Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-25

came the companion and friend OF we'll
known burglars and thieves In Cleve-
land, where he weht under the name OF
Jimmy Ryan?
Another weak point, and certainly
suspicious circumstance, is Miller's story
of his escape from the penitentiary. he
SAYS he escaped without help and man
aged to change his clothes and get away
without any aid. 1t is well known and
was clearly proven at the time that an
ex-conyict named Ames was Miller's
confederate. Ames was convicted OF
robbery in the oil country. He became
acquainted with Miller in the peniten-
tiary and learned his plans
AS Miller was escaping Ames drove
around the Penitentiary in a buggy
with a colored man, ready to help Mill
Ter, IL need be to supply him with
clothes. Ames was to help Miller out
of the shoebox. Ames was arrested ana
on him were found number OF draw
ings, proof of his intentions. There
was a letter from Miller telling Ames
how to revive him in case he lost con-
seriousness, and advising him how to
treat him with brandy to bring him
back to life in case the confinement In
the box partially smotbered him.
With this were the plans of a number
Of houses along the Allegheny Valley
road. plans of the kind used by skilled
and professional criminals. These
plans showed the number Of rooms In
houses, the locations OF doors and win
dows, number of persons in the build
ings. mentioned where there were dogs
and where there were none.
In addition to this Miller is contra
dicted as to what he did after his es-
cape. 1t is declared by the police that
they have proof that Miller went d.
rectly to the "Little Lamb" saloon on
Virgin alley, where the robbery was
originally planned and where the adj
mitted thieves met. He is said to have
changed his clothes and obtained money
there. The proprietor of the "Little
Lamb" was Danny Downef, notorious
crook, who was sent to the penitentiary
for attempting to rob Uniontown
bank. He was afterward convicted OF
robbing in New Orleans and later in
Detroit, he is now somewhere out
West.
AS one of the police officers remarked
this morning: miller seems to have
been in a good many shady schemes up
to the present time like the Chinese
affair with Mitklewicz and the attempt
to do the editor Of the Birmingham Age
Herald.
If Rev. e. R. Donehoo would talk he
could tell things of interest.
Mr.. Donehoo was called. on by rep
resentative of this paper Saturday.
When asked what he knew of ''Shoe-
box" Miller, and if he had ever dis
closed any of his secrets when he visited
him at the Riverside Prison, he said:
81 know lots, but I am not going to
tell you. have never yet betrayed the
confidence of any person who has been
a prisoner. When / visit prisoners at
the Penitentiary / generally gain their
confidence, and under no consideration
world betray them. II / can do Mr..
Miller a good turn at any time, l would
willingly do it,"
"Did Miller ever tell you about his
family?" queried the reporter.
81 know his whole history. But
will keep 1t to myself. Young man, l
used to be a newspaper man myself,
and there is no use of you questioning
me further, for 1 am afraid you are
pumping a dry hole"
If Mr.. Donehoos testimony was favor
able to Mr.. Miller, it would undoubted-
ly be told.
Warden Wright, Of the Penitentiary,
also has some information as to Miller
which would be highly interesting but
which he refuses to give.