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hand to the top of her head and received a second blow on that member,that, presumably, being the stroke that bruised the hand and cut theLatestBulletinFromforefinger. A third blow was delivered and fell upon the right side of the head. Then Mrs. Miller fell backowned personal property approximat-000fused to surrender his dower right.Again she charged that he had collected and appropriated to his ownuse $500 of her money and that he etillthe Bed Sideagait st the side of the stable, nearholds $250 in notes that belongs to her.Mrs. Miller.the door (D).The letter (II) marks the hewed log house, in which August Balsky resides; (B) his stable, and(P) the privy. Mr. Balsky was in the privy at the time Mrs. Miller must havereached the barn. Before leaving it he heard three distinct blows audThe Story in Substance is Embodied iu Ante-Mortem Statement—Awhen he came out beside his stable( B), next to the alley, heard someoneDiagram of the Miller Place. The Alleged-AssailantStill at Large.groaning in the Miller stable ( E D G ) He called Mrs. Miller’s name, butreceiving no response, concluded toinvestigate. He passed into the Miller stable at the door ( D) and foundThe condittion of Mrs. Christianthe old lady in a sitting posture, leaning against the side of the building,Miller Is extremely critical today and | ftDd a large , of bloo(, on the floor_had a bad night of it.Inilamation has set in and thoughshe has the best care that her physician can give, it is hard to determine atthis stage what the result will be. AtWhile yet standing in the doorway Miller followed him in and said thatSuit had been brought to force Millerto turn over this money and the day of settlement was fixed for Wednesday.It is further believed that Mrs. Miller has embodied in her ante-mortemstatement the direct charge that Miller had threatened to kill her. If thatwas true, the assault in the stablewould indicate, if made by Miller, thathe was desperate and meant to keep his threats.The money, or a part of it, which it is alleged Miller collected, it is claimedin the old Warrenwas expendedhouse, which was to be moved to Mil. * *ler’s far, near this city.Many of the neighbors who arefamiliar with the case, say that Mrs Miller has been in mortal fear cf herthe old woman must have been kickedby the cow, or else had fallen from thehay mow. While making the sug-two o’clock there had been no material change and the patient was doinggcstions as to probable causes of theinjuries, Miller is said to have takenas well as could be expected undersome hay and dropped it over the pool of blood on the floor. It is also re-the circumstances.Christian Miller, the husband andalleged assailiant of the woman hasnot yet been apprehended.rThe story of the assault of Mrs.Christian Miller of 417 Summit street,East Defiance, Wednesday morniDg.has necessarily come to the public infragments, because one of the prin-lated, that after the old lady had beentaken to the house, Miller went back,husband for several weeks past and has told some of her friends that hehad threatened to make way with her. It is also said that after sne had madeher ante-mortem statement that sheplead with those around her to keepher husband away, as he would surely kill her if he knew what she had done.Miller was known to have had avicious temper and it is claimed hadto the stable ( E D G) and attempted to obliberate all traces of blood, bv scrubbing the floor. The story of Mrs. Miller as it relates to this affairis substantially given above.Several hours following the discovery of Mrs. Miller, her husband wasplaced under arrest and it is said,EastEbeen mixed up in several dangerousfights during his life time, in whichIt is also be-he was badly cut up. lieved that he had some §000or$700 on his person when he left thecity. As he has now three days startof the officials and the county full oftramps aud some sections in a stateof anarchy, it will be hard^ to locatehim unless he attempts to leave thecountry at some of the best knownDNorth.CAmerican ports.When August Pracht first saw his mother after the assault he is said tot-*iTVK. • • • •Southhave been greatly distured and asked if it could be true the murderer couldbe running loose in the neighborhood. After chat remark was made MillertiHWestleft the house hastily and appeared to be greatly agitated and shortly afterwards disappeared. He was a man of clear mind and being cunning and desperate, his capture and return to this city will not be child’sSummit Stroot.play.