Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-29
ALL THREE HARD TO KILL.
Henry Miller Shoots His Wife, His Moth
er-in-Law md Himself

Henry Miller Shoots His Wife, His Moth
er-in-Law Ind Himself
New YORK, August 2s.-Henry Miller
married pretty Christine Nelson four
wears ago. She ha<sliYed in Great Neck,
L. l., but the youfg married folks set
tied in Flushing. sThe union was not
happy. They hadsfrequent quarrels. A
little blue-eyed saby finally brought
peace to the house 1t died June last.
Then Mrs. Miller left her husband and
went back TO her Iaother at Great Neck.
On Saturday last Miller went to the
( house of his mother-in-law and tried to
have reconciliation. He promised
them horse and sent the animal next
day. On Sunday he made another visit
but met with rather cool reception.
{ The folks didn't meet him at the station
with the new horse, as he expected they
would.
On Tuesday night he bought bunch
of bananas and revolver. One was
for a peace offering. 1t was after nine
o'clock last night when he went to the
Nelson house. The front door was bar
red. The wife and mother-in-law were
in bed. He pounded on the door. Mrs.
Miller came to the upper window and
asked what was wanted. 81 want you
to come down and talk with me about
the new job I've got" said Miller.
Mrs. Miller refused to come down
stairs and shut the window. Miller
found an axe and battered in the door.
He went up stairs to the room where
the two women, now thoroughly fright
ened, were clasped in each others arms.
He asked his wife to return to hts
home. She firmly refused. Miller drag
ged her towards the stairway, saying he
intended to kill her.
Mrs. Nelson interferred. Miller drew
his revolver and fired one shot at his
mother-in-law. 1t struck her in the
head. She staggered into an adjoining
room. Miller then seized his wife By the
throat and dwelling the revolver at her
face fired four shots in rapid succession.
! Two of the bulltes took effect in the
temple. One entered at the base of the
nose and penetrated through the roof of
the mouth. The fourth entered the
mouth from the side.
Mrs. Miller broke away and reached
the lower hall. Here her husband
knocked her down and began kicking
her. She managed to escape and hid
in cornfeld. Then she started for
the house of Mr.. Fenskey, but tainted
twice before reaching it. She was
found in the road, and yesterday morn
\ ing she was sufficiently recovered to
tell her story. A warrant was issued
! for Miller's arrest.
After the shooting Miller left the
house and started down the road to-
wards Manhassett. After walking
about mile, according to his ante
norton statement, he reloaded his re-
volyer and fired four more shots, two
into his temple and two into his mouth.
/ He lay unconscious for four hours.
When he came to he walked four miles
to the house of his mother at Great
| Neck.
Drs. Rogers. and w. H. Hoag pro-
nounced his condition critical. Coroner
Albert Jschenck took his ante-mortem
statement. Miller said his mother-in-
law was responsible for the trouble.
| She had coaxed his wife away.
Neighbors had found Mrs. Nelson
badly frightened on the second floor Of
the house with slight wound on the
head. The condition Of Mrs. Miller
Yesterday was very favorable. Her
wounds are not considered fatal. Mil
| ler's recovery is doubtful.