The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-02
Michael Miller Killed.

Michael Miller Killed.
Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock,
william Rose, walking to town from
Elm Grove, saw the body of man on
the Baltimore & Ohio tracks at point
opposite CecIls station. Rose gathered
UP the body, which was terribly mans
gled, and placed 1t near the tracks, after
which he notified Constable John An
derson, of Elm Grove, OF the discovery
he had made. The body was taken TO
Thornburghs undertaking establish
ment in Elm Grove. where an examlna-
ton revealed the startling fact that the
man might not have come to his death
by u railroad accident as was at first
supposed. The discovery Of what APP
peared to be d bullet hole in the head in
duced this hasty conclusion, which,
however. proved to be unwarranted by
the facts.
It was learned soon afterward that
the deceased was Michael Miller, a son
of Michael Miller, who lives In Ohio
county, near the Pennsylvania state
line. Young Miller has been empoyed
for some time at the Belluire steel
works, and was on his way home to
visit his father when the accident oc-
CURED.
The authorities began an investiga-
ton without delay. both Sheriff Rich
ards and Chief of Police Cfemans be-
coming interested in the case. It was
soon learned that Michael Miller had
been at the Imperial hotel bar on South
Main street, between IL and o'clock
yesterday morning, and the proprietor,
Joseph Barum, went out to Elm Grove
In the afternoon, to view the remains
and learn whether or not the dead man
was the Michael Miller who had visited
his place. Mr.. Barum without hesita-
ton stated that the body was that OF
the young man who was in his saloon
at the time mentioned. He was accom-
panied, says Mr. Barum, by a recently
returned Philippine veteran, whose
name he did not know. The soldier,
added Mr.. Barum, did not accompany
Miller when he left the Imperial be.
tween l2 and o'clock. Mlller's move
ments after this are unknown at the
present time. How he reached the spot
where the accident occurred is mys-
terry,
The fact that Miller did not leave the
Imperial until u or o'clock yesterday
morning dlsposes OF the Importance OF
the story told by Major Thomas N. Nor
ton, who resides near the scene of the
accident, and who stated yesterday that
members of his family heard several
shots fired at II o'clock Monday night
II Miller did not leave the city until
midnight he could not have been killed
at II.
Late yesterday afternoon, Drs. Carter
and Alexander at the instance Of Coun-
ty Coroner schultze, conducted a post
mortem examination over Miller's body,
and 1t proved a most important devel-
opment in the case, entirely d!sposing OF
the theory that the man had been shot
by an unknown murderer and the body
placed on the railroad tracks. DR.. Car
ter when seen last night, said that the
examination had shown concluslvely
that the holes in Miller's head were not
caused by revolver or gun shot. They
were caused In some manner by the en-
CINE or car that ran him down.
County Coroner schultze, who was
under the impression that Miller had
been murdered. arranged for an inquest
this afternoon at 4 o'clock, at which
Drs. Alexander and Carter Will mal:e
their report.
Sheriff Richards was at work on the
case last evening, but Of course he de-
sisted when he learned from the physi-
clans that the man had met death by
accident.