The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-11
Detroit Wrought Up Over HoT-
ribIG Murder Of Girl
BLOODY HATCHET IS FOUND
Miller, the Man Under Arrest Had
Blood Stains On His Clothes and
Tainted When Examined.
Paid Girl Attentions.

Detroit, April 1O-what the police con-
slider to be a strong link in the chain OF
circumstantial evidence that they are
weaving about Prof Joseph NJ Miller,
aged AZ, music teacher and a married
man with a family, who is under arrest
on suspicion of brutally numbering Miss
Carrie M Jennett on Thirteenth street
just before midnight last night, was dis
covered this evening.
1t is a bloodstained hatehet which was
found in the drawer of a table in Millers
kitchen. There is now the following cir
cumstantial evidence against Prof Mil
Ter. VINO was the girls music teacher and
had paid her such marked attentions that
her father had asked him to keep away
from the>house.
When he was examined at The Grand
Avenue police station this morning what
are supposed to be blood stains. were
found on his shirt sleeves. his trousers.
shoes, hat and overcoat; towel was dis
covered 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 hatchet was
found tonight.
Girls Neck Broken.
Miss Jennett. who was % years Of age,
and who would have become a mother, in
a few months was murdered just before
u o'clock last night. She was felled by
blow on the head which broke her neck
and her throat was cut from ear to ear.
blow from some instrument made a
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 addi-
| ton to these CHASTITY wounds, heavy
| slow had been struck on the side OF her
face. fracturing the cheekbone. Her muti-
| lated body was found in this condition in
| a lonely spot on Thirteenth street. 1t was
| taken to the morgue and not identified un-
| til this morning.
The father informed the police of his
daughters infatuation for Prof Miller,
| and the teacher was placed under arrest.
| Miller took the situation very coldly when
| he was examined at the station. Nothing
| could be learned from questioning him.
| He was then ordered to take off his
| clothes, and on the shirt the officers found
blood stains. Miller offered no explana-
| tion More stains. were found on other gar
ments. Miller still maintained absolute
| lock him up.
Collapsed and tainted.
While he was being registered on the
blotter the music teacher collapsed ana
tainted He was revived only to faint
again as the officers conducted him to
cell.
Miller left his house last evening
to attend a lodge meeting Baker street
and returned about IL 20 clock apparent
ly cool and undsturbed. He alleges that
he did not leave the m Getting until ii
o'clock but several persons who were
there say he left between 10 and 1920
o'clock The murder was committed at
minutes after II o'clock as near as the
officers can learn. 1t would have been
possible for Miller to go from the hall on
Baker street to the scene of the crime In
twenty minutes. This was demonstrated
tonight by reporter who made the trip
In sixteen minutes. From the location
of the crime to Miler's home Is but
comparatively short walk
three hours search of Miller's home
by officers resulted In finding towel
bearing faint traces of blood rolled up
and thrust into a corner of the wash
stand in the washroom. Miller came
home, according to his wifes story, at
20 less than half an hour after the
| murder He went directly to the sitting
| room where he met his wife and an old
| friend who was calling. Then he went
| to the kitchen to make ready tea and
light luncheon. While in the kitchen
| Miller was alone. His wife says he had
time to wash leisurely before either she
| or her friend went out there. The wash
| room in which the towel was found ad-
| Joins the kitchen where Miller was pre-
| pairing lunch.