The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-17
MISS MOsBY ) LOVER.
He Will Not Give Her Up. and says
He Can Prove His Innocence.

He Will Not Give Her Up, and says
He Can Prove His Innocence.
PITTsBURG, PA. Aug l6-The romance
Of J.. W. Miller, alias, "Shoe BOX, Of
Pittsburg. and Miss Stuart Mosby was not
ended by the interference of the OroVher OF
Miss Mosby, as described in Washington
dispatches, if Miller Is 10 be beheVeu. ne
has been in and about P1ttsourg ioF several II
days, aud says he is confident 'nat ne WI,
not ONLY marry Miss dosby, but that ne VIII
provo n the world that was an innocent
man when he was sent to the penltentlary
for seyaa wears flr stealing bonds valued
at 800 900 from Farmer Cotton, OF clarion
county. MT
Assistant Superintendent OF Police
O'Mara saws that only two days after young
Nj0sby camsup Miller WITH the facts con
c.rntng his record. aud demanded that he
go bI. attentions to Miss Mostly, Miller
came To Plttsburg and uphraided OMara.
"NiIIar had learned OF MOSby's visit. said
/ O'Nara. and was under the impression
! that | had not treatel hi II fairly, but
! finally admitted that he did not care how
much the brother knew. He said; 'W hen
/ became engaged TO Miss Mosby | told her
my experience il the penitentiary, and told
her why | was there. She was
perfectly familiar with all the circum-
c,nt of the charge of being implicated IN
the catfish robbery. Since my release from
the peuitentiary | have lived an honest life,
and defy any one TO prove the contrary.
Recently have teen devoting my time TO
obtaining evidence by which | expect to
establish my innocence. However Miss
MosDy will marry me despite all the oppo-
sition from her friends so all their lnvesti,
cations were made without any result.
y I'D
O'Mara, land was confident that he would
be able TO convince the world of his limo
cence within a short time. He has comDe-
tent lawyers engaged and they are working
in his behalf"
Miller is now in Clarion county, where
the robbery occurred, and friends say he
will return in day or two with complete
evidence Of his innocence. There is no
doubt of the correctness of shis life since he
regained his liberty.
The day after his release he went to work
in a lumber yard; he was soon made fore
man, and year later was in the real estate
business. He has since been successful in a
number of ventures and has made money.
At present he is heavily interested IN a re-
frigerator company.
Tonight a friend of Miller made public
part Of the evidence on which Miller bases
his claim of innocence. He said in sub
stance: MILLER was IN hiding IN Clarion
county when the famous Catfish bond rob
berry was committed. He had shot a COM
panion In personal political quarrel This
man recovered and Miller was not
prosecuted, but before he knew
that this would be the outcome
of the case he was arrested and convicted
for the Catfish robbery. The man who did
steal the bonds and tortured Farmer Con-
nor and his wife came to Pittsburg, con-
fessed his crime to W. d. Moore, the emil
nent criminal lawyer, and retained him TO
defend Miller. The evidence on which Mil
Ter was convicted was circumstantial. Mr..
Moore has since made affidavit to the truth
of the statement that he was retained TO
defend Miller, and that the man who paid
him confessed that he, and not Miller, had
stolen the bonds. Both the man shot by
Miller aud the man who retained NJ GORE
are now dead and for that reason their
names are not made public"