The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-23
Roy E. Miller Charged With
Theft of James Miller's Horse.
Claims Innocence But CaptOr
DenOunces Him as Culprit.
SUES HIS SON.
BelIeyilIe Family Divided Over
Second Marriage of Its Head.
Brings Case i'm Court to Recover
$500.


st. Louis. March 23.-In the custody
of his brother, from whom it is charged
he stole horse valued at SITS on March
6. Roy E. Miller was taken to Paris, ILL.,,
to answer an indictment accusing him
of grand larceny.
James z. Miller, a farmer, living half
mile west of Paris, arrived in St.
Louis bearing commission as a special
deputy sheriff to take his brother back.
II know it is a hard thing to do for
one brother to have another arrested on
such a serious charge and then to come
after him himself, but I could not help
it," said Miller.
My brother has stolen from me be-
fore. Once he went to a store and had
things charged to me and skipped out.
1 overlooked his other offenses, but
when it came to stealing my horse,
worth SITS, 1 decided it was time to call
halt.
Il traced him to st. Louis, and know
ing that 1 could do more with him than
any other person I asked the sheriff to
send me after him. If any other person
had come he would not have returned
without requisition papers. I'll get it all
out of him when we are on the train,
after I have filled him half full of
Yes, 1 intend to prosecute him. There
is no malice on my part, but I deem it
my duty to the state to see that he is
put some place where he will not COM
init such crimes again.
Miller says he has not found his horse.
He says the animal was taken out of
his stable at night. He believes his
brother sold it to some person quite
distance from Paris
nat 1ff (oo1x
when Miller, the special deputy sheriff,
appeared at the Four courts, assigned
Detectives Kelly and Wilson on the
case. They found that Miller was work
ing for the Carroll Construction COM
pany at Spring and st. Louis avenues,
and was boarding at Chris Won der
Ahe's boarding house on St. Louis and
Grand avenues. He was taken to the
Four courts where he signed a book
waving extradition papers.
Il am not guilty of this charge, said
the prisoner to Assistant CHER or De
tectives Keely. Although my brother
he is not telling the truth. He is sim
ply mistaken. If his horse was stolen
someone else got 1t. have never taken
anything from him, no matter what he
says.
1T Will be easy to prove my Innocence
when I get back to Paris. have no
idea why my brother should accuse me
of such crime. We never had any
While the man from Paris held his
brother in custody, Joseph Gehler, ST., |
OF Belleville, was awarded a judgment |
of 5000 in a suit in assumpsit against |
his son, Joseph Gehler, Jr. The suit is |
the result of a series of family entangle- |
ments which were brought out at the
trial. which took place before Justice of |
the Peace Wangelin.
Joseph Gehler has been married twice. |
About two years ago his second wife |
and he did not agree and they separated. !
He owned some property and had some /
and to prevent his wife from |
getting hold of any of this property he |
transferred it all to his son, Joeph Geh- /
Ter, Jr., and also gave him his pension |
money and $500 in cash to keep for him.
In return the young man was to keep /
his father and to provide for his wants. /
Several months ago a reconciliation |
was effected between Gehler and his /
wife, and they agreed to forget all their
past troubles. Then it was that he ask /
ed his son to give him some of the
money which he had placed in his hands
for safe-keeping. Young Gehler frown-
ed on the reconciliation and refused to
give his father any of the money or to
transfer the property back to him.
Mr.. Gehler then brought suit for 5000 /
before Justice of the Peace Wangelin.
At the trial of the case yesterday, young
Gehler produced items which he de-
,lared were offsets to the $500 and which
amounted to $275. His father then
proved that he had given the young
refused to allow the offsets
claimed by young Gehler, and entered
against him for 5000.