The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-09
IN DUNGEON CELL
Mrs. Bailey Is Held for Murder
of Her Fiance.
Mystery Of the Killing Battles
the Police.
ARE TWO OPINIONS.
Her Friends Are Confident of
Her Innocence.
His Relatives Are Convinced of
Her Guilt.
ARE TWO OPINIONS.

Chicago, June 9.-Mystery in its
most perplexing form battles the po-
lice in their efforts to reconcile the
conflicting statements made by wit
nesses in the case of Louis Miller,
5000 State street, who died at Wesley
hospital a bullet wound received at
the fiat of his hancee, Mrs. Rebecca
Bailey, 3158 Wabash avenue, who is
held at the Harrison street police sta
ton on the strength of Miller's ante
mortem statement, charging her with
shooting him. The inquest has been
postponed until 1870 o'clock this after
noon at the request of the dead mans
friends. who believe that Miller was
murdered and wish to be represented
with legal counsel at the coroner's in
vestigation. The police are of the
firm belief that the man was muir
dered.
Brother Hints at Murder.
H E. Miller, 1901 South Halsted
street a brother, is of the same opin-
ion. This opinion is backed up by
Superintendent Jackson OF Wesley
hospital, who declares that the fatal
shot was fired by another hand than
Miller's, because of the position of
the wound. which he describes as be-
meath the heart and with the appear
ance of having been fired into the
stomach.
On the other hand. there are as
many witnesses associated directly
with the tragedy, many of whom
would apparently have no motive for
shielding Mrs. Bailey, who declare
that Mrs. Bailey is innocent and that
Miller's first words after the shot were
a direct admission that he had killed
himself.
Says Woman Was in Kitchen.
Miss Sophie Gardiner, 3013 Calumet
avenue, declares stoutly that she was
with Mrs. Bailey in the kitchen when
the shot was fired in the bedroom.
Mrs. z. Snider, $3.50 Wabash avenue,
declares that Miller said that he had
killed himself. DIR. G. GOWen says the
same thing and "Auntie" Swan, 1855
Dearborn street a servant of Mrs.
Bailey, declares that there was no
reason for Mrs. Bailey to rob the man
she was to wed.
In a basement cell at Harrison street
sits the woman who, once the wife of
physician and accustomed to the luXur-
les and culture of the upper ranks of
society, has become the neighbor OF
the maudlin woman of the tenderloin
and the drunken vagrant who makes
the night hideOus with his rawlings. A
tense expression of her white face and
an instructive shrinking of her daintily
gowned form from the uncouth furnish
ings of the iron barred dungeon are
the only signs of repulsion that the I'M
fortunate woman gives of her lOathing
for the place.
Tells straightforward Story.
Il am not worrying" she says, but
the lines about her face tell a different
tale. She is waiting with strained anXi-
ETY. for the result of the inquest which
may end in her freedom and may-but
she dares not allow her mind to carry
out thed ominOus series of calculations.
She talks with apparent frankness to
visitors, declaring that the only expla-
nation she has to give for Miller's ante
mOrtem statement is that he was dri
ven to hide the stain of self-destruc-
ton by accusing her Of being his muir
deress.
God knows I didn't rob him and
didn't run away, she says, struggling
to restrain tears. L took money from
his clothing at his request. I asked him
at the hospital why he accused me and
he said he believed I did it. He must
have been crazy when he said it. He
owed a debt of $500 and was afflicted
home i'll and was cracking ice for his
head. I would have married him as
soon as my divorce case was settled.
Was NIadIy in Love.
HE was insanely in love with me-
and could hardly wait He may have
wanted at the last moment to clear his
name from the accusation of being
suicide"
7 believe Louis did not kill himself;
he had no motive is the declaration
OF Alli6I DIOlneE- Ills aILa1IS were
in good condition. I viii investigate his
death to the last clew''
Spent Money LavishIy.
"Auntie" Swan, who was familiar
with the Bailey fiat, says that Miller
once told her that he was no million
aire, and couldn't shovel out money like
snow" but that he gave money to Mrs
Bailey with a lavish hand. She de-
clared that he always carried revol-
yer.
At the post-mortem examination yes
terday afternoon it was at first thought
that signs of arsenical poisoning exist
ed, but later it was decided that the
bullet gave rise tc the idea
Friends of Mrs. Bailey assert that Dr.
Bailey is really dead, in contradiction
to a rumor that he is alive and undi-
vOrced. Superintendent jackson of
Wesley hospital says that he never
heard of DR.. Bailey.