Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-24

seen any detectives; that he supposed the
were looking for him. He said they hat
cracked shell and were going west
Jack Cribbs, the detective, testified on tn,
witness stand that he arrested jackson
Harrop and OFT. Harrop, when arrested
said: "Are you not going to arrest anybody
else but me-" Before the warrant was rea(
he asked whether it was for the Connor
robbery"
George Rumbaugh: I was in Jail wher
the three defendants were brought in, heart
them quarrel; heard Harrop and jackson
tell OFT he had robbed the old women. OF
said Harrop and jackson had helped to rot
old Connors. OFT slept with me in my cell
The others told him to keep his mouth shu
and not give them away. OFT told me they
had robbed old man Connors, and if they
| had searched their boots when they were ar
| rested they would have found something
worth looking for.
| w. 8. McGarra testified that he was tele
| graph operator at Redbank on the night ol
March %, 1891. was on duty all night
| Some time after midnight two men came in
and asked me if the night trains stopped
| Soon afterward, another one came in ant
asked the same question. They then wen
out and walked up and down until the trair
l.
The Testimony of Nelson.
George w. Nelson-I reside in Pitts
| burg; am broker I have been charged
with burglary and larceny and receiving
stolen goods, and the case has been mol
pressed on condition that I testify against
| the defendant. On the 9th of July, 1881
a man came to me with some bonds. He
said they were not HIS but belonged to an.
other man, and he wanted me to sell them
for him. They were Brady's Bend Bridge
bonds and Allegheny Valley Railroad bonds
I could not sell them that day. I went
down to saloon on Virgin alley as directed.
The barkeeper, Downer, was the man who
came to see me. He introduced me to Ham,
ilton and Miller. He. said Miller was the
man who owned the bonds 1 asked him
what he wanted for them. He said he got
them in trade and he would like to get
his money out of them and would sacrifice
them. 1 offered him s., 800. He consulted
with Hamilton and concluded to take it.
Next morning gave them to Mr.. South to
sell. He was in business with me and sold
them for 81, 700. gave Hamilton the 81, 800
agreed upon. The bonds were worth be-
tween $1,000 and Sc, 900.
E. A. Smith, was in the Fifth National
Bank acting as paying teller. Mr.. Whit
ney left the bonds in the bank and made
out cashiers check for the money. After
the sale was closed Miller came into the
bank and got $1,000 dollar bill
changed. I made the remark that 1 had
paid out 81 900 bill about 20 minutes be-
fore. He had several large bills.
Had the Money the Day Before.
Sadie Manning testified for the defense:
II knew Mr.. Miller. He was in my house
the day before the arrest and had quite a
lot of money in s., 900 and $500 bills. He
was not in the condition to take care OF
the money at the time. 1 induced him to
trust me with it and took charge of it. 1
returned it to him the next day."
John G. Mellon testified: I keep the
Red Lion Hotel. Miller has stopped at my
hotel for year or more or and off and al
ways had large sums of money with him. . :.
On this evidence Miller was convicted.
The public and the papers had by this time
manufactured for him more aliases than
have been given to Fred Fitzsimmons since
his tragic murder Of Detective Gilkinson.
the public was mistaken. This is the story
told by Miller himself:
Il had been always regarded by great
many people as very desperate and danger
GUS man. To show the fallacy of this belief,
I wish to relate little circumstance in con-
nection with my removal from the county
jail in Clarion county to the penitentiary in
Allegheny City. When we arrived at Fox
burg, the one friend who had done every
thing in her power for me from the time of
my arrest, Miss Sadie Manning, out of
gratitude for the many kindnesses that I
had done her, had come to Fo1burg on the
morning train and met the Sheriff and me
for the purpose of seeing if there was moth
ing further she could do.
Good Friends With the Sheriff.
I requested the Sheriffto unlock the hand
cuffs with which he had encircled my wrists
and permit me to go back in the car and
converse with Miss Manning about matters
of Importance to myself in regard to what
future moves would be made looking to my
release The Sheriff, from the very first
hour met him, inspired me with feeling
of respect and gratitude.
His kindness was like the mercy of God,
'unstrained and without measure When
made the request he simply asked me to
pledge my word that L would return to the
car when we arrived in the vicinity of Pitts
burg and allow him to relock the handouts
on my wrists. While it is true that he ac-
companied me back into the car, there was
no time during the two hours or more which
were consumed in the journey from Fox
Durg 10 Allegneny that II was not practical
and possible for me to have jumped off the
car and escaped, nothing restraining but my
pledged word. 1t is needless to say that
when we arrived at Sharpsburg 1 went
quietly back into the car and permitted him
to again put on the fetters and convey me to
the prison in Allegheny City"
The truth of both these narratives is at
tested by ex-Sheriff Collner. AS for the
notes of evidence, have myself taken an
affidavit to their correctness. In point of
fact they correspond with the notes taken by
Hon. J. T. Moffett, of Clarion, at the time of
the trial.