New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-12-09
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TIE DISPATCH MISTAKEN.
It's Hint Of Possible Foul Play in Oonnec-
T tion with the Miller Episode
= Unfounded.
No Doubt at all but that the Man Took
his Own Life.

day evening.
1t says that when Miller left St. Paul
he was in good spirits according to the
statement of Joseph Pascb. Undoubted-
ly he was. He certainly was when he
reached New Ulm and apparently SO up
to the time of his death.
Again it says: GA peculiar and mys-
terious part of the case is that, although
ID search was made for the knife with
which the cutting was done, it was not
found This fact, together with other
circumstances, leads Miller's St. Paul
friends 20 believe that he was attacked
bv someone and did not cut himself.
They base their belief largely upon the
fact that Miller was not drinking hard
when he was in St. Paul"
This may have made plausible reason
ing in St. Paul on the day after the sui:
eide, but it could not have been accert-
ed after learning Of the ecoroner's inquest.
At that investigation, it developed that
servant girl, in the employ of Williams,
stood IN front of the building at the time
the suicide occurred. She saw the man
step up to the mirror as if to arrange his
necktie; she saw him suddenly tear off
his collar; and then she saw him reach
into his pocket, take out Il knife and
plunge the blade into his neck. This
was too much for the girl and she faint
ed on the sidewalk.
The knife with which the deed was
done was found in the mans pants pock-
ct at the inquest. It was Il small knife
and closed, but the blade was covered
with blood. This proved beyond a doubt
the author of the deed aid ou5 ht to
make it clear to Miller's St. Paul friends
that lie met death at his own hands.
The Dispatch further says that the
story that he was suffering from delirium
tremcn5 the day before is denounced
on all hands as base libel Well, there
IS no authority for the statement that he
was, except his own words. He re peated
it here to several of his friends and they
supposed he meant what he said.
No one here believes that he commit
ted suicide because of drink. but that,o1
the contrary, he was troubled abou
something and that temporarily he wa
insane.
He was single man at the time .
his death, but it is reported that he wa
married some years ago, had one child
and was later on divorced TOW tru
this is, it is impossible at this time t
say. A telegram was received on Th"r<
day from Miss Matte Siebert of St. Pau
inquiring If Julius Miller was here an
how he was getting along. Who Mis-
Siebert is and why she shouldn't hav
learned of the suicide is another ques
ton for the inquisitive tt. ponder over.
A few letters were found in Miller
coat pocket, all from his house. The
were nearly all of the same tone and II
primanded him for his negligence in II
plying to there communications
In his grip was an old letter from
clairvoyant 10y the name of Mrs. D
Graham of St. Pau. and also a clippin
from the Sunday Sun, a blackmailin
sheet published in St. Paul. This clippin
connected Miller with Mrs. Graham h
alleging that he wanted to publish blacl
mailing articles against her. The fat
that the paper has not been in existene
for several years and that Miller ",
still carrying that lone clipping and le
ter about with him in his grip, shows
some extent the peculiar bent OF h
mind.
The Dispatch in describing the care
of the man says: ''For a number Z
wears Miller drove the delivery wago
for the Pabst company, and later +
Annheuser-Busch. He is IS years Of ae
single, and has wide acquaintance
St. Paul His first position on the 70;
was for the Hauser Mailing company,
local concern Later he travelled for
Wholesale liquor house, and then, 70
years ago, took the position with 7
Cleveland company. He was of jo'
al disposition and the last man VI
would be suspected Of committing 81
eide spent the last several 'n days
was in ST. Paul at the Clarendon hot
sleeping there Sunday night.
Que of AIiller's brothers, mercha
1T. Winthrop, was here Wednesday a
had the remains remove! to that villa
for burial.