New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-27
ASSEMBLY,
The Hempstead Affair-Continuation oil 'r'
nfIIer's Examination.

The examination a. J0n0fhdt .hiAtf lDf hiso"
and murder. was continued yesterday q. Hampstead
Court House on tne part Of the prosecution ou''o lar
rotbps hs. been brought light directly 10 erimns'e
Mr. Miller az connected with the horrid crime Tor
which be hiss been arres.sd-indeed hardly enough 10
hold him for trial provided be should make no defence
whatever.
TIE fra. witness called yesterday morning was 70
ward Miller brother Of jonathan. he was SHOWN
diagram Of the premises which be said "as correct
Had not been =, the house since January Ill alter ne
hro had worked for Jonsibsn ard frequently U'i'e
at hs house Jonathan kept bis az, gun SC IL ihe
south east corner Of the she'd room was present "hen
the AZ yth!nks Il the same one was found ID ne
center Of the large west room wss present "nen 'oe
body Of Mrs Miller found Witness stated several
other fscs connected with the FIRE but nothing Of m
porisnce
Jsues Rogers testified to having bought Load Of
hay Of Mr. Miller Al Brooklyn about III; o'clock on the
l5ih-the morning Of the FIRE.
william Greed who lives about miles from MI.
Ter. house ssu man passing, with load OF hay IN
tho direction Of Brooklyn (-upPOsed ii TO be MiAer
about Is minutes before o'clock on the morning OF the
18th Is not sure il was Miller. Elias and Joseph Dor
lon we're both called 10 the stand, but their evidence
was substantially the same as on Friday last
posed 81 "A NJ. -. g..
D5rid 5 CIoui-Resde IL Hampstead saw The ire
bp Flo,re, Was Al the houss Of Miller aer The FIRE =
lt,e sner II A. NJ the about he center OF main
buiding. mole or head down. 20 ge up ssnungy pAns
of IN. wal Lnd rubbish laying over the pole AGO uposr
edge blade; can't say there wss tny "an unoe' A7
head o. the . ,.,-.- 49,,
Nm r Treyeff Went 20 oot for Mr.. nj Ter to inform
him OF the fre met him al Bedford (suDurbs Of Brookyn
asked him II be had heard Of the sccideni cf s2nehns 70
that effect he SID he had not tolo hci hs sno,s sy
burnt up. he sac. up hs re.ns arc sac, nov %
II be witness told Henry Nostrand no was WIN hin,
TO take hold % his Hilesl reins NosIrsnd GOT o oi
wue.ss wagon and told Miller 10 get In win nin
which did and then tuned round 70 return 10 hrF
stead Miller said twice ho~ can u bel witness hsksa
him Miller how he ief the IRE Miller $50 DIS VIE
w.kec him IN he care directly down strs, lighted me
candle went 10 The bAr fcd hs horses went BACK 70 me
house and his coffee, then harnessed MS nofs snu
hicheo them TO the wagon and men ~th ny ., ~
q on h cost blew out hs csnd setting on the isO near
Inc middle OF The room went out shu he gate and started
for Brooklyn Il o'clock Miller tod wines "neh
he came down stairs; len home ABOUT o 1ock m -.
HEM Nosfr0nS-Wss at tee FIRE al 0c.ock' ven win
Mr. Everett 10 lock for Miller, met Miller al beoioto
Everett ssid To Miller, Il have found you 81 .ti men
Everett told Miller that hs fsniy were unIneo up, ~
asked Everett what time :he house took nre remained 20
conversation with Nj Ter hut fsw mome1si EvereN loiI
Miller his house took FIRE between four and hve' zoos
chsrge Of niers wagon; Miller got INTO EvefeNsi ooh
recoi eoi hearing MI er say " How can il De r.
Here the evidence closed for the present on the part
Of the prosecution-,he District Attorney saying ne
may possibly desire to examine one or two witnesses
more in the course OF the examination. The Court
then al ourned till half pact this morning when The
defence will be opened
The Court Room was densey crowded with people
most of whom were Milers neighbors and while they
say there no positive evidence TO convict there seems
10 be a vague bu quite general conviction that he u
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