[ It is not claimed that this diagram is accurate, and is only given that it might be used to make clear some points given in the story of the Miller affair. It does however, give a good general idea of the location of the Miller property.]A—Is the brick house where the Millers reside.13—A frame house on the same lot. which they rent.H -The residence of August ISalsky.E. D. G—The stable where Mrs. Miller was found.B-Balsky’s barn. ,P—The out-house in which Balsky was when he heard the blows struck in Miller’s stable.0—A carriage shed. , , ,F—The wood shed where the hand ax was found that was supposed to have been usedDEATH OF MRS. HOENBERGER.Passes Away After an Illness of tenweeks—Funeral Sunday Morn-upon Mrs. Miller s head. The diagram was also made to explain more clearly what a safe place had been chosen if the the assault had been premeditated. The arrangements ofthe sheds (C) and (F) on the diagram are faulty. The shed ((') should be further to the sast and the shed (F) further to the south- Then in passing along the path (the dotted line), a persun, sftor passing the shed (C) would swerve ^slightly to the right and then walk straight to the door (D) in the stable (E. D. G.) This arrangement of the buildings did this: The shed (C) prevented the people in the house (B aud (El) from seeing the door (D) in the stable (E, D, G.) The wood shed (F) also obstructed the view from the brick house (A.) It will be seen then that these sheds obstructed the view from the houses and made it comparatively safe for a man to enter and depart from the door (D) without fear of detection.cipal actors, has been in such a condition that she could not give her version of the affair.Again, while it was not supposed inthe first instance, that Mrs. Milleragainst the protests of the police, was allowed to remain at large. Later, an affidavit was filed, but when the officer returned to East Defiance, thewas badly hurt, it developed later, when Dr. C. E. Slocum was called totake charge of the case, that thewoman’s skull was cracked and thatbird had flown and the police wereforced to make a search for the man, that had once been arrested and whoine.Mrs. Kiilon Hoenberger died at her home, corner of Tnird and Senecastreets, East Defiance, at one o’clockThursday, after an illness of ten weeks,aged 69 years, 6 months and 12 days.The deceased was for many years aresident of South Richland township,moving with her husband to this city some two years ago. Shewas ahighly respected lady and widely acquainted iu the country.She leaves a husband and sevenchildren, as follows: Fred, Christ andMichael Hoenberger, Mrs. Christenaher condition is extremely critical.It was found upon examination, that the crack in the skull had beenia justice to the police force, should have been kept under strict sur-veliance.Stoll, Mrs. Valentine Cavanaugh, Mrs.Lucy Croerane and Mrs. Lizzie Alltop. There will be services at the houseThe evidence so far gathered, pointsclosed up and held some hair. It wasthe presumption that the first blow she received cracked the skull anddrove the hair down in the fracture,md that a subsequent blow, eitherhigher up, or lower down than thefirst, had closed the crack up again.Thursday morning Mrs. Miller having recovered, in part, from the first ?hock of the assault, had Auditoralmost conclusively to an attemptedmurder. The wounds on the old lady’shead, it is thought by the attending physician, were made with the poll of at* ax. In the wood shed,Sunday morning at 9 o’clock and at 10 a. m. the funeral will occur fromSt. John’s Lutheran church, Rev.Zucker, officiating. The remains willbe interred in the Riverside cemetery.THE POLL TAX LAWmarked (F), was found a hand ax. It isold and rusty, but shows some marks that look like blood. That ax mayBody of The Act Showing What Sections Have Been Repealed.eventually prove an importaat factorJohn Deindoerfer called in, and tohim made an ante-mortem statementof the affair and executed her will.in the case, but until last evening wasstill on the chopping block in the shed. Mrs. Miller was called to the stable ona pretext and assaulted iu a murderous manner. Her ante-mortem state-The full text of the statement givento Mr. Deindoerfer is not known, butthe story of Mrs. Miller is substanti-inent goes to show that her husbandwas the assailant and his flight tends to remove all doubt regarding hisMany queries have been made attnis office regarding the repeal of thepall tax law. Wetoday give our readers the act passed May 19, 1894, which shows what sections havebeen repealed. This will enable thoseinterested to look up the matter themselves:illy as follows: Wednesday morning guilt.der husband went from their house,1 Mrs Miller was a woman of someA on diagram ) to the stable ( E D G ) it 5 o’clock, following the path, asShe was first married to Wil-uarked by the dott ed line on the dia-Sometime before six o’clockineaub.liam Pracht and after his death wasHe died inI ram.le returned to the house aud said the:ow was sick aud that she had betterlome down to the stable. She travmarried to Christ Geiger.1893 and shortly after his demise Mrs. Miller took a third helpmeet in the person of Christian Miller, both Germans.Section 1—Be it enacted by tbs general assembly of the State of Ohio, j that sections 2658, 2659, 26G3, 4717, | 4718, 4719, 4720, 4721, 4722, 4723, 4724, 4725, 472G, 4727 and 4728 of the revised Statutes of Ohio be and the same are hereby repealed.Sec. 2—This act shall take effect and be in force from and after itsThey werepassageded the path designated by the dotted ine and passed into the door ( D ). in the 9tall ( G ) stood the cow, and walking up to the animal Mrs. Miller aid her hand upon her rump. At that moment she received a blow frombehind, along the right side of thelead. 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Fri, Jun 08, 1894
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