The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-03

| Judge Richard a. Jones. chief
justlcs Of tho territory OF Washing.
ton, ana heard tho Hateful words
sentencing him 10 be hanged until
dead This was At the end OF tho
third trial no had faced for tho
murder OF George NJ. Coiman. who,
with boy named Fattsn. had been
shot while rowing across Lake
Washington on Monday. February
8, 1883.
Miller and colman were neigh,
bors living on Mercer island and
-nch was the head Of his respective
faction on the island. For . mum.
her OF ycars prior 90 the murder
there had been unfriendiy feeling
between the families because Mira.
Colmnn, wife Of tho deceased. had
accused Miller Of stealing. and
Miller had r~torted by accusing
Mrs. colmsn OF the same offcnss.
SONS ARREST
FEARED BY MILLER
ON tho Saturday before the muir
der. Miller was subpoenaed. 10 APP
pear before the grand Jury NJ
! Seattle at 10 n. m. Monday The
/ deputy marshal disclosed TO Miller
that he had a subpoena for Miiier'r
son. Tho defendant was asked
10 have HIS son at Seattle on Mon
day. Tho deputy marshal then
inquired Of Miller the way 70 Col
mans house and left. From state
menss made by Miller 10 soms Of
his noighbors. II appeared that no
apprehended an effort TO have one
OF his sops indicted by the grand
Jury and he made tho statement
that he thought some Of his neigh
hors were meddllnx In the matssr
Miller knew that colmsn had
been suhpoenasd as . witness
against young Miller.
About ESQ Monday morning
coiman and tho boy rssssn iss'
coiman's houns In = rowboat.
DEAD BODIES FOUND
ny wOMAN's DREAM
About o'clock shots were hears
from tho direction they had tAkan
coimnn and ratt~n not having
been heard from. search was smsd'
and on February fs. four day
after. the boat coinnn and patsef
had used war found pulled M
on the beach. filled with rocks. ans
In tho hack part OF the boat WA
Coimsn's coat and false teeth: [
uaismasched pair OF oars werc men
by. A tireless search had bee'
maintained for tho bodies of Col
man and Patsen following their dis
appearances.
Il Much publicity w~s given I
their disappsAnncs ana a wumai
resident on the shors Of LAX
Washington. whose name ] DO no
recall had q dream In which wa
disclosed the location Of tho bodie
of CoIman ana rastsn. She def
iniseiy described this location and
the members Of the searching part,
going TO the place described. tn
bodies were found. about thre,
mics south Of where the boa
was found. Tho body of coimaf
had been robbed OF money and Z
gold watch. Nothing had bces
taken from Patten's body. Each
toiy had two bullet wounds.
MILLER ARRESTED.
SHOWS AGITATION
Suspicion Immediately attached
10 Miller. He was arrested ans
charged with the crime. He dis
played much agitation. This DO
cnme more marked ns he was
auIzxed by tho sheriff. the Ats
Governor John n. McGrNw. touch
Ing his movements and actions. and
when taken into the presence Of
the dead bodies Al the under,akcrs
and asked, How DO you feel In
the presence Of your hcllish crime7'
he was excited and overcome.
Miller was promptly indicted. Al
the first trial tho Jury disagreed
He was tried again with the sanss
result. and Mt the third trial he
was convicted.
After showing tho motive faf
the murder. and the facts above
related. tho prosecution showed that
the defendant. Miller. arrived in
Seattle n little after 10 on the
morning of tho murder and that
on the Sunday previous he spent
most OF the day with neighbour
! friends OF his. to whom no men
toned the fact that he and his
son had been subpoenacd befors
tho grand Jury next day and that
no thought II best that his son
not be there. that he considered
the Investigation OF his son an out
rpge. that they had taken up land
and were trying to make homes
for themselves and that they would
succeed n let alone. but that they
had bad neighbors who were sivinr
them trouble.
MEN IN BLACK BOAT
SEEN ON LAKE
In making these statements II
was shown that tho defendant
evinccd much emotion. and thai
similar declarations had been mad,
by him to others.
II was further shown that on Tn,
Sunday evening previous TO tn.
fnuroer, n person In black boa
was seen rowing on Lake Washing
ton southerly around Mercer island
the course being close In townrt
the. shore Of the island. and directl,
opposite the point where the muir
derer or murderers were probabl,
hiding when the shots were fire.
which killed Colman and Patten.
Two persons testified that THU
person was Miller. One of thes.
Witnesses was George CoIman, i
son OF the murdered man, whit
testified that no positively recog
nized Miller ms tho person IN Tn.
black boat, met by him rowing
around the end Of Mercer islane
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