The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-15
DETROIT POLICE TRYING TO FIND
PERPETRATORS.
UNDER ARREST
Music Teacher Arrested With Blood
on His clothing-Faints When 1t
Is Called to His Attention.

who was so foully murdered last mid
night IN Thirteenth street was identi-
fed this morning as Carrie M. Jennett,
of 1191 Wabash avenue, a daughter of
James r. Jennett, a cabinetmaker.
Miss Jennett attended a meeting of a
Rebecca lodge in a hall not far from
where she was so brutally murdered.
She left there about 1915 o'clock.
Less than two hours later her body
was found.
William Duit, who lives on Fifteenth
street, called at the dead girls home
this morning and said that he had
kept company with her for two or
three years. He wept and displayed
much agitation. While he was talk
ing Detectives Seymour and Downey
arrived, and, after listening to his
| story, thought it well to keep him un-
der surveillance and accordingly de-
tanned him at the Grand River Avenue
stateion.
The police believe that in Professor
James Miller, a music teacher, arrest
ed this morning, they have Miss Jen-
nett's murderer. Blood was found on
his clothing, and when an explanation
of it was asked Miller tainted. He
was revived, but tainted again while
being taken to his cell. Miss Pennett
was a pupil of Miller's
The dead girl was organist of the
Rebacca lodge to which she belonged,
and at the meeting last night she is
said to have been cheerful and even
gay. Miss Jennett remained until 10
o'clock, and she made a report there
relative to her share in the lodge
work. At 10 O'Clock she arose and
said: "I don't see what further use
you have for me, and I guess I'll go
home"
wait for us and you'll have COM
pany,' said one of those present.
But the young woman insisted on
going and went away alone.
In the sweatbox Miller claimed that
last night he attended a meeting of
the Wolverine Cycle, an insurance or
%ganization, on Baker street, and that
he left about IL O'Clock. If true this
would be a sufficient alibi, for the MUIR
der took place at II o'clock OF a few
minutes later.
Revealed by Autopsy.
An autopsy today revealed the girl
was e%nciente. 1t also furnished many
evidences of the brutality with which
the poor girl was murdered. In addi-
ton to the other CHASTITY wounds on
her head, her neck had been broken.
Professor Miller left his house, ac-
cording to his wife, at 8 o'clock last
night, saying he was going to a lodge
meeting. At 1920 p. m, according
to his wife, he returned, apparently
cool and collected.
Mystery Also in This.
Another mysterious murder occur
red at an early hour today, the victim
being George w. Haywood, bookkeep-
er and paymaster Of the Malleable Iron
works. His body was found lying on
the sidewalk, on Junction avenue, a
short distance from his home On Am
herst street, about $3.50 this morning.
His head was badly pounded and there
is a bad cut over the left eye. A man
who boarded in Haywood's house is
now in the hands of the police.
The man under arrest is w. F.
Jones. A revolver was found at day
break in the alley "a short distance
from where Patrolman Brisson dis
covered Haywood's body, and the muir
dered mans son identified it as be-
longing to Jones.
Jones has had his residence in the
Haywood home for a long time, and
the two men are said to have frequnet-
ly quarreled.
Robbery was not a motive, as Hay
woods personal effects were untouch-
ed.
At the home, Earl Haywood, the son
of the murdered man, said he did not
think that Jones had been out all
night.
Haywood attended a dance at Baker
hall last night. His wifeNhad intended
to accompany him, but was i'll. It is
not known what time he started for
home, but he was found within 100
yards of his house, and had evidently
been dead some hours.
AS her husband did not return dur
ing the night, Mrs. Haywood was very
much alarmed, and arising early, she
sent her Oldest boy, Earl, aged IL,
out to see If he could find any trace
Of his father. The boy had gone but
a short distance from the house when
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