The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-08
Son is Dead and Father
 Wounded. JONAS MILLER SHOT BY BICYCLE OFFICER ROBERTS Trouble Started With Resistance
 to the Officer. Fight Begun While Waiting for Patrex Wagon, and When He Saw weap- on About to Be Drawn, omcer
 Starts Firing With Fa-
 tai Results.

As the result of resistance offered ta an officer of the police department in the performance of his duties. Jonas Miller. resident of West End, is dead at the undertaking establishment or Coroner W. H. Tice Will Miller his brother, is locked up at police head- quarters on a charge of disorderIy con- duct, and E. W. Miller, father of the deceased, is at his home on Bell Street suffering from a hemorrhage of the wrist occasioned by the entrance of a bullet
 The unfortunate incident which caused the death of one, the arrest of another and the Injury of the third oc- cured last evening about 10 o'clock i'm an attempt on the part of Bicycle Po- nceman J. T. Roberts to confine to the cells the one now resting at Madison Avenue headquarters.
 The embroglio was one which took place, from all accounts, at a time when all three of the Miliers had been drink Ing, and when the two brothers. Win and Jonas. had exceeded their usual fmbibing limit.
 The killing Of Jonas was the result of an attempt on his part to compel Offi- cer Roberts to allow William, the one under arrest. to still further partake Of the beverage. The injury to the fa- ther was the result of continued inter- ference, though some of the West End residents represent him in the capacity of peacemaker.
 Shortly before 10 o'clock Sergeant Ragland, of police headquarters, was notified by Constable Clements, of West End. of a disturbance which W.ll Mil Ter Is Al'eged to have been making. and was requested to despatch an oTicer to the scene at the earliest moment. The report was that Will had been drinking heavily ev of hn fr~ht | ff4. he was In violent mood as the result of the intoxicants
 Bicycle Policemen Roberss and Cane tey, who were at headquarters al ti.s time. were at once sent to the scenA of the. trouble, and within fow min. utes after their departure word was o. ceived from the bioyclemen that VIII Miller had been arrested. The patrol wagoI--was asked for and at once sent to take him to the city 2risol.
 In very few minutes afscr this nn- other alarm came to head quarters that Jonas Miller had been xll'Ai and the request was for Coroner Eice.
 officer Tells of Tragedy.
 Officer Cantey. in describing the trag- ady which placed the entire district in confusion, says that the killing was altogether one of self-defense.
 When Roberts and myself reached the home of Miller And placed him un- UCSu drinking heavily, and that he was at that time under the influence of tho whiskey.
 Constable Clements warned us thae he was in dangerous mood. and we were accordingly on guard to see that no trouble should result.
 Taking Miller from his home, which is on Bell Street and Seventh Avenue. We went with him to the police alarm box in front of McI4ain's saloon on Fifth Avenue, and summoned the patrol wag- on. Having done this I left Miller in charge of Roberts. and started on a search for witnesses to appear against him.
 T had been gene from Roberts but d few seconds when a boy rushed to m@ and said that a crowd of men were try ing to take the prisoner away from my partner. Before he could finish saying 1t. and before I could reach Roberts. T heard two pistol shots, and arrived nt the scene only to find Miller dead. his father injured and the arrested party starting off on a run"
 Roberts Accounts shOotlns.
 Officer Roberts says that the sitaa- ton had developed into one that looked either like his or the death of Jonas Miller.
 When Cantey left me-" he said last evening, Jonas Miller came up to Will
 
 Into the bar room and have drink. told Jonas that William was under arr rest, and that he could not do SO.
 T don't know so much about that said Jones, he will if we say so.' again reminded him of the fact that Will was under arrest. and as I did Jones came up tc me and caught ma by the collar. Will at the same timc grabbed me and the father. who had come rushing up. did the same.
 When all three of them had hold of me. struggling to get apart. JoneS suddenly felt in a back pocket of his trousers. for pistol I thought. and as he did I pulled out my pistol struck him across the head with 1t and fired the two shots that caused the death and the injury. It was either my death or the death of the one killed"
 Had Drawn Knife fin Hand
 When Coroner Tice reached the scene of the killing a drawn knife was found in the hand of the dead man. which bore witness to the evidence presented by the policeman. Miller died almost at the instant at which he was shot. one bullet piercing the right lung.
 The first of the bullets struck the father on the wrist. and as is did. tho account is, he broke from the struggle and rushed across the street. crying out he has shot me and killed my son."
 The City Physician arrived at the scene too late to render medical aid to the wounded man. though treatment was at once administered by another physician. Outside of the hemorrhage which was caused by the severance of an artery. his accident is looked upon as slight.
 He will be arrested today on a | charge of interfering with an officer | iu tha discharge of his duties, it was | announced last night.
 D. w. Miller is a man T6 years of | age He is employed at a cotton fac- tory in that district.
 The dead man Is survived by wife and one child, and was also an employe