Martin Miller, NY, 1928 August 30

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came after a 2hour grilling during which Miller told how |
he had summoned his victim to the door and told her he had
| come, to, fix her gas stove, Miller said the purpose of his
| visit was robbery, but he found that Mrs. Kimball had no
money..in..the house, Mrs, Kimball was shot to death in -her
Brooklyn home by an assailant whom police believed used a
dumb-waiter to gain access to the apartment. Suspicion
first centered on the negro, when a woman in an adjoining
building reported she had seen him enter thebasement and
pull himself upward in a dumb-waiter," TIMES-PICAYUNE,

New Orleans, 4a,, 3/20/1928 (1/3)

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came after a 2-hour grilling during which Miller told how |
he had summoned his victim to the door and told her he had|
come, to, fix her gas stove, Miller said the purpose of his|
visit was robbery, but he found that Mrs. Kimball had no |
money in the house, Mrs, Kimball was shot to death in her
Brooklyn home by an assailant whom police believed used a
dumb-waiter to, gain access to the apartment. Suspicion
first centered on the negro, when a woman in an adjoining
building reported she had seen him enter thebasement and
pull himself upward in a dumb-waiter,"' TIMES-PICAYUNE,
New Orleans, 4a., 3/20/1928 (1/3)

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summoned his victim to the door and told her he had
come to fix her gas stove, Miller said the purpose Sune
visit was robbery, but hé found that Mrs. Kimball had no
money in the house. Mrs, Kimball was shot to death in her
Brooklyn home by an assailant whom police believed used a
dumb-waiter to gain access to the apartment. Suspicion
first centered on the negro, vhen-a voman in

building reported she had seen him enter thebasenent and

pull himself upward in a a wel batt

New Orleans, “a,, 3/20/1928 (1/3)

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Miller, 32-year-old black man, electrocuted Sing “ing
(Kings County) on August 30, 1928 - "Ossining, N, Ye;
8=31-1928-Martin L, Miller, 22, negro, was put to death
at Sing Sing last night for the murder of Mrs. Helen C,
Kimball, a school teacher, in her apartment at No, 1031
Park Place, Brooklyn, last March, Milter, employed at
the apartment house in which Mrs, Kimball and her husband
lived, hid in the aparment for the purpose of robbery and
when suprised by Mrs, Kimball, shot her to death, Miller
had been in the death house five \months,"

CHARLESTON NEWS AND COURIER, Charleston, 5, Gey 9-1-1928

"Paterson, N. J 3/19/1928-Police announced late tonight
Pina Maron Tye Miller, negro, a discharged janitor, had con
fessed to firing shot that killed Mrs, Helen C, Kimball,
Brooklyn school teacher. Miller was captured after a des-
perate fight with police and detectives, The confession

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Miller, 32-year-old black man, ee. ee

(Kings Cofnty) on August 30, 1928 - "Ossining, N, ae
8-31-1928-Martin L. Miller, 22, negro, was put to death
at Sing Sing last night for the murder of Mrs. Helen C,
Kimball, a school teacher, in her apartment at No. 1031
Park Place, Brooklyn, last March, Milter, employed at
the apartment house in which Mrs, Kimball and her husband
lived, hid in the aparment for the purpose of robbery and
when suprised by Mrs, Kimball, shot her to death, Miller
had been in the death hodse five \months,."  ,

CHARLESTON NEWS AND COURIER, Charleston, S. C., 9-1- 1928

"Paterson, N, J  3/19/1928-Police announced late tonight
that Martin L, fdller, negro, a discharged janitor, had con
fessed to firing shot that killed Mrs, Helen C, Kimball,
Brooklyn school teacher. Miller was captured after a des-
perate fight with police and detectives, The confession

MILEER, Martin L. » ELE
Miller, 32-year-old black man, ee Sing
Kings Cognty) on August 30, 1928 - "Ossining, N. Ye,
8-31-1928-Martin L. ler, 22, negro, was put to geen
at Sing Sing last night for the mrder of Mrs, Helen C,
Amball, a school teacher, in her apartment at No. 1031
Park Place, Brooklyn, last March, MilBer, employed at
the apartment house in which Mrs, Kimball and her husband
Lived,

) hid in the aparment for the purpose of robbery and
d by Mrs, Kimball, shot her to death,

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SST OM NBYS AND COURIER, Charleston, S, C,, 9-1-1928
ee N. J. 3/19/1928-Police announced late tonight
that Martin L, flier, negro, a discharged janitor, had con
fessed to firing shot that killed Mrs, Helen C, Kimball,
Brooklyn school teacher, Miller was eee after a des-
perate fight with police and detect:

The confession
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