The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-03
TONY MILLER'S STORY
A Letter From EllingS0ns
Suspected Murderer.
he PROMISED TO COME BACK,
After Four Years Coneealment, the Let
ter L. Brought to Light-Mnler's
Horror ut the Charge.


throw the officers off the track. Chief of
Police Rogers now has in his possession .
letter written by Tony Miller, who is
wanted here for killing 0Iuf Eiiingson
November II. 1890 In the letter. which
has been withheld from the public in the
hope that Miller might jet be run down. the
accused murderer gives an account of his
movements and promises to return. but
has not done so.
On Thursday, November Is, 1880, the
mutilated body of man was found on
the shore of Lake Washington some dis
tance north of Madison street, with the
throat cut from ear 20 ear and three
CHASTITY holes in the forehead-one over
each eye and the third directly over the
nose at the edge of the hair. This turned
out TO be the remains Of OIuf Ellington. =
iaborer. The body was lying face upward,
with the hands across the breast, the
right hand grasping an open razor. It
was evidently the intention Of the MUIR
derer to give the impression that the man
had committed suicide. The motive for
the deed was robbery. as Eliingson was
supposed TO have had $3.50 on his person.
The day after the discovery Of the re-
mains the entire police force of the city
was confident that Tony Miller. who had
disappeared the day the murder was COM
mitted, was the guilty man. Miller. all
though he had been known to steal money
and articles from Ellington more than
once, was accepted by the murdered man
as his friend. He was seen ut Lake Wash
ington On the morning Ellington disap-
peared, and the same night was seen on
Columbia street, near West. Despite the
vigilance of the police In all the cities on
the Coast, Miller made his escape. and the
only trace ever received was the letter al
ready referred to. lt was dated Sacra-
mento, CAL, November Is, 1890 and il
directed to Chief of Police Monroe. Ii
reads:
"I am striken with establishment as
read your announce in the Examiner,
wher see that norved by name osuf FL
iingsun, is murdered, and Tony Miller 10
believed to be connected with the crime,
said 0luf Ellingson meet me IN the city OF
Seattle nov. sth and We vas going to-
gether. to San Francisco on the first. out
going steamer Evening OF nov 5.h We bot
stayed Standard theater tills midnight
when Eilingson immediatele vendt TO his
lodging and followed him to the Office
door "a / did afterwards every evening
Eilingson told mesthat he vas not afraid
10 go alone, but he vas glad that accom-
panied him, IA he said that he carried oil
his money With him.
Next morning the 9th of nov vi tok a
round trip, on the cabel car We com bak
and got lunch. and tok the CAAR TO Lake
Union. then We followed vagonroad and
intended to take the front ST. cariin BACH:
But vas not aqnented With the road and
neither vas kltngsoB, sA We com far away
from the city and il vas getting dark and
Ellingson bscom uneasi.
FANNY We com to a haus where asked
4 q -
vas a mile away from the nearest street car
line. and after hard walk the darkness We
com hoeh. 0luf Elingson told this TO
one af his friends that - efnpioied IN the
mort Pacific round-house: Seattle, don't
know his name, bat vas told ne vas q
German by birth. If o. Eliingson should
ben murdered that evening would not be
SO SURPRISED il your suspleians vas towards
me. | did give Eiiineson adviese 10 not
carry bis monny, and llf / arm not mis-
tsken1 il vas the 10Th oy nov. We together
vent 10 First national bank where 0iuf
Ellington Deposited $500. and be said that
y A he ieit more contented, as he did not
have much money on him. That evening
wee spends vid Salvation armi where, FL
hngson meet some friends, but j "a usual
followed him home. Tuesday We spead
roundt the city and the evening in saliva
ton armi hail. Wednesday i2 nov. com
20 Ellingson' 3 room about clok morning
hours later when he told me that he vas in
/ companie With one Of his friends, and as
he would like to know how much TIE rail-
road faler vas 10 sAmfransisco / ingueried
ia the tiktoifise and told him and he said
that be vas TERED AT waiting any longer
for the steamer.
HE vendt in a Restaurant and got
our Dinner when Ellingson asked re 20
20 out IN the road. and so did. On
AuR arrival one man com smiling towards
vs.. and said that he ben waiting for Eli
ingson. Il vas that same one that ben n
Euingson's company on the morning, as
be told me. be vas speaker 10 EIlingson,
and / vendt 10 a store TO get some chevin-
gym. and When com bak / could not Sc
Eilngson. meter mis- eJm panion, and
thought perhaps he vas going home and i
va. Waiting for the next car / cam to the
city and TO Egiingson rom, but could not
see him that Afternoon or evening so i
thought that ham and his friend vas left
together, and followed AND the next
train Tor Portland but SA far have not
seen any OF them.
And no 10 my horror - that Filing.
son is murdered and 10 looked for IN his
murder.
II can't express me how sorrow am be-
cause EshngsCn vas q good friend OF nine
and industrious and sober. and never kept
| himself in a bad companis.
This above statement ls all that know
regarding TO O!uf Eilingson, and have to
| send it 20 20, for mysef / am not known to
have done any ting wrong. and always
left With . good reputation. and cannot
bear ihst my friends skall think of me as
q offender or murder. vas going to Texas
and Msxio where just to live 0 years ago,
but first viii / come 10 seattle an inGen-
tipfy that you 10 mistaken about me.
u wi leave sAnfrans.sSa AZ 20sh OF