, 1890-12-10

home. This farmer was all night except
when he got drunk and then he drove
everybody out of the house. The boy
staid with this farmer all winter. In the
spring he got a registered letter containing
S. and a note telling him to call for a
ticket at the ticket Office. This letter was
from New York and two days afterward
Miller started for Leonardsville. He
vent to his brothers and Looiborough. in
whose care they were, gave him employ
ment in the printing office. Work was
soon afterward found for him in the
printing Office Of a man named Colt. He
remained with this man six months with
the understanding that he was to get his
board and clothes. He got his board, but
no clothes, so he left Colt 10 midwinter
and started east. He had no money. but
beat his waY on the trains and begged his
food.
He finally reached Chicago and crossed
over to Buffalo on a freight boat, getting
fifty cents a day for the work he did on
the trip across the lakes. From Buffalo
to Rochester he paid his fare with money
thus received. and worked for a time as
galley boy in the Advertiser. This place
was worth from SO to So a week to him.
He finally quit because he couldn't earn
enough money to buy his clothes. He
wen TO New York, saw his guardian and
refused his proffer of employment. He
and a tramp printer with whom be in
tended to come west, saw an advertise
ment of printers wanted in Orange, N.
j., in the New York World, and went
there. They remained there three days,
he earning "a. so. Then they'started for
Philadelphia and hardly reached the train
before they were arrested and lodged
10 the house OF correction. They
we're locked up for about six weeks
aud then discharged. As his partner got
drunk Immediately upon his release,
Miller started west alone. He beat his
way to Pittsburg and there spent his last
cent. Thence he went to Chicago and
finally landed at Kansas City. He beat
his wav on all the trains and begged his
food. but didn't try to secure work while
en- route, AT Kansas City he got work
as dishwasher in a restaurant. At the
end of a week the owner pronounced him
too slow aud DISCHARGED him. lie got q
little over SO for his work and at once
steered for a pawnshop and gave $3.50
for a revolver. He did this because he
naa oeen nsrsniy treated WINE stealing a
roe on tne freight trains and wanted to
protect himseii.
up TO TINS tune he had been writing to
his sister n brothers. His reading was
iurnisned Dy inc Newspapers out ne IN
ouiged IN the recreation oil dime novel
reading wnen ne got a chance. From
Kansas City he went to omaha.
AT TINS point Miller Identified his broad
orim ngnt nat and gloves n acknowl-
edged thai he had written the name
hansas charlie IN both. These arti-
cles were then onered In evidence by
froseeuting Attorney Stol- This name
ne put In ms nat alter the killing when
ne iei' cheyenne.
Did you ever use it before2" was
asked him.
"Oh, yes, | used TO register it on the
water tanks as he other buns did. was
the reply.
Inc hat aud gloves we're both bought
In Nebraska, Miller still having a little of
his Kansas City money lett
he had hve DAD IN his revolver and
carried II IN nus mp pocket while trying
10 get work IN the packing honses aud
otner places In omaha' lie continued to
Deg MS 1000.
FROM omaha ne started Tor Cheyenne.
AT 'ne mrs. named place some nan whose
lame ne uio NOT kno" told him that he
eouiu get WORK at uieason ranch near
0nefenne. ne arrived at sidney on
tf si'einoon, september %. Inc
ua'e NC nAeu w "na' ne nae heard since
Ie nau met Emerson ana flshoaugh Mt
'uiesourg a rode west on the same
.raih oue NOT IN the same car AT Sidney
ne carried coai LOT a oaker VINO put him
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