The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-11-15
rHE MCMILLAN MATER
Further Facts Concerning the Mur

Further Facts Concerning the Murder.
From tile Daily Of Thurday.
q. II. Mcmillan, the son of the man
who was murdered in this city on Sat
urday night, was IN the city to-day for n
few hours. He was on his way Tn Coun-
Gil Grove, for the purpose Of gaining, If
possible, some light IN connection with
the tragedy. Mr.. Mcmillan showed US a
letter which he had received from
Mr.. Behring, of Council Grove, who ac-
cOmpanied the victim Of the crime N
the Grove. 1t stated that Mcmillan had
forgotten his pocketbook upon leaving
home, and that he Behring had paid
his fare all the way. The letter convey
ed the intelligence that Mcmillan had
drawn fG5.44 at the bank at Council
Grove, which was due him
on some notes which had been placed
there for recollection; that out OF that sum
he had paid insurance 10 the amount Of
$l7.65 and about $40 in taxes. Behring
did not know that he had paid out any
Of the rest ofthe money.
The letter said that Mcmillan left the
Grove at about 6:35 on Saturday night
on a special train tor EmDorIa. There
was nothing but the engine and the ca
boose, and he thinks the trip was
made in probably forty minutes Beh-
ring writes that the station agent says
there was a suspicious looking man ON
the tram with Mcmillan, who said he
was gong to Florence, and that he learns
that this stranger and Mcmillan got of
the train together at Emporla and started
up 10 the town together from the juno
ton.
The family of the murdered man have
offered $500 reward for the apprehen
sion Of the criminal, and the son, who
was here to-day, is very anxious that 4
competent detective should be en-
ployed to that end.
Last evening, Patrick Burke, the man
who saw the party break the sickle-bar
visited the Jail 10 see Wilson, alias
Pearce. who was brought in from Usage
City by Marshal Fleming and Under
Sheriff Kremer yesterday. In an inter
view with Burke to-day we learn tha
the latter is Of the impression tina
Pearce is not the man whom he saw
break the sickle. He thinks he is no
as tallsas the party in question anG
is not the same build. Pearce die
not manifest any nervousness wheI
Burke visited the jail. and the prObabll
] NhaN l,a hn hrnEn
sickle bar and Pearce are not the SAM
person.
Mr.. Richard Cline, the man who saw
Mcmillan at the depot Saturday night
and man IN the waiting room, who's
conduct attracted his attention, and WHIT
left the depot about the sam,
time that Mcmillan did, alst
visited the Jail to-day and looked
at Pearce, but he says he Is not thu
stranger whom he saw on Saturday
night.
The overcoats which have been recov
cred by the officers, one of which was il
the possession Of Pearce, are doubles
those which were stolen from q Wagon
on Sixth avenue on Saturday, and Art
supposed to belong to Lyman Belts anC
II. l.. Mckee, of 142 creek.
To-day ]. II. Hahn, of Bitlertown, Wis
tied the jail and identified
Pearce as the man who committed sew
eral larcenies at that place. The McIn
tosh boy says gun stolen by the trampE
from Thos Rowland, on Coal creek, il
hidden in pile of ties at Bitlertowr
and that the Migrants also stole an iroI
cash box, containing some jewelry ant
valuable papers.
This afternoon Officer Vernon went Il
Bitlertown TO secure the property spok-
en- of by Mcintosh. Everything goes e
show that the outfit with which Pearct
camped on the Cottonwood we're engag
ed IN pilferIug whenever the opportunl-
ty presented and It is at least prudent 4
hold Pearce, the Reeds anC
Mcintosh though il il
doubtful whether any IF them werI
mixed up in the murder.
This morning Officers Fleming anC
KIemer went to Mcpherson county on
new clue which it is hoped may develop
something of importance.