The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-02
MURDERED BY KID MILLER.
FAMOUS CROOK s1ABS 4 CONVICT
~ THE TRENTON STATE PRISON

They 1nRrroiIed In tho Cook Hause and
Miller Slow Uis Opponent with n "ren 1
Knifc-.Thc Kid :. Serving Ten.Ycnr
Sentence for Burglary-His Career.
TRENTON, y. j.. Juno ALFRED Brown. "A
burglar better known as kid Miller stabbed
John Weiss fellow convict. in the state prison
here at $50 O'Clock this morning. Weiss
died three hours later In the hospital Of the
prison
The mon were employed in the prison bake
shop. They had finished their early morning
duties and were in the cook house with several
prisoners preparing to Ro.to breakfast. Ac-
cordina to the stories told by the mon Brown
was standing at a sink washing his hands
Woss grufily com anded him to give over
and jostled him. Brown used rough language
In resentinR Weiss .conduct AMI the latter
struck Brown In the face with his list. Brown
thereuDon picked up long. sharp blnded
bread knife from nearby table. Weiss
seized him from behind to prevent him from
using the knife. but Brown managed to turn
and plunged the knife In Weisss breast.
The stabbinR was done so quickly that the
convicts who stood BY declare that there was
no time to interfere. No deputies or other
prison officers were In the ROOM but Weiss's
cry when he was stabbed brought half a dozen
OF them to the scene. Weiss was removed to
the hospital. whore 1t was.learned that his
wound was mortal. and Brown was put In
dungeon cell
crown is serving q ten year term for burg
larry In Hudson county. He was brought to
the prison in Aurl. 1897. He is.2n years:old
Weiss was serving a two-year term for for
gerry in Essex county. He was convicted in
March. 1903 and was 30 years old.
Alfred Brown. known on both sides OF tho
q hApnnap "
IRENE youth when he first gained notoriety as
buneo man. reformed several years ago and
Thomas Flynn. ex.Speaker OF the New Jersey
Legislature and racetrack startei Miller IleG
and soon put into operation an elaborate sys;
tenn OF bunco out of which he made small
ne g1t gfa be at iRe
ings OF which he described himself not long
The man TO be victimized was taken to one
CT three offices run by U.S. which were fitted 10
impression Of business. He vent there fot
drawn in a lottery, There were iorty;thres
spots on the punco or lottery layout. Forty
tanned stars. one was blank and the remain
ing twenty- nine represepted prizes ranging
star va. Inc T% a saa%
$1,000 to 5000 and was then forced to draw
up $500 in cash or as much as the dealer
thought he could stand. on the ground that he
nd 10 Do so e SS to Sh 6 III nad d9aTnG
blank and lose"
wealth as a rule. some Of whom made serious
trouble for him, He made statement at one
time that he had often raid money to the po-
lice for protection and made specific charges
e. css ~ Is Sn1c TO-
Engiehman was beaten out OF S21 900 in Chi
caeo at the time Gen. Grant was stopping Mt
the falmer House on his way, way ar9 ,b the
Fund Exhibition and by accident Informed
suit f RSt the pocs Chased Ms Of
Sir james ,Ashburn of Brighton, England. was
sTinded heavily by Miller, who represented
Minister TO England. Oscar Wilde was also
victim. but he complained SO vigorously to
Police CAPTAIN Williams that Miller returned
Miller was terribly, beaten by, three notorious
crooks In the Tender!oin a few. years ago.
woman was the cause. Miller was 50 badly
hurt that he was taken t. hospital tai, and
covered rod from che effects eject Of the assault and
afterward; The Kid spent money freely.
a night He was accused Of being an opium
fend 6ut this he aiTayS denied ed KtnG
oods and ther We're
down upon and despised by Miller. who said
they were nothing short Of highway robbers.
often said, and never fleeced moor man;
always acted ;he Gsp gentle and hed whole
siIs nd s Bnsco ts 1f Is
refined m ethod of getting money. but It went
to the dogs, when, the CHEAP operators and
Miller maintained to the last that he came
from good stock but never revealed his real
name. He was a swell! dresser" and liberal