Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-07-13
,AWASHINGTON SCANDAL
Senator Harris Private Secre-
 tary Has Been Indicted.
CHARGED WITH HoUsEBREAKING.
Young MiIliIxen Was Found In the Room of a Daughter of Ex-SOlicitor General Sam usI Phillips After Midnight-A Bottle of Chloroform.


 a Daughter of Ex-solicitor General Sam
 ueI Phillips After NlidnIght-A Bottle of
 Chloroform.
 WASHINGTON, July 13.-The grand jury of the District has an indictment against Benjamin Harrison Millikcn, formerly of Memphis, q young man well known in official and social circles in this city and private secretary to Senator Harris of Ten nessee. for housebrcaking and felonious assaulting. The offense for which he was indicted was committed on the night of the Fourth of July, at which time he was arrested and taken to the station house, but was subsequently, released. Two days later Milliken left the city and has not yet returned.
 For some time past Milliken had been a frequent caller at the house of eX-Solicitor General Samuel F. Phillips 167 Rhode Island avenue. Mir. Phillips has two daughters Gertrude and Nora, both &C., oomplishcd young ladies of high charac- ter, and to the former Milliken was espe- cially attentive. Milliken was always wei come at the house, us his character was supposed to be of the best.
 On tho night of the Fourth, Milliken called at the Phillips residence and asked for Miss Gertrude. When the latter saw him, she noticed that he acted queerly, as if he was under tho influence of liquor. She left him at once and retired to her room. Millikcn 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, Mir. Phillips was sud- denly aroused by his daughter Nora call ing to him eXcitcdly. They occupied com municating rooms on the third floor. When Mir. Phillips reached this room, he found both his daughters there in high state of excitement, Gertrude being appar- entity terror stricken. The door leading in- to the lattcr's room was locked.
 Gertrude finally managed to tell him there was a man in the room. She had been awakened by the smell of chloroform 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, Mir. Frederick Mckcnney but in the meantime two policemen arrived on the scene. The man, however, ran down stairs and cscancd @hto the back yard. As he passed the light he was recognized as Millikcn. The police followed and arrested tho man, who was taken to the station house.
 He was released later in the night. How MillikCn got into the house is not known The servants say the doors were securely locked as usual. Entrance could easily have been effected, however by means of the side windows on the first floor.
 When Mir, Phillips learned that Milli- ken had been released, he was intensely surprised. While naturally disposed to shun the unpleasant notoriety which would cnsuc, he thought the law should take it's course.
 Millikcn is about 30 years old, rather attractive in appearance and good con- vcrsationist. He came here from Mem phis some years ago as a correspondent for somc southern newspapers. Later on he was connected with the local press.