Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-27
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AT TALE OF CRIME
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Miler's confession, he tried to get away
from Detective Harry f. r. Tucker on
| Thursday night, after Tucker with
Namely. had arrested him for larceny.
When Tucker seized his neck he pulled
out his revolver and shot into the air
Immediately after, when the detective
reached into his revolver pocket. Miller
| said he lost his head" and fired point
| blank at him.
Detective Emanuel described Miller's
| story of how he went into restaurant
| at 9th street and Erie avenue and was
asked by detective who was there, he
| said, why he had no heel on one Of his
| SHOES. He replied that he was fat-footed
! and wore no heel. The detective, he
said, walked out.
Miller averred in his statement, after
| his capture yesterday, that he suspected
| that detectives were in the motor car
which trailed him at Torresdae and
which contained the detectives who eff
ected his arrest. He gave UP his revolver
| after he was taken into the machine It
was not found on his person when he was
arrested at the railroad station, being
hidden in the hollow of his back 81
wouldn't have given up until every bullet
was gone If | had met one of you alone"
he told the detectives you are too
many for me, and | might as well sur
render"
Charles Pfeil, of 22i2 East Cambria
street, whose information to the police re-
suited I'm Mlller's arrest by Detective
Namely and Tucker Thursday evening.
told how the two Millers Louis and
Jacob came to his home. He found them
there and knowing that Jacob was want
ed by the police for larceny, telephoned
Miller walked away with them as If he
were going TO a banquet" Pfeil testified
Later, he said Louis came running into
the Pfeil home and said. "Jake has shot
the detectiVes!'
j. G.. Gaynor, special officer of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, told of meeting
Miller on the railroad tracks and ordering
him to stop and explain his trespassing
there. HE would not answer me-" Gay
nor said, land when persisted he pulled
his revolver and fired. We exchanged
shots as we ran, he firing three and
FIVE"
After being pursued by Gaynor he dis
appeared in the building OF the Frankford
Dye Works
John Reynolds. the first man to reach
Tucker after the shooting from which he
will probably die lives at 2123 East Cum
bria street. lie ran to fuckers side and
the detective murmured, 81 am de-
tectiVe. That fellow shot me-"
Lieutenant Hamilton, of the 9th dis
trict, in which the shooting occurred, said
In his testimony that it was only Miller's
change Of clothing which enabled him to
go as far as he did before he was cap
tured yesterday.
DETECTIVE TELLS STORY.
Detective Ulrich told of aresting Louis
Miller tho murderer's brother at 9O7 Nor
ris street, and then returning to the Bel
grade and Clearfield streets station,
where an automobile was obtained after
1t was learned that Miller was making for
Newark, n. j. Every railroad station be-
tween Frankford and Torresdalo was
visited.
In the Torresdale station Miller was ar
rested as he asked for ticket for New
ark, and was taking the money from his |
pocket.
Handouts bound the slayer to two po-
llcemen, when he was brought into the |
Coroner's courtroom. packed with specta- !
tors Thirty policemen and detectives |
were on guard around the walls of the |
room and in the corridor outside. While |
waiting his turn to be examined he |
stared at the floor for 10 minutes without |
once looking up. After he was taken to |
the prisoners dock, he studied the faces |
of the witnesses and the jurymen. but |
did not once look into the faces of the |
spectators.
During the examination of witnesses be- |
fore his own case was called, Miller was |
moody for some time He first showed |
interest In his surroundings when testi- |
mony was given regarding the death of |
Jacob Andres, who committed suicide |
when he was about to be arrested by de-
tectives. Andres, 1t was said, held a re-
Volver and deliberated for a moment as
to whether TO shoot the police, after an
lnstant's delay turning the gun on himself
and putting a bullet in his brain Miller
fdgeted as this testimony described the
action taken by another man in the con-
diton which faced Miller Thursday night.
"a NJ haa lnef
the jaunty air he affected yesterday,
when he confessed TO hoping to emulate
some OF the crimes of New York gunner,
who had befriended him while he was
in that city spending the money he had
obtained from loot taken from the home
OF Mrs. Emma Bergdoll, at SD street and
Wynnefield avenue.
The former sailor looked tired and worn
out He had bad night. Until mid
night he had paced his cell I'm the Central
station, crying and sobbing. At times
he shook the bars OF the door of the celI
and begged for cigarette. At midnight
he fell asleep and failed to awaken units
a short time before he was summoned to
enter the dock In the hearing room.
When he awoke at o'clock the first
thing he asked for was a cigarette. A
nights reflection over the seriousness OF
his predieament appeared 10 have shaken
his braggadocio. He trembled when he
was led from his cell and refused to eat
breakfast.
This was taken at the hospital yester-
day. Today the wounded detective had a
sinking spell He grew weaker and was
unable to talk to his wife and son, who
at his bedside.
Three women and Ave men, arrested
,aFly yesterday morning by Detectives
dohett and Murrey. Of Camden. when
hey searched a house at 315 Church
Itreet. where Jake" Miller, the SLAYER
Il Detective James Namely, was believed
o be hiding, were arraigned before Re-
order Staekhouse Ia the Camden police
curt today ana held under ball Tor court.
Hhile All of the women caught b the
sa1ice denied they knew Miller. DotaezI