The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-09
xuD MILLER rRE "sHARP
1T. ,.Ouce more AT Largs-Hi DOings
I'm New Orleans ana Wnat tne r"-
pers Of that City Say OF Him,

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He 4. Once more at Largs-His Doinxs
In New Orleans aud what the Pa
pers Of that City Say OF Him.
A few days ago Officer Pat Mallensrrested
and lodged in the station house young
man known TO the police as a sharp. and
who gave his name as E. @. Miller, on the
charge of robbing an old fisherman who
goes by the name of "Swamp Fox" The
old man was in at Crozier's saloon, corner o.
Main and Poydras streets, and was consider
bly under the influence of liquor. In
getting out his money to pay for
drink he dropped silver
dollar into a spittoon. and at the suggestion
of the bar-keeper he took it out lato tne
street to empty, SO that he could Ind his
money. Miller, who is better known rs
"Kid" Miller was present and saw the old
mans condition and followed him, knocking
him down with six shooter, ittilcting
sew "a scslp wound when he ran off with the
money. Miller was afterwards arrested by
officer Mullen and locked up;
By some means, he beat the charge preferred
against him for robbery. but Mayor Good
fined him $40 for vagrancy, and in default OF
necessary funds TO day the fine' ne was re,
committed. Yesterday morning several
doubtful looking characters with whom no
had been keeping company paid his
Inc, and he was again set at liberty
He is pal of Harry Thornton, the burglar,
who is wanted in Illinois for murder, and
who is now detained in the Houston Jail on
the charge Of stealing pair OF sleeve but
tons. Miller is still in the city, and until
the police rid the city of his presence, the
unwary and innocent will be at his mercy.
The following from the New Orleans Pic
ayune of the 9Th, shows up chapter OF this
sharp's history in the crescent city:
Probably no name, Of all the numerous
criminals who have recently visited New Or.
leans to fleece unwary strangers, has figured
more upon the police records than that of L.
q. Miller. alias 'Kid" Miller, one of the most
notorious bunko shsrps and confidence men
that ever landed il this city.
AS soon as he reaches the city he is arrest.
cd, but being in possession or powerful
and good friends, he always by their as;is-
lance manages 10 evade the law, and has
never yet beea convicted here.
But be has reached the end of his tether,
for on Tuesday last he was arrested in Dali
las, Texas, for robbirg IN old hunter known
as "Swamp Fox" aud although he offered
resistance, was forced to gracefully succumb
to the inevitable, backed up as 1t was with
the long barrel of navy six held in the
hands of officer Mullen of that city.
Miller's usual mode of working is Alto
gether al variance with the job he was ar
rested for in Dallas, and hence it was sup
posed that the report was erroneous; but
from the previous history Of the man as pub
lished in the Dallas papers, there is no doubt
as to his identity. Being young man Of
elegant exterior, Ms far rs the sdornment of
his person went, and of handsome features
and striking physique, Miller wss capable of
winning the confidence and good will Of
the most wary and worldly people, and SO he
numbered mis- victims by the score.
He always introduced himself as the son of
a minister or lawyer in good standing in
some community from whence his intended
victim hailed. Thus began, his acquaintance
rapidly ripened into mutual confidence, and
the end was that Miller almost invariably
succeeded in inveigling bis acquaintance into
some alleged lottery game known throughout
the United States as bunko
Prior to his last visit here no introduced
himself TO prominent citizen of Little Rock,
Arkansas, as the son of prominent minister,
and succeeded in transferring $1,000 of the
said citizens wealth to bis own pockets.
Miller reached New Orleans early in No
vember last, but had been in the city but a
few days when aids Caster and Hennessey
espied him at the corner of ST. Charles and
Poydras streets, and in conformity with the
order of Chief Boylan, they brought him to
the Central station. Miller was booked as a
confidence man, and WAS arrsigned the next
day after his incarcerstihn, the 10th uf No.
vember.
By hook or crook no mansged to escape
the meshes of the law, and rosmed at large
till the latter part Of December when Cor
poral Griffin arrested him in front of the
st. Charles, where he had attempted to fleece
one of the guests of the hotel, who at first
pretended to be deluded by his fine speeches,
but afterv ard caught hold of him and
shouted police.
Miller managed to free himself from bi:
would be victims grasp, but Corporal Grif.
fin CHANGED to be near at hand, and captured
him. He was arragued before the recorder
the second time and given aspecitled time in
which to leave the city, which, it is believed
he avaled himself of; at any rate he was
seen nor heard no more ofduring the remain
der of the season.
Miller is only % years of age, and wss al
ways seen with kid gloves, from which latter
fact he earned his sobriquet of KID" Miller
He is well known in all tho principal cities
of the Uaion, bu! principally in tho west
and south. Everywhere his dangerous ca.
pacity for Negotiating himself into the con.
fldence Of strangers to the detrment OF
their pockets,'i is we'll known, and his notices
to leave these cities have been frequent. Eli;
advent here is generally known beforehand,
and his stay is Of short duration.