The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-02
The Miller Examination
Before Justice Stevens.

proceeded with the cross examination of
JOHN A. Miller Senr., father Of Charles f. the person
charged with abducting his wife,
| Ny Mr JosDAS-At what time did Mrs. Miller leave
on the evening that she arrived there from
Al should think 1t was about o'clock.
Qo,"ha' was the cause Of her leaving there at that
Al was to keep out of the way of her connections
Q-Was that the only cause7
A-Idont know ofany other.
| GLOW do you know that vas the cause7
A-Because that was talked Of at the time. 1
] A-By Charles and the family generally.
Q-Was because she wished to keep Of the way of
her or because he wished to Keep her out Of the
Al understood the desire mutual between them.
| Q-How did you understand thatl
Al understood II from Charles.
Q-Did you, at the time that he had seized her. and
brought , ner there ey force against her will1
| ford against her will.
!Q-Can you state any fact within your knowledge
which induced you to believe that she having been
brought from Stamford against her will was then des.
keeping away from her friends that they could
not find her. II SO, state that fact
Any Information Is all of the same nature-I have no
knowledge Of uny of tho facts before testified to in refe
renee to her leaving my house willingly of this except
Q-Is your Charles f. Miller possessed of any pro.
peIty In hsown right to } our knowledge7
Q-What is itl
Mr. EvARrs here objected to the question irrelevant
Justice STEVENS overruled it.
Q-Who furnished Charles F. Miller with funds to 20
| Al furnished him with funds.
QHad he any business in the West Indies If So what
wast7
Al do not know of any.
Q-Dd he borrow money Of you to bear his expenses
there Or rs ",e to sdye o to him him
Q-Had he any property in the West Indies business
relations there to your knowledgefsowh what they
Al do not know of any.
Q-whst route did you take to and from Norfolk
Al crossed over to Jersey City then to Philadepha
the next morning the railroad to Baltimore and the fol-
lowing day by the steamboat Herald down the bay 10
| Norfolk. which reached on Tuesday merning. The
next Friday morning took the steamboat for Richmond
where arrived about in the evening; stay ed
there for purposes OF business Saturday; Monday
arrived there sbot five six O'Clock in the evening and
frem thence by railroad to this city:
to take from Norfolk home and that you had business
A-she was informed OF the route intended TO 90 and
that passage would be taken for her il she wished;
don't think she was informed any thing about my bu.
| siness.
Q-Did you take any letter to Charles when you went
A-Idont think did
Q-pid you not take letter from your son John An.
A-Idont think did
John Anderson Miller to Charles F. Miller stating that
Mrs Millers brother uncle had gone the West
dies, or anything on that subject
| Al don't think saw sny such letter at all.
Q-Did you hear such or similar letter spoken of
Al do not recoect of hearing word on the subject
| m can while at Norfolk.
o-Dd you know while at Norfolk, or had you any in.
| or uncle at the West Indies
Al not think knew heard any ntimation Of it.
Odd you 20 to Norfolk for the express purpose of
seeing that she taken the West Indies ainst
her will or aonsent 7
Al did.
Qwhat time of day and what day of the week did you
start from the city of New York
A-saurday afternoon, quarter before O'Clock.
| S-Had you any conversation with John Anderson
Miller, your before Charles F. Miller left the city
about making arrangements with the railroad conductor
to take Charles and his wife on board the
Al think understood, and it might ave been from
him. that there had would be- arrangement for the
cars stop at the junction of the Paterson New Jer
sey Railroad, they always stop there when there's
sign given Tor any person to get on board
Odd you understand what the reason was that they
did not embark board the the usual place for
taking passengers at Jersey city
Alt was to evaie the officer who searched my house
the next day after they arrived from Stamford.
up n Miller .sn sa M:
Aid not, but understood that Charles did.
Q-Who SO informed you7
any did personally. did know that there was one
drawn up.
Q-Who drew i'll
Al cannot say positively. suppose Mr. Coles
| Odd you see 1t, or hear it readi ~ No''''
AIido not know that saw it, heard it read still
Qfyou were not informed of such paper or did not
see it, or hear read, how did you obtain kno wledee of
| such paper?
Al said before might have heard it read
Q-Do you recollect anything of its contents1
derstood was ~ contain her wiln gness live with her
husband and desire to make this trip the West Indies
Q-cn what day after your arrival in New York, were
you made acquainted that such paper had been
| A-The first day, on the evening ofthat day.
Owes it before after she went on board of the
brig1
| A-Before she went on board the brig.
bris7 o. VI ''''' VI '"'
Q-Was it as late or later the four o'closk7
Al can't defire the hour.
Q-Do you know where that paper is, or what va,
done with 1T
Al do not.
Q-where did you last see it?
A-1fI saw it at all, it at Norfolk.
Q-Was that the last
A-Ihave never seen it to my knowledge since.
Odd Mrs. Miller sign it,
Add not her sign it, and was informed aha d;a
QDid you have any conversation with Mr. Coles. or
Al think might have had conversation in his pre-
ssnce; think did ~
A-Had conversations in his presence about paper
being drawn, think might.
hat s ss,s oS
paper drawn up7
AL told Charlie. explicitly. and suppose he told i. in
Q-When you went into Mrs. Millers bed room on the
day Of arrival at Norfolk she that bed roomi
Q-Wss she alone7
A-she not
Q-Who was with her.
A-Her husband.
Q-What were they about when you went n1
A-They preparing their things to 60 on board
the brig.
Q-What were they doing7
A-There trunks open on the floor and thev
arranging their things
Q-Whet he doing
Ale was apparently in the same employment
Q-Was he arranging the things in the trunks
Al suppose he was or assisting her to do Ii.
QDo you recollect one thing you her do towards
arranging the trunks7
Al cannot define any particular, not in per-
hans over half a minute
Odd you paper in Charles Millers hands at |
the time you were in that bed ROOM
Al did not
QWas that after or before you had told Charles exp
city what you supposed indirectly he told to Mr. Coles
about drawing up the paper
Al suppose it was afterwards.
Odd you at that time any time previous to that