the I'M
known lay dead, which was ON the
north bank Of big Cedar Creek, about
three and One-half miles north Of Soda
liza, ON the Marshall road. There, in
the corner Of the fence, wrapped in .
patchwork quilt, nearly covered with
driftwOOd and debris from the effects Of
. recent freshet, was the body, lying
with face up. The nose and flesh from
the face had been entirely eaten off by
some animal, and left the teeth and
jawbones entirely bare, presenting
A HORRID APPEARANCE.
The skull had been broken in three
places by some appointed instru-
nent, sufficient To have caused death,
md from the amount Of blood on the
clothing it was quite evident that his
throat had been cut after the wounds
rad been inflicted on the head. 1t was
luite evident that the murdered man
rad been i'm his bed Of gOre for some
lays, perhaps y week. That he was |
OuIIy uIUIUcItU tncIc COOIu 10 I'D Il
lOubt. He appeared to he thirty or
Drty years Of age; was about five feet |
light or nine inches high, sandy COM
'lexiOn, blue eyes, and evidently .
trong, athletic man.
On his right leg, ON the calf of the
eshy part, below the knee, was ascar,
the effects Of q knife cut,
bout three inches long. On the thigh
{ the same leg was . scar, probably
he result Of buckshOt or bullet flesh
round, a. itcould easily be seen where
he bullet or shot went into and out Of
he flesh. Blood was tracked some
istance from where the body was
,und to near where there had been . {
re.
Mr.. Castle, who discovered the body,
wore that:
"AbOut 2 O'Clock to-day, February
lth, 1877, I discovered the body Of
which is here before us. /
'und him lying under the rubbish
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