The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-23

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ga. eufit and Says Ne IL Only
Ne IL Not Dead. Too-fits
80 i've. untiI the Steamer
....xtng Her Here Toaeae. the
~..rf. when She Dies
..ons4 - pert Blakslsy were
- e nizh pitch OF Indignation yes
- 80. - = eraxl Faurser. and had not tbs
-. 81 ne iaw mace hssty nigat 70
$50, ..st riTht with the murderer there
- rrseantesgy have been an I'm
.~ansfu nee&t1e party.
- crime was committed about u 20
-. ara within thirty minutes the lit
!. eossxgs n which lay woman, woaassd
60 bv her husband. who also lay
vs. - sser fnsenslble from two ugly
- ausa.. agas surrounded by a crowd
..~yw raan. Threats 81 summary venge-
- wsre heard or az sides. and had Il
=, 80 Cor the big whistle OF the mil.
s..,~r,-r the cal 20 work, there II no
$50 aaat might have happened Later
: -. e4ealng the wrath or the people
- the poInt where rope vas pro-
- ana then Il was that the night 10
80 became absolutely necessary.
- -. az ,he crime or heard the fatal
-. Az when people arrived at the
- ans sax the bodies % husband and
- i a nix pool OF blood on the fioor,
- hsAesa the pistol clutches In the hand
= ~ former, the story Of murder and at
.smvsea suicide wzx patent
-. murderer IL Charles r. Miller,
sc, wei known at Port Blakeley. and
:. victim Is Caroline Miller. his wife,
ssrs.xarkiag woman, who II spoken OF
1ish respect By the people OF Port Bake
~ 9rs. Miller has feared her husband
a. a Ioag time. Airs. Aillsr was hurried
= seattle ou a special boat Immediately
sstsg tie discovery Of the tragedy. but Just
A the boat reached the Central wharf
.s,.s xas an oatburst OF brain matter and
- spa death had claimed It's own. The
A...v sas taken 20 Bonnsy a. Stewards 10
l. prspared FOR burial and viii be taken
ksek 10 Port Blaksiey this morning.
Who the Afliers Were.
cssrles ?. Mii.sr Is common sailor. He
4 hstwesh q and b years osd. His wife,
Caroline Miller. was 4 few years older.
Nlss. ~ Tar a. could be learned yester-
A.. Afternoon from people of Port Bake
Nlt Efsk - Nes4AF4AAAE &HAtkaA |" AAs "a
"a. Hls wife vas a very hard working.
ssssrnt.al woman. and according 10 one
.ary sic recently invested $1,000 In mines.
Fas about two years the Mi4iers have
assa Al Port Blakaley. Their home l. a
ma cottaga. roughly made. The ground
seer Is practically divided into two rooms,
Although there II a partition. sJlediytGing
vsst nay De termed the east room The
nAla entrance 20 the house Is from the
ssatA. From this point q hallway extends
sssaSs the houRe. At the right hand OF
sAs main entrance f. the ..ltchen and
e. the left OF the dining room.
Re doors that lead into the kitchen
saa dining room are some distance
tom TIE street door. The dining room
; sbaat ten feet square. In one corner
stsaas table upon which food was served
81 W. and Mrs Miller and the two men
hsaf8eFs 80 much for the house which.
sssl yesterday noon. was seldom the OBJ
isct Of more than casual scrutiny.
Nlseg worked AZ odd tohs around thu
a. While his wife worked by the day for
ssfefent people. About year and a half
80, It l. said Miller whipped his wife. and
: appears as II she was afraid OF him at
~ tat time, IL - a wel-known fact that
NJ Miller has spoken 10 intimate friends
tooai her husband doing her violence jus
tie az the Peace George W. Dwely knew
8 lae fears entertained by Mrs. Miller and
sas ready 20 take action upon formal
sssnplalnt
Ahoat I've months ago Miller went away
e. ias Laura Madsen. a freighter which
e9eFstes between different points on the
Aeac coast. specially san Francisco
aaa Puget sound Five days ago he re-
ssFnea home. Ills daughter Is away on
hs schooner Fred r Sander az compan-
ha % tie Sife u Capt. Carlson. II there
vas lfoab'e between Miller and his wife
saes als return home the facts bad not
so'ksa . TIE surface until g was too tate.
The Discovery.
Yesterday morning AZ II O'Clock Miller
Hsni 70 tna Por; Baks,ey Mil Company's
safe ans purchased a S2-calihre Smith 4
Bsssan revolver, T'Airty INMATES later
f&sst Morrill, grandson o. Justice G. W.
pseily saw Miiier pass along tire street
Ssft bis tMEieT's). home. At L. o'clock
e tac men who board 81 MIXERS went
g aaeir dinner The nom NJ they opened
y deer o. fhe dlniag room they saw the
eissN - Atr. aad AIRS. MlEar on the floor
: poo " eaood and the dinner already
q aFo0 the i3Ae. Hcrrined a. the hlccsly
- tsey raa IS fast IS they could 10
tssil<e nweays house ana told him what
.'sF bad seen The Justice hurried 20 the
slass, aud found tae STORY was only too
"a stretched az flLt length or the floor.
r. aAi 81 her head aud her gloves on her
eAals wss Ms Miner. while a black and
sc eotch under the right eye showed
~asTe ihe des5iy ouslet had done lts work.
Sons Der eDty .sy that az Milter. his
tss't asaa csutcaiuE n revolver. From two
- wounds oa BIS head Mood was nun
@oSn ana mixing vl5h that which
- saSaei farth from the wound in htS
a'af Tee bodies seemed mired In
$50 ans Z was q frg moments BEFORE
@@s asceTygiac3 tAat ths th-os % nfs
t%sied 81 ooyA
TIC esst Vapua au 1Iltiers head vas
secsay io tne middle - the forehead
- sale' had struck aa upward sn~le
- .e,'a"et tfe skun upward. lnaicting
7at 70. dangerous WOULD. The
a haift A2+ struck above tse right
a1a o0'v r-u.sd up tas skin Iu a
- t,ca.ty fsrrea.
s4efe acre 0o es fences az . straExie
"3eE In tee rocm vas = i.S place.
~. 'atTe tH5a ta- saba was Tire uyl-
$500 Hot.. vhlcs t1-t Row suddenly
fe'aaas uotN rrte3iy has come tae
Il 'e etsrr.fy l-r e. a. Neilam arrived
ss2rt tms ana ef-er examining re
ss el 25tr advised tNat Mrs. Miller
- lse'liate'Y taEen 90 this city lie
- -aaf she a.3 n-t have enc chRuca
- 'eoasArs cF recovery. bar Thought
eeAfta hosrt3 W&s - proper
80 ~ tSAe Der a st~ar cher vas Nau+ff,,
: i. e Sirens rfa~ h-e the BODY u0on
49, re steamer IS ,3Wccf whs-n was
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