Evening Herald- Tuesday, June 3, 1969
Fountain Springs Man Dies after Beating-Robbery
Beaten in his bed by armed intruders at 2 am today, 75-year-old Lamont "Monk" Miller of Fountain Springs died shortly before noon in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
There is a possibility that Miller was shot, as state police said they were checking a wound behind one ear to determine if it was caused by a bullet.
Miller's death means that his attackers face a charge of murder.
Troopers joined the Schuylkill County district attorney's office in attempting to pieces together events in the crime.
They reported that the thugs- the number has not been revealed- entered the home, located near Route 61 at 25 Broad Street, Fountain Springs, about 2 am and went to Miller's bedroom.
He was struck on the head while in bed, after which the intruders moved a safe from the bedroom to the lower floor, where they worked to open it.
The noise awoke other members of the Miller household in the double dwelling, including a nephew, his wife and three children, and a grandnephew, his wife, and child.
When the bandits heard the shuffling upstairs, they started firing with a shotgun and the household members retreated to their bedrooms.
Troopers gave no indication how much was in the safe, or if any of the contents was missing.
Dr. Otto Miller, the Schuylkill County coroner, was summoned from his Ashland home about 3 am and sent the victim to the Ashland Hospital. After emergency treatment he was transferred to Geisinger Medical Center. Troopers accompanied Miller to Danville to question him and remained with him at the hospital.
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Evening Herald- Wednesday, June 4, 1969
Autopsy Shows Skull Fractures Killed Miller; No Bullet Wounds.
Lamont "Monk" Miller died of a multiple skull fracture, but there was no bullet wound, an autopsy revealed today.
The 73-year-old Fountain Springs man was beaten in his bedroom at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning by armed thugs. He died in Geisinger Medical Center at Danville shortly before noon.
The autopsy was performed at Geisinger on orders of Dr. Jesse Gordner, Danville, coroner in Montour County.
A heavy safe carried from the home by the thieves was found in a wooded area near Crestmont Lake about miles from the residence. State troopers and John Snyder, chief of police at Ashland, came upon the safe, which had been forced open and contents removed.
The safe contained $1,200 cash and some jewelry, according to the victim's nephew, James "Chuck" Conner, who was sleeping in another part of the home and was aroused during the attack on Miller.
Conner notified state police and Dr. Otto Miller, Ashland, the Schuylkill County Coroner. It was reported that Dr. Miller found the victim's hand bound and united the rope.
Dr. Gordner said there was no evidence of a gunshot wound.
A small hole in the side of the victim's head caused speculation that Miller was shot. Dr. Gordner said however that aged-man was beaten repeatedly about the head with blunt instruments. Miller's skull was badly crushed.
Richard Russell, district attorney of Schuylkill County said that murder committed during the perpetration of a robbery or burglary is a first degree offense.
While leaving the Miller residence, the bandits fired tow shots in the direction of the hallway on the second floor where relatives had been aroused by the shuffling of the safe.
Lamont Miller- obit
Born in Ashland on January 10, 1895, the slain man was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Carl) Miller. He resided in the Ashland area all his life.
For some years he operated a food store at 15th and Centre Street, Ashland.
Miller was a member of the Christ Congregational Church at Fountain Springs.
His wife, the former Leda Conner, died in 1967. Survivors include a step-son, James Conner, at home and seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
The funeral will be 11 am Friday from the Kull Funeral Home, Ashland, in charge of Rev. Edwin L. Werner, pastor of the Christ Congregational Church. Interment will follow in the Christ Church Cemetery at Fountain Springs. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening.
Frederick T. Kull is funeral directory.
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Fountain Springs Man Dies after Beating-Robbery
Beaten in his bed by armed intruders at 2 am today, 75-year-old Lamont "Monk" Miller of Fountain Springs died shortly before noon in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
There is a possibility that Miller was shot, as state police said they were checking a wound behind one ear to determine if it was caused by a bullet.
Miller's death means that his attackers face a charge of murder.
Troopers joined the Schuylkill County district attorney's office in attempting to pieces together events in the crime.
They reported that the thugs- the number has not been revealed- entered the home, located near Route 61 at 25 Broad Street, Fountain Springs, about 2 am and went to Miller's bedroom.
He was struck on the head while in bed, after which the intruders moved a safe from the bedroom to the lower floor, where they worked to open it.
The noise awoke other members of the Miller household in the double dwelling, including a nephew, his wife and three children, and a grandnephew, his wife, and child.
When the bandits heard the shuffling upstairs, they started firing with a shotgun and the household members retreated to their bedrooms.
Troopers gave no indication how much was in the safe, or if any of the contents was missing.
