| Show I THAT STORY ABOUT STARKEY Other littercHted Parties make Their I Statements TUller Denies Most I of the New Story i Last evenings Deseret Seics contains 11 I statement from Elizabeth Ann Stnrkey which alleges that a man named Miller I visited the Penitentiary on the afternoon of August 7th and entered the cell in which she was imprisoned at the time for contempt of court Miller is accused of being under the influence of liqnor at the time and of putting his arm around her and trying to persuade her vto sit on his lap and making advances unbecoming a gentleman She resisted his endeavors and Guard Curtiss came to the cell l and I took Miller out The News takes the young womans state I ment of Millers conduct and comments very elaborately upon the affair with many side reflections on the officers in charge without questioning whether the gccuss tionwas Ithe truthfhTwhole truth and nothing but the truth or not A DEMOCRAT reporter called on Marshal Ireland the implicated young man nnd others who were familiar with the incidents I in-cidents and who had heard Miss Starkeys different accounts of the matter with the IiI Ii-I following results Marshal Ireland stated that Miller was not employed by him at the time but like other bailiffs Miller had been engaged en-gaged at different times during the progress prog-ress of court and dismissed when the term ended The guards at the Penitentiary Peniten-tiary were familiarly acquainted with Miller and did not watch him as closely 1 as they would a stranger It was raining r on the Friday afternoon and Miller drove J i into the Penitentiary quarters for shelter Without the guard noticing him he went into Miss Starkeys cell which was I opened to allow her an afternoon walk 1 but as it was storming at the time she had remained inside According to the young ladys statement of the affair to Marshal Ireland Mrs Dow and others j Mr Miller extended his hand and made the remark that there was no one around > but made no further advances to which r exceptions could be taken Mr Miller admits being under the influence in-fluence of liquor to which fact he attributes attri-butes the liberties he took in visiting the Penitentiary and the young ladys cell He emphatically denies all else save the fact of his entering her cell and offering I I to shake hands which Miller says she seemed pleased to do Marshal Ireland was very indignant that Miller or even an employe should ever visit that cell He I requests the straight facts to be given the public regardless of any one and without I with-out any partial coloring pro or con The sensible community will consider the I i affair as it really is and will blame Mr Miller for being so foolhardy as to trespass i I I tres-pass on the strict rules of the government I govern-ment institution He claims to have had I j no other purpose in visiting the cell than 11 to say How do you do and on leav 1 ingbad no ideathakihe young lady felt 1t t i insulted by the call Miller thinks tho I I News enlarged on the longedfor opportunity I I oppor-tunity to strike a blow at the prosecution prosecu-tion and federal help and so used this chance and drew from Miss Starkey I I much more than tho truth if she said I t anything at all I I |
