The Irish standard., 1909-07-17
SAYL0R GIRL ! !
DEFENDS MILLER
SURPRISING ATTITUDE OF THE
DAUGHTER OF MURDERED
MAN.
BOTH FAMILIES KNEW SCANDAL
Neglected Wife and Husband Were
=. Silent, to Protect Children from
Gossip.-Widow. of Victim Not
Allowed to Attend Funeral,
THE MURDER IN BRIEF,

=. - .
THE MURDER IN BRIEF. :
= ]. B. Sayler, president of the =
First National bank of Crescent, .
y Ill, was shot and killed in his .
= home by DR.. w. R. Miller, promi- .
- snent physician, Sunday night, at =
y Watseka, ILL.,. - =
Four persons are now locked up =
and held to the grand jury without =
bail in connection with the MUIR =
der. =
= DR.. w. R. Miller is charged with =
murder and Mrs. Sayler, her faith =
= err, John c. Grunden, and her =
brother, Ira Grunden, are held as =
accessories. =
The authorities charge that Mrs. =
+" Sayler aided the physician in muir
dering her husband and that her =
father and brother stood by and =
did not interfere while the banker =
and physician were engaged in =
death struggle. =
80 =
Blairsville, Pa, July 15.-Claspine
her 12-year-old boy to her heart and
with the tears streaming down her
cheeks, Mrs. l.. Cora Miller, wife OF
DR.. w. l.. Miller, now being held on a
charge of killing Vice President ]. B.
Sayler Of the First National bank Of
Crescent City, ILL.,, last Sunday night,
told her story of the affair today.
II have known Of my husbands
friendship for this woman for two
years and, like Mr.. Sayler, rather than
let the world put shame on my boy'l
kept silent. pleaded with this WON,
an to let my husband return to his
family and was laughed at for my
trouble.
II came to Blairsville last Wednee
day to stay with my mother, thinking
that possibly my husband might miss
me and send for me-"
Mrs.. Miller was married to DR.. W.
l.. Miller thirteen years ago in Blairs
Vile. One child was born to the cou
pie. a year after the marriage. DR.
Miller is a graduate of the medica
department of the University of Pitts
burg, and practiced in Blairsville fol
several years.
Widow Not at Funeral.
Watseka, Ill.,, July 15.-Arrange
ments for the funeral of ]. B. Saylel
were simple and did not include the
presence Of the widow, who, with DR.
W. L. Miller, the alleged slayer, is In
Jail here.
Up to last night, it is said, Mrs
6ayler did not shed tear, but she
broke down when she received a cal
from Thomas Sayler, brother-in-law
According to her visitor she wept
bitterly and expressed a desire to at
tend the funeral. but was refused by
Sheriff Heikes.
The friendship between Mrs. Sayle,
and Miller is said to have had it's frs,
growth In their mutual love for hunt
ing.
1t is believed that the only possible
piece of evidence in the case which
remains to be investigated is the
sealed packet said to be In Mr.. Say
ler's private strong box in the vault
Of the little bank at Crescent; Citt
During the last two years it, was -the
habit Of Mr.. Sayler, when leavingthe
city, to leave sealed Instructions ir
this box, with instructions to w. r
Nightingale, cashier of the bank, tc
open only In case Of death.
The packet. left some time ago
when the banker left his home, neve,
was destroyed, 1t is believed, and may
shed some light on the tragedy. =
.. Girl Defends Miller. s
Coda Sayler, the 17-year-old daugh
ter, has come to the defense of DR.
Miller. Her action and development,
have so aroused the residents Of tina,
village that It is feared a mob smay
be formed: there to come to Watseks
and attempt to lynch DR.. Miller.
'Dr. Miller was a good friend O,
mothers and mine and I'm sure he
killed my father in self Defense" the
girl said, and this statement added
fuel to the flames Of conjecture al
ready raging.
What makes the girls championship
Of Dr.. Miller unusually tragic 1s the
fact that during his life her father
was most devoted and indulgent
parent and generally was believed tt
be ignoring his wife's alleged intima
cy with the physician because he pre-
ferred suffering In silence to humiliat
ing the girl by involving her in the
notoriety which would have followed
any action on his part.