Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-08
MILLER SILENT
BEFORE SCHAUL
SHOOTING
Makes No Sound as Dying Pawn
broker Identities Him as Man
Who Fired Shot.
TEKEs DEFIANT ATTITUDE
Admits to Detective That He Shot
Loan Man and Said He "Hoped
He'd Croak."

That is the dirty stiff that shot
me" Jacob SchauI said, raising his
hand as Arthur Miller was led be-
fore Linn as he lay in his chair in
his pawnshop suffering from z
gunshot wound which later proved
fatal. Miller stood silent
What did You shoot me for?'
demanded the dying man. Miller
stood silent.
Condo T. Meenan, manager OF
Hickey Bros cigar store. yester-
day afternoon related the fore
going circumstances in circuit
court as having followed the shoot
ing of Schaul Nov 80.
Harry Baker picked up gun
and handed it to Patroltnan E. P.
Kell, who had Miller in custody. OF
the group gathered around the
stricken man and the man he iden-
tilted as his slayer, Baker asked,
TWhose gun is thisF'
Schaul Strengthened up and
pointing accusingly at Miller said
That's his gum Miller stood
silent.
This testimony by Mesnan was
correborated by other witnesses
who said they were in the pawn
shop near Schaul and near Miller
when the officer had brought Mil
Ter back following his light south
across Spencer square.
Vary Only in Detail.
Substantially the only variation
Ia the testimony Of the several wit
nesses so far as they observed the
same things was by David G Nc
Keag, proprietor of barber shop
few doors from SchauI's place of
business. He quoted SchauI as
having said of the gun, 1T belongs
to him. 1 took it away 1om him"
Testimony as to Miller's attitude
Mt the Rock Island police station
after his arrest was given by the
police officers.
Dennis Bennett, detective, said
Thomas Cox asked of Miller, Did
yOu shoot Schaul?" and that the
prisoner replied:
Yes. shot him and I hope he
croaks. If he don't die, III do my
stretch and come back and croak
him"
Bennett quoted Cox as asking,
Are you a stickup man." saying
Miller replied:
well. I'll tell you. Coz, anytime
I want the dough 1 go out and
get it."
You had to knock him down
two or three times before you got
q statement cut OF him, didn't
you g" 2. f. schriver. attorney for
Ghe defendant, inquired on cross
examination.
Bennett answered in the mega
tive. Upon further inquiry he said
that the door into the desk ser
geants Office was open.
isn't it a fact that the only way
you ever get anything out of a man /
there is to get him in the back
room, and If he does not answer. !
slam him?" Schriver asked. The !
answer was in the negative.
Conversations With Cox.
Detective Thomas Cox testified |
that he asked Miller if he shot I
Schaul and that he said he did. He |
said he asked him if he was a
man and he answered, |
W GIL 1 chINFu SCI me L1OuSN.
Il talked to him in the cell house |
the next morning" said Cox He |
asked me how Schaul was getting
along, and l told him l thought Ill .
right. He asked me if he was COINS /
to live and l said he might. He .
aaid, I wish to - he'd die, it .
would be better for me-
81 talked to HIM again Monday !
1oor. 1 told him SchauI was dead,
and ne said, I'm damn glad of it
Il said, No, you're not glad Of
t. and he said, Yes, l am Then
he said SchauI shot himself with
his own gun.
II said, You had that gun before
you went into Schaul's place and
you showed it to two people, and
he said, 1t looks bad for me, don't
e. said, Yes, it does"
Denies Striking Prisoner.
'You hit Miller and said. You
- -, you shot Jake
schaul, didn't your T. p. Sinnett
ssked in cross-examinin5 Cox.
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