, 1881-02-04

"ach' ",'t "ohll carry oit Ills threat. II wa
ntcrf'ble suspense for me from tho time tl,a
Miller went out until heard solne one r,.r,
h'hk towaf'i tho llnusc. ! went down-stair
ana oih't'l rai'Ie III ut thu kitchen door. =
Want fope, he sahi. I've put Miller ou
OF the way lie got ropo out of tht
G,oset ana ran out. | went back upstairs
10 cA1ne nacK DS-ana'by and sni'l, Miller !!
l1nnttlg III l!le pafn.' ue sald lie hoped u,t
."!MT would not come out OIL him, but
W" ilnl WAS AFRAID u would. lie said ht
gmessea 1t wouldn't II lIe uitln't go away
tnsFe WIS oiood OH Ills clothes. lie said
,1lks "oo!d tlli''k Miller hanged himself
."afy cried nnu sn!l we wou1tt both be put III
ln,h. sai'l II ! was would never live to
eone out. o'1stli sald Hint after Miller was
nu.'ea "e "onld go away. lie said that llo
~ n'aoc noise on the side Ut his bar1,,
tnln1Ihs ~ Wohla call Miller oht. Pretty
sM'n M ,', ne snw hiih coming stopping n|oDg. lie
.nt "lh. KNOCK Win \ club, nMl then cairc
W. sot ',e rope alltl linng him III The barn.
& ,osca oh'll' o'ls s'hce THIS happened l
''''''A ''c A""st 'nHt II very lilfh heart"
SMITHS CONFESSION.
<N,cf op!"'h'hR AIRS: Mlller's confession Of
1'e1 A'o"ie"se o. the crime. tho fact wns
.aIllca to omllh' fof tts1se he denied thnt
. nle'e WIS a'S trnttl u, what she said, but
n'lal,; coh,plete1 the horrible story Of the
,n,,tael .1,n WIN ms statement: II was nj
.Mi'leFs tfol. !. I'LL 3o'clock OH Thursday
"iterhoo's. slttler was ut work. Mrs. Miller.
sussestea' white was there, Tint putsliIler
ou1 " lhe Why: l sastl. 'katc, 1t will be
'oul" "n' ot me-, No, 1t WON'T size saitl;
som Gun 10 II tnis eery night. Stand around
III .ue "letln1a ~ II or u 2o'cloek. atld then
n!a1 a.a"u y l"Hrt III Tue baril' lll lay In bed
W. ." usten "ncn near 1t III call Miller.
t.tei t Son htoek nm town take rope a1ll
,.Img ,..s,'s l!u' ~ 1te pafil.' She showed Inc
y. "'sie .,a y set tne iope' IL was clothes-ltna
:. I.' .us col"st u Tug mouse. I!snt night, when
i,e ose'took ner ana her 4'ttle girl, wanted to
.n'a Dn." uut' out she would not let tne. She
n'. ,,, "o'u '.oI ue iouna OUT, Tor Miller lad
...,, i'gens .,. ~ aa's H''hseli, anu people
W. mu"'u s.,, I''sk ~. e ',au went III tue orchard
j.. ~" ~, s.aiu ~ li1t!e aitef ~: Then went
~ ue oafn anu Kicked OIL II, 'Har the big
oooF' oh Inc sue next to the house.
y NALoiicAt. SCENE.
iFet1y soo'l saw Miller cune to the
htenel. noor anu come slleakil,g along.
stpiau lnsiae oi Tue btK barn door. ] had
nWese U! hhItl"ooa ctlElnE III my hand. =. II
wi m..s Ivy ieNs 1otlR. WHtll snw Miller COLI
lug ,eh1 tho,'silt lcon!d not tla tho decd
-, ~ 49,, ~ WI, wv laae 10 tn'hk' anu rs he stepped
~, ~ as uool' st'"ek nm back Of tile head.
~ Is', ana crled 'oll' several times
stiuch ~ LIN tlaFtl Win inc Club acruss the
go"S. neh he WIS still. RIM to the house.
h'et h"te NJ iie aoor: la'e you uio'lo it:'
s, s''e ss'A' to''! her matt 'Ilcn lIerc Is
t,ie rope. anu shc gArc Ilfc the clothes-llnc.
ohe would not 90 and help the lang tic body |
up' BECAUSE she sald, SHE could mt. l went I
onck ~ 10 II a'ote. AZ was lanR!ng lin
~ sho"ea slshs VI !ife aini struggled, but |
aa hot SPEAK lie fell nut Of my nrIls once |
11'lo slFuek nus 'lcad ofl the Partition. 1t took
lae nearly a'' lso,'r ~ get lin hanged. Ills I
sIioes came on as liited hin. anu showed
ueth oi'e st!te. kate gave lfe her little GIRLS
apron 10 wipe the blood up front the f]oor:
a'id put IT under the floor. Then went
o.ch ~ tae rouse anu talked to katG
Apout II. The children said they
woun not say ANYTHING about II. When I
"e11t awaS Mrs Miller asketl isie II would
~ aWay ai'd marry ller, md | snI'l would.
!, o,s ~; slsseti iAe sool nlRht, threw thest'ck
h.llea Mli'er VIII tnto the river. ! got
sol'le arsenic once for Mrs. Miller to nse on
ler husband, but sfe did i,ot slo It,"
THE c1ffl.nllES's TESTIMONY.
Slars Miller. the eldest child, Inusln The fol-
OWING statement: III the night she was
'"akened ny noise. She looked up md
NV George Smith In the ROOM. Hasat down
u, thu side ut her mothers bed Her notIier
|ad l,er clothes Gil. Smitlt said. ",tillrr Ia
.anging III the Lar.i." Ier mother asked
= ~ ''ei pnt H1ti tllerc anu he replied: ut
uone." lie went dawn stairs, ailu Mis-.
lilier followed hin. "Wllcn mother went
own stuirs," said tic little. afrl F" .fcn,,I,,
nisr, III, II, h,, a,,,1 sotd. .S s1,sn e'. oc""lo
:',;,' III ~ =, ,,,as oe' n',a sn Miese George
ere al,a told mamma thought Jennie
'as ASLEEP. She said sha llal hearti some
lie lsallo or III tho night In wuy tlIat l
made her afrail. and she Ind covered I'm llcr
eaA with the u,.Ilts. In the n,or,,np ,nntbnr +
li,l to me. .f;n nnt In tha h.r,, MI ~. ,
mIti, ,ro,. i'm ~ ~, t''1 u11" ul'a sec'
" . -...... :.
,o,.. ,,,,.,. 10y ~ ASp 'hSH1E
III. WIN me- we saw Hnpn's body lniig- !
u Ill tho barn n1ll hurried bDrE Ia tim !
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