Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-05-19
MILLER CAPTURED AT
 JEROME LAST NIGHT.

which was kept very quiet, that any
 facts of the case could be learned
 but Miller is known to have been iu town last night Thursday at the Haas residence, which is in the busi- ness portion of town, but in a very quiet place. Most of the inhabitants were either at the lodge or at the show, and the coast in that part of town was comparatively clear
 Miller also remarked that the jail breaking was a piece of ',d-d fool hardiuess on thelr part"-his especi- allyss bis crime ot forgery was for such small amount, could not have been very severe.
 The siatem Ut that Fairchild was sent for by interested parties is deuied, but his arrIvsl here was very opportune, to sar the least.
 The Jerome News gives a different version of the affair. which is as ! follows:
 After discovering that Miller was in
 erome, Constable Roberts imme- ,iistely started in to capture him. At about o'clock, the hour at which he first found that Miller was m this neighborhood, Roberts went to Walnut Gnlch, where Miller was at work some time for Ralph Dillon, the gentleman whosename he forged, aud for which act be was in jail when he escaped The constable went to the part of the trail leading to the Winningham mine, where it first strikes Walnut Gulch and about 300 yards from the mine. He took his stand about fifteen feet from the trail, aud awaited patiently the coming of Miller, who, he thought, for reasons hereafter stated, would come there to get assistance from some of the men whom he had worked with He had been there about one hour when he saw a man coming along the trail from Jerome, who occasionally gave a low whis- tie. The constable threw his gun a double barreled shot gun-down on the man when be got opposite him, and commanded him to throw mp his hands. After a little persua- sion, he threw up hls hands, when the constable went up to him, and found that 1t was Tom Woody, q miner who worked at the Winning. ham mine Woody had . gun, roll of blankets and sack of grub. He was much excited and repeatedly asked the constable what was tke matter, and requested that he be allowed to return to Jerome if any thing was the matter, but the con stable had been watching this man for the past two days and had mo- ticed that he had daily visited the home of relative of Miller's, who lives m Jerome, and it was for this reason be went io the trail to watch for Miller Roberts compelled Woody to proceed on his way to the mine and to keep still. He remained there until II o'clock when he concluded that Miller, fl he had been there to meet Woody. had becomed alarmed and moved away. He came to Je- rome and again visited the gulch early on Friday morning and con- tinued to keep close watch out for his ma during the day,
 h the afternoon Detective Silvey and Deputy Sheriff fairchild arrived from Tonto Basin, where they had 1 gone from Winslow Co intercept the escapes, upon information from the sharifs office in Prescott that they had gone that way. About nire o'clocs the deputy went to the mine | and Woody was persuaded to go up the canyon after Miller. He was gone but B short time when he re- turned wilh the escape who gave himself up Miller begged that he i hs no, taken to Prescott as he was aIraid of being lynehed, so the off | ceTs secured team from J. L. Sum- mers' livery stable ani at 10 o'clock l were gong down to the Verde val ley on their way to Flagstaff, having | met Constable Roberts with their i prisoner at the top of the hill lead ing to Deception Gulch.
 Miller informed Roberts that he | was to meet Woody the night the | constable was watching for him on | the trail and at the point where he was on the watch. but that he had | seen Jim and hid.
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