The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-23
PAID THE PENALTY.
A Youthful Murderer Executed at Ckey.
enne, Wye.-A Friends Request.

CHEYENNE, April 22.-Charles Miller,
aged nearly Is years, who, while tramping
in company with Ross FiShbauch and Waldo
Emerson, from ST. Joseph, Mo-, murdered
his companions for few dollars year and
q half ago. was hanged this afternoon. de
showed the utmost indifference. Sheriff
Kelly was complimented for the skillful
manner in which the execution was carried
out, which was accomplished by means of
an automatic arrangement. When Miller
stepped on the trap he uncOn sci0usly set in
motion the maehi merry that gave him fail
Of five and half feet and broke his neck.
He was pronounced corpse in II minutes.
There was an audience of 70 persons. In
stead of CARRYING out his programme of de-
hverIng an Grafton and sin glng verses OF his
own composition, Miller prayed very earn
estly. He was baptized a Catholic after the
Governor had refused a second application
to commute his sentence 10 life imprison-
ment. There were strong counter petitions.
Miller was about the calmest individual
on the scene. His pulse while on the trap
was but 110. Last night over game of
cards he said for the first time that he was
sorry for his victims. The crime was an
atrociols one. Miller shot the young men
while they slept and robbed the bodies. He
was Is years old then. year and half ago.
Miller was troublesome prisoner, twice
joining in Jail breaks. The second time he
nearly peTiSUeu III a DlZZdTu. 1f6 WAS DUTn
in New York, where his father formerly
kept a saloon and committed suicide with
arsenic. The mother soon died and four
children were placed in an orphanage In
that city.
NEW YORK, April 22.-An old man, evil
IDENTIFY not having much experience in
sending kilograms, went into the office OF
the Western Union Yesterday afternoon
and, after much labor, handed in dispatch
10 the receiver as follows:
give these few dollars to Charley and
tell him good-by. George Hoz."
II want to send SIS with this telegram TO
Cheyenne" he said. He told the receiver
to whose order lie wanted the money paid.
and then asked anxiously, "The money
will go to-day. wont It? 1t would be NO
use unless it did"
"Why are you so anxious that it be paid
| to-day?" was asked
"The boy Is to be hanged tomorrow"
was the answer, sand / want him to have
! money TO buy new suit OF clothes 10 be
| buried in"
| In response to further questions the old
man said; 'The boy is Charley Miller,
| born in New York. and is only II years old.
! His father and mother died some years ago
and he was placed in an orphan asylum.
| lie has one brother and TWO sisters. l was
| appointed trustee Of the estate, which was
worth about $1,000, so Charley's share was
$50: lie learned The printing business and
| went West. Two years ago he returned to
| New York, but soon started West again.
! He had drawn most of his money and long
! before he reached Cheyenne he was penni-
| less and hungry. On the train he fell in
| with two men who had plenty of cash. He
waited until they had gone to sleep, then
took revolver out of The pocket of one of
| the men and killed them both. He stole all
their money and lewelry and jumped off
| the train. Another man was arrested for
| the crime, but eventually Charley gave him.
self up. Every effort has been made to
get the Governor 10 commute the sentence,
| but without success Looking up my ac-
! counts to-day. found / owed the poor fel-
| low SIS. | resolved he should have Ii be-
fore he died. it will help give him a decent
! burial"
Execution at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, April 22.-Philip Baker
was hanged here this afternoon for the
| brutal, unproyoked murder of the young
wife OF Neil Nelson, a grocer, by whom
Baker was employed as clerk, after be had
attempted the life o. his employer on
March 6. 1890. To add TO the en0rmity of
his crime, the murdered woman was about
to become a mother. Baker tried to fix the
crime on Nelson, saying that Nelson had
| discovered his Intimacy with Mrs. Nelson
and cut her throat in Jealous rage. Eitenne
| Deschamps, quack DOCTOR was to have
beer executed at the same time for the
murder OF Julietse Detsch. aged u years,
on January 80, 1889, but the Governor this
morning granted reprieve pending the
action of the board OF pardons. After kill
ing his victim with chorOform, DeschampS
attempted suicide by the same means, but
was TesuScitated.