The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-04-18
BEING WOVEN ABOUT a. TEAcnfR
SUSPECTED OF THE BRtTAI MuR-
DER OF A YOUNG GIRL AT
\ DETROIT.
ANOTHER" MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY
BATTERED AND LlFELEss 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 M. Miller, aged forty-seven,
music teacher and a married man with
4 family, who is under arrest on sus-
picioE of brutality numbering Miss
Carrie NJ. Jennett on Thirteenth street
just before midnight Wednesday night.
was discovered last evening. 1t is a
blccdstained hatcnet which was found
IN the drawer of q table in Nriller's
Kitchen. There IS now the following
clrcumstantial evidence against Prof.
Miller, who was the girls music teach
er and had paid her such marked at
tentlons 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; a
towel was discovered in his kitchen
with what are supposed 10 be blood
stains on it; When he was asked for an
explanation Of the
Stains on His Clothing
lie gave none: and. finally, the blood
stained hatchat found last night Miss
Jennett, who was tive nty-two years of
age and who would have become a
mother in few months, was most
bruta'ly murdered just before midnight
Wednesday night. She was felled by
terrific blow on The head which broke
her neck and her throat was cut from
ear to ear. \ blow from sc me instru-
n-ent made {. hole in the middle of her
forehead and behind her left car was q
.eep stab wouad evidently made by the
same Instrument shat was used to cut
ler throat. In addition to these Ghast-
~ wounds heavy blow had been
struck on the side Of her face, fractur-
ing the cheek bone. Her mutilatei
ecdy was found in this condition in a
lonely spot on thirteenth street. The
TACT that the girl was in delicate con-.
ditic:l is given by the police as a mo-
tive fer the crime. Nothing can be
gained from, Miller by questioning He
imply 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 bookkaeper Of
the Michigan Malleable Ircn works,
whose battered and lfeless body 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 headouar-
ters at noon and closely examined yes
terday afternoon and evening, was
permitted to return to her home last
aight. The officers say that no informa-
ton Was secured from her that woul1
help identify her husbands slayer.
Heywood's murderer first shot him and
then crushed in his forehead with some
heavy Instrument. The bullet took &C
feet behind his right ear and =
would have caused death. The
terer apparently then stoored ov
victim and dealt him an awful bl
the forehead