The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-04-16
THE BRUTAL MURDER
Ola Young Lady on the Streets Of
Detroit, Mich.
MUSIC TEACHER SUSPECTED.
Very Strong Circumstant;al Evidence
Points to Professor Miller as
the Person Who Did

the Deed.

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strong link in the chain Of circum-
stantial evidence that they are Weav-
ing about Prof. Joseph NJ. Miller, aged
Al, music teacher and a married
man with family, who is under ar
rest on suspicion of brutally- murder
ing Miss Carrie NJ. Jennett on Thir-
teenth street, Detroit, Mich, just be-
fore midnight Wednesday night, was
discovered Thursday evening. 1t is
bloodstained hatchet, which was found
in the drawer Of table in Miller's
kitchen. There is now the following
circumstantial evidence against Pro-
feSsor Miller, who 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
River Avenue police station what are
supposed to be blood stains were found
on bis shirt sleeves, his trousers,
shoes, hat and eVercoat: a towel VAS
discovered in his kitchen with what
are supposed to be bloodstains on it;
when be was asked for an explanation
of the stains on his clothing be gave
none and finally the bloodstained
hatchet was found.
Miss Jennett, who was % years of
age and who would have become a
mother in a few months, was most
brutally done to death just before II
o'clock Wednesday night. She was
felled by a terrific blow on the head
which broke her neck and her throat
was cut from air to ear. A blow from
some instrument made hole in the
middle of her forehead and behind
her left ear was a deep stab wound,
evidently made by the same instru-
ment that was used to cut her throat.
In addition to these CHASTITY wounds a
heavy blow had been struck on the side
Of her face, fracturing the cheek bone.
Her mutilated body was found in this
condition in lonely spot on Thir-
teedth street.
Miss Jennett left her home to attend
a meeting OF the Rebkah lodge OF
which she was a member. She left the
meeting about ten o'clock and was not
seen again alive. Her parents were
alarmed at her not coming home and
when they heard Of the murder be-
came fearful that it might be their
daughter, Mr.. Jennett hurried to the
morgue and there identified the mutt
laced body.
The police were working on the case
and questioned him as to the, girl.
He told them of her infatuation for
Professor Miller and the teacher was
placed under arrest. Miller took the
situation very coolly when he was ex-
amined at the station. Nothing could
be learned from questioning hip. He
was then ordered to off his clothes and
on the shirt, the police found blood
stains. Miller offered no explanation
of them. More stains were found on
other garments Miller still main
tained absolute silence. It was then
decided to lock him up. While he
was being registered on the blotter,
the music teacher collapsed and faint
ed. He was revived only to faint again
as the officers conducted him to cell.
Miller left his douse last evening to at
tend a lodge meeting on Baker street
returned about 1l:2O o'clock, apparent
| ly, cool and undiSturbed. He alleges
that he did not leave the meeting un-
til Il o'clock out several persons who
were there say that he left between 10
and 1920 o'clock. The murder was
committed at FIVE minutes after II
o'clock as near as the officers can learn.