Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-09-21
MILLER TAKES
LEAVE AGAIN
Works the Sympathy Racket
Il Released Then
Skips.

During the past few days several
new matters have come to light re-
gardlng the man. ]. 70. Miller. OF
which so much has been said or late.
he being the fellow who, ii was
claimed, worked the crooked act OF
taking orders for clothing only
short time ago. Last week he was
arrested and brought TO Occur
d'Alene by the authorities. His case
was Investigated, and for few days
II was believed by those interested
that he was innocent and was being
unjustly dealt with. as he had letters
in his possession pnrportlng to be
genuine and that the orders we're
taken In good faith. In View OF these
facts, the gentleman who filad the
complaint against him was willing to
drop the case providing Miller would
refund the money advanced and pay
all the costs In the matter. This MIL
Ter quickly agreed to do. He went 70
the boys in the cab once and refund.
ed to them the SIS each and paid the
costs, and was released. He did not
remain In the city but few mo-
ments, and instead OF being manly
and going to the depot and securing
ticket. he walked to Lacrosse.
where he boarded train and left for
parts unknown,
After he had gone other things
arose about the case and were dis
cussed by sblll other interested par
ties who did not know that the man
was set free, and who got busy to
ascertain what they could do. Facts
we're introduced and II again became
evident that Miller was crook Of
the very deepest dye. Receipts were
produced which showed on the face
OF them that he took orders purely
with the intent to defraud On the
receipts were no place Of business or
addresses to show where the suits
were made or where he could be
found II wanted at any time. OF where
the balance due him could be seat
should the purchaser desire to remit
for the suit. They simply show that
So had been collected with the sig-
nature OF this man Miller at the bot.
tom, and stated at the bottom also
that as a guarantee he gives his own
signature and nothing more. This
name alone would mean very little 10
any purchaser.
While In Occur d'Alene he stopped
at the Coney Island cafe, owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. P. o'Tooie. He went
there with ali the brazen afrontry
that a human person could possess
and be human. He represented TO
them that he was al right and took
their orders as he did the others. He
also took an order for a suit Of a
person working at this cafe and Sc
cured an order on the proprietor for
the amount. The money was paid
him in good faith by the latter, and
at the same time be was taking It he
was owing Mr. and Mrs. o'ToOle q
bill OF 81 for board and borrowed
money. Miller has been drinking
heavily Of late and was Just getting
over q spree when arrested at 81.
Maries. prior to being brought to this
city.
He is now gone. and several others
to whom he did not return the So are
looking sad and believe, as the facts
now present themselves TO be. that he
was a fraud in its grayest term. The
statement which was given TO the
Press last Saturday evening that Roy
Denbough had died a complaint upon
the request or suggestion OF the chief
of police was untrue. And We SAY
this in justice to our police. who did
their duty and nothing but their
duty in the matter.
The whole thing Is bat another
. case Of purchasing from strangers
when buying should be done at home,