Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-15
Man Had Suffered Domestic Dis
grace in Silence to Protect
His Daughter.
LONG FEARED A TRAGEDY
Would Leave Bulky Envelope with
Cashier Whenever lie Left the
CITY TO lie Opened II Anything
Happened to Him-SIayer
In Danger of Lsnching.

Watsekh~ IL, July Rehabilitation OF
mis- daughter Goldie. l1-years-old. Is
said to have caused j. =. Sayler, Vice
president of tho First National bank Of
Crescent city, Ill, to suffer In silence
tho domestic tragedy that led to his
death Sunday night at the hands OF DR..
W Il. Miller, who for many months had
paid ardent attention to the bankers
wife, mother OF Goldc Sayler.
While the real stcry of the staying Of
Saylcr will not he decided on until a
Jury passes on the case I; was Until
mated to-day that Sayler had made him
self something of a martyr TO protect
the name Of his daughter and had at
last. It is alleged. been inundated by
the man. who invaded his home.
According to w. r. Nightingale
cashier Of the sank of which Mr.. Sayler
was vice president. the devoted father
determined to suffer In silence rather
than take any action which would tn
volve his child in no;orietv
"He seemed TO fear somo tragic solu-
ton Of the situation" said Mr.. Night
ingale to-day. whenever he loft the city
during the last year or So It was his
habit to seek privacy, after which he
would reappcar with a bulky envelope
containing papers Should anything hap
pen To me- he always told re open this
7acko. end follow to the letter the In
structions contained thero'1.' Tint pack
81 believe is locked in his private box
in the banks vault Whether Il will she'd
any light on tho tragedy which ended
his life. ! cannot say. The coroner has
the lov and viii open the box later. pos
sihly after the funeral Tomorrow"
That Dr. Miller stood in real danger
Of lynchrg last night is asserted by Mr.
Nightingale and many others One man
with a rope was forcibly taken 10 his
homo by cooler persons. whose counsel
finally prevailed.
Nr. Miller's license is that he shot only
when attacked by the banker with a
Ratchet. Evidence casting a shadow on
this statement was given at the Inquest.
SHOT ON HIS LAWN
Sayler was slain about ten o.c,ocr
Sunday night Or Miller was taking M.
meals at the saylcr horne md sleenln9
at his own home There were also at
the Sayer home ut the tim. Of the shoo,-
Ing. John c. Grunden. father o. Mrs
Sayler, and Ira Grunden. her brother
Godic sayler was sent away by her
mother ? few DAYS ago.
Sunday evening john C,runden wont ~
nsk Mr. Sayler who was occuoving
rocking chair on the lawn. to come IN
and play cards, they two against DR.
Miller and Mis-. Saylor Mr.. Saylsr re-
fused, somewhat sharply. HIS refusal
MI Sarler states was due 10 his belief
that she and tho doctor attained success.
at tho sane by system of signals.
a moment with Mr.. sayler at the
front gate Just a few minutes befor.
he was slain
According to Ruhle the nrst shot
was followed 10y an interva; and then
ther" ware three other shots in rapid
succession. After tho shooting of
Sayler DR., Miller was alone with the
body for some time while the others
had gone for assistance, and when
they returned. he was on the porch
complaining OF wounded wrist
which he explained was caused by a
shot from his own pistol during a
struggle with Mr. Saylrr.
MINED STORIES OF THE STRUGGLE
The struggle in the house was wit
messed by John Grunden. Mrs Sayier
ran from tho house. Grunden says
he endeavored to separate tho two
men but could not.
Grunden declares that Sayler
brought a hatchct into tho house with
him Mrs. Sayler says that ner hus-
band came In unarmed and took tho
Ratchet from under a couch. Three
men summoned to tho Sayler home
Immediately after the shooting as
thoroughly at that time but saw no
hatchct
When Mrs. Sayler returned from
the barn in which she had taken ref
rge. the three men went to the home
OF Or. Miller. Upon their return
nearly three hours after the tragedy,
they found the hatchet stained with
blood
MRS. sAyLER UNCONCERNED.
Mrs. Sayler is said to have betrayed
no concern over the disposition OF
her husbands body, which lay on the
moor where 1t fell. but to have OK
pressed great solicitude ever the doc
tors wounded wrist.
DR.. Miller and Mrs Sayler are In
jail The doctor is held on a charge
or murder. Mrs. Sayler and her
father and brother are in custody as
alleged accessories.
ND0TINu 10 CEDT0UC