Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-05
JOSEPH TILL
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the place of the murder, killed Miller,
carried the body to where 1t was
found and gotten back into the house
by the time he did. III III. =.
Mrs. Miller testified that she heard
a sleigh drive up to the house about
nine o'clock. She thought it. was Mil
Ter and noted the time. He did not
come in and she Weakened one of the
household who went to search for Mil.
Ter. The sleigh, the one in which
Miller had started out, was empty.
Till was wakened and went out to as
sist with the search. Miller was not
found until the following morning
when his body was found as hereto
fore stated. tsa +
| At the corners inquest Mrs. Debose
first connected Till with the crime.
She said she though he had committed
the murder because she had missed a
knife from her cupboard for a day or
two before the murder. There was
evidence given to show that Till had
a knife. The attorneys yesterday
stated that this evidence was manu-
featured by the conspirators against
Till. It also appeared that Till had
bought a revolver from store in
Pembina. Till first denied this but
afterward admitted It. But he said
that man named Smith gave him the
money to get the gun and afterward
gave it to a man named Jacob Martin.
But witness named Kane, then in
jail at Pembina, testified on the stand
that Till had told him that he bought
the revolver himself with money
given him by Miller as loan. This
gave the lie to THIS story that he
bought the revolver for Smith and
| Martin. Subsequently to the trial
Kane made an affidavit that If he
made such a statement it was not
true, and that Till had always insisted
to him that he bought the revolver at
Smiths request and that 1t was given
to Martin. Peculiarly enough, Martin
Twas one of the men who found the re-
volver hidden after the murder and
delivered 1t to the officers and there
after helped find the knife, claiming
to have found it in plain sight In the
snow where the officers searched un-
remittingly for 1t without success.
While no direct accusation is made
the attorneys for Till yesterday dir
ected the finger Of suspicion strongly
at Martin. It was claimed that he
feared Miller. who had threatened to
expose him for stealing wheat from
Miller's employer. That he had made
the remark that "that black dog would
not bark after GRADER (Miller's en-
ployer, got back" and that he said
when he got the revolver that the
Debose family were interested in put
ting suspicion on Till to shield Mar
tin.
Another peculiar thing is that Mar
tin made an affidavit number of
years subsequently to the trial tend
ing to clear Till, and then left the
United States. His present where
abouts are unknown.
4 D. 3. Morden, who was deputy
sheriff in Pembina county, was among
those present at the hearing yester-
1 day. He is firmly convinced of TilPs
innocence and has been doing every.
1 thing possible to bring about his re.
lease. Morden says that he found
| near the scene of the murder, black
coat button. subsequently when
4 Jacob Martin was in jail as a witness
/ he noted that the coat he wore had
4 similar buttons. He cut off one OF the
Il buttons and 1t was exhibited yester
4 day with the button found at the
4 scene OF the murder as exactly simil
ar. This is another link which it II
claimed points toward Martin and
away from TIL.
1t Is also stated on the word oil
Charles Gunkle Of Cass county, that
Miller worked for him before going Il
Pembina county, with two men known
. as Joseph Schwartz and Little joe,
q He heard them threaten to kill Miller
for the alleged taking Of money from
them. Miller became alarmed and LEFT
Gunkel's employ. It Is claimed thai
J these two men were sen in Pembins
. about the time OF the murder and dis
appeared shortly afterward. This /,
another fact which is said to point x
J, THIS innocence and the guilt OF othel
parties. n;
The case was continued to the Dec
ember meeting Of the board
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