Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-26
HUNG IN HIS CELL
Albert o. Miller Commits Sur
eide at headquarters
DANGLING FROM A susPENDER
He Had Essa Arrested for Drunkenness
sad Took TINS Means of Ending
Wasted and Dlssip4ted Life

4ioeft %. Miller, a we'll known baF-
ber. vino aas been IN business here Tor
nAay years. committed suicide yester-
day lie was arrested about noon Tor
begng drunk and taken 10 headquar-
ters and onfined 10 cell No /. Al $50
he had = conversation with othcer j.
T. Johnson, but w4s too drunk To talk
ystlonally. Other officers passing
thFougis the cell saw him sitting on the
bench IN his cell room until about s:iS.
About O'Clock Operator shattuck.
while passing through the cell room
uxs hofrlfied to see the form OF Miller
dangling from the walls.
a GhAssiy spectacle.
Miller as he hung in the cell pre-
oeuscu q horrilylng slgnt. One foot
was resting lightly on the bench as II
che unfortunate victim of his own mad
neas had endeayored TO regain MS foot
ing after firss stepping OF. having re-
rented hrs act the other foot hung
oDous three inches from the floor, the
ooez pointing downward a. II IN his
struggles he mad endeAvyred to reach
3 s0ild footing. The nands were hang
| ine limp by his SIDES and the body had
swung partly Around. The eyes we're
fkzod and stared painfully, but 1t was
not the stare Of intense mental or phy-
ocnI anguish. They retained only
their look OF drunken stnpor. The
u1oush was partly open, but the whole
facial expression was extremely nstur-
Il for one who had planned and exc
eufed the rsshest act that 10 ever con-
ceived by the brain Of mortal man.
The operator Immediately called the
clerks and the body was cut down.
Hanged ~ HE ssspsadssA
DR.. Rozema was called, but Miller
had passed away and WAS beyond all
human aid. He had removed his sus-
pencers and passing the ends around
ono Of the bars Of the cell, inserted his
neck into the moose thus formed. He
then stepped from the bench on which
he had been standing. into eternity.
Another wasted life Was ended and
another dependent family 10 left to
light the battles of life alone.
Miller WAS one of the oldest and best
nnown BARRIERS in the city and was 1T
one time . very prosperous man, bat
habits OF drink soon reduced hun .
comparative poverty. He will b. 70.
membered IS the proprietor OF the
large shop on Canal street, near Red
mond's opera house, where he had one
of the largest and best paying trades
in the city.
Dsinh Led hin to Ruin.
But his appetite for drink led him To
neglect his business and he was soon
compelled IL seek smaller quarters.
Since that time he has knocked around
from one stand to another until he
finally wound up in small shop on
West Bridge street.
Eie has many times bravely tried 10
break himself Of drinking, but his ap.
.t:se seems 10 have become master OF
NM. He Was about As years of age,
but looked older.
He leaves . wife and two children, q
boy about Is and girl about 10.
The body was taken to koch's under.
taking rooms and Coroner Bradish i'm.
pansled the following jury: l.. f.
Stevens. George Egler, Fl. j. Chambers
Jossph Klys, William q. Marifield
The inquest mas been postponed until
today 1T l0o'clock. The remains were
afterwards taken TO his home, No. 81
Michigan street. His wife is Frustrated
By the shock.