The evening Republican., 1902-04-12
SAYS HE
KILLED GIRL.
Professor MilIerTells how
he Butchered Miss
Carrie Jennett.

Detroit. Mich, April ll.-Prof.
Joseph Miller to-day confessed TO
the murder Of Carrie M. Jennett,
who was found dead in the street
here yesterday morning.
After being in the sweatbox an
hour and twenty minutes. Miller
broke down and confessed to the
crime. Assistant Prosecutor Mer-
riam. three officers aud the official
stenographer Of the Police Depart
ment were present. Miller said lhe
had improper relations with the
girl and was responsible for her con-
ditlon. lie said he offered to send
Miss Jennett to hospital, but she
refused to go insisting that he leave
his family and 60 to some other city
this he would not do.
Wednesday night, when he start
from home 10 the lodge meeting, he
had an engagement with the igirl
and intended 10 kill her. He took
the hatchet that was found by the
officers yesterday in his kitchen
with him. lie sccre.ed this on Sew
cnth street OH his way to the meet
ing. When he left the lodge room
he secured the hatchet again and
proceeded TO the corner OF Four.
tcenlh ard Warren avenue, where
he met Miss Jennett. They walked
10 Thlr teenth street, thence TO the
place the killing was done,
Miller says they sat dowu on the
sidewalk and talked for awhile, the
girl urging him TO abandon his
family and leave the city with her.
He then drew out the hatchet and
struck her on the head. When ask.
ed why lie mutilated her so, Miller
said lie had no recollection of any
thing after the first blow until he
found himself wiping the blood off
his hatshet on the grass in the va
cant lot.
Throughout the narrowing recit-
al Miller betrayed no emotion, and
was only slightly nervous. lie
gulped constantly over the oues-
tons and passed his han DIS over his
bald head great deal, but per-
son seeing and not hearing his
words wou d scarcely have guessed
he was conlessing 10 a horrible
crime.
At first Miller denied any knowl.
edge OF the mn-der and later was
iro med TO be Geiiant, telling the
officers that they undoubtedly
thought themselves clever aud he
would therefore leave it to them 10
prove that lie was guilty. But he
began TO weaken when he had been
questioned about 80 minutes. 1t
was then. when he was being close.
ly in,erroya ya,ed as TO when he had
last seen Miss Jennctt, that he
turned suddenly to Captain Baker.
who sat where he could look the
prisoner full in the tsce.
Look at that man. cried the
murderer, dropping his eyes before
the steady gaze OF the police cap.
tam His eyes pierce ME through
and through,
A shudder passed over him and
he hung his head Tor second.
Then raising it with considerable
effort, he glanced at Baker again
and added:
'1guess that man has it about
right; ask him. "
Miller said that his relations
with the girl had continued for two
years.
1t was Monday night, Miller SAID
that he made an appointment to
meet Miss Jennctt at the corner OF
Warren avenue and Fourteenth
street about II O'Clock Wednesday
night. They were TO discuss what
had best be done. He said he fixed
the hour a, II o'clock because he
had 10 attend meeting OF the Wo!-
VERNE Circle while she said she
was going 10 committee meeting
at Garland kebekah Lodge.
"Whcn did you make UP your
mind to Kill the girl:' Miller was
asked
Last Wednesday afternoon
he answered. "I was thinking OF
what csuld be done and Of my be-
ing married and with a family,
when my eye fell on Ratchet up
at the house. 1t seemed to tell NE
the way out OF The trouble and the
idea OF killing the girl swept over
me with irresistible iorce then.
II teit that had TO do so, ne
went on, in a lower voice. II felt
that had TO gel rid OF her. She
was infatuated with me. crazy a.
Ter Me and continually chasing me.
1t gave 4 concert anywhere she
was sure to be 10 the nelshbor-