The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-31
CUTTHROAT AND ROBBER.
WILLIAM MILLER BUTCHERS TIE SIS
TER OF HIS FRIEND.

WILLIAM MILLER BUTCHERS THE SIS
TER OF HIs FRIEND.
|
| seveuteer.year-cld Minnie Rsuhsuser Found
Dead IN the Murderer's Roon-A Trail
or Bleod Marks Her Last strusgls-Ths
Bureau Riaed ana the Slayer Vanished.
In the neat tenement house At 207 West
| sixty-seventh street. on the ground floor. the
| Ranhauser family has lived for two years
mother. two daughters and son. aud with
them lived young German named William
| Miller.
The father Of the Ranhsusers died years ago
and left a large family Of children. The
mother, grown old now. brought them up. and
| one by one married them of until those she
| had left were Rose and John and Min
| ME. Minnie was the youngest II years
old. tall. slender. and pretty. with light
brown hair and blue eyes. She was the house,
keeper. and stayed at home with the mother
while John and Rose earned the living John
worked at boiler making in Hazelton's shop
and Rose made cloaks for Meyer Gaus at ISL
Spring street.
The house they live in has three apartments
on q floor. Two Of these are In the front their
doors opening out Of either side OF the common
hallway and the third is entered through .
door at the end OF the hall. opposite the street
door.
It was in the back apartment that the Ran
hausers lived. When you leave the main
hallway you find yourself in little private
hall On the right is q bedroom. the. Kitchen
is on the left. in front Of you the dining room.
and again opening from this is another bed
room with its door to the right hand.
william Miller and John Ranhauser slept In
the first bedroom In q double bed and Mrs.
Ranhauser and her two daughters slept
in the room that opens from the
living room. the mother and Rose In
bed end Minnie IN snes sos
show that the fam y Is prosperous. . uu,
Msr 1nsHssSs ne the an i9a SIX
they met TheE" they we're wSSrkns sRS
years years; ago When he went to Chicago.
Is .tssat 9n eEEs s;e aad
Last Sunday Mrs. Ranhauser left home for
visit 9f few days to her daughter. Mrs
Yesterday the other member arose at their
accustomed time and one By one vent away,
5SSn FL Na abo Sesa and at R s
Won John was to go that night to Pearl street to
did not surprise her. for the Key q the private
the ISsf person %as m went out as ' '' ~
She opened the door. The room was cold
s She III 1mp ana R n ie
Teo 'r'nE The bed DIV whsye she and Minnie had
from t tie tanblsd bedciothins We're great
splashes OF blood.
ss Ssf ad ' hsrf s sHsRns 'Hs
There. too the bed was unmade
ing In the bed, with the tumbled clothes partly
GS6d viz tbroat her. 1sm MINIS e
ssa. H s!'n head Sr .oa thrown back
her murderer had held It SO, while he made the
V cuts Re pd SSa hna see Ha nash
IN the bed. under the. bedelothing and be;
Is 81 Az A. Bsii
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w waist ahd coat and socks. ali blood.
aed IL s
sss ssds az he had used in wpins his bloody
These clothes Miller had worn when he left
1 h0 I'd ss he lad naa
Ssi ds s's
" Iinnies boz was stin when Coroner Mes
semer e1am1ed It She had been dead tor
Some Of, the tenants saw Miller leave the
house; but no one saw him return, He carried
Coming to t6s private haII door. he had but
The struggle began in the back bedroom
three wounds that the Coroner found on her
Two were but, superficial cuts. long and sure
to bleed freely. but not dangerous or weaken
ing There is pool Of blood soake led into the
he he threw her first, and Mipnie's
own. and some; too. IN 2 bowl In that could not
capped Tor a time seems clear, for blood marks
make a trail out into the living room and the
hall and into the room where she was found
III IL 5sR s sna asf $sar SHss1fs pRsa
p s to h shs wac fsHSras as wRsn
she was found. just rs Rose had left her In the
ng That MsE had he svays 99s
s s treat r. III as s s sa$
her against picnics and other diversions. but
o hfS sh played
There was no clue to Millers whereabouts
one KNOWS and made few acG9 9h tt ices he
pHhyns thf hPaniS aRf maH with YER,
Ge ans hs
'fHHy s III! &I SroSn ns and straight
Hs IN h shsnsss u but h59s s ns s
and weighs about 1875 pounds.
His most. noticeable feature is his eyes.
which are large and gray and have a rather