The Detroit times., 1910-03-16
W0 MAN 0 N TRIAL
FOR MURDER SOBs
BITTER DENIAL
"A Merciful God Will Not Permit
Them To Hang Me Because Ny
Husband Forced Another Man To
Kill Him." Says Mrs. Sayler.
Declares Banker Sayler's Jealousy Of
Dr.. Miller Was Not Warranted
BY Facts.

WATSEKA, Ills, Marcn 16.-Heart-
broken at the hostility shown by her
former neighbors and stung by the
remembrance OF the Kisses that fell
on her ears as she left the Jail under
the escort or Sheriff Heiks 10 appear
IN court. Mrs. Lucy Sayler. widow OF
canker Sayler, sobbed a bitter denial
of the charges against her today. to
Mrs. Miller. wife Of Dr. William X.
Miller, the physician who is jointly
accused with Mrs Sayler of having
murdered the latter's husband. In her
appeal for sympathy the woman pris-
oner. unmindful OF listeners, betrayed
the whole answer OF the defendants TO
the indictment that DR. Miller Aided
and abetted by Mrs. Lucy Sayler and
her father. John Grunden, did DELHI
erately and wilfully murder John by
ron Sayler."
In the hospital cell of the jail, Mrs
Sayler. who is wreck OF her former
self. gave this recital of the tragedy:
ITO begin with. Or. Miller and are
accused OF having murdered ny hus-
band because our relations were nos
proper. That is n wicked lie. Our
friendship was purely platonic Dr.
Miller. as the friend of my husband,
took me riding. hunting and fishing.
Sometimes Mr.. Sayier and you tMrs.
Miller) went along. My friendship for
Peter Weast of Peoria was the same
as that for DR.. Miller. He took me
20 Europe ar the request of By (Say-
ler) and We stayed several months.
BY did not object because there was
10 reason"
Mrs Sayler then told how Weast,
her millionaire b:other-in-law, bough,
her clothes. fine furnishings and
ohinaware. besides paying her daugh
'er Coda ; tuition at seminary. Had
IL not been for the trouble she woul
lave had a $4,000 touring car this
spring, Mrs Sayler said.
BY was s. bankrupt but kept the
fact a secret" Mrs. Sayler continued
A short while before he was killel
he came to me To go TO Mr.. Weast !oi
$500. | cot the money for him. he
had no more reason TO be jealous of
I,r. Miller than he had TO be OF other
men who were my friends. But he
became insanely Jealous and attacked
DR. Miller with Ratchet the day DT.
Miller killed him When he passed
me brandishing the weapon that day,
| fed from the house. | saw him al
tack DR.. Miller and after | ran out
heard the shots that ended his life.
by never objected TO my associations
with other men until he tried to kil
Or. Miller. Certainly no jury viii
over believe the awful lies that are
Icing told about me and DR.. Miller
Gnd others III the trial.
IL can't believe they think OF hang
Ing me. 4 mercifu God will not PEI
init them TO strange me to death DC
cause my husband in his unfounde
jealousy forced another man TO XII
him in self-defense."
Mrs. Sayler said she knew they
were going 10 try TO make 1t apear shc
vas heartless in letting her husbanI
lie dead on the floor for hours after II"
was shot She admitted dressing the
wound on DR. Miller's arm and max
ire him q cup of coffee, but she added
BY was dead | could not help
hm."
Mrs Miller viii stand by Mrs. Say
Ter through the Trial.
With only two ycniremen found &C
ceptable to both the prosecution and
defensc SO FAR. tie work of selecting
fury TO hear the case was resumed this
morning.