Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
THE UNION STATION mUHDrk.
TITO Prisoner demanded to Jail.

| AHe I'flSSner demanded to Jail.
Yesterday afternoon the hearin. of the
application Of Samuel Miller, charsc,
with murder, was continued in court.
ii. 5. Mussleman was the first witness
called i'll this case yesterday afternoon. lie
stated that lie was in the employ of Miller
on the night of October 18th Gcnscmcr
and crowd came in between 10 aud 1
O'Clock that same night his party were
George Griffiths, the two Rcgars, A. l..
Ludwi 8, witness and Gcnscmer the lat
ter asked witness to 80 to EberIy's
with him: he said he had nothing
against witness, but it was Miller
he was travelling for they left soon
afterwards and Miller closed