The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-14
KID MILLER THE "sHARP "
He is Once more at Large-Hfs DOfngs
in New Orleans and What the Pa
Ders of that City Say of Him.

in New Orleans and What the Pa
pers Of that City Say of Him.
A few days ago Officer Pat Mullen arrested
and lodged in the station house young
man known to the police as a sharp, and
who gave his name as Il. @. 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 Poydrs streets, and was consider
bly, under the influence of liquor. In
getting out his money to pay for
a drink he dropped q silver
dollar into spittoon. and at the suggestion
of the bar-keeper ne took it out toto the
street to empty, 50 that he could find his
money. Miller, who is better known as
"Kid" Miller, was present and saw the old
mans condition and followed him, knocking
him down with six shooter, iIfiicting a
severe scalp wound when he ran off with the
money. Miller was afterwards arrested by
officer Mullen and locked up.
By some MEANS he bea, 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, he was re.
committed. Yesterday morning several
doubtful looking characters with whom he
had been keeping company paid his
fine, and he was again set at liberty
He is q 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
syune 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 E.
q. Miller, alias kid" Miller, one of the most
notorious bunko sharps and confidence men
that ever landed in this city.
AS soon as he reaches the city he is arrest
ed, but being in possession or powerful
and good friends, he always by their assS-
lance manages 10 evsde the law, and has
never yet been convicted here.
But he has reached the end of his tether,
for on Tuesday last he was arrested in Dali
las, Texas, for robbipg an old hunter known
as "Swamp Fox" and although he offered
resistance, was forced to gracefully succumb
to the inevitable, backed up as it was with
the long barrel of a navy six held 10 the
hands of officer Mullen of that city.
Mller'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 bit
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, as far as the adornment 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
minister or lawyer in good standing in
some community from whence his intended
victim hailed. Thus began, bis 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 he introduced
himself TO prominent citizen of Little Rock.
Arkansas, as the son of a prominent minister,
and succeeded in transferring 81 500 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
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 10
the Central station. Miller was booked as q
conli1enc man, and was srraigned the next
day after his incarceraiihn, the 10th Of No
vember.
By hook or crook he msnsged 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 be had attempted 10 fleece
one OF the guests OF the hotel, who at first
pretended 10 be deluded by his fine speeches.
but afterSa caught hold Of him and
shouted police.
Miller managed 10 free himself from biz
vould-be victims grasp, but Corporal Grif.
fn chanced 10 be near at hand, and captured
him. He was arraigne1 before the recorder
the second time and given q specified time IN
which 70 leave the city which, It is believed,
he avaled himself of; at any rate be was
seen nor heard no more ofduring the remsin.
der Of the season.
Miller is only p years Of age. and WAS al
ways seen with kid gloves, from which lsttsr
fact he earned his sObriqust Of "Kid" Miller.
BE is well known in al the principal cities
Of the Union. but principally in the west
and south. Everywhsre his dangerous ca
pacity for ingratisting himself into the con.
fdence Of strangers 10 the dstrimsnt Of
their pockets. is well known. and his notices
10 lesvs these cities have been frequent. His
advent here IL generally known beforehand,
and his stay i Of shOrt durstion.
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