New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-12
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MURDERED AT HIS POST.
A wATcHMAN IN HARLEM FOUND DEAD.
BESIDE HIM WAS a HEAVY POKER COVERED
WITH BLOOD-THE MAN NOT KNOWN TO
HAVE MADE ENEMIEs-A THEORY
AND AN ARREST.

Another mysterious murder has occurred In
Harlem. Policeman George T.. Parker, of the East
One ehundred-and-fourth-st. station, found Charles
Miller watchman. murdered, in the orfice or
the Empire Stone Works, at No. 335 East One
hundred-and-seventh-st., at . o'clock yesterday
morning The mans head was full OF holes IN
the back, long cash extended across his fore
head from the upper right side down to the left
eye while under the left eye was another gash
extending almost to the mouth The nose was
bruised and near the body was heavy iron
poker. weighing fully three pounds. The end
and eight inches up the handle were covered
with blood. brains and .halr. 1t is bent at about
the centre evidently caused by striking Miller.
If the motive was robbery, the murderer was
frightened away. for upon the body was found
s29 all the money Milers wife says he had when
he left home at o'clock Saturday.
Miller who lived with his wife at No 2,0So
Second-ave bore the reputation of being quiet,
inoffensive man. He had been at work for
six months, and, 50 tar known made no
enemies.
The police do not attempt to place the time at
which the murder took place. When Parher
found the body it was cola.
Policeman Parker usually met the man ABOUT
o'clock and exchanged greetings with him. He
did not see Miller Saturday, however and at
| o'clock raped the door of the ofilce ana
called To the watchman. Receiving no answer ne
supposed that Miller was making tour OF the
yard and passed on. At o'clock Parker passed
again. This time the office door was open.
When Miller did not speak to him this time ne
went MS way. supposing that Miller was asleep.
At o'clock the policeman again passed the oilcs
door, The door was widely open at the ume ana
he looked in. He at once detected that peculiar
odor noticeable about dead bodies, ana Ill
match Then for the first time he discovered
Miller lying in the doorway between the back
and front Offices, his head pointing toward the
front door nj,
He whisted for assistance, and Policemen Iim-
norman and Cullen responded. They procured
lamp and began an investigation.
MIS- Miller said she never heard ner huspahu
mention having had trouble with any one, out
had often expressed the fear that some one OF
the gang in that neighborhood would lnJure MIN.
The police say all the gangs that used TO inlest
that neighborhood have been broken up.
Police Captain Westervelt, with Detectives
Doran and Price. of the Central Office, on the
strength of "A new theory made an arrest last
night tha. they think Will prove an important
one About o'clock on Saturday night gang
OF six men, headed 10y Eugene Reilly. notori-
Gus character. who when at work Is Drick
handler and lives at No. 81 East One-hundred-
and-ninth-st nearly killed Patrick Burns,
bartender. in Luke McCabes saloon, AT oh',
and Second-aVe, ana
whom Mrs McCabe. he wife of the proprietor,
came downstairs she was hit in the eye with
a beer-gass Reilly was the only one arrested.
The police theory is that either before tney
made the raid on the saloon or after the arrest
Of Reilly some one Of the gang killed Miller. ex-
necting IN get money for more liquor but when
whoever committed the deed saw the man was
dead he was afraid To rife the pockets or was
frightened away by the approach OF some one;
II was learned late last night that Aliier
formerly kept a barrOom in Delancey-st. ana IL
is probable that he may have made some enemies
while there.