The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-15
BODY Of MRS.
MILLER FOUND
Coroner Tiffin and Assist
ants Make Examination
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person are minutoly different from
the corpuscles OF any other person.
They viii attempt 20 measure the
diameter and shape OF the corpus
Giles In the bloodatains on the launch
and win then compare them with
the eorpuseles OF Mllier's blood.
Prosecutor Patterson has found
that reservations were made for Mrs.
Miller az the Lakeside ranitarium.
/ where she was To undergo treatment
for the morphine habit This tends
To substantiata Miller's story and 20
convince Patterson that the trip
across the lake was started In good
faith.
Had Violent Temper
Miller. however. IL known TO have
"A violent temper. according 20 Pat
tcrson. Miller has even admitted
tina, he had on occasions struck his
wife. according To the prosecutor.
These OCCASIONS. Miller contends,
were when HIS wife insisted on
taking morphine and acted distract.
ingiy unreasonable. because OF her
drug habit.
The suicide theory Is supported
by the fact that Miller nays his wife
remained client. her head down.
when he insisted during the trip
that she must remain at the SAM
tsrium six weeks. Miller says his
attention was called 10 the launch
engine few seconds after he told
her she would have 60 40 thru with
tho program 20 take treatments. lie
turned his back and went TO the en-.
ginc. The boat iurched. lie turned
around. His wifc had disappeared.
This il Milier's explanation.
Signed Complaint
The trip TO the sanitarium was ar.
ranged In an attempt to avoid
divorce proceedings. Miller agreed
to return to his wife II she could
be cured OF tho drug habit.
Mrs. Miller had signed . divorce
complaint Monday and started suit
to regain property decided to Miller's
mother. according To Attorney Ciar.
enoc l.. Rcames. attorney for the
dead woman.
Tho divorce complaint" Reames
aaid. charged. among other things.
cruelty and alienation OF Miiicr's IT.
fecfions by his mother.
About three weeks ago In San
Francisco Miller beat his wife. They
separated and she went TO the die
trtct attorney there. who threatened
Miller with prosecution unless he
paid his wife $50 a month for sup
port. Later Mrs Miller left San
Francisco and came 20 Seattle. Her
husband came here without her
knowledge.
Called on Ream<s
Mrs Miller called NJ my office
and requested ms to institute divorces
proceedings against her husband She
also asked me 10 secure the return
Of her property. This property.
which 10 worth about ee.oco. was
decided TO AfIiier's mother two years
ago At tho direction OF Miller. He
was facing several damage suits At
the time and aid the property mixht
BE- confiscAted II II was not trans
ferred - his mother. He promised 10
have Il decided back 10 her whenever
she 20 desired frequently she made
this request, but u wac never done.
Howard ccsgrove. Miiler's attor-
ney. came 10 mo on Thursday and
said they were willing TO return the
property to Mrs. Miller. We then
discussed tho divorce action. Cos.
grove would not acccdc TO my de.
mand tina; Mrs. Miller be granted
$50 month siIn,ony. He left and I
told him I would file suit Monday
asking $50 month"
Correspondence and pictures that
Mrs. Miller was 10 use in her divorce
suit have been turned over to the
prosecuting attorneys office.
Got Launch Sunday
q. w. Smith. one Of the propric-
tors OF the Mount Baker park boat
house. who owns the launch the
Miilers used on the tragic trip across
Lake Washington. appeared At the po-
lice station Tuesday hunting for
Miller.
Smith explained that the launch
had not been located. lie wanted 20
find Miller TO see what had become
of the mystery boat. The police told
Smith that Miller was up ut the
county jail
Smith started 20 leave the station
without saying anything about tho
details OF Miiier's borrowing of the
launch. but he told a star reporter
that Miller had appeared ut the |
Mount Baker boat house Sunday and |
borrowed the launch for the first |
time.
Got boat Early Monday
MILLER appeared again Mt the boat. |
house at 10 a. IN. Monday. according |
TO Smith. and borrowed the launch |
for the second time.
Miller sold my father the launch |
several months ago." explained
Smith, ''and then did not sec him |
again until Sunday, when he came |
out 10 the boat house and asked me |
" he could take the launch for n |
little while. ] let him have the boat
and he brought II back later In the |
day.
He came again about 10 o'clock |
Mondny morning. and said he wished |
to take the launch again. stating he |
wished TO take his wife for ride
II asked him whore his wife was. !
and he said, She Is up the lake |
n short distance He took the boat |
then, and that is the last have seen |
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