Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-12
MYSTERY THICKENS
Officers Following Up Clue in
New York.
MILLER STILL AT LARGE.
Human Fiend Known to Be Sui
len and Vicious.
Crime of the 18th Century Brought to
Mind by Atrocious Affar-How Miller +.
Left the Town and Made Good
His Escape.
MILLER STILL AT LARGE.


Brookfield, Jan. 1.-THE community is
beginning to awaken to a fun realiza-
ton OF the meaning Of the crime that
has been committed in its midst, the
report of which at first struck the in
habitants of this vicinity with dismay
and CONSERVATION. The crime teaches
the lesson that people living in isolated
localities should look carefully into the
antecedents of those they employ, as it
is very evident from all that can be
learned of the former career of the sus-
pected murderer, by careful inquiries,
that his character was known to be not
above suspicion at least, and that the
| murdered man, Mr.. Newton, was aware
of the fact
| Deputy Sheriff Tarbell met Mr. Hod-
son, Millers former employer in
Boston, Monday; he came by appoint
! ment from Gloucester to confer with
| Mr., Tarbell and to tell what he knew of
| Miller while in his employ. Hodson
| stated that he always considered Miller
! a dangerous man. He said he was sui
| len, gloomy and easily aroused to
| anger; that he was vindictive and often
| displayed signs of animosity without
| any apparent cause. He said before
Miller left his employment he was
| afraid he would fire his buildings, and
| that he was nothing more or less than
a dangerous and evil-minded tramp,
without a single redeeming feature in
| his composition, and that he felt re-
| lieved when he got rid Of him.
! The authorities, however, are now red
hot on the trail, as he has been already
! traced to New Haven. T. H. Campbell,
| the station agent at West Brookfeld, is
now satisfied that the man who bought
| a ticket for Springfield and took the 1.2C
a. m. train, was no other than Miller
as he remembers distinctly the felt boots
and short, faded overcoat which he
wore. Conductor Cowles also remem-
bers the man, and says he evidently
went to New York.
1t will be remembered that the MUIR
dered man Newton had in his posses
sion a collection of old coins, some OF
which were scattered over the floor Of
the room where the contents of 8
! trunk had been thrown in the murder
er's search for money. A 50-cent piece
received in payment of the ticket pur.
chased at West Brookfield by the mar
who took the 1.20 train Saturday morn
ing, bears the date 1886, which Deputy
Sheriff Tarben secured Tuesday, and i
Is supposed was part of the collection
possessed by Newton. State Officers
Murray and Proctor left for New Yorl
on the noon train Tuesday to confe
with chief of detectives McGloskey, l
is understood a general alarm has beer
sent out by the police in New York.
i Dep. Sheriff Tarbell will remain here
but is in telegraphic communication
with Capt McCloskey, and said today
he might receive notification of Miller:
arrest at any moment.
LOVED TO KILL.
Miller is remembered in East Brook
field. On one occasion in the early fall OF
about the time he left the employ Of
Mr. Hodson at the Point of Pines he
ordered supper in Louis Harpers res
taurant, and while the meal was in
preparation talked at length with Mr.
! Harper's son Henry. He said he was
from Portugal. and boasted that he had
| Travelled all over the world, spoke OF
| the numerous battles he had been en-
| gagged in, and said he took especial de-
| light in killing sharks Mr. Harper
| states that he had a sullen dogged look
! and an evil looking face, and says he
would recognize him anywhere. Clifford
Harper. the grocer, also remembers
him, as he frequently came to his store
to purchase tobacco, and says he was
always unfavorably impressed with his
| appearance, and said he seemed averse
to holding any conversation.
indignation is very generally ex-
| pressed at the atrocious and inexcuSable
action of the Telegram reporter in cut
/ ting from its frame and carrying off
the photograph of the murdered girl
Ethel despite the unavailable protests
of the sister of the murdered woman.
E. D. Gupdell, chairman of the board
Il I,,r- fIot
the most brutal piece of work he ever
heard of, and said if such proceedings
were characteristic of the so-called new
! Journalism. he wanted none Of it. He
| characterized it as not only an unpar-
4 donable outrage to the feelings of the
family relatives, but also gross want
of knowledge of the first principles Of
common decency on the part of the per-
petrator; and said ne felt as though he
exposing the vile proceeding. Deputy
Sheriff Tarbell, who Is also selectman.
was quite emphatic in his denunciat.on
of the act of the Telegram reporter; and
! there are prominent citizens who say
that there ought to be some way to
punish a man who is so lost to all sense
| of decency, that would commit an act
tending to injure or wound the feelings
of the relatives of the deceased, who
had already more sorrow than they
could bear
Crowds of people from all the sur
rounding towns visited the scene of the
triple murder, Tuesday. All kinds of
conveyances were in evidence.
BODIES PLACED IN CASKETS.
The remains of the victims have been
placed in caskets by Undertaken Liver
more of Brookfeld. The casket contain
! ing the girls remains is white, while
| the other two are black. The remains
VIII not be viewed by the public. as it
was impossible to make the faces pre-
sentable.
/ All the seaport cities are being closely
watched and diligent inquiries are being
made at all the shipping offices in New
York, about vessels that have sailed
within the past few days. 1t is thought
| that Miller may be in hiding in some OF
| the sailors boarding houses, as me has
been in New York several times
THE SEARCH IN WORCESTER.
Several Suspects Held But Nothing Def.
mite Discovered.
The officers, as well as .he public at
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