The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-01
lust as Estate Of Mrs. Julia
Miller Was to Be Settled
Word from Charles Miller
Was Received.
RAN AWAY FROM HOME
ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO
Mother Died Ten Years Later.
Mourning Him for Dead
He Now Writes Home In
curing of Her Health.

Like old Rip Van Wrinkle. absent
from home twenty years. Charles NIL
Ter. formerly living west OF Richmond.
who disappeared from his homo ono
evening late In the autumn OF 1890.
will again return to his homo within
q few months. Miller left home when
be was 10 years OF age for no appar-
ent reason and his Whereabouts were
not discovered for ten years. A let
ter has been received announcing his
return here.
Before he was located. Miller's aged
Mrs. Julia Miller. who owned
q farm west Of the Easthaven asylum,
died. mourning her lost son @ dead.
In settling up the estate evsry effort
was made to And the son. John Park
erson. small merchant In the north
Of Kansas, had employed Miller for
about ten years. according to inform
alton gained In the search. Il 10 be-
lieved Miller went directly 70 that
place after he left Richmond.
However. In the late fall Of the
year Miller's mother died. about tho
time the search for him was being
made. Miller disappeared from the
small Kansas village. never to be
heard from there again. He had no.
apparent reason for leaving. Miller
left after drawing 500 In wages
which had been due to him Tor some
time. Parkerson said No had been :
good. Industrious fellow. never df1nk-
Ing. gambling Or following other Vices
of youth. He disappeared with =
clear reputation.
An Unexpected Letter.
Yesterday Glenn Miller, brother,
who now lives on the Miller place
west OF town. received . letter from
the missing man inquiring for his
dead mother, and his two sisters. Mru.
John Wolfe Of Richmond evenue,
and Mrs. Harrison Addleman. The
letter was brief and merely stated
that he was in North Dakota and that
he would be home soon. The lettsr
told nothing OF his wanderings, but
the brother and sisters are overjoysd
that the prodigal ID returning 70 his
home. The letter did not state when
to expect him.
The brothers and sisters were lust
getting ready to settle mp tho Miller
estate, 1t Is said. when the letter from
the absent brother was received. n
sum OF between 37OO and $500 u now
held in trust in local bank Tor the
absent man. When tho letter was
received Miller was shout to Be de-
clared legally dead.
After his nrst disappearance the
family was at first hopeful Of finding
him, believing he had only gone on :
short trip TO see the world" ]" - Ne
often said he was going 70 do. How
ever. after long years Of absenco, ~
was given up and his mother 1tod
grief stricken. She had been espe-
cially fond OF her son Charles ana
years of separation only served %
make the loss more keen and the pain
of separation more sharp.
Mourns Loss Of Cousin.
Miller's disappearance took place
after peculiar and unfortunate incl
dent He Was hunting with I number
Of boys near his mothers farm when
his cousin accidentally killed himself
with shot gun. The cousin was =
particular chum Of Miller. He left
home soon after this incident, n
though there was absolutely no sus-
picion that the death was anything
but accidental.
According to the Kansas persons
with whom Miller was acquainted ~
left there with considerable mOney.
Then Miller was believed 70 have
been q victim Of foul play. being XIII
ed for his money.
Miller was considered : boy of ~
ceIIent character and morzis ~ those
who knew him The reception when
Miller returns win undoubtedly bo =
warm one.