The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-06-01


but I'm glad | got George"
In these words Josaph Miller told |
of his double murder Cooily and |
calmly he discussed the crime. lie |
exhibited little or no concern. and |
was apparently unaffected BY the |
penalty that awaits him.
When the place called my |
home was broken up. when the |
woman In whom had put my trust
and TO whom | had loaned 81 800. |
had tried TO betray my faith. and |
was planning TO run away and /
leave me, then there wasn't much /
iefg for me to do. When feiton /
and | we're arrested, she sent the !
money down there 10 set him out
She left me there 30 she could &c,
away When | got hor % come
down 10 see Hs 20 get me out. she
made me give her note Tor sgo0
before she w0uld give me $50 bail |
money | went np 20 see her yes.
terday morning. aud told her she
got George out. bat wanted 20 leave
me there. she said ahe did not. that /
the fellows raised the money. III
believed her. ha | have always
done.
Discovered Betrayal.
Then saw the receipt for
Georges bail money In her pocket
book. II was too much. / tried /
20 grab II and sling is In her face
We had a scuffir. and I. well.
you know shat | did left tho
room aud waa going cut 20 Lake
Washington 20 kin myself. bat the
gang was waiting for me. ] had
to so down town
Decided 10 KIN Rival.
II knew I had done an awful
thing started in to drink At
O'Clock. and bought a revolver 20
shoot myself. but got 70 thinking
and thought that. since had killed
her. would have Ia die for n.
didn't want to die and leave George 1
here. 40 ! made 40 my mind 10 Est
him before I was hung. went
up 20 the hotel, and there was the
gang that had been prosecuting
me for two months. and the man
that had caused my trouble nhnf
him and went out 10 kill myself.
waH going down 10 the water front
10 do II. but was 30 drunk ! forgot
10 load my revolver. ! will plead /
guilty, aud have only one request
10 make. and that is that | may
have trial soon. did the work
and want 20 hang
How II Started.
Mrs i.aasen owned 4 lodging
house AZ 727 Marion s;. and another
at Eighth aud pike. Miller was
her clerk and manager He was
Intensely jealous OF any attentions,
real or fancied. that she rec lived /
from other men.
George Felfon came 20 Seattle /
two months ago from Milwaukee.
the home of Mrs. f.aaaen. where he
used TO know her. He was penni
less. and lived at Mrs f.asscn's
house while he tried 10 get work.
lie finally secured a position with l
the Arcade Subscription Agency. |
and waa jus; getting on his feet
again when trouble began fer him
Miller suspected that the young /
mnn was endeayoring TO win Mrs.
I.aaaenH affections. and he had
frequent auarreis with Miller.
Wednesday night he attacked his
supposed rival with pair OF scis-
sors. and they we're both arrested
for fighting and taken 10 the city
Jail Mrs. Jassen furnished the
bail for the release Of the two men.
Miller though that by getting Eel.
ton out she confirmed his jealous
suspicious. and all day Thursday he
talked about II. saying he would
get Miller.
The First Murder.
Friday morning he went up fo 1
Mrs. I.assans house went into a
room 20 talk 90 her and sounds OF
quarrel were heard by roomerr
there. Nothing was thought OF II I
tan later In the day when she was /
missed. Then Glen A. Eyer. who /
first heard the quarrel. went up TO
the room. at s o'clock, found the |
door locked, forced II open and saw |
Mrs. Lassan lying on the floor. her |
head crushed and a bloody carpen- |
ter's hammer on the floor.
The Second Crime.
| At 8 o'clock Miller rushed up the |
stairs at the volney hotel. Eighth
and pike. drew a revolver and fired |
three times at FELTON,. who was sit |
/ ting in the hall with some friends. |
| Then he ran out through back en-
trance. FELTON, rolled down the |
stairs, out the swinging doors OF
| the hotel, and onto the sidewalk.
Mrs. Mabel Randall. proprietor OF
hotel adjoining the Volney. went
home at 10. when she learned OF
the murder. She said she had just |
passcd Miller at First and Madison, |
and police were Immediately sent IN
that direction. They located him /
on Madison ri. He was reeling like |
a drunken man and when Sergeant |
Frank Bryant attempted to arrest |
him, he pulled a revolver and tried
10 shoot the officer.
Tries TO Shoot Again.
Failing In this he turned the gun |
ION himself, but there were no loaded
cartridges I'm Il. After being over |
powered Miller went all TO pieces. |
lie had 10 be carried TO the patrol
wagon and could not stand up In |
the elevator. No statement could |
be secured from him at the city jail. |
FELTON, was afraid that Miller
would cause more trouble and had
given notice that he was going to
leave the Volney. His first visit
there last night was made TO get
his belongings.