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Witnesses Are Heard ThionoTragedy That Resulted in the Death of Chief of Policeavaml iMillerAre Told of Her Strange Conduct Previous to the Day of theand Her Insanity ProvedBeyond Doubt.Af two o’clock this aftcrnDU,Blanche E, Duvall, the woman whothey tried to get the woman toopen the door, and how it was* finally decided that thet take herfored on trial as tosanity ,1*»•*;vtliter,some oneharmAmid a breathless stillnessimi Iketragedy to ing, astorytheauditors withscribed the breaking in ofto No. 11. fe- INI'#When we heard the crashas Officer Kelly brokewindowi? ■. T11 * fOther people who had«ewoman previous to the tragedy toldof heriarities and the 'act thathave beenne lotsaid he. Chief1through the doormof her showe«lmitwindowtowardthemany ww1room Millerwoman herself, dressed neatly in modest black, entered the crowded court rlt;*mon ay right, andfirst jump brought me almost towoman and a little behind her. | AHair 1 Hearing the commotion she wheeledof calm assurance, the heaw brown I swiftly around and in a flash I sawhair drawn smoothlythat she held a gun in her rightpale forehead, andsurveys a♦€ with mild*§ **»ter counsel, UToilert he chLoat -herand ; noti. composurehry aa to h^r comfortCuriously and thesnrvcve4 Hie£d spectators, «athen lapsed into a sort of inner trospection that made no not what was going on about her.two feet away. Quick as lightningshe raised the gun and fired bang!bang* bangrepeating the wordsquick y with a slight panne after the j £ first. ft ffi I E ¥ PAtInstantgraited herthrew* heroverfloor hack of the?her. heriPohl wascrossed u pon*uramoned tostand. Briefly he j that Miller, for I sawtold offirst meeting with Mrs.Duvall which occurred shout twoathotel, wpause moment a rial ly at the firstexplosion, and a shiver seemed tornn through his entire frame. As Iheld the woman, kicking and screainor«ofMUpr*ft-t*.itroublea'-out ve lt;stooped down besidefrom her handunder observation, buta anhighly nervous condition he did notnotice anythingconduct. At timesout Into the«•she seemed to set*am•h.fig!nincalm tonnee was taken from I oflooked uponrIhe last met her in I thejust shot as hehis office some few days afterwardsto the floor, and spoke in ashe seemed perfectly normalcolorless voice, remarking simplynext time that she came un that shlt;* was #orryIffShe seemed to have forgotten ailing incidentas she^ ^? was last 8 morning at 3 j o’clock, a short! a*#»t thetime after the shooting at the Pi-|wa* being led t«» the Jailoneer hotel. At that time -he held}thought it was too Sod that shepel1 ayM€tinandan extended conversation with her had left her rubbers behindduring which she frequently refeDennis Murphy, waiterat thecafe, told how* she came therered to the spirits that were a partof her life. She also spoke of be* 1 for her meals, and mi the Saturdaying an ardent spiritualist, but prom-1 before the tragedy, brought with herised him that she would discontinue I a revolver which she placed uponthe chair beside her and kept it j Wthroughout the meal. Hethe study of thatto hertoday jus*before the convening of court. Mrsseveral inconsistentthe incident unusual, andit to the managementstatements, particularly in* tGus Kohler, employed at Mendham’s jewelry store, met her lasten out as*»*id was!week a couple of times. Her firstmrshop was for the parnot heard pose of pricing a smallowfor ten years. When askshe saw in the windowTto■mg**ed again in regard to, she look, next day she wanted to pawn aed surprised and said*no; I small diamond that she brought withjoihisdon’t know whether they ate alive I her. Her conversation at this timeor»»was unusual, and she attacked theHe pronounced the woman insane,stating that her particular malady was that knownpontaote. Thin form of Insanity comes on graduallyand assumes a homicidale unfittheywere holdingbelonged tot mwi*-nthwhen itChief Deputy Marshal Sheawhereherwiconduct sine*1is obsessed with thehasor she ismShetheywere trying to poison her, and sheWlt;exwas sureto them and command themmatron had a knifewiformup her sleeve a foot long that sheone frequentlyalso intended to use. She frequentofnormal * |y referred toIis perfectlynisease progresses doors tothat heat anymd conslderaPohl stated perience wiI am pit*considered incur- Heved her toresults in complete ?ancedPatten, proprietress ofThird AvenuerMrs. Duvall had beenWhenlt;r.' \ wtM®|oi»Hotel, stated that j spectatorsuest at theDuvall herself43 T «merestwas intense, andyv\Ifrom Septemberuttered was listened tointhe 25th. having registered under thname ofandshena Boyd.and tevents b.*aupShe acted veryfroMrs. Patten toJJu!her room because she was afraid. I husband hadAt these times she seemed to be tie. and that shefor thea waiter in Seat-1tgreatly agitated, and would turn the whites of her eyes in a fearsomemanner.was ares* and had worked at such employment since she had arrivedhere.blt;During all of this time she remained in her room for long periods andwas only known to have eaten twiceHer story unfoldedinauiconnected andsome oftduring her stay.Dave Petree was called to theagainknown to bewarerelated.She made no reference to thebeen*shootingHe entered minutely into the inci-ann from all appearance sec me be a rational being Her examinadents of the happenings on the fa- f tion was purposely tal morning, giving the story substantially as it has been told here-imme- 5 utofore in the papers.Officer Rov Stevens then took*stand and gave account of thea most dramaticexciting incidentsdiately after the jury retired.They did not remain out long, and♦their verdict was a foregone conclusion. They pronounced her Insane. The unfortunate woman willtagbnthat transpired in room No. 11 whenAl Miller received the wound thateresulted in his death. He told howdoubtless be held here until theconvening ot thegrandjury, andher preliminary examination itt the t[criminal proceedings will be waived [r—-I.... .i i. ■ -
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Fairbanks Daily Times
Fairbanks, Alaska, US
Thu, Nov 05, 1908
Page 4
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