The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-25
MILLER STILL IN PRINT
ANOTHER STORY OF MuRDERE1
 OF POLICEMAN.
German Consul at Mobile is Interest. ed in Case-The Condemned Man Refuses to Give His
 Family Name.

Birmingham, May A.-(SpeciaL)- Steiner bros, well known bankers oi this city. this morning received teie- gram from E. Hoixoorn, ,s German con suI at Mobile, saying that the German Ambassador at Washington desirea him to ascertain whether Frank Miiief is imprisoned here sentenced to pc eA- ecuted June 2Sth. whether also Mller also retains German citizenship and ii so what steps must be taken to stay the execution. l.. K. Steiner. member of the firm of bankers, went at once to the County jail and saw Miller m his cell. Upon being shown the teie- gram Miller stated that he was German citizen, never having surren- dered his citizenship but declined to give his native city or town. He saio that he had an aged father and sister and would rather die than disgrace them. Miller added that If his aseo parents knew of his disgrace it would Xiii them. He stated further that the German Consul at Mobile was person. ally acquainted with his father and knew where he was from and there fore did not need this information. Miller asked Mr. Steiner simply to wire
 that he still retained his German cit-
 izenship and to give him such other
 information about the case as he de-
 sired. Thereupon MT. Steiner sent a
 telegram to the German Consul set
 ting forth his interview with Miller, saving that Miller claims to be Ger
 man by birth and declines to give in- formation further than this. The tel. egram added that nothing can save the prisoner except the clemency of the
 Governor for which Miller has ap-
 piled. MT. Steiner concluded by say-
 ing that the general opinion is that
 Miller is guilty and the penalty just
 one. Miller is a noted safe robber and all around crook, and is under sen-
 tence of death for the murder of Po-
 liceman J. w. Adams, who, with Po-
 liceman G. w. Kirkley was killed by Miller and the latter's pal. Frank Duncan in March, 1900. The officers
 had just arrested the two crooks and were taking them to jail when the prisoners broke away and shot them. It is thought that this inquiry on the part of the German officials is the last desperate effort on Millers part to se- cure further delay and possibly save himself from the gallows but it is not
 believed that it will avail anything. Press Association Program. The prosram for the thirtieth annual Convention of the Alabama Press As- sociation was issued today by President
 Rufus N. Rhodes and Secretary J. A.
 Rountree. The Convention will be
 held in Montgomery Thursday and
 Friday. June 20th and Fist and imme-
 diately after its adjournment. the edi- tors will go on an excursion to the Pacific coast. The program is quite an interesting one and Is as follows: Convention called to order at 10 o'clock a. m.
 Prayer.
 Calling roll of members.
 Application for membership. Address of welcome in behalf of the | city-Mayor E. B. Jospeh.
 In behalf of Commercial Club and Local Press-Hon. W. W. Screws. Response on behalf of the Associa- | tion--J. c. Williams, Our Mountain Home, Talladega.
 Annual address of the President Rufus N. Rhodes, Birmingham. Ala. Report of the Secretary-J. A. Roun. l tree, Dixie Manufacturer, Birmingham, | Ala. " . | Motions and Resolutions.
 Appointment of Committees. Paper, How to Improve and