The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-15

/ which the murder vas committed. He
stated that he had missed similar haza-
mer from his workshop. but on being
shown the one al the station was unable
70 identify IL As his. although he says is
looks ike it. Monday Kiendi called in
upon him and asked for drink OF beer.
lie spoke Of The picnic the day before; said
ne bad danced With Mrs Miller, and that
she eoHldn't dance worth d.
The handle OF the hammer Was cut oR
so that the murderer could easily conceal
the weapon in his pocket.
AIR. 2ahl was aceo mpanied 10 the police
headquarters by Tom DacheSnaa, who Is
now IN charge Of tie house where the
murder was committed.
KlGNnL Is I'LL AT KAsE
hiendl vas agitated all night long and
did not so to bed. The night OF the mur-
der, in the presence Of number of Wit
nesses, be took from the trunk in his room
the iron-grey stocking in whica he kept his
money and counted il. There was 500
in gold in $40 pieces, with the exception
OF two tens. The puEz,ing feature about
hiendis supposed connection with taa
crime IS that he would hardly have COM
mitied the murder. rob the house and
then bnrn up the money he had stolen
At the house yesterday morning. when
the officers were gathered together discuss
Ing the tracks near the log on the bank
back OF the house, kiendl suddenly ex-
claimed:
NO, was not there; was not there"
Miller does not know the exact amount
of money taken. It might have been s2o1.
S225 or $3.50. He carried the money in a
purse at the picnic Sunday and gave il to
his wife while at the park. lie is unable
to state what she did with il. and cannot
tell whether she hid il away in the closet
or put il in the trunk.
THE MORNING SEARCH:
The search for the murderer began at
daylight. tho city detectives and sheriff
Woolery and his deputies acting to-
gether. At o'clock the sheriff
and Deputy Mcdonald and detectives
Cudihee and Wells made minute
ex animation Of the cottage. On the door
of the middle room down stairs, where tho
body of Mrs. Miller lay was found one OK
her teeth, which had been broken of by q
blow of the hammer. There was no trace
of blood on the walls or furniture TO show
where the murdeser's hands might navs
touched, nor any other evidence in tho
house. lamp chimney. evidently be-
longing to tho coal oil lamp which fur
nished the kerosene with which the firs
had been started had been placed carefully
beside the clock on the west wall of the
room, and showed no trace of blood. A
blind from the north window lay crumpled
up near the head Of the bed where the in-
fant had lain. On the floor in the south,
east corner were the charred remains OF
letters, receipts. and other papers, between
- ...xs al. ta.tA
burned o ii. where the fire was started. In
the kitchen beer mug stained with blood
was lying underneath q clothes wringer
near the sink.
While the house was being examined
Sheriff w oolery, acting in concert with
the city detectives. searched the paths
leading up the hill back -of the house for
traces of the murderer. Tracks were dis
covered in path TO the east, aud a min
ute inspection showed that they had been
made by large boot. probably No. o. and
that they led in both directions. These
were followed closely. along trail that
wound UP through the thiekets TO the
summit of the ridge, then turned to tho
southeast, across the track of the Beacon
Hill Electric road, thence north into q
dusty road. The course up TO this poins
had been parsned with difficulty. At one
time the trackers entered blind alley,
and ran squarely against paling six or
eight feet high At another they were
led into the thieket. only TO retrace their
steps. On reaching the road the tracks
were crossed and recrossed by multitude
of others, and at last the search, after hAv-
ing gone two miles. was abandoned.
On the return 20 the cottage, at about
$40 O'Clock, the searchers met hunter.
followed by two retrieyers. Tie looked
sharply at the detective, and responded
with growl to the salutation, What
luck2"
TIE MuRDERER's AMBuscApk.
An examination was also made Of an.
other path leading directly up the hill
back OF the house. At distance OF per-
haps 100 feet, and an elevation about cor-
responding with the roof OF the cottage,
were found the remains of a stump or log.
Immediately behind thick clamp of
hazel bushes and ferns. At the end of the
log was an imperfect footprint ia ths
sand, and the hazel bushes had been bent
aside until clear and unobstructed view
was Afforded OF the kitchen. Here also
piece of the fern had been broken and
hung down wilted. Undoubtedly the
murderer few hours preceding bad sta
toned himself on the log, where, unseen
himself, he could command an unob-
structed view OF the cottage, and had
awaited the departure OF Miller before
creeping down To the cottage and murder
ing the woman and child. Near this log
Monday night Deputy Mcdonald picked
up two small bits Of CLOTH which he thinks
were left there by the murderer.
The other paths leading from the house
were also examined. but nothing Was
found.
Leaving again the scene Of the murder,
three Of the party proceeded southward
along the old road as far as the shack
where Tommy Anderson vas burned %
death, January D. There" SAID dep
uty. pointing 10 the biaekensd timber ttas
formed the foundation beams OF what wAs
oace Andarsonis home, there vas MUIR
der committed 80 ike this one as almost
10 have been done by the same hands.
The head seemed 70 hare been crushed in
with blunt instrument. aud then ths
house set on fire 10 remove all traces os
the crime.
In this case the flames burned away ths
face and arms and left the trunk an un-
recognizable mass Of flesh.
IL vas nov O'Clock. and the detectives
and depaties gathered together again near
the Miller home. Nothing had been
found 10 give a definite clue, and the out
look vas perplexIng and disappointing.
81 don't want = reward for running
aawn tbs murderer !" exclaimed tie
sheriff. Until he Is behind the bars 40
woman nor child csn be accounted salc." .