The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-07
MILLER WEAKENING.
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that he could not be mistaken. Miller
appeared willing enough to have it go
that way, although he had stated pos
ltiyely that when he was with the
white man he passed no one on the
road. The prisoner took his identifi-
cation by the unknown negro as hugh
joke.
Pointed Out the Spot.
To more thoroughly satisfy them
selves that Miller did not know what
he, was talking about, Detective j. ].
Murphy and Patrolman T. c.. Muir
ply, who arrested the negro, accom-
panied by representative of the Morn
ing News, took him on the Ogeechee
road yesterday morning to the spot
where he claims he committed the
crime. The place picked out by the
prisoner is at least eight miles from
the city, and between eight and nine
miles from where the murder was ac-
tually committed.
Miller pointed to an uprooted pine
and declared that the white man had
come to him from behind it. He de-
scribed how they walked across the
road together, and stood by clump Of
bushes on the left hand side going from
the city. Then he told of how Mr.
Bourquin drove into the main road
from the woods. Mr.. Bourquin was on
the right of the negro in the buggy
and drove by the two men standing on
the side of the road. According to
Miller no words were passed. After
the buggy had gone by he SAYS he
raised his gun and fired. At that time
ne claims to have been to the right
and rear of Mr.. Bourquin, yet the
charge of shot entered to the left from
behind. 1t was the same fairy tale
he had first Oixyar1
added. Even had the shooting occur
red where he said it did, in place of
eight miles away, the shots could never
have been fired as he described, and vet
ne was absolutely certain of all he
said.
MilIer's Criminal Record.
The man who is anxious TO have II
believed that he is guilty of a most
brutal and cowardly murderer is only
Il years cd and is something
OF dandy. Although he can neither
read nor write he is above the aver
age in intelligence. He is quick to
catch point and all in all is a cum
ming negro.
Not until about year ago was he
heard of in police circles. He had
oeen employed in several households
and for long while worked for
Mounted Police Sergeant Walter
FIeming. He claims to have gotten
into bad company and to have started
stealing. Arrested for burglarizing a
house in Yamacraw he pleaded guilty
10 rnisdemeanor and escaped with
twelve months on the Changing. He
mad worked only short while when
he stole several articles from the
camp, including a bicycle, upon which
he made his escape.
When captured Miller was given
twelve months more for the theft of
the bicycle. He was a good cook and
did not have a hard time of it at the
camp at which he was stationed. He
longed for his freedom, however. and
when the opportunity presented itself
TO him about six weeks ago he stole a
suit Of clothes from a guard, discard
ed his stripes and left the camp.
The first night of his confinement in
the station house Miller was notice.
ably restless, although he declared
that he had not had any bad dreams.
The turnkey on duty, however report
ed that the prisoner had quite a num-
Der OF times during the night shouted
at the top of his voice, Get away from
here. For Gods sake don't hurt me.
Leave me alone. Get back"
1t is confidently believed that the
mystery will be cleared up to-day.
Miller has three charges against him:
being an escaped convict, simple lar
ceny and burglary.