The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-09-25
Mike Miller Found Dead in HE
Bed at Nash.
a WOMAN ACCUSED OF THE MURDER
The Victims Superintendent of the Logging
Works OF the Ashland and Siskiwif
Railroad and was we'll Known
Throughout the Lnnrber
Regions

One of the shocking in the history Bayfield,
county occurred at Nash Sunday night and the
edy Mike Mer whohed the position ofsuperntendent
operating the Ashland SisWit logging railroad
who well known throughout this section northern
Miller accustomed to sleeping the Of the Office
the company Some of his friends efthm Sunday
night In the morning Of the employees Of the company went
to his and called to Miller but he did respond
The took hold of ers feet and tried him.
then discovered he hasy revealed
tragedy The community aroused themysteous affair."
and examination started Coroner IT. G, Lampson
Summoned from this city, the tragedy
Sheriff L. IT. Lien and District Attorney W. Mcleod with depu-
ties and assistants also went NASH and examination
stued AS result Of circumstances that
the affair named Emma Thomas alias Cassidy,
charged with the murder upon
telephone message the authorities Title Dubense
chum of the Thomas woman arrested thought
she might know something OF the affair Both were
brought this city by Sheriff Lien and the woman was
confined the county jail
When found Miller lying in bed undressed and on his
stomach bim bullet hole Just
hind left ear There were no signs Of scu and the bed
undsturbed The door the he occupied locked
there appeared have been way which anyone
gained the this suicide theory
first advanced Awomans handkerchief nothing
indicate the and revolver which afterwards
fed belonging to the Thomas
the bed
Further investigation brought out the information that Miller
previously gone with the Thomas good DEAL and for
year had endeavered from the
womans society," but she persistent insisted
Miller and in Of them she threatened to XIII him.
footprint leading Office and il was also
learned that carriage drove through Nash
O'Clock night Ashland it was learned
about nine O'Clock night had the barn at
twelve o'clock or thereabouts
The Coroners jury returned verdict the
ceased to his death from the effects Of pistol shot,
ner unknown
strong the chain
ing as taken in charge Her com
able throw light the mystery After
the Thomas custody she maintained air.
dsclaimed all knowledge of the affair
appears that the formerly Nash
by the Of Cassidy The supposed husband
at work in the woods for the Ashland siw railroad
pair had children not together
The woman has done domestic work some
for different people in Washburn Ashland
rather shady and District Attorney
that would have been impossible
der owing to being out with Ashland of prominence
She denied having been NASH
the livery rig However and Miller very
friends that they frequently Nash at out
of place The people around Nash say the
infatuated with Miller
to Ashland Nasto one occasion re-
Gently Miller refused to admit his room
such that ne Was compelled to take her into keep
quiet She admits that her has
lperssently dsclaimed all knowledge of the tragedy
Just how the who committed the could have
gotten and of the occupied by the mystery
One theory that Miller had admitted her room that
firing her he had turned and gone Sleep
when he asleep that she pute pstoto
tai shot And that after doing this she opened the door and
the the spring closing rereated Another
theory that the had the room entered by
the of while the victim slept and then fired the shot
treated
Everything indicates that death instantaneous the body
Miller found condition that appeared though he had
moved from the firing of the shot
bed clothing not disturbed and there nothing to Indicate
that the moved after the fatal shot entered his brain
Since being brought the jail Miss Thomas has
ing prosraton and is in condition She
persseny refuses touch food and melancholy
Idle She is being closely guarded.
held Starr House yes
teday largely attended, there being good many
from Nash