Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-04-06 | Page 1 | Slayer of Sayler Tells His Story of the Killing

SLAYER SLA YER OF SAYLER TELLS HIS STORY OF THE KILLING r Alleged Attack With an Ax Said to Be the Cause of the Tragedy Watseka Ill m April 5 Dr W R Miller on trial for the murder of J 3 B Sayler today dramatically recited his version of the shooting that took place in house in Crescent City last July Not a hint was given by the witness of the motive that prompted what he said was a savage attack on him Through it all his ant Mrs Irs J r B Sayler widow of the slain man sat with bowed head and tearstained eyes while old John ohn Grunden her father also under accusation accusation stared straight ahead The witness said Sayler who had re refused refused reused fused used to join the three defendants In Ina Ina a 1 game of cards rushed into the little parlor seized a hand a from beneath beneatha a couch struck strick at him overturned the lamp and then in darkness grappled with him in a death struggle that ended only when four bullets had pierced body He came at me like a madman brandishing a hand ax and shouted I 1 Iam Iam am going to kill you ou said Dr Miller He stumbled against the table over overturned overturned overturned turned the lamp and the first blow bow struck my upraised arm ann He lurched upon me and I could not escape I grabbed for tor bis his arm with my m right hana and he pulled away Again I caught it It was dark his hand hanl was wason wason wason on my throat I drew my revolver and shot quickly I could not see sea him The third shot struck my wrist Aft After After er or the fourth he drew away and I could dimly see him stagger away stand up upright upright upright right and then topple over against the wall The Tho he overturned lamp burned feebly John Grunden took my gun We bound up my wrist andI looked at the body bod Out brithe on the lm Im et t Mrs S andy and told her he ho was dead My God Godl U What shall 1 I do she ah said and an knelt beside the of her husband ha Mr Miller to having l most mOlt of the lay Jay in the Ule company com any of cit Mrs Sayler her father and brother Ira while J B Seyler Scyler the husband stayed away awa from home and did not appear there at meal time In pitching horseshoes and playing laying cards that day Dr Miller said Mr Mrs Sayler was wae wa his partner and Prosecutor Keester brought out that they occupied rt the same seat In hi the surrey on an after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon trip to a ball Vail game and a 8 drive in inthe inthe the tiie country