Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-04-17
BEING WOVEN ABOUT A TEACHER
SUSPECTED OF TIE BRUTAL. MUIR
DER OF 4 YOUNG GIRL AT
DETROIT.
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY
BATTERED AND LlFFLESS BODY
OF A MAN FOUND ON THE
STREET.

Detroit, Mich, April 12-What the
police consider to be strong link in
the chain of circumstantial evidence
That they are weaving about Prof. Jo-
seph NJ. Miller aged forty-seven, a
music teacher and a married man with
family, who is under arrest on sus-
picioE of brutality numbering Miss
Carrie M. Jennett on Thirteenth street
just before midnight Wednesday night,
was discovered last evening. It is a
blocdstained hatcnet which was found
in the drawer Of table in Miller's
kitchen. There IS now the following
circumstantial evidence against Prof.
Miller, who was the girls music teach
er and had paid her such marked at
tentions that her father had asked him
to keep away from the house: When
he was examined at the Grand River
avenue police station yesterday morn
ing what are supposed to be blood
stains We're found on his shirt sleeves,
his trousers, shoes, hat and overcoat; 4
towel was discovered in his kitchen
with what are supposed to be blood
stains on it; when he was asked for an
explanation of the
Stains ON His Clothing
he gave none; and, finally, the blood
stained Ratchet found last night. Miss
Jernett. who was twenty-five years of
age and who would have become a
mother in a few mouths, was most
brutally murdered just before midnight
| Wednesday night. She was feiied by
terrific blow on the head which broke
her neck and her throat was cut from
ear to car. A blow from some ;nstru-
n.ent made G hole in the middle of her
forehead and behind her left ear was a
deep stab wound evidently made by the
same instrument that was used to cut
her throat. In addition to these g!1ast-
ly wounds a heavy blow had been
struck on the side of her face, fractur-
| ing the cheek bone. Her mutilated
body was found III this condition in 4
| lonely spot on Thirteenth street. The
fact that the girl was in delicate con-
| ditica is given by the police as a mo-
tive for the crime. Nothing can be
gained from Miller by questioning. He
simply insists that he Knows nothing of
the murder.
Another Mysterious Tragedy.
The police admit that they have not
reached solution of the murder OF
| George Haywood, head bookkeeper OF
the Michigan Malleable Iron works.
WIiOSe pdllGIcu anu 1.lel6SS UOuy was
found at daylight yesterday morning
within 100 yards of his home. William
Jones, who roomed in Heywood's home,
was arrested on suspicion. A sweat
box examination lasting all day and
evening failed to bring from him any
damaging admissions. Mrs. Haywood,
who was escorted to police headquar-
| tiers at noon and closely examined yes
terday afternoon and evening, was
permitted to return to her home last
night The officers say that no informa-
ton was secured from her that would
| help identify her husbands slayer.
Heywood's murderer first shot him and
| then crushed in his forehead with some
| heavy Instrument. The bullet took ef-
| feet behind his right ear and itself
would have caused death. The MUIR
derer apparently then STOPPED over his
victim and dealt him an awful blow on
| the forehead.