Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-09-20
BARBaRA MILLER HANGED.
The Story of Her Crime-Her Dream
About the Little Angels.

RICHMOND, Sept. 14.-Barbara Miller,
(colored) was hanged here to day fIr COM
p,icity in the murder OF her husband in
February last. The execution took
place in the Jail yard OF the
Henrico county court house and was wit
messed by ahont 100 people. The drop
fell at IL Ia O'Clock. She died from
otrsngulation. Several thousand persons
were in the vicinity Of the jail. Every
thing passed of orderly.
The crime for which Barbara Miller was
hanged was committed on the morning of
February 18th last, near Hungary station,
on The Richmond & Petersburg railroad.
D4tial Miller, quiet aud iuoaersve
coloIed mau, wae found da8l on the rail-
road track shortly after the fast mail and
accommodation trains had passed, going
north. Miller's body was 20 muiilsted
as to be- almost unreCognizahe, II vas
supposed he had been killed by one OF
the traits while lying asleep on the track
and tins body We hurled at tia SPeuas
IF the railroad company.
Subsequent developments caused aus
pioious of fonl play and warrants were
ssued for the arrest OF Barbara hlllet,
tie wife OF the dead man, and Charles
Henry Lee, her paramour. A preliminary
= SUMMATION led 10 their commitment ana
t'9r tfial and conviction followed After
30. a. rusptel ior one week Lee Vac
hanged OIL The 81 Of August lsst. 49,.
| Both the accused made confessions,
| that OF Barbara being as follows: son
| the morning Of the fuiing Of lhe body OF
Daniel on Il railroad track, | aw kv
| Dariel very early and ask I'd him TO GO
eut and cut some wood lie GOT up, aid
after he had finished dressing | directed
| him to GO down to tue old gum Tree
| and he would fnd plenty OF
weed Charles Lse, who was
in the cabin st the time volunteered q
| go With naui-l The two left the roomi
faErlss Len following On hehiud Daniel
7if4 the Xe. Upon getting out OF til,
LOUISE Daniel flnrd the chimney was OIL
DIRE. i etocpsi .ii put ON the fire lC
then FL proc j Oh thu t w47. $ l0r
after they had gone heard some ON cry
ir, sud sometime afterwards Chsrle
Lee re,arned to tle housa slo VI
him wbers he had been.
He applied that he la1 h'+u tend
iug to seme t0sipefs. I %, Jed t
question MIN when he toll IN that Il
/ lihA h+EtHIA btllfAs LIZ ram til1s 'f7 %AN
w-t,- e. ,e along the patch he strncl
paniei with the axe IN ,he mpseh
quickly followed it up with bloy tit
e4-7, rlioh htut ed him; 'e tt
IT .1gd nip 10 the Fs.tr1yt tlt1
he killed him. He then placed ihe bod
upon the track, and walked of shoi
distarca and waitei until the fast mai
who q { n oopag IN, issd 25s'
! over ~ Hs'f
LES, IN Ills confession, said that Ba
. baea called him out Of bed they wei
= out and fou4d Miller lying u the froun
+ apparently dead Barbara said he LA
? t&lsn il f, she then struck Mill
tiree blUw4 will 81 axe, ard told Lee
4 place the body on the railroad tract
which he dill,
E. Yesterday morning Barbara said To u
o iler Il ~ don't want any pardon, III
Il Jrly PARTON | Ra,t is pardon ir6
s above, aud u lie9a have got taat
d don't wan to I'VE, 1vsasa when "a
q lloNg TIN streets persons wonld be p9ir
'ag tAsir fager5 at mt apd ssying, Wilt
i. ices tae woman VINO murdered ner hu
/. hand l would rather be wrappsd up
i riav slept sor"d'y lsst night a
, bean it'll dreal
/. blot u Mr.. iii. /, she SIS
=. fh.. D.. at tai yaU Gbo
a ! DEAN tll Il, S lg d
~ be5n arranged, snd waiEel Ugon
=. Fce1yll, and iust yau we've shout
put tls rota aronnd my neck I
IL, i1yst.t ti5iDg, and just saitod right oy
IA the F4l4 OF the jail Mr. S5uVhws
"a 5sid rs I4t, 'Gntt M, BafbaTy, l am !
" thfgus8 vel .rgv-d my LAND q