Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-12

station house, but were unable 10 lueh-
tify him. Capt. Ranger Is OF the opln-
ion that the man is wanted somewhere
for breaking and entering, on account OF
the clothes and various suspicious cir
cumstances in connection with him. He
was sentenced for vagrancy for term
sufficiently long to allow the police
chance TO look up his past.
Early.Tuesday morning the police re-
ceived.4word that there was a man on
Front street who acted as though he
was avoiding the officers and his gen
erai appearance tailed with the man
wanted.
Another man who answered the de-
scription given out was about the City
Hotel a good part Of the evening. He
appeared to have plenty of money and
was treating every one with whom he
came in contact. The man claimed to
have been a sailor at one time, This, in
connection with other facts, led up to
the belief that the individual might be
the one wanted, but investigation
showed another mistake had been made.
What seemed like the most promising
clue that has come to the local police
was the apprehension in an East Wor-
cester lodging house of a Russian Pole,
who gave his name as John Prokart at
Z o'clock Tuesday morning.
Officer John R. Dunn went to the
house to investigate on his way home
from work, and found the man, who an
swered the description of Miller perfect
ly. What added to the suspicion was the
fact that the mans shoes were spat-
tered with blood, which fact he ex-
plained as being caused by blood which
flowed from his nose the evening before.
He had ticket for Warren and a
check for baggage consigned to the
same place. The Brookfield men came
10 the station but asserted positively
that 1t was not Miller, although the de-
Scrlptlon of the two men was almost
identical even to scar on one of his
hands. The man said he had worked
IN Clinton and other places, and as the
men from Brookheld were positive he
was not the supposed murderer he was
released.
1t is the opinion of the Worcester no.
lice that Miller, or Muller. steered FOR
New York. and it is evident that the
! state officers, Messrs. Murray and
Proctor. share the same opinion.
NOT IN NEW HAVEN.
1t was the opinion of many that Miller
went to Springfield, and from there to
New. Haven. The following press dis
pateh from that city dispeIs this theory:
New Haven, Conn, Jan. 11.-Detec-
sA'So VI ui4S Guy nave nau q vain hunt
Tor the murdererS of the Brookfeld
Mass, family. He is said to have taken
train for here Saturday night. They
can find no clue of him, although they
have secured the lodging houses and
cheap hotels of the city, to locate MIN.
| 1t is believed by the New Haven police
That he left the train long before getting
here, probably at Springfield or Hart
| ford.
FOND OF MURDER STORIES.
A dispatch from Gloucester, the home
of Hodson, the former employer of
Miller, states that Miller was a great
reader. His delight seemed to center
In murder trials, of which he deyoured
every particular given in the papers.
He was always of sullen disposition,
and could not look any one in the face
while talking. Miller told the Hodsons
he had been at work In New York state
on farm. He went to live with the
Newtons as soon as he was discharged
i by Mr.. Hodson.
NO REWARD OFFERED.
Brookfield, Jan. 11.-Officers were on
guard constantly at the house, and will
remain until after the funeral. Mr..
Newton's only near relative, Mrs. EN-
ma Prouty of Rutland, VT, arrived at
the house today
! The selectmen, at a conference today,
decided not . offer a reward for the
apprehensic of the murderer at pres
ent. They believed that such course
| would create jealousy among those en-
gagged upon the case, and were of the
opinion that the state and county Off
GERS were doing all that could be done.