Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-15
BURIAL OF MURDERED
 BANKER J. R. sAYLER.
Mrs. Sayler Not Allowed to Attend Widow Watches Funeral Procession from Narrow Window of Jail Cell.

Warseka- H., July 14.-Whiie his al- leged faithless wife wts held behind the bars of a cell in jail today. J. F. Sayler, the banker who was slain on Sunday by Dr. w. R. Miller, was bur jed today. At about the same time a letter went from Dr. Miller to his wife in Blairsville stating that 1t was she alone He loved Thus, as her own husband was being buried, Mrs Say Ter found herself deserted also by the man whom she is charged with aid- ing to slay her husband.
 Following receipt of a despatch from Blairsville, Pa, quoting Mrs. Miller as having forgiven her husband, and only awaiting his summons to fly to his aid. and a private message from Mrs Miller to Sheriff Heikes of the same import, Dr. Miller wrote a long letter to his wife to come to him.
 While nearly every adult resident of Crescent City attended the burial, following a quiet funeral of the slain vice president of the First National bank, Mrs. Sayler was no allowed to attend, although she begged the sher- if for permission to do so. She wept much of the day, but the sherif was determined T have had one experi- ence with. mob; that was twelve years ago, and I don't care for anDth- er," he explained. t
 The principal address at the funeral was delivered by the Rev. Joseph Bell of this city. He dwelt on the sacred : ness of the home, of a mans duty to defend its honor, and counselled that the law. be allowed to take it's course,
 The coffin was smothered in flowers within the modest home where the tragedy occurred. but so great was the crowd that they were kept on the lawn, the preacher delivering his ad- dress from the porch. Business for the day was suspended in the village
 T pray, God that the whole light of truth may be shown on this awful tragedy. cried the preacher, search ing the crowd with his eyes. But let it be according to law. It is slow, but it is best.
 aThe instinct of self defense is strong in mankind, but 1t was put there by God, and self defense means defense of the home"
 The funeral procession, coming from Crecent City through Watseka, passed within a block of the jail where the widow sat alone. The angle of her narrow window afforded her just a glimpse of the black hearse and the carriages.
 Another detail of the domestic situ- ation in the SAyIer family and of the day of the killing was learned today from Mrs Margaret Jenkins, pro- prietress of the Crescent City hotel According to Mrs. Jenkins, MT. Sayler spent most of Sunday at her hotel.
 He told me that Dr. Miller and Mrs. Sayler and her father and broth CT were all at his nome and he could not stand it. He asked me about rates by the month and said he feared he would have to come and live at my place. If he really attacked Dr.. Miller 1t certainly was not premedi- tated, or he would not have been thinking of where he was to live.
 While he was in the hotel parlor, the four persons mentioned passed in a buggy and Mrs. Sayler made a grimace at him. He saw thai i had seen it, and said: Mrs. Jenkisss. don't pay any attention to that cons der the source"