Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-04-17
A MURDERER'S AWFUL STORY
Music Teacher Admits Killing
the Girl He Had Wronged.
THE MURDER WAS PREMEDITATED
He Had Been Annoyed by Her
opportunities.
Prof. Joseph NJ. Miller Breaks Down IN the
''Sweatbox," and Confesses That He MUIR
dered Miss Carrie NJ. Jennett, Whose
Body Was Found ON Detroit sidewalk.

Detroit, Mich, April u. = Prof.
Joseph M. Miller was put in the
sweatbox" by the police yesterday,
and, after parrying questions for 20
minutes, broke down and confessed
that he had murdered Miss Carrie M.
Jennett, whose body was found on the
street Wednesday night.
| Prosecutor Merriam, three officers
and the official stenographer were pres
ent when the confession was made.
! At first the music teacher was de-
fiant. He denied any knowledge of the
murder. He told the officers that they
undoubtedly thought themselves clever
and he would, therefore, leave it to
them to prove that he was guilty. When
he was being closely interrogated as to
when he had last seen Miss Jennetu he
turned suddenly and sourly upon Capt.
Baker, who sat where he could look
the prisoner full in the face.
| Look at that man, cried the muir
derer, dropping his eyes before the
steady gaze of the police captain. His
eyes pierce me through and through.
Raising his head with considerable
effort, he glanced at Baker again and
added: 81 guess that man has it about
right; ask him, ~
Questions brought out the whole ter
riblc story Miller said he had illicit
relations with the girl for about two
years and was responsible for the fact
| that she was about to become mother.
He offered to send her to lying-in
hospital, but she refused to go, insist
| ing that he leave his family and go to
some other city with her.
"When did you make up your mind
! fn Hill tba rri lSff Millar unS nclza1
Last Wednesday afternoon, he
answered. 81 was thinking of what
could he done and of my being married
and with family, when my eye fell on
II hatchet up at the house. 1t seemed
to tell the way out of the trouble, and
the idea Of killing the girl swept over
me with irresistible force then. | felt
that | had to do something. felt that
| had to get rid Of her. She was in
fatuated with me, crazy after me and
continually chasing me. If / gave "A
concert anywhere, she was sure to be in
the neighborhood. +"
1t was Monday he made date with
J Miss Jennett to meet her at the corner
| of Warren avenue and Fourteenth street
about IL o'clock Wednesday night.
| They were to discuss what best be
done, in view OF the expected birth.
He said he fixed the hour at IL because
he had to attend meeting of the
| Wolverine Circle, while she said she
was going to committee meeting al
Garland Rebekah Lodge.
He took with him the hatchet that
was found by the officers in his
kitchen. He secreted this on Seven
teenth street, on his way to the meet,
ing. When he left the lodge rooms he
secured the hatchet again and pro.
ceeded to the corner of Fourteenth
street and Warren avenue, where he
met Miss Jennett. They walked over
to Thirteenth street and out to where
the killing was done.
Miller said they sat down on the
sidewalk and talked for while, the
| girl urging him to abandon his family
and leave the city with her. He then
whipped out the hatchet and struck
her in the head. When asked why he
mutilated her so, Miller said he had nc
recollection of anything after the first
blow until he found himself wiping the
blood off his hatchet on the grass in
the vacant lot.
| CLUES TO ANOTHER MURDER.
A thorough search of the Haywood
premises was made yesterday by the
officers who are investigating the mur.
der of George NJ Haywood, whose
body was found within 100 feet of his
home Thursday morning with the skull
crushed.
William NJ. Jones, who roomed in
Heyood's home, is under arrest on sus-
picion. In nightshirt which Jones
wore, the officers found a handkerchief
with distinct blood stains upon it.
With this he might have wiped the
head of the machinist's hammer which
was found in his room, and which
fitted perfectly the hole in Haywood IS
forehead. Jones still maintains his cool
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