The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13
DRIVES f. w. MILLER TO ATTEMPT
TO END HIS OWN EX-
ISTENCE.
DEATH OF LITTLE FRANKIE.
TT TEMPORARILY UNsETTLES THE
MIND OF THE DOTING
PARENN
LOCKED UP IN THE COUNTY JAIL.
Say That without Ex.
citement He Will Probably Re-
cover His Reason.

The agonizing death of little
Frankie Miller, the boy who was so
terribly burned in the rear Of the st.
Paul Commons Tuesday noon and died
at o'clock yesterday morning, had
distressing sequel last evening, when
F. w. Miller, the childs father, was
rendered temporarily insane by the
sad blow, and only the intervention OF
friends prevented him from taking his
life. So fearful was Mrs. Miller last
evening that her husband in his grief
would do himself harm, that she called
in Sergt Ross, who took the stricken
father to the county Jail for safe keep
ing.
Mr.. Miller was completely wrapped
UP in his twin boys and often said that
if anything 81 Guild happen to them he
would end his life. The tragic death OF
Frankie unsettled the fathers mind
and throughout yesterday he appear
ed so depressed that Mrs. Miller was
constantly watchful of his actions. At
times he seemed not to realize that ms
son was dead and spoke OF him as
simply being asleep in the darkened
room, where the shriveled little corpse
lay behind darkened curtains Al
mission to the room was denied MIN
lest he should do violence to hlnl-
self in the moment Of seeing the pooy
of the boy At different times Mr.. Mil
Ter bitterly reproached himself for not
leaping from the fourth story window
of the Commons, from where he hrst
saw his son in flames, as he seemed
to think he could have saved the little
fellows life had he done so, though
such action must have been almost
certain death.
Most of the afternoon yesterday Mr..
Miller was away from home, his aD-
sence causing his wife considerable
anxiety. Shortly before 6 O'Clock he re-
turned, appearing unnatural and talk
ing at random. Suddenly rushing from
his apartments, declaring he would
kill himself, Mr.. Miller leaped astride
the baluster surrounding the stairway
court, and would have thrown himself
the height of four stories to the ground
floor had he not been seized by William
Johnson, a friend, who had followed
after him. Miller begged to be allowed
to end his life and struggled briefly to
break from Mr.. Johnson's grasp. AT
length, under restraint, he became
somewhat Gained and was then sent
" lie COuHLy Je1ii' II. oiitii1Gii' w II,
was called to attend him at the Jail,
after an examination, stated that in his
opinion, If Mi Ter did not excite himself
he would likely soon recover.
Mrs. Miller is also suffering from in
juries sustained by fall down the
stairs, while running to the rescue OF
her son. She is able to be about, how
ever, and is thought to have received
no more serious hurts than a severe
shaking up and some painful bruises
To make the calamity, which has be-
fallen the family, more pathetic, little
Freddie, the twin of the dead boy is
continually asking for his brother and
weeps with childish disappointment
when told frankie will never be com
panion in his play again. The funeral
OF the dead boy will take place from
the Commons Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock.