The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-17
THE SUNNYDALE MYSTERY,
Inc Accused Brother Of Miller Gives
Him a Terrible Reputation.

As counter blast 10 the story publish
ea in the Post-Iateliigencer on Septem-
Der 80 about the sudden DISAPPEARANCE Of
a man going under the name OF W. II. MI
Ter from the little town OF Sunnydsle,
comes denial OF the charge Of blackulail
nom his brother mot haif-5rothsrb. John
Cadan. giving the history of Patrick A.
Cadan. alias W. II. Miller"
According 70 John CaGan. his brother
has Ted a nefeoric Hyde and Jekyll career.
since ISL. when he is alleged to have Sc
eretly left Ireland with a bag OF gold be-
longing 20 an aunt, MS life seems to have
Deem succession OF scrapes, financial,
marital and otherwise. Living under
Ease name becoming a member OF the
Baptist church, falling from grace by the
abuse Of liquor. deserving his wife and
enid. coming West TO Sunnydale. marry
ing again. and losing as model citizen.
ana then disappearing, after sending a
letter 10 his last wife In which he said he
had 10 leave because his brother had de-
rnanded 81 600 for keeping xtiiI about his
former marriage. which until that time
had not become known in Sunnydale neigh
borhood. seems to be brief sketch OF
life OF deceit
John Cadan says that Patrick 4. CaGan.
alas W. II. Miller, was born in Mayo
county. Ireland. in 1850. In 1866 he moved
10 Rochdale. England. Here, IN ISL he
was married to a young widow. Mary
went hack 70 Ireland TO visit sick aun..
He spent all his money and his wife sent
him some on which TO return home. He
gave this 70 MS aunt TO keep for him. and
she put Il in a stocking which also con-
tanned the earnings for longs years OF her
husband and son. Then Patrick Cadan is
said 70 have committed his FIRST crime 1t
IS claimed that he stole the stocking OF
gold and came TO America. In the spring
or ls52 he arrived In Greenfield, Pa, where
ne passed on Tor A single man under the
name Of w. III. Miller. lie then moved to
Ottawa. Ill
John Cadan came to America In the
summer OF 1872 and short time after
ward sent for his mother, younger brother
James, and his sister. In 1879 the three
brothers bought a creamery at Morris, III
shortly after Patrick was reunited with
his wife, who had previously come 10 this
country. and the next year a son was
born to the couple. In 1852 John sold his
interest in the creamery 10 Patrick for
$1,000. and then the latter began a career
or dissipation that almost resulted in bank
ruptcy IN SIX months. He paid John only
$3.50 OF the 5000 which he owed him. and
soon was 50 deeply in debt that he came
to John and asked him 10 help him out.
This his brother did by assuming his debts
and taking the creamery as security
Patrick then took a night train to Iowa
forsaking again his wife, and after he
had gone. his brother discovered that he
had saddled $500 Indebtedness upon him
that was not in the agreement In 1883 he
went back TO Illinois. and bought hack the
milk business from his brother on time
lie then borrowed all the money he could
obtained $500 from his brother under false
pretenses. stole $50 from an employees
packet. and sought new fields in the West
He finally settled in Sunnydsle. as has
been told h2fore. His brother, John. figures
that he was just 81. 700 loser by his broth
er's action up 10 this time Last summer
John came to Seattle TO see If he could
find any trace or his brother. He found
HIN living on a farm near Sunnydale I'M
der his old alias Of W. II. Miller. Patrick
received him very cordially and promised
10 pay his debt as soon as possible John
was called back 10 Illinois. and before he
left his brother paid him SO on account.
While John WAS out here, Patrick was
very anxious to have him move 10 this
country and settle, and John finally came
out last fail. Patrick kept up the payment
OF small sums on account Of the debt to
his brother until he had paid s@S5. Late
In the summer, however. John wanted some
money 70 pay for "A slashing on a 48-acre
piece Of land he had bought Patrick then
came out fat-footsd and said he would pay
no more, that the claim was outlaved
The had brother had meantime married
again, this time 10 a Miss Clarinda Cor
don. and he asked his brother TO keep their
financial dealings from his wife because
he had told her that he owed John moth
ing, and she, OF course. knew nothing
about wife No. l. Patrick then wanted 10
buy HIS brother out, and John offered 70
take $1,000 for his property. worth 500, and
the cid claim against Patrick. Patrick
said he would give an answer on Septam-
Der p, but on September q. he left the
country, sending a letter back 70 his wife.
telling why he left. In this letter he told
OF his former marriage and said that John
had demanded 81 200 OF him or no would
tell about his former marriage. lie said
he could not raise the money and could
not stand the exposure. so he quietly left