New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-20
SAYS SON GAVE UP GIRL
Charles P. Miller Declares Elsie
Oswald Had No Claim on Him.
ATTACKS HER CHARACTER
Father of Suicide Says Moral
Responsibility for Her Act
Rests on Young Man.

Charles p Miller. on whose lawn At No
y Cottage avenue. Mount Vernon. Elsie
Oswald OF Philadelphia. committed suicide
on Saturday night when she failed 20 md
his twenty two-vear-Od son, oliver John
Miller. broke his silence last night and de-
clared in emphatic terms that his son had
never married the girl lie said the siri
had bounded his house for many days, That
she had telephoned 10 his home and trailed
him in Manhattan after oliver mad told her
that he would have nothing more 90 do
with her.
Mr.. Miller said his son told him that ne
was introduced 10 Elsie by a friend Al a
hStel In West 18th street on February l.
He knew her then as Elsie Chandler Six
weeks later the girl moved from that hotel
to No al West a6th street where she took
the name OF T.. D. Miller
My son has told me upon his word OF
honor that ne never married the girl or
ever intended Ia make her his wife" SAID
Mr. Miller firmly 81 have refrained from
talking about the sirl for the sake OF her
family. but now. after making personal
investigation to-day. / have decided 10 tell
something about her
My son met her at the hotel through
friend. lie was told at the time that -he
lived in Philadelphia and was only on q
visit to New York. Finally, after taking
her around 10 dinner parties and to the the
aires. the girl told him she had decided 20
stay in New York and had hired an apart
nent AT the 96th street address
When my son. who is "a graduate ~ the
New York University. visited her at the
new address he saw under the doorbell the
name l.. j. Miller This made him sus-
piciOus and he had "a friend. who is law
Yer, visit the the girl and interroSate her
She was asked why she had changed her
name and taken that OF Miller Sine re-
piled she didn't want To- 20 by the same
name that she was known by al the hotel.
She saw no harm in IT, for there We're hun
dreds of Mners. She finally said that she
would 20 to Chicago II 80 was given 90
her.
Says She Threatened Son.
Miss Oswald told nv son she would
tell me- and be said. Why. 7 have told my
father all about my acquaintance with
YOU As a matter Of fact had never seen
the Sirl before size was found with a
bullet in her brain on my lawn. My son
had not oven told me that he knew the Ei-l.
and T believe it was her purpose 10 black
mail me il my son had not thrown her OF
the trail
"It Is ridiculous n think that ms son
maintained the fiat. because he did not
have money enough 10 do IT This girl
wore diamonds costly dresses and had
plenty Of money 10 spend. and I know she
didn't get II from oliver
'It has been stated that talked with mo
girl when she called Ar tho siwanoy Coun-
try Club hut as matter Of fact ! didn't.
She was looking FOR my son. and the cab
driver pointed me out on tne grounds with
out my knowing II. and she told the driver
that ! was not the Miller she was looking
for. The girl may have been infatuated
with my son. but he was not in love with
! aer and had given her M
WIN tears rolling down his cheeks.
Charles Ehrhard oswald. OF RoXhorough. a
suburb ~ Philadelphia, leaned over the
coffin II his daughter IN Bovle's morCue
yesterday TIE letter which led 10 the
IDENTITY ~ the girl and was pinned 70 the
inside Of her lace shirtWast was shown TO
him In il she had directed that her father
should ne informed. II was addressed 70
oliver John Miller. and in part said.
You have broken my heart You don &
know how much owe YOU. and 7 cannot
stand DO any longer Ny heart is broken
( because you have thrown me over none
you will never treat another Slrl Ike 7
have been treated bv YOU. please forgive
me for what 7 am about 10 do. .annot
1--we any longer GOOduy forever