Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-04-11
.DETROIT'S MURDERS
Two Particularly Brutal Crimes
During Wednesday Night.
Prof. Jas. Miller Charged With Mur-
der Of Carrie M. Jennett.
VIM. +. Jones Charged With Killing
Geo. n. Haywood.

Detfoit. Mich, April 10.-What the
police consider to be a strong link i'm
the chain of circumstantial evidence
that they are weaving about Prof. Jo-
seph NJ. Miller, aged AZ, a music teach
er and a married man with a family.
who is under arrest on suspicion of
brutally numbering Miss Carrie NJ. Jen-
nett of l19l Wabash avenue, daughter
OF j. K. Jennett, a cabinet maker, last
night. was discovered, this evening.
1t is blood stained hatchet which
was found in the drawer of a table in
AIiller's kitchen. There is now the fol-
lowing circumstantial evidence against
Miller. who was the girls music teach
er and had paid her such marked at
tentions that her father had asked him
to keep away from the house.
When he was examined at the Grand
River Avenue police station, this
morning, what are supposed to be blood
stains were found on his shirt sleeves
his trousers, shoes, hat and overcoat:
a towel was discovered 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. to-
night
Miss Jennett, who was % years old
and who would have become a mother
in a few months, was most brutally
done to death just before IL O'Clock.
last night. She was felled by terrific
blow on the head which broke her neck
and her throat was cut A blow from !
some instrument made a hole in the
middle of her forehead and behind her |
left ear was a deep stab wound evil |
IDENTIFY made by the same instrument |
that was used to cut her throat. In |
addition to these wounds blow had |
been struck on her face, fracturing the |
cheek bOne
Miss Jennett attended meeting of
the Rebekah Lodge, last night. She
left the meeting about 10 o'clock and
was not seen again alive.
The police questioned the girls father
and learned of her infatuation for
PrOf. Miller. who was placed under ar
rest. Nothing could be learned from
questioning him. On his shirt the po-
lice found blood stains. More stains |
were found on other garments, but Mil
Ter maintained absolute. While he was
being registered he tainted and was
revived only to faint again.
Miller left his home, last evening. to
attend lodge meeting, and returned
sbout 11.20 o'clock, undisturbed He
alleges that he did not leave the meet
ing until II o'clock, but several persons
who were there say that he left be-
tween 10 and 1920 o'clock. The murder
was committed at 5 minutes after IL
O'Clock, as near as the officers can
learn. 1t would have been possible for
Miller to have gone from his lodge to
the scene of the crime in 20 minutes
From the location of the crime to Mil
ler's home is but comparatively short
walk. Miller insists that he knows
nothing of the murder.
The blade and handle of the blood
stained hatchet which was found, this
afternoon, had been washed, but there
were still stains on it. 1t is the theory
of the police that the faint blood stains
on the towel found in the kitchen came
from the hatchet, which was wiped on
it after it had been washed. The
hatchet was shown to Miller, this even
Ing, but he made no comment on it.
resident of the neighborhood.
Harry JeWell, nrSt nOt111ed the police
of the murder. He says a moan first
attracted his attention to the crime as
he walked along McGraw avenue. He
heard low groan and looking across
the lots, saw a man striking at some
thing on the sidewalk. Jewelfs foot
steps on the board walk alarmed the
who went away. Jewell hid
behind house and the murderer re-
turned to complete his bloody work.
From his place of concealment, Jewell
could hear the thud as the murderer's
weapon fell on the girls body. When
the deadly work was completed and
while the unknown murderer was run
ming away. Jewell FASTENED for assist
ance.
Jewell notified the police, who found
the girl dead. She apparently was a
Several persons residing in
the vicinity of the murder We're taken
to the morgue but failed to identify the ,
body.
An examination Of the neighborhood
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