The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-02-18
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A Case Showing Some Very Mysterious
Features.

A Case Showing Some Very Mysterious
Features.
At $50 yesterday afternoon Annie
Miller, young German girl living
over Mrs. Jacoby's eating house on
West Fourth street, died from the eff
feets of some kind of poison taken evil
IDENTIFY with suicidal intent.
At the inquest held about o'clock
by Justice Fisher, Mrs. Jacoby stated
that she had known deceased for some
eight or nine months; that she was
about 20 years of age, and the only
name she knew her by was that of
Annie Miller.
All day Tuesday she appeared to be
perfectly well, with the exception of
slight headache that grew worse
towards night. She had no idea
where deceased procured the poison
with which she killed herself, as it
was never kept in the house and the
girl had not been out to purchase any
all day Tuesday. The first indication
she had that anything was wrong
was about 1890 yesterday morning
when she went to deceased's door,
which was locked, and was unable to
arouse her by repeated rappings. She
then went down and got Officer Davis,
who gained an entrance into the room
through window, which was about
half way up. No note whatever was
left as a possible explanation. Mrs.
Jacoby said that few days ago de-
ceased had told her that her folks in
Berlin, Germany, were trying to force
her to go home, and that Officer
Chenneville had been to see her in
reference to it and also that reward
of 5000 had been offered for her re-
turn. The thought seemed to prey on
her mind great deal and she in
dulged in q good deal of crying. 1t
may have been this that led to the
rash act.
Officer Davis testified to his having
entered the room and to having sum-
moned the doctors, the girl not then
being dead, who worked on her until
the time of her death. Three small
empty wooden boxes ere found in
the room, but what they had con-
tanned is not known. He also stated
that for a short time after she came to
Austin she was an inmate of Jessie
Mead's house on Colorado street.
Some other facts that were not
brought out at the inquest were
They were to the effect that
the girl was of good family, her par
ents living in Berlin. She was sent
to an uncle in New York, where she
was educated. When her time was
up it was intended to send her back
to Germany, but for some cause she
refused to go, and to escape ran off
and came to Texas. She lived in
Houston for short time and from
there came to Austin. Annie Miller
was not her right name, but what it
was and her reason for not wanting to
go back home remains a mystery.
Detective Chenpeville was seen by
reporter last night and some further
facts connected with the unfortunate
girl were learned. Her right name
was Emma Peecb. Her parents, as
stated above, live in Germany, about
two miles from Berlin. The
uncle in New York to whom
reference was made is a baker, doing
business on East Thirty-third street.
The cause of her leaving home was
not that she was disinclined toTeturn-
ing to Germany, but that she was de-
coyed away and taken to variety
dive in Houston. 1t was this fact that
caused the reward TO be offered
for her. On the steamer while
coming to Houston she was seduced,
and to avoid detection she shaved her
head and came to Austin. In the
meantime Detective Chenneville had
received information as to her absence
from New York and located her and
identified her by picture.
She confessed to him that she
was the right party and expressed a
willingness to go home if she could
conceal her shame from her parents.