, 1890-10-17

A THRILLING STORY.
Young Charles Miller's Confession
of Double Murder.
He Shot Fishbaugh and Emerson as
They Lay Asleep.
The Boy Was Cold. Hungry, Penni-
less and Desperate.
Slept at the Brewery on the Night
of the Memorable Day.
Went TO Grover, Colo, With a Band
of Sheep.
Terrorized by His Secret He Told
the Story to a Brother.
Sheriff Martin En- Route to Manhat-
tan for the Boy.
The Boy Was Cold. Hungry, Penni-
less and Desperate.
Slept at the Brewery on the Night
of the Memorable Day.
Vent to Grover, Colo, With a Band
of Sheep.
Terrorized by His Secret He Told
the Story to a Brother.
Sheriff Martin En- Route to Manhat-
tan for the Boy.
roLD HIS BROTHER.

Speciai Dtspatch to The Leader
MANHATTAN, Kas., Oct. l6.-Charies
miller, a l5-year-old boy, who was yester-
day brought to this city from Leonards-
vile, in this county. has confessed to the
recent murder of two young men, aged IS
or 20 years, nea Cheyenne, Wyo. The
crime was committed September q in a
box car near Hillsdale. a few miles east of
Cheyenne. The victims were named Fish
baugh and Emerson. whose homes were
in st. Joseph, Mo.
Miller arrived at Leonardsyille October
6, where two brothers reside, aged II and
10. His terrible deed SO preyed on his
mind that he could no longer keep it, and
hence last Sunday be made a confession
to the elder brother and was delivered TO
officers yesterday.
TIE BOYS STORY.
Following is the substance of the con-
f~ession: 1 first met Fishbaugh and Em-
erson near SidneY.'Neb.. September %.
| left this place on the same freight train
with them that night, but did not know
LUCY "ciS aooaHu uulAh morniuR Wneu /
crawled into the car they occupied. This
was at a little station between Sidney and
Hillsdale. just before we reached the
latter place. about noon, Saturday. Sept.
27, while the young men were asleep,
KILLED BOTH OF THEM
with an old 32-calIber pistol which l
bought in Kansas City for 81. rs. l shot
Emerson first and he died instantly,
When we reached Hillsdale Fishbaugh
was still breathing. but lid not move nor
speak alter he was shot.
THE MOTIVE.
killed them for their money. | was
peaniless, hungry and desperate. | took
Emersou's knife, silver watch and revolt
yer. From Fshbaugh's purse l took
s47 and left the purse on the car floor,
also tho watch chain. l laid my pistol
down near Emerson's body. The muir
dered men were discovered before the
train left Hillsdale. The bodies were
taken to Cheyenne and Miller followed on
the first passenger train. Before leaving
Hillsdalc he threw Emerson's revolver
and the knives under the depot.
IN
He stopped at the brewery near the
end of Eighteenth street, slept Saturday
night with a young man that worked in the
brewery, whose uncle runs a saloon near
by. He read the reports OF the murders
in the Sunday morning papers.
LEAVES TOWN.
He went outiut the country that day aud
struck a man with a flock of sheep for a
job, accompanied him to Grover, which
point, he says, I'VE reached in fouI
days. The first day threw Euerson's
watch into a gopher hole. At Grover
concluded to 20 to my brothers in
Leonardville, and so bought a ticket tc
Concordia. Reached L~eonarville Mon
day, October sixth. My crime has been
a great burden to me and I concluded K
give myself up to the officers"
THE LADS LIFE.
Miller was born in New York CITY
His parents we're Germans He bas 4,
sister in Rochester. N. Y. His parents
died when he was & wears ola n;
ST. -
sAoonAeeper uranA
hard, and suicide by pois'
oning. Miller is about five teeI
four inches high. light complexion
full gray eyes "a kind of cat eye), light
hair, and weight ITO pounds. looks to b,
Is years old. He has prominen