New-York tribune., 1909-07-15
SLAIN BANKER BURIED
WIFE REMAINS IN JAIL.
Deserted by Alleged Paramour, Who
Is Held for the Crime.

Watseka. Ill. July IA. b sayler. the banker
who killed Sunday by DR.. w. R. Miller.
was buried here to-day. Mrs. sayler al
lowed attend her husbands funeral. while
through Jail bars a letter went from Dr. Miller 70
his wife. asserting 1t she alone that he loved.
Thus the alleged faithless wife found herself de-
serted by the man whom she is charged with aiding
to slay her husband
Following receipt of dispatch from BIairsviIle,
Penn, quoting Mrs. Miller having forgiven her
husband, and only awaiting his summons to fly to
his aid. and private message from Mrs Miller
TO Sheriff Heikes of the same import, DIR. Miller
wrote long letter to his wife to to him.
The coffin smothered In flowers Within the
modest home where the tragedy occurred. but
great the crowd that they kept the
lawn, the preacher delivering HIS address from the
porch. Business for the day suspended in the
village.
Coda. the bankers only child, the principal
mourner. II was for her. II is said by his friends
that Mr.. Sayler maintained silence the atten-
tions OF Or. Miller to Mrs sayler The intimacy
between these two is said to have had its first
growth in their mutual love for hunting.
That's what brought them together in the first
place" said Willis Sayer to-day. Mrs. Sayler
passionately fond OF hunting. while her hus-
band, my brother. had for 1t. DR.. Miller. on
the other hand liked nothing better than to range
the fields and woods with fowling piece rife
Mrs sayler was often his companion on these ex-
petitions"
The funeral divided public interest to-day with
the unknown contents of the sealed packet left by
Mr.. Sayer in the bank vault, which will be opened
later
Evidence which may prove to be Of Importance
discovered to-day the Sayler home II con-
sists Of blood stained garments belonging # is
said. Or. Miller Mrs. sayler and John G.
Grunden. who is Mrs. sayler's father.
Another detail Of the domestic situation in the
sayler family and Of the day of the killing was
learned to-day from Mrs. Margaret Jenkins. pro-
pretress Of the Crescent City Hotel. According 10
Mrs. Jenkins. Mr.. sayler spent most of Sunday at
her hotel.
"He told me that Dr. Miller and Mrs. Sayler and
her father and brother were all al his home ana ne
couldn't stand H. He asked me about rates by the
month and said he feared ne would have to come
and live at my place. II he really attacked Dr.
Miller. it certainly net premeditated. or he
would have thinking Of where ne was to
live
While he was in the hotel parlor the four per
sons mentioned passed in a buggy and Mrs. Sayier
made a grimace him. He that had seen II
and said: Mrs. jenkins don't pay any attention 10
that consider the source"
BlarsvilIe Penn. July 14-CIaspng her twelve
year-old boy and with the tears streaming down
her cheeks. Mrs. l. Cora Miller. wife Of DR.. W. l.
MilleE. held on charge Of killing J b sayler in
Crescent city H. told her story OF the affair here
to-day.
L have known Of my husbands intimacy with
this woman FOR two years. and. like Mr sayIer.
rathe than let the world put shame my boy
kept silent. / pleaded with this woman 20 let my
husband return his family. and was laughed at
for my trouble For two years Mrs Sayler ran
after my husband and turned him away from his
family. The couple went away together on several
trips. telling me OF their experiences afterWard
Two years ago. or shortly after we removed from
South sharon Penn to Crescent city. my husband
one DAY told me ne wanted me 70 have Mr.. and
Mrs savler cali al home. met Mrs Sayler
For months my husband insisted that call upon
Mrs Savier even after had been warned that my
domestic happiness in jeopardy Rather than
LOT The friends We had made IN Crescent City see
that vas even coEnizant Of my husbands fcndness
for this woman. kept up my social auties with
her
However after a year of hypocrisy on both my
mart and this woman's. told her frankly that the
scandal IN which she had dragged my husband
had gone far enough. and that l would tell the
world what knew and try 10 regain my husband 8
love love him stlI and stand ready even now
10 70 10 him IN his trouble,
u left Crescent city only last Wednesday week
ago and thought that II ] STAYED here quietly
with my mother perhaps my husband would miss
me and want ne back with him.
Mrs Miller was married D.. Miller thirteen
wears ago in BRirsyilIe- one child was born 20
the couple year after the marriage. DIT. Miller
is a graduate Of the medical department OF the
University Of Pittsburg. and practised IN Dairs-
Vile for a number of years He also practised in
Danforth III and South Sharon. Penn. before
moving to Crescent city. His brother Is post
master a South Sharon.