San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-28
JERKED TO GLORY.
CHARLEY MILLER, THE MUIR
DERER, EXECUTED
For the Killing of Case o. Brewer
"A Short Sketch of the Man
and the Woman He Killed.

count OF the affair:
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Miller was born eight miles south
of Dallas, January Sth, 1860. His
fathers name was Clayton, and his
mothers name was Betsy; they
belonged to Marse Billie Miller;
his mother has been dead Is years,
and the father dead about 3 years;
has two brothers and two sisters,
one sister and one brother now
living in Dallas.
WANTED TO PREACH.
He said to a reporter: "FrOm
the time | was small boy j al
ways wanted to be a preacher.
You know there is hope as long as
there is breath, and if l ever do
get out of this l will devote the
rest of my life to the service of the
Lord. Well, as l was going to say,
| concluded to preach. OF course
the first thing in order was to get
religion. So l struck revival at
the old Bethel Methodist church
in Stringtown and joined. prayed
and did all | could but / couldn't
get any religion. | never tried
any more to get religion, but l al
ways thought | would get it some
day, and whenever did l expected
to go to preaching"
MILLER AND HIS GOD.
Miller's bump of hope was
pretty full, and, for long time
after he was condemned he
was confident that something
would turn up to avert the eXecu-
ton of the sentence. He had great
faith that his friends would prevail
on the governor to commute him.
On this account his spiritual ad"
visers were unable to reach him
until few weeks ago. To use his
own language to the reporter: "But
after many nights and days of
prayer, | began to see clearer and
to understand better. The light
got brighter and brighter like the
rising sun, until | felt and under
stood for the first time that
JESUS DIED FOR ME
| and would save me. then saw
| the world in a different way from
| what | had ever seen it before, and
it all appeared to be vanity and
| hypocrisy, and | was ready and will
ling to leave it and go home to
| heaven, where there will be no
more trouble and strife, and where
all is love and happiness"
| On receiving notice that the gov
| ernOr would not interfere in his be-
half, Miller did not make any dis
play of emotions, but hewas never
theless profoundly affected, as the
last ray of hope disappeared in
darkness. He then went into a
dazed, half-cOmatOse state.
THE POLICE ACCOUNT.
Miller was a drinking negro and
never failed to get into a difficulty
when in his cups. He was very
much on his muscle, and had out
a standing offer to
MEET ANY PRIZE FIGHTER
that came to Dallas, but somehow
he never could get anybody to
back him, and Of course the prize
fighters paid no attention to him.
He paid numerous fines for
drunkenness and fighting, and
served nearly year on the poor
farm in 1885 or 1886 for burglariz-
ing Neal Stark's cellar and carry
ing off sundry bottles of drinks.
He and old Jim Bell, his brother
in-law were a hard lot. Jim is now
serving six years in the peniten-
tiary for trying to kill colored
preacher.
MILLER'S VICTIM.
Cassee O. Brewer, the victim of
Miller's pistol, was born at Mar
shall, Texas, in 1850. While he
was vet an infant his parents re-
moved to Clutter, Upshur county,
where he grew up to a mans es-
tate, and where, in 1873, he we'd
ded Miss MOllie Simpson, daugh-
ter of Judge j. NJ. Simpson, prom
inently connected with the bench
and bar of that locality. Some
wears later, Mr.. Brewer removed
to johnson county and after a
wears residence there he went to
Fort Worth, where he also cOntin-
ued a year, when he came to Dali
las. This was twelve wears ago.