St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-13
SENATOR HARRIS,PRIvATE SEC
RETARY PROVES HIMSELF
A SCOUNDREL.
SCANDAL In WASHINGTON.
BENJAMIN HARRISON MILLIKEN
BREAKS INTO A YOUNG
LADY,S ROOM.
INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY
Residence of Ex-SoIicitor General
Phillips the Scene of the
Outrage.

WASHINGTON, July IL. The
grand jury of the district has re-
turned an indictment against Benia-
min Harrison Milliken, formerly of
Memphis, Tenn, a young man we'll
known in official and social circles in
this city. and private secretary to
Senator Harris, of Tennessee. for
heusebreaking and felonious assault.
The ofenSe for which he is charged
was committed on the night of the
4th OF July, at which time he was
arrested and taken to the station
house, but was subsequently re-
leased. Two days later Milliken left
the city and has not yet returned.
For some time past Milliken has
peen frequent caller at the house
OF ex-Solicitor General Samuel T.
Phillips, 1917 Rhode Island avenue.
Mr.. Phillips has two daughters, Ger
trude and Nora, both accomplished
young ladies Of high character, and
to the former Milliken was espe-
clally attentive. Milliken was al
ways welcome to the house, as his
character was supposed to be Of the
pest. On the night of the 4th Mill
ken called at the Phillips residence
and called for Miss Gertrude. When
the latter saw him she noticed that
he acted queerly, as if under the
influence Of liquor She left him at
once and retired to her room. MILL
Ken then summoned a servant and
sent his card up to the young lady,
but she refused to see him again.
and the servant showed him to the
door. About midnight, after every
one in the house had retired, Mr..
Phillips was suddenly aroused by
his daughter Nora calling to him
eXcitedly. Nora and Gertrude oc-
cupy communicating rooms on the
third floor
BROKE INTO HER ROOM.
When Mr.. Phillips reached this
room he found both his daughters
there in a high state of excitement,
Gertrude being apparently terror
stricken. The door leading into the
1atter's room was locked. Gertrude
finally managed to tell him there
was man in her room. She had
been awakened by the smell of
: chleroform, and had found a man
leaning over her She had struck
his hand away from her face and
escaped to her sisters room. Mr..
Phillips started for his daughters
room, while his wife and daughters
ran to the lower floor. He was
Joined by his partner, Frederick Nc
kenney, but in the meantime two
policemen arrived on the scene.
The man, however, ran down stairs
and escaped into the back yard. AS
he passed the light he was recog-
nized as Milliken. The police fol-
lowed and arrested him and he was
taken to the station house He was
released later in the night How
Milliken got into the house is not
known. The servants say the doors
We're securely locked as usual, and
entrance could only have been effect
ed by means of a side window on the
first floor. When Mr. Phillips
learned that Milliken had been re-
leased he was intensely surprised.
While naturally disposed to shun
unpleasant notoriety which would
ensue, he thought the law should
take its course. Milliken is about
thirty years old. rather attractive in
appearance and a good conversa-
tionalist. He came here from Mem
phis, Tenn, some years ago, as a
correspondent for some Southern
newspaper Later on he was con-
nected with the local press.