Evening journal., 1891-08-27

A Great Neck IL ~ Mans Heipmc@t
Leaves Him, Refuses to Return and
Is Nearly shet and Kicked to DEATH
by Her Tnfuriated Husband
THoMAsToH, L. l., Aug. GA triple
shooting ARRAY, in which a husband
attempted to shoot his wife, his mother
in-law and then himself, took place az
Great Neck. None Of the injured is dead.
but two Of them are in a critical condition.
Henry Miller, twenty-three years old
jack Of all trades and the husband OF Mrs.
Christine Miller, was the assailant in the
case Miller married his wife, who was
then Miss Nelson, four years ago, After
their marriage the pair took up their resi-
dence at Flushing Family jars were fire.
quent from one cause or another. Mrs.
Miller left her husband on several occar
Bions, but Miller, with his loving ways
and persuasive tongue, always induced
her TO return.
She Left Him.
At length child was added to the
household, and that seemed to cement
more firmly the affections of the pair
Last June, however, the child died, and
then Mrs. Miller left her husband. She
took up her residence with her mother,
Mrs Lille Nelson, at Great Neck, and per.
sistently refused to return to Miller.
Miller, who asserta that the trouble is
| all due TO the Interference of his mother
! in-law, decided that he would visit his
wife Mt her mothers house and endeavoK
TO obtain a reconciliation, but he met with
/ a rather cool reception. He left the house
| thoroughly dissatisfied During Monday
| and Tuesday he considered the situation
and at length came to the conclusion that
his wife should either live with him or he
would shoot her
Peace or War.
He purchased twenty-five caiber re
volver and bunch of bananas. The re-
volver he intended TO use in case his wife
should refuse his request. The bananas
were intended as a peace offering in case
she shonld consent II was after Q o'clock
when Miller arrived at the Nelson house.
He found the front door barred and his
wife aud mnthertn-law in bed. he
pounded at the door and IN reply to his
summons Mrs Miller came to the upper
/ window and demanded to know who wal
{ there and what was wanted.
"It's me-Henry want You to CONS
down and talk with me about the new jol
: I've got -.
lie Broke Down the Door. "a
Mrs. Miller refused positively to com
!. | dowhstaITa This roug4d Miller's anger
and searching around the premises he sool
! found an AK, with which he began batter
q ing down the door With quick strides h
entered the room where the two thol
oughly frightened women were ciasped 4
each Others arms. Then Miller made hi
Ar demand that his wife should return to hi
al home. She firmly refused to do SO, whe
n Miller seized her by the arm and dragge
5 her toward the stairway, telling her tha
y he intended TO take her life.
D. Mrs Nelson, the mother of the girl
Il came TO the rescue, and seizing her daugh
i ter by the arm attempted 60 prevent Mile
v from pulling her down stairs.
shot Mother-ia-Law and wife.
Miller losing all control of his temper a
this resistance drew his revolver and firet
i one shot az his mother-in-law which tool
a effect in her head, inficting painful bu
y not serious wound Mrs Nelson ran away
'. Miller succeeded in forcing his wife dowr
Is three or four steps He then seized he
!. by the throat with his left hand Will
\ with his right Ire leveled the revolver a
her face and dred four shots in quick sue
cession.
Two Of the bullets took effect in he
q temple One entered at the base Of th,
2 nose and penetrated through the roof o
e the mouth. A fourth entered the mouth
n from the side. Mrs Miller broke from
, her husbands grasp and, with the blood
n streaming from the wounds in her head
IL reached the lower hall, where her husband
overlook her, knocked her down and be
gan kicking her.
; "I'n Hang Cor You," He said.
The more dead than alive woman man
I. aged to moan. Henry, I'm DYING
!. The only response made by Miller was
!. ''1'li hang for yOa.
& BY some mems Mrs. Miller managed {,
escape from the house. She hid in a corn
field and then started for the house Of Mr.
Fenskey. She tainted twice before reach
o ing her destination Here she remaineg
q ali night aud Ia the morning she was suf
!. fciently recovered TO have q warrant ia
Z sued for Niller's arrest
q Then shot Himself
= Az soon as he found that his wife had es
capped his vengeance Miller left the hous
and started down the road toward Man
hassett After walking about a mile, az
cordinE to his ante-mortem statement, b
: reloaded his revolver very deliberately AM
g fired four more shots-two in his tempt
ls and two in his mouth. He rolled over int
E the road, where he remained unconsciou
for four hours On recovering conscious
: ness he got up and walked four miles {
the house Of his mother at Great Neck
is Drs Rogers and w. II. Hoag, who wer
IN called to attend him. said that his condl
"A ton was a critical one.
u Gored to Death by Bull.