Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-16
M0SBY WANTS BLOOD.
The Old Colonel Sorry That Count
Mitkiewiecz Was Not Killed.
INTERVIEWED TN SAN FRANCISCO.
A. Leo We'll Says He Never Recommended
J. W. Miller to Anybody.
THE LATEST CHAPTER IN THE ROMANCE

Nothing has been heard from J. w. Mil
Ter since he left this city Thursday to secure
evidence of his innocence of the Catfish rob-
berry. However, matters of interest in con-
nection W tn this interesting case crop out
daily. Last night The DISPATCH received
the following special from San Francisco:
Colonel John S. Moseby, the famous Con-
federate guerilla, who makes his home here,
gave the following facts in regard to the
shooting by his son at Count Mitkiewiecz:
'I'm sorry Beverly was so poor a shot.
suppose, however, the Russian was running
very fast. The circumstances are these:
Mitkiewiecz's wife was Mary Marshall,
of Marshall, Fauquier county, at which
place 1 lived for many years.
She is granddaughter of ex-
Chief Justice John Marshall. The
family was reduced to poverty by the war
and succeeded in inducing General Grant
to appoint Mary to a position in the Treas
ury Department Her uncle, who was a
son of the famous jurist, had placed in
the Department of the Interior. In Wash
ington she met Mitkiewiecz and married
him. He is a modern Cagliostro. During
the last winter season in Washington he
rented an expensive house and lived in
sumptuous style. He claims to have Chi
nese concessions of great value, and he told
me last spring that Senator Blair, who had
just been appointed as Minister to China,
was interested with him. He and Blair are
great chums.
CAUTIONED AGAINST MITKIEwIECz.
'sMy mother and daughters spent last win
ter in Washington and lived on the opposite
side of the street from Mitkiewiecz. Natu-
rally Mrs. Mitkiewiecz who is an excellent
lady, felt grateful to meet and show a good
deal of attention to my daughters 1
cautioned them about Mitkiewiecz, but for
sake of his wife told them to be civil to
him. He introduced one of his pals named
Miller to my daughters. I never heard Of
Miller until two months ago when re-
ceived letter from him. asking
my consent to his marriage with my daugh-
ter. 1 regarded it as a piece of imperti-
nence for a man of whom had never heard
to write me such letter without furnish
ing some credentials of his character, and 1
treated his letter with contempt. I wrote
to my son to inquire about him. 1t seems
from the telegram that my son discovered
he was an imposter and very properly held
Mitkiewiecz responsible for introducing him
to his sister.
A. Leo We'll telegraphed the following to
The DISPATCH last evening from Phila-
delphia, where he is stopping:
''The statement of Count Mitkiewiecz in
to-day's DISPATCH, that j. W. Miller came
to him with letters of recommendation from
me, is false. I had nothing whatever to do
with bringing Miller and Mitkiewiecz
together. l met the latter when in Wash
ington, on professional business for clients
with whom Miller was associated, and on
this fact and his audacious mendacity the
Count has predicated his statement"
PART OF MILLER's ROMANCE.
1t has long been known that Miller
claimed the ability to prove his innocence
of the crime and he is now in pursuit of his
evidence Yesterday his attorney, w. D.
Moore, made the statement that Miller is
not Miller at all, but that he is entitled to
hold name not quite so promiscuously
claimed. In fact, he is said to be the son of
wealthy parents, who live in New York
His father and mother had some trouble and
separated, and he was deserted by his father
when he was but three years old. Since
then he has hated the name of father, and
would not recognize the old man. He
adopted the name of Miller in preference to
going by the name of man he detested
Mr.. Moore says he has positive proof that
Miller did not commit the Catfish robbery,
and has written Miss Mosby letter telling
her the facts in the case. The man who
committed the crime confessed to the at
torney and hired him to. defend Miller.
But the most interesting part of the story is
yet to come, and when Miller returns he
will show that his life can give fiction ten
yards start and beat it the hundred.