The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-19
YOUNG KEPLER HAD
 PECULIAR RECORD.
Was Found Dead in Hotel Room
 in New York
HAD WOMAN WITH HIM
Young Man Had Taken Poison-HeId Southern Tennis Championship and Came From Promi-
 nent Family.

New York, May 1S.-Herbert Leon Kep- Ter bookkeeper whose home was in DeLand, Fla, died in a room in Sussens hotel at Forty-sixth street and Sixth ave nne today from morphine poisoplug With him at the time was woman who told the police that her name was Mrs. Dona Miller and that she fled from DeLand with Kepler two weeks ago. Mrs. Miller said Kepler was the son of a DeLand physician and that he left Florida sud- denly because of some trouble which he got into there. He left a wife and several children behind when he fled, she said, and she left her husband to come here with him. She has been detained by the police pending a further investigation of the case. Kepler was about 37 years olo.
 Bottles Found.
 In the room which Kepler and the wom- an occupied the police found two small bottles. One was filled with morphine and the other nearly empty, contained a trace of the drug. Ai.s. Miller told the police that Kepler had been Respondent for several days and had told her that unless his father did something at once 10 TX up the lfOuDle at l1tlahh HS lSdiS something dreadful would happen.
 When Mrs Miller was arraigned in police court she was remanded to the custody of the coroner without exam nation.
 Later Mrs Miller told the coroner that a portion of her story as she gave 1t to the police was untrue. She had not lived with her husband in several years, she said, and did not flee from DeLand ha ba1 baPn in New York or vicinity for several years. She also told the coroner that she had been a witness in the William Hooper Young case in this city several years ago. She lived in the house with the murdered woman she said and had first introduced her to Young
 Letter to Mother.
 Mrs. Miller also said that kepler left a letter addressed to his father and mother. begging that he and Mrs. Mil Ter be not separated in death and that ms parents and daughter forgive him for his act.
 In view of this letter the police believe that Kepler intended to kill both himself and the woman.
 that the man had deliberately taken ms life If was addressed to his nephew, JOnn RayIiionu, "h' ." city, and said: .,
 aGoodhve Jack. I thank you for all vou have done You know as well as l the reason for this and will forgive me. Again I thank you and again say To st aoodbve HERBERT
 Raymond told the police that his uncle at one time was a prominent tennis player and that he won the southern champion ship several years ago.
 Florida Record.
 Jacksonville Fla, May 1s.-kepler left DeI.and last week in company with woman employed by a hotel. Ills parents have winter home near DeLand, their bon,a heinz at Eau Claire. Wis Herbert Kepler had divorced one wife and anoth- or is s,,ine for separation. The family ,s said to be prominent in Wisconsin.
 DeTand. Fla. May B.-Herbert Leon Kenler is e son of W. l.. Kepler of Eau claire Wis. who has winter home and Ia orca orange groves on Lake Winnemisett. near here. The Keplers are well thought of here. The son Is about 30 years of age, and has been married twice His first ,.,isa is divorced and the second is suing for divorce in Wisconsin Tie leit here e,,,ot,y ana suddenly on May with a wor,an known by the name of Jessie nt,,lar Che is of medium height, with hln,de hair The Miller woman came here io.t foiI and had been an inmate of what (. ,,,o.r as the Blue Lake House" Kanle-.a mother father and sister are .t,u hare Nothing can he learned here or ryor,er's death or of the history of the Miller woman.
 
 No Mors Fever.