Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-19
Merely Admits Shot Himself Delhi
erately.
STARTED OUT TO MEND WAYS
Father Supplied Him Well With
Money for Purpose.
wEDs AGAINST FATHERS WISH
Led Wild Life, Finally Marrying
Divorced Wife of south st. Joseph
Postmaster-Wealt In
His own RiRht.

| SAN FRANCISIO, Cal, Aug. M.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-Joseph r. Miles, 26
years old, son Of Joseph Miles, mill
lionaire stockman and financier, OF
Falls City, Neb., and heir to large
fortune in his own right killed himself
in Hotel St. Mark. at Oakland, late
last night, by firing a revolver bullet
through his brain.
A chambermaid opening the door of
his room, found his lifeless body on
the bed On the dresser was q note
reading as follows:
To whom 1t may concern; T. 7. ].
Miles, shot myself ana ask that j. H.
Miles, Al West Moreland Place, Los
Angeles be notified. (Joseph 7. Miles,
Investigation shows that young Miles
had pawned his watch, stickpin and
ring. In his pockets were found a num-
ber of letters dated from Falls City, in
which woman, signing herself
Myrtle" said that she still loved him
and in which she entreated him to come
back to her.
Woman Leaves Him.
The police learned today that Miles
first engaged the room at the St. Mark
on August L A week later he returned,
accompanied by woman, who regis
tered as his wife, Three days ago she
left the hotel and took her belongings.
Miles returned to the hotel alone. The
4ok 80 Ata tyNfn naI No
authorities today that the woman was
formerly Mrs, Grace Tygart Of ST.
Joseph. Mo.
The elder Miles said that on July "a
his son had told him he had secured
employment as a travelling salesman out
life of pleasure and would settle down.
Highly pleased, the father bought tick
cts for Chicago. literally supplied young
Miles with funds and accompanied him
to the train.
Two weeks later the elder Miles was In
formed that his son was spending money
freely at the Palace hotel in San Fran
cisco. BY the time the elder Miles reached
San Francisco he was gone and nothing
more was heard from him until with
cruel breyity the officials this morning
wired the father of his sons suicide
widow In st. Joseph.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. 1S.-(Special
Telegram Mrs. Grace TygaIt is now
widow of Joseph T. Miles, she said today
when reporter found her at the home Of
friends. In proof she produced a certifi-
cate showing that the marriage took
place on August 5.
Mrs Miles was formerly Miss Grace
Baum Of South st. Joseph. Her first
husband was James Clifford, who died
several years ago, leaving her with two
small children, who are now with rela-
tives in this city. She next married Will
lam Tygart, formerly postmaster and
politician of South st. Joseph, who now
is clerk in the census bureau at Wash
ington and from whom she was divorced
about two years ago. Mrs. Miles then
went to Kansas City, where for a time
she engaged in the millinery business,
later going to the coast.
Promised to Reform.
Miles, she said, had been urging her to
marry him ever since she was divorced
from Tygart and she refused because Of
the wild life he was leading. He promised
to reform and after much pleading she
consented to become his wife A few
days after their marriage she came to
St. Joseph to visit and he promised to
follow within a short time, as soon as
his father became reconciled to their mar
ifage.
The suicide of Joe Miles ends q life
much of which was spent In dissipation
centered about st. Joseph, where he was
a frequent visitor. Heir to much money
in his own right and literally supplied
with funds from his fond father, he spent
freely, putting up for the expenses of
such companions as he picked up on his
rounds and playing host to them and
their friends with lavish hand.
What his parents have spent getting
him out of the scrapes into which his
love Of fun and adventure led him prob
ably ran into the thousands. Automobiles
were his hobby and he had new one
almost every time he landed In st. Joseph.
Young Miles was heir to large estate.
Urder the will of his grandfather, Stephen
B. Miles Of Falls City, he was made heir
to third interest in 2,4O0-acre ranch
near Dawson, Neb. For two years Miles
tried ranching and dropped $4,000 at 1t.
Then the place was turned over to a
farmer who knew something about run
ming ranch. Miles had been travelling
since last spring and had been in Los
Angeles with his parents practically the
whole summer.