Evening journal., 1892-03-14
THE BENSON MURDER.
Daniel Miller Captured BY Officer
Lucas.

Lucas.
He Says He IL IRnOcent-He Was Not in
Delaware on Thanksgiving Night-He
Has Been In This City for Three
Weeks.
On Saturday evening officer Lucas ar
rested Daniel Miller. young colored
man, at Front and ki & streets. Miller
IS believed 70 have been implicated with
Johnson and the Hutts In the murder Of
Noah Benson, colored, in Delaware City
on last Thanksgiving night
When arrested he evinced no alarm and
his surprise was felgned. because he has
known for weeks, even while outside the
state. that the authorities were after
him. He protested his Innocence to his
friends. and by coming 70 this city vir-
tuall y placed himself within the grasp OF
the law.
Officer Lucas took bis man to the CITY
Hall and he WAS searched and placed be =
hind the bars, all tine while protesting
his innocence.
This morning an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter spent some time with Miller.
realizes the gravity Of his situation.
Dan did you have a hand in the muir
der Of Noah Bensonl' asked the reporter.
NO. sir"
'Did you carry his head away In a
satchell" No, sir ~
"Did you 60 to Delaware CITY on
Thanksgiving Day2" "No, sir"
where did you spend ThanksgivingY
'Here In Wilmington.
"With whom did you stay2" with
William Brown, at No. 907 East Seventh
street.
"How long had you BEEN away from
Delaware City2" About two years. /
can prove by good, reliable witnesses
that | spent Thanksgiving here"
"Who was at Browns house2" "Wil-
liam Browns father, Joseph Brown. and
his wife, Jennie Brown"
"Well, just tell me where you have
been since Thanksgiving Day" ~ stayed
at Browns, in this city. on Thanks Civ
ing Day, which was Thursday. also
stayed there on Friday On Friday night
| took the o'clock train at the P. w. &
B. depot, and went to Delaware City. ]
put up at my cousins, Bowes Adkins, be
cause 1t was near he depot stayed there
from Friday night until Wednesday.
From there l took the steamer. Major
Rsybold, and went to Salem, N. J.
"Did you see Noah Benson while in
Delaware City2" mo, sir"
"Did you see the Huttsf" II saw
George Henry on Saturday night.
''Did he say anything about Benson2 p
''No, sir Neither he nor anyone else. f"
f'Well, from Delaware City you went
to Salem, N. j. With whom did you
stayf" 81 stayed with a woman by the
name OF Katie Allen, | don't know her
mothers name. could not get work.
knocked around Salem for a little while
and then l walked up to Pennsgroye.
There took the Christina and came tc
this city.
II staid here for FIVE days. Then went
to Chester to my uncles failed TO get
work In the rolling mills. wens Ia
Media. got q job with a Mr.. Johnson,
in a coal yard. His work got slack aud
got job helping a man harvest ice
worked for him three or four days, and
again l was thrown out OF work. Theu ]
had some ballads printed" "
"Where2' In Media
''In what Officer II don't remember '
"What were the ballads eutitledT'
Prayer and Jlcobs Ladder. "
you sold themf" Yes; few around
there"
Then what did you dor" Went to
Philadelphia.
with whom did you stsyr "with
Johnny Layton"
Where does he liver" "No. 1Olg
Barley street"
"How long did you stay thereG" "Twc
or three nights. Then l went back tc
Media. did not do anything"
with whom did you stay in MediaT
"With Eddie Crawford. "
"What is his number2" "The houses
are not numbered. where he lives-on the
outskirts l was there three or four
days Then about three weeks ago ]
came back here
Where bsve you been stopping hersY
with Isaac Brown, at Thirteenth and
Wilson streets. He works for Warner
when did you first hear Of the mur-
der2" while at my uncle's In Chester.
told him / was iDnocent'and l say so now
heard in Media that the detectives wer,
after me but did not feel worried. Tn,
Morning News reporter did not say any
thing to me about going to see Benson
body, nor did IL strike me like a thun-
derbolt, there was not thing said abou
It"