The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

couple OF DAYS ago telegram was received
from the Chief of Police of Los Angeles,
asking for the arrest of man named Frank
Miller, who had left town and who had
abducted 14-year-old girl named Hattie
Auber. The couple we're found at the "Do
Drop In" on Lower State street, the most
disreputable resort in the city, and placed
under arrest. 1t was ascertained that the
man bad brought the girl to Santa Barbara
with the intention of having her lead
life of shame.
The girl confessed this herself airily, with
apparently no idea that there was any
disgrace in her position, but rather pleased
with the sudden and unenyiable notoriety
which she has won.
The man now proves to be Frank Miller,
the San Francisco butler, formerly in the
employ of J. L. Franklin. and who gained
such celebrity some months ago by killing
burglar in the house OF his employer. 1t
was charged that he enticed stranger to
the house and killed him, simply to win
fame for himself, but this the San Fran
cisco police could not prove.
Miller was seen to-day in the County
Jail by CALL correspondent. He is be-
ing held under $500 bonds awaiting trial
on the charge of abduction. He stated
that when he left San Francisco he went
to Elsinore, where he was employed as q
porter in the Lake View Hotel. Afterward
he went to Los Angeles, where lie was en-
ployed as waiter in various restaurants.
Miller stated that although he had dis
agreement with Mr.. Franklin which led to
his leaving the latter's service, he was
still ON good terms with his former en-
ployer and was sure that Mr.. Franklin
would vouch for his good habits and
character. He accounted Tor Franklin's
acceptance OF the theory advanced by
Captain Lees and which supposes the man
who was shot to have been inveigled into
the house by Miller, on the grounds that
Mr.. Franklin was, as he alleges, the agent
of the Louisiana Lottery Com pany in San
Francisco, conducting an Illicit enterprise
under the guise of general brokerage and
loan agency, and that it was necessary for
him in this business to keep "soiid" with
Lees, which caused him to ultimately in
dorse Lees views in this case.
Miller looks pale and haggard. and al
though he keeps up bold front, declaring
that the present charge against him will
be easily met, he evidently realizes the
seriousness of his position.
Hattie Auber, the 14-year-old girl, well
coined the advent of a newspaper repre-
sentative as an agreeable break in the
monotony of Jail life. She is slight, fair
girl, with bright and rather pretty face.
She talks with perfect freedom and un-
concern of the life to which the young
man introduced her. and seems to have
not the slightest idea that it involves any
dlsrepute unless among a class of mar
row, straight-laced people," unacquainted
with the way of the world.
When asked as to whether Miller had
told her anything concerning the killing
of the burglar in the Franklin house Hat
tie said that Miller mad told her something
about it. rejecting great credit upon him.
self, and had also showed her clipping
he had in his trunk, which described the
killing as an act of heroism. She had
heard that there was another side to the
story, and, girl-like, was very curious to
hear it. but when the main points OF the
story now told that Miller had decoyed
the burglar to the house for the purpose of
numbering him and covering himself with
glory in the eyes of the Franklins were re-
lated to her, she declared that it was
awful. and that she could not believe he
would do such dreadful thing.
ut would take q lot OF nerve to do that, ;"
she commented.
"And does Frank Miller lack the neces-
sary nerve?" was asked.
"Oh, no. she replied quickly. "You
bet he's got nerve" :.