The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-11-26
NOTED MURDER TRIAL NEAR

+. Watseka, ILL.,, Nov. 20-Never be-
fore in the history OF lroQuois county
has a trial excited the intense inter-
est exhibited in the cases Of DR.. Viii
liam X. Miller, Mrs. ]. d. Sayler and
John Grunden, who are to be called
into court the coming week to an
ever for the murder of j. B. Sayler
at Crescent City on the night OF Juy
IL. The alleged motive for the crime
is found in the intimacy of DR.. Miller
and Mrs. Sayler and the desire to get
rid of the latter's husband. The at
tratciveness of the woman and the
wealth and prominence OF all con-
cerned in the tragedy have fed the
popular imagination and led the pub
lie TO believe that some startling dis
closures will be made at the trial,
NO murder committed in this Sec
ton OF Illinois ever attracted the at
tention and comment of the Sayle1
murder did at the time, and it was
by the narrowest margin that all per.
sons implicated were not lynched
Wien the citizens OF Crescent City
heard of it.
Y. p. Sayler was vice president OF
the State Bank at Crescent City and
the owner of hundreds of acres al
rich land and thousands of head q
cattle. His wife, Lucy Sayler has
Ior years been considered one of the
prettiest women of eastern Illinois
one was the pet of a large circle 81
i !, and when DR.. William r MIL
ler moved into the town from penn.
syivania. he Joined the same sociai
SET IN which Mrs. Sayler moved Thay
pecame infatuated with each otbo,
ana 10 was not long until their con.
quot was the gossip of the town Thay
!; Ven. horseback riding together ani
!, was brought out at the inquest tba,
aney frequently went bathing topath
= safDed IN natures clothing
savers friends are said to have
repeatedly told him of the condm,,,
u MS wife, but beyond occasionai1v |
reminding her of her duties 70 maj,
ne took no heed Of her ~
uucted until few months befora a.
tnrs when there was an open RIM
,1ii, Just a few days before he was
haiied Sayler left home and eneaea5
Ioaru at a hotel. He intended !,
cave ms wife for good. SO III hrath
Ils SAID, on the day he was murda,
~. postponed it until the folIan, isu
Monday and that night he was shnt
AS the facts were unrayeIed at the
coroner's inquest, SAVER IN rat,, ~
ms nome on the night Of the TRACED,
y Miller in the COMPANY ~
"a. saver The doctor proposed !
same OF cards. The banker declined
nv demonstrated with the physic;on
III MS conduct, which had craotad
y nhucn gossip in the comm,,,,t,.
ror answer Miller pulled an autan,at
: revolver from his pocket accnrd
" 70 the evidence at tha ;nn,s.
ma nred point blank at Sav,er 4 Ees.
hots struck the husband one pierc.
ng the heart and causing death In
rs meantime, Mrs. Sayler. at the be-
'innlng OF the alteration. had flad
rom the house. John Grunden NV
,ayier,s father. was, present at H.
Inc OF the killing and was held &c ~
accessory. - ieiu do an
After the shooting Miller want
lome and retired to bed. Neiehbors
sno mad heard the shots rushed over
2 me Sayler home and found tba
'anker lying dead in pool of blood
! ne snerln was summoned. MilIarI
vas arrested and brought 70 Watse.
a where he. together with Mrs Sow.
! ana her father were held far IL
murder of the banker 'ns
from the testimony at the prel,m.
nary hearing great weight is attach
q by the police authorities to the
neory that the murder was premedi-
ated Support for this belief Is de-
wed from the fact that DR.. Miller
ent his wife and two children awayl
Pr visit with relatives, while stimuli.
aneously Mrs. Sayler sent off her ~
ear old daughter on trip. +
! In the coming trial the case Will
e the most stubbornly contested OF +,
ny criminal cases in the history OF
LIMOS. The defense is backed by
thousands of dollars furnished byI
of Dr. Miller and Mrs. Say
r.. The county has come to the aid I