Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-29
NET A Strange DEATH
Identification of Nina Miller's Body
Recalls But Does Not Clear
Up Mystery.
She Disappeared From Milan, ILL.,,
New Years Evening -Detec-
tiyes Batiled.
Body Found on Cake of Floating
Ice Two susrects Under
Surveillance.


Fort Madison. March %. Mr. j. G.
Miller. of Aledo, Ill arrived here Tues
DAY night and idtntihed the corpse
found floating on il cake of ice in the
Mississippi last sunday as that Of his
daughter, Nina Miller aged 70, formerly
OF Aiedo, but al the time of her disap-
Epearance a resident at Milan, H., where
she had been teaching music. Mr. Mil
ier is a Well known horse buyer and the
proprietor of liveiy barn.
The father. accompanied by DR. NJ
q. Reynolds ard Attorney G. NJ. Nor
gan, Of Ale1o, ard V. *. Croson. X. +.
Little and F. w l;eulton, of Milan, ILL.,,
arrived here Tuesday night and yester-
day morning viewed The body and fully
iaentiiisd it as that his daughter.
Miss Milei's disappearance and death
form a chapter III ltte of the darkest
and most tragic hue She had been en-
2aeel in teaching music at Milan, HI.
or New Years evening she went to her
Ireem as usual. bti failed to put in an
Iaiqsaiance next morning. Upon hives
ltisatiou the lamp was found still burn
Ing in her room, but the girl had disap-
llealetl.
The affair caused quite a sensation.
I0f upright character. pretty and at
tiacllve. the girl vanished without leav
ins any trace. Iiei parents made every
EFFORT % find her The best detectives
ia ne country We're employed on the
ease but Were entirely baffled by the
MYSTERY Mr. Miller did not believe that
his daughter had been murdered, nor
did he believe that She could have COM.
Hirted suicide, since she had always
been sensible and Of a happy disposi-
|tior
When she disappeared the girl took
no money and none Of her belongings
WITH her With the exception of her latch.
ksN ami sateli@ keys. which she carried
in her pocket and which We're found on
the body. She had nothing by Which
she could haze been identified by any
ane net Knowing her,
The description If the body found
ab,ye this city was telegrapiied 10 all
ifl-ryer towns. The report If the
iirding spread rapidly and reached the
father al the missing girl. He at once
wirod e The authGrisies in this city
a fun description q his daughter
snien talied with that Of the body
found hare.
Mr.. Miller and his friends came al
esitc 10 Fort Madison and Went to the
home Of Coroner George Lehman
| They We're shown the clothes which
Mere taken from the corpse and the
| father thought h. recognized them as
belongifls d his daughter. He asked
tnat the remains. which had been
buried in ti,e ity cemetery, be disln-
TERED fer eantiiication.
a about ~ o'clock yesterday morn
ling the coffin was opened In the pres
tence4af the father and his friends AT
the first glance he Thought ne receg-
nized his daughteH, but the features
were SO changed after being in the
4 water for elsNeii weeks that they were
! hardly reedeni2able. one eye MAS
4 missing. bur thought chat the BAH
1 WAS probably Ilierced BY a snag as the
BODY Aeated past, causing II 10 run out.
A l,I. Reynolds had brought witt. him a
5tiientists plat showing the teeth
(which had BEEN filled by him The
iieeih Of the dad woman We're exam
IiEed and bonded exactly with the
7llllat. scar left by burn sustained
shen A child VAS alsp found on the
right limb. below the knee.
i This satisfied the father and he or
dered The remains taken to Undertaken
Lphman's ruoins. where they We're re-
incased IN 2 shroud and prepared fol
burial. The body Will be shipped K
Milan on The k train at $3.50 a. m
today
Mr.. Miller Mas in Milan the day be.
5 fore the daughter disappeared and re
turning TO .Aledo moved his family ths
following day 40 Milan.
ii IS said that she retired as usua
on the night af her disappearance Ii
81 If supposed hy the family with whom
he was stonIdng that she did this tc
Eecver UP her Intentions of going away
land after doing 50 got UP and quietl,
Ileft the promises. She MAS aceompa
! aied, it is thought, by TWO men, IS h,
have been located and are under sur
s yf!llanee. In the latter case there ar,
!. grave susrietans oi foul pay and IN,
4 naatte' VIII doubtless be sifted TO tn
bottom.