The record-union., 1891-08-17
James W. Miller Imprisoned for a
Crime He Was Innocent of.
THE MAN WHO COMMITTED THE CON
NER CRIME CONFBSSES
Two Men Killed IN q Railroad Collis-
ion on the Union Paciffc-Two Pris-
oners in Alabama Taken from the
Guard by Mob and Lynched-Tvo
Wrecks on the Santa Fe Road
caused by Washouts.
Special to the REcoRp-US1oS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
NEW YORK, Aug. 16-The history of
James w. Miller, says morning paper,
if fully told, would read like fiction.
Miller is an ex-convict, better known as
"ShoeboX." He was introduced TO Miss
Stuart Mosby by Count Mitkiewicz, to
whom he had been presented by promi
nent citizens Of Pittsburg, AS already
told, he became engaged to Miss Mosby,
and that lady's brother, on learning of
Miller's past, tried to shoot the Count,
whom he thought had acted knowingly.
Close on the story, why 10 defense was
made when Miller was convicted Of tor
turing and robbing the old couple at
Brady's Bend, Pa, comes a partial cor
roboration by Miller's attorney.
The story, stated in substance, is as fol-
lows: Miller was an assumed name; that
the man knew nothing of the crime for
which he was convicted, but that on the
night Of the robbery he had shot, and, as
he supposed, killed pal" When ar
rested he feared to make defense, and
thus reveal the whereabouts and face
as he believed, a charge Of murder. This
shooting was done in Cleveland. The
victim recovered, and the police never
knew of it at all.
A dispatch from Pittsburg says that
Colonel VIM. ID. Moore, who defended
Miller, yesterday made statement based
on the confidential story of his client at
the time. In this Moore says: MILLER is
not the name of the man who committed
the Conner robbery. Neither is it the
name of the man who served seven years
in a western penitentiary for crime,
and is now a suitor for the hand of Gen
eral MOsby's daughter.
''The man known as 'ShceboX' Miller
is the son of one of the wealthiest busi-
ness men and fnanciers in New York
City. Miller is name adopted long
after his separation from his wealthy
parents. When Miller was yet a child
his father and mother separated, The
child was deserted by the father. The
mother died, and he was thrown upon
the mercieS of the world. Since that time
he has borne bitter hatred for his father:
in fact could not recognize him. / have
positive proof that Miller was in Cleve-
land on the night of the robbery, and
never held one of the stolen bonds. At
AIiller's request | have written letter to
Miss Mosby telling her the facts. The
man who committed the Conner crime
confessed and paid me money to defend
Miller. L know he is an innocent man"
THE COUNT IN BAD HUMoR.
NEW DIRK, Aug. 16.-Ihe dispatches
from San Francisco, in which Colonel
John S. Mosby said that he was sorry
that his son Beverly was not successful
in his attempt to shoot Count Mitkiewicz
in the notorious ''ShoeboX' Miller affair
have put the Russian promoter of Chinese
enterprises into bad state of mind He
says: Colonel Mosby's tale of his rela-
tions with my family is what one might
expect from the parents of the cow
ardly little assassin. My family
owes nothing to him, and his present
attitude is in striking contrast to the one
he manifested when | came back from
China four years ago. Then he took the
trouble to call on and introduce himself
to me in San Francisco, and began to beg
me to secure q place in one of my enter
prises for his boy Beverly.
''The young man called on me as soon
as l reached Washington, and renewed
the application. / would have helped
him out if the Barker fasco had not oc-
CURED. Only three months ago the
Colonel was in Washington and | gave
a dinner III his honor at my residence.
Then from all he said he could not do
enough for me- l have made up my
mind, however, principally because my
wife is really i'll from all this
publicity. to say nothing more
about the Miller-Mosby entanglement.
but want TO print these
second letter of apology: 4 am
frank to say that l was unuues-
tionably wrong. With this statement
| beg to report my deep regrets at what
has occurred, along with the hope that
the apology may be satisfactory. IF this
be so, please inform me-"