Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-18
HELD FOR MURDER
FOR KILLING PATROLMAN
Officer Miller, Of County Force,
Shot at Glen Burnie.
POSSE FORMED TO SEEK SLAYER.
Policeman Meets Death When Trying
to Arrest Three Negroes, All Of
Whom Are Now Prisoners.

Special Ptrolnlan John Miller, of the
Baltimore county police force. who is
stationed at Glen Burnie during the
summer months. was shot TO death at
$40 o'clock Saturday night in trying TO
arrest three negroes on the part OF the
public road known as the new CUT
about a quarter of a mile from the vii
lage of Glen Burnie
William Turner. OF Virginia. and
William Thomas. of this city, both coli
ored, were arrested on the scene of the
murder. mad search was made through
out all that section of the county
and at all approaches to Baltimore city
for third negro, Charles Martin, who
was later apprehended Martin was
found early Yesterday morning after an
all-night search.
The negro was taken to Glen Bhrnie
and later brought to this city, where he
was placed in the Jail 10 await the ac-
tion of the grand jury Chief of Police
Thomas w. irwin end patroiman Louis
Miller. Frank Hasse John Heimer and
Howard Swope captured the negro in a
strip of woods between Marley and
Saunders Range, not more than nalf
mile from the scene Of the shooting.
Swope and Helmer saw the man first.
and forced him to put up his hands by
covering him with their pistols Mar
tin made no resistance. The negro was
limping on canes and his foot was tied
up. a wound in the heel showed where
the one bullet fred BY Ptrolman Miller
as he fell dying had taken effect. The
pistol with which the shooting is said
to have been done was found on Martin
and all the chambers loaded
William Turner, of Virginia. and
William Thomas, of Annapolis, the ne
groes who were with MartiuTghen the
policeman attempted 20 NbTest them
and who told the police that Martin
fred the shots which caused Miller's
death. were brought to the local Jail
late Saturday night by Sheriff Potee.
When questioned by the police con-
cerning the shooting, Martin is said 70
have admitted that he removed the
shoe and sock from his injured foot az
the home of a negress near the scene
OF the shooting. but declared that he
was unable to recall anything which
occurred before that time The men
with him and others who saw him Sat
urday night all said that he was drunk
and this he admitted to the police
The police believe that Martin in
tended to use his pistol Saturday after
noon, when he bought a box OF cart
ridges in a Glen Burnie store He Is
said to have shown them to some of his
friends, with the remark that he in
tended to "get somebody" before the
night was over.
After the shooting, the police think.
Martin lurked in the immediate vicin-
ity for hours None of the citizens
posses, farmed after the policeman's
body was found on the road with the
two negroes only one hundred yards
away. were able to find Martin, al
though the searchc ontinued all night
At the inquest held yesterday morn
ing by Jusaice John Muhiy.in the Town
Hall .at Glen Burnie. a verdict was
given that patrolmanMiller came to his
death from bullet wounds fred from q
pistol in the hands of Arnold, alias
Charles Martin, colored.
Martin was present at the inquest
and said that all he rmembered was
that he had the pistol. bought cart
ridges and fired in the air as he walk
| ed along the road. but did not remem.
Der shooting Patrolman Miller. Or
Thomas Brayshaw testified as to the
wounds found on Miller's body. and
Patrolmen Helmer and Swope told oi
the arrest Of Martin.
Miller's body was removed 10 his
home at Glen Burnie. where the funer.
al will be held at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Six members of the Brook
| lyn police force will act as pallbearers
Burial will be in Mount Oilvet Gene
terry. His daughter. Miss Ida Miller
a patient at a Baltimore hospital. has
not been told of her fathers death.
The three negroes were held for tn,
action Of the grand jury. now in ses
/ sion.