The Owosso times., 1904-02-05
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Detroit Court Sends Meur!cr to Prison
For Life.
COMMITTED MURDER oATURDAY
Confessed Sunday and Sentenced
Mondsy-Much Unconcerned as to
His Fate-Jackson His Future Ad-
dress-Other Prisoners Taken There

| Detroit, Mich, Feb. 2.-Within forty
eight hours from the time of the COM
initial Of the murder of Mrs. James T..
Seville, which took place Saturday.
her slayer, Joseph Miller, alias Meuni.
fei, confessed, was arraigned in the po-
| lice court, convicted and sent on his
way to serve a sentence of life i'm
prisonment at Jackson, Mich. He left
Detroit at 4:60 p. m. yesterday by
Michigan Central with two other pris-
oners, the trio being in charge Of Sher-
iff Dickson and deputies.
Judge James Phelan was sitting on
the bench when Miller was arraigned
before him. The various witnesses in
the case, including Mrs. Cora B.
Church, and the officers gave their
testimony and then the prisoner was
asked to take the stand.
Eyes, killed her." he declared. 1t
did not take Judge Phelan long to de-
eide on the mans fate, and in low
voice he sentenced Miller to life i'm
prisonment at Jackson.
Had Two Companions.
During the afternoon Miller was in
formed that he would be sent to pris-
on in a few hours. Sheriff Dickson
decided to transfer at the same time
Thomas McGlynn, professional "bad
man. and burglar, and Alexander Duff
frain, also convicted of burglary, both
of whom are under sentence to serve
several years at Jackson prison.
The party left the Jail shortly be-
fcre train time in an OMNIBUS and hur-
ried down to the depot, followed by
curious crowd, who began to assemble
at the jail long before the hour for de-
parture.
The murderer of course, was the
center of attraction and many curious
glances were cast in his direction. He
seemed to be quite proud Of the at
tention he received.
Goodbye, boys" he said to the
crowd of newspaper men as he was
hustled through the gates and on to
the train.
Detroit, Mich Jan. 30.-With nine
stabs in her body, one in the left ven
tricle Of the heart and others tearing
the lungs, Mrs. Loretta Seville, wife
Of James T. Seville, an employe of the
Detroit Omnibus Co., rushed from her
room upstairs at 293 Jefferson avenue
below and expired. The woman had
been trutally murdered, it is alleged,
by Joseph Miller, whose right name is
said to be Meunier. She died without
being able to tell her story Of the ter
rible affair, but according to her hus-
band the murder is the result of his
wifes infidelity, which was made
her betrayer and alleged slayer.
Detroit, Mich, Feb. Although
being eagerly searched for by the po-
lice, it remained for Joseph Miller,
alias Meunier, to walk into police
headquarters yesterday morning at
9:45 and give himself up, confessing
as he did so that he had committed
one of the most horrible deeds in De-
troit's criminal annals. All the previ-
Gus evening, while nearly a score of
detectives had been securing the city
for him, the man had walked the
streets. Miller claims also that he at
tempted self-destruction, but that he
failed to accomplish his purpose and
that at last, conscience-stricken, he de.
cided to give himself up. A mad love
for another mans wife is attributed by
Miller as a cause for his numbering
Mrs. Seville.
A charge of murder was registered
opposite Miller's name. He then con-
fessed that he had caused the wom-
ans death.