Dr. Otto Miller, the Schuylkill County coroner, was summoned from his Ashland home about 3 am and sent the victim to the Ashland Hospital. After emergency treatment he was transferred to Geisinger Medical Center. Troopers accompanied Miller to Danville to question him and remained with him at the hospital.
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Evening Herald- Wednesday, June 4, 1969
Autopsy Shows Skull Fractures Killed Miller; No Bullet Wounds.
Lamont "Monk" Miller died of a multiple skull fracture, but there was no bullet wound, an autopsy revealed today.
The 73-year-old Fountain Springs man was beaten in his bedroom at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning by armed thugs. He died in Geisinger Medical Center at Danville shortly before noon.
The autopsy was performed at Geisinger on orders of Dr. Jesse Gordner, Danville, coroner in Montour County.
A heavy safe carried from the home by the thieves was found in a wooded area near Crestmont Lake about miles from the residence. State troopers and John Snyder, chief of police at Ashland, came upon the safe, which had been forced open and contents removed.
The safe contained $1,200 cash and some jewelry, according to the victim's nephew, James "Chuck" Conner, who was sleeping in another part of the home and was aroused during the attack on Miller.
Conner notified state police and Dr. Otto Miller, Ashland, the Schuylkill County Coroner. It was reported that Dr. Miller found the victim's hand bound and united the rope.
Dr. Gordner said there was no evidence of a gunshot wound.
A small hole in the side of the victim's head caused speculation that Miller was shot. Dr. Gordner said however that aged-man was beaten repeatedly about the head with blunt instruments. Miller's skull was badly crushed.
Richard Russell, district attorney of Schuylkill County said that murder committed during the perpetration of a robbery or burglary is a first degree offense.
While leaving the Miller residence, the bandits fired tow shots in the direction of the hallway on the second floor where relatives had been aroused by the shuffling of the safe.
Lamont Miller- obit
Born in Ashland on January 10, 1895, the slain man was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Carl) Miller. He resided in the Ashland area all his life.
For some years he operated a food store at 15th and Centre Street, Ashland.
Miller was a member of the Christ Congregational Church at Fountain Springs.
His wife, the former Leda Conner, died in 1967. Survivors include a step-son, James Conner, at home and seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
The funeral will be 11 am Friday from the Kull Funeral Home, Ashland, in charge of Rev. Edwin L. Werner, pastor of the Christ Congregational Church. Interment will follow in the Christ Church Cemetery at Fountain Springs. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening.
Frederick T. Kull is funeral directory.
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Evening Herald- Tuesday, June 3, 1969
Fountain Springs Man Dies after Beating-Robbery
Beaten in his bed by armed intruders at 2 am today, 75-year-old Lamont "Monk" Miller of Fountain Springs died shortly before noon in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
There is a possibility that Miller was shot, as state police said they were checking a wound behind one ear to determine if it was caused by a bullet.
Miller's death means that his attackers face a charge of murder.
Troopers joined the Schuylkill County district attorney's office in attempting to pieces together events in the crime.
They reported that the thugs- the number has not been revealed- entered the home, located near Route 61 at 25 Broad Street, Fountain Springs, about 2 am and went to Miller's bedroom.
He was struck on the head while in bed, after which the intruders moved a safe from the bedroom to the lower floor, where they worked to open it.
The noise awoke other members of the Miller household in the double dwelling, including a nephew, his wife and three children, and a grandnephew, his wife, and child.
When the bandits heard the shuffling upstairs, they started firing with a shotgun and the household members retreated to their bedrooms.
Troopers gave no indication how much was in the safe, or if any of the contents was missing.
Dr. Otto Miller, the Schuylkill County coroner, was summoned from his Ashland home about 3 am and sent the victim to the Ashland Hospital. After emergency treatment he was transferred to Geisinger Medical Center. Troopers accompanied Miller to Danville to question him and remained with him at the hospital.
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Evening Herald- Wednesday, June 4, 1969
Autopsy Shows Skull Fractures Killed Miller; No Bullet Wounds.
Lamont "Monk" Miller died of a multiple skull fracture, but there was no bullet wound, an autopsy revealed today.
The 73-year-old Fountain Springs man was beaten in his bedroom at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning by armed thugs. He died in Geisinger Medical Center at Danville shortly before noon.
The autopsy was performed at Geisinger on orders of Dr. Jesse Gordner, Danville, coroner in Montour County.
A heavy safe carried from the home by the thieves was found in a wooded area near Crestmont Lake about miles from the residence. State troopers and John Snyder, chief of police at Ashland, came upon the safe, which had been forced open and contents removed.
The safe contained $1,200 cash and some jewelry, according to the victim's nephew, James "Chuck" Conner, who was sleeping in another part of the home and was aroused during the attack on Miller.
Conner notified state police and Dr. Otto Miller, Ashland, the Schuylkill County Coroner. It was reported that Dr. Miller found the victim's hand bound and united the rope.
