The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-27
THEIR NIGHT OF TERROR.
HENRY MILLERS ONSLAUGHT ON HIS
WIFE AND HEB MOTHER.

WIFE AND HEB MOTHER.
H. shot His wife Four Times. Tried to
XIII Her Mother for Interfering. and
Then Sent Two Bullets Into HI. Temple
md Two More Into His Mouth Because
Mrs. Miller Refused to Live with Him.
On Tuesday night young man walked from
Great Neck, l.. l., to Plattsdale, a half-deserted
village. five miles away. to shoot his wife. HIS
name is Henry Miller and no is 20 years old.
He is n carpenter. and was married four
years ago. HIS wife is a few months older
than he. Her maiden name was Christine
Nelson.
When they were married they won't to live In
flushing. She was n devoted wife. blind to oil
her husbands faults until he opened her eyes.
Ono day he said he did not care to work any
longer, and wanted her to support him for
change.
From that moment AL pence was driven
from their home and for three years their
married life was long serlos OF quarrels 10
satisfy him she obtained q position as servant
in n neighbours family. and bought him clothes
and rum. When her baby was born she re-
turned to her husband.
Miller IL tai! and powerfully built for his
age. while his wife Is little woman and weak.
He often struck her but she mover murmured
Abuse and harsh words came rs regularly hs
the day, and she never minded them.
But ope day in June through his cruelty. the
| baby died, and when they had buried 1t In the
churohyard in the woods she left him. she
went to her mothers house in Plattsdale and
took nll her elonGinGs with her.
Mamma" she said. i've lett Henry Tor
good 1t was his fault that baby died. In
going to stay with YOU"
fri YApAaf0dly to get her
! back Several months ago he went to live With
his half brother. William Mahan. near Great
Neck and then his visits became more frequent
On SUNDAY he CALLED and had pleasant d taIR
S Wn ssre her 70 U i've th him. she refused:
He tassed Al the he, next eS DAY In oroodnE over
On On TUESDAY afternoon he bought a revolver
aud Eox OF cartridges and Tuesday SS EVENING
ny Il Was alter o'clock When he arrived at the
The afe b wss M5s inoessa
Come down here" he said. 1--WE got some
Tiny ,oId Henry that It was too late for her
NO, Henri, s:he said. I've told you that
ws crash tue whoe hoase
and Mrs. Nelson beard heavy ttampnr in
Henry S came bonndns "p the stairs seized his
wife bv tho throat and shouted;
At the same lime hc began TO drag her down
es drew his . hsi
itwi;hin . :, ot of her head. mud fred. The bull
injury. but the shock threw her down. Then
"SSw IN going 10 Kill you-k'l' YOU do you
He dragged her down the stairs. clutching
her throas with his left han hand while with tho
base q ,he nose and tn: other went through
esve re wS es the is Hos
ssnns H% eos The nn he p hex ii
and walked up stairs.
Willows SnS Es'2
II sssd n her i. sks be-. se
fully fully + She moaned family. AVA ''''
well then iii hang for you" was tho
sSs. moment Mrs Nelson; who h.d
MurderI murder! Henry Miller is murder
hand and Tiny crsw ed into neichborins
cornfleld; After about ton minutes she heard
ssf nam
Every sound was hushed and then she
| tainted. Mrs. Nelson sat trembling In her
! room. afraid to leave it or to CRY out, for she
had heard her son -in-law return. trying 10
Two hours after all this Mrs Nelson heard a
faint sound at the door. Cautiously orening
the window she peersd out. and saw her daugh-
ter prostrate on the doorstep.
In flash she n wa. beside her. and few min
son went for o neiGhbnr. who lived too far q III y
for any sounds from her house to reach him
and sent for tho doctor,
The doctor came and extracted two OF tho
bullets. The ono IN the temple he said he
would probe Tor to-day. Tiny. he says. will
live. Meantime Henry walked along The road
to Great Neck. thinking over what he
sat down to think it out. as he said
Yesterday. He decided that II he went homo
he would BIO arrested for murder. Rather than
that he would take his own life. So lie drew
ut the discharged shells: reloaded the re-
volver. and fired two shots into his temple and
two into his mouth b.
He fell over in the road unconscious. How
long he lay there he does not know. but a little
after midnight he staggered rrr to hi broth.
er's house. knocked loudlv Mt the door. and
then became unconscious ngain. His bro her
found him there and carried him up stairs 10
bod.
Two physicians were summoned. They said
that Miller was dying and sent for he Coroner.
When Coroner Schsnck arrived Henry made
an ante norton statement in which he told
h,,u bAh oA hot m