Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-02-04
STARTS TODAY.
Deputy Sheriff Tarbell Win Go,
to Nebraska.
III Now Doubtful, However, If the Man
Held at Valentine is Really
Paul Miller

" NAS result Ol d consultation be-
tween District Attorney Parker, State
Detective Murray and Deputy Sheriff
Tarbel Thursday afternoon, Mr.. Tar
bell will start this morning for Valen-
tine, Neb., TO see the man held there,
who it is thought may be the Paul Mil
Ter wanted for the murder of the New
ton family at Brookfield
If the man should prove to be the right
one Detective Murray will take out the
necessary papers and go after him. Mr..
Murray said, Thursday afternoon, that
while he hoped the man held at Valen-
tine was the man wanted, he was not as
confident as he was at first. Every one
VINO has seen the picture sent on from
Nebraska, who has known Miller in the
past, says the picture looks like Miller,
but they are not positive that he is the
original of it. Some say that certain
part of the face is familiar and some
another. The eyes are what bother most
OF the people who have seen it.s Either
the man is cross-eyed, or possesses a
clever faculty of giving his eyes that APP
pearance. His features would belle his
claim to being a Spaniard. Many good
Judges say that the features are more
like those of Dutchman, or Pole.
MAN. HELD IN ILLINOIS.
Thursday at noon Detective Murray
received telephone message from Chief
Wade of the state police, that he had re-
ceived description of a man held at
Bellville, ILL.,, which fitted even closer
than the one from Valentine. He has
sent for a picture, and should the man
held in Nebraska prove to be another
case Of mistaken identity, Deputy Sher-
iff Tarbell will be instructed to lnvesti-
gate the latest clue before his return.
Should Mr. Tarbell make good oonnec-
tons he may possibly arrive at his des-
tination Monday, but under existing
conditions of travel he may be several
days later in completing his journey.
TRAMP DISCUSSES MILLER CASE.
Aid to state fire marshal, Robert e.
Mott, had an interesting conversation
with a knight Of the road who applied
to him for food at his home in Millbury
Wednesday morning, regarding the
Brookfield murderer.
The tramp in question was far above
the ordinary specimen in appearance
and education, and had evidently seen
better days, although he acknowledged
that he was a tramp from choice. The
conversation gradually led up to the
subject of the inability of the police
thus far to locate the murderer. Mr..
Molt cited the fact that Miller was
known to have been tramp, and asked
the man in question what he thought
the possibilities were of his stayk g
about New England, and whether
tramps in general would give informa-
ton that would lead up to his arrest.
The man replied that men of his class
made it point to read the papers, even
though they did not buy them. They
got them some way, and those who
could not read induced some more high
Iy educated companion to read to them.
He thought that there were probably
very few men on the road in this part
of the country who had not read or
heard Of the case in question. He was
also of the opinion that Miller had not
stayed in New England, for while the
average tramp is looked upon as sort
of outcast and to be summed by all,
there are very few in the profession
who are really criminals. In his opin-
ion. had the man stayed in these parts,
following his old habits. he would have
been recognized by some of the frater-
nifty and handed over to the officers, as
the reward attached to his arrest would
prove an important factor.
GLOUCESTER PEOPLE THINK IT'S
MILLER.
Gloucester Mass, Feb. 3.-Several
persons in this city believe that Paul
Mueller, who is suspected of killing Che
Newton family, in North Brookfeld, on
Jan. 7, is under arrest in Nebraska. The
police of that place photographed the
suspect and sent a number of pictures
to Massachusetts, and as result Dep
uty Marshal Tarbell was in this city
today and visited the home of Capt. l.
J. Hodsdon, who employed Miller capt
Hodsdon was not at home, but Mr. Ell
bridge Hodsdon, father of Capt. Holds
don, and Mrs. Hodsdon and her son
were of the opinion that the picture was
that of Miller.