Dr. Gordner said there was no evidence of a gunshot wound.
A small hole in the side of the victim's head caused speculation that Miller was shot. Dr. Gordner said however that aged-man was beaten repeatedly about the head with blunt instruments. Miller's skull was badly crushed.
Richard Russell, district attorney of Schuylkill County said that murder committed during the perpetration of a robbery or burglary is a first degree offense.
While leaving the Miller residence, the bandits fired tow shots in the direction of the hallway on the second floor where relatives had been aroused by the shuffling of the safe.
Lamont Miller- obit
Born in Ashland on January 10, 1895, the slain man was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Carl) Miller. He resided in the Ashland area all his life.
For some years he operated a food store at 15th and Centre Street, Ashland.
Miller was a member of the Christ Congregational Church at Fountain Springs.
His wife, the former Leda Conner, died in 1967. Survivors include a step-son, James Conner, at home and seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
The funeral will be 11 am Friday from the Kull Funeral Home, Ashland, in charge of Rev. Edwin L. Werner, pastor of the Christ Congregational Church. Interment will follow in the Christ Church Cemetery at Fountain Springs. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening.
Frederick T. Kull is funeral directory.
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Fountain Springs Man Dies after Beating-Robbery
Beaten in his bed by armed intruders at 2 am today, 75-year-old Lamont "Monk" Miller of Fountain Springs died shortly before noon in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
There is a possibility that Miller was shot, as state police said they were checking a wound behind one ear to determine if it was caused by a bullet.
Miller's death means that his attackers face a charge of murder.
Troopers joined the Schuylkill County district attorney's office in attempting to pieces together events in the crime.
They reported that the thugs- the number has not been revealed- entered the home, located near Route 61 at 25 Broad Street, Fountain Springs, about 2 am and went to Miller's bedroom.
He was struck on the head while in bed, after which the intruders moved a safe from the bedroom to the lower floor, where they worked to open it.
The noise awoke other members of the Miller household in the double dwelling, including a nephew, his wife and three children, and a grandnephew, his wife, and child.
When the bandits heard the shuffling upstairs, they started firing with a shotgun and the household members retreated to their bedrooms.
Troopers gave no indication how much was in the safe, or if any of the contents was missing.
Dr. Otto Miller, the Schuylkill County coroner, was summoned from his Ashland home about 3 am and sent the victim to the Ashland Hospital. After emergency treatment he was transferred to Geisinger Medical Center. Troopers accompanied Miller to Danville to question him and remained with him at the hospital.
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Evening Herald- Wednesday, June 4, 1969
Autopsy Shows Skull Fractures Killed Miller; No Bullet Wounds.
Lamont "Monk" Miller died of a multiple skull fracture, but there was no bullet wound, an autopsy revealed today.
The 73-year-old Fountain Springs man was beaten in his bedroom at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning by armed thugs. He died in Geisinger Medical Center at Danville shortly before noon.
The autopsy was performed at Geisinger on orders of Dr. Jesse Gordner, Danville, coroner in Montour County.
A heavy safe carried from the home by the thieves was found in a wooded area near Crestmont Lake about miles from the residence. State troopers and John Snyder, chief of police at Ashland, came upon the safe, which had been forced open and contents removed.
The safe contained $1,200 cash and some jewelry, according to the victim's nephew, James "Chuck" Conner, who was sleeping in another part of the home and was aroused during the attack on Miller.
Conner notified state police and Dr. Otto Miller, Ashland, the Schuylkill County Coroner. It was reported that Dr. Miller found the victim's hand bound and united the rope.
Dr. Gordner said there was no evidence of a gunshot wound.
A small hole in the side of the victim's head caused speculation that Miller was shot. Dr. Gordner said however that aged-man was beaten repeatedly about the head with blunt instruments. Miller's skull was badly crushed.
Richard Russell, district attorney of Schuylkill County said that murder committed during the perpetration of a robbery or burglary is a first degree offense.
While leaving the Miller residence, the bandits fired tow shots in the direction of the hallway on the second floor where relatives had been aroused by the shuffling of the safe.
Lamont Miller- obit
Born in Ashland on January 10, 1895, the slain man was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Carl) Miller. He resided in the Ashland area all his life.
For some years he operated a food store at 15th and Centre Street, Ashland.
Miller was a member of the Christ Congregational Church at Fountain Springs.
His wife, the former Leda Conner, died in 1967. Survivors include a step-son, James Conner, at home and seven grandchildren and one great-grandson.
The funeral will be 11 am Friday from the Kull Funeral Home, Ashland, in charge of Rev. Edwin L. Werner, pastor of the Christ Congregational Church. Interment will follow in the Christ Church Cemetery at Fountain Springs. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening.
Frederick T. Kull is funeral directory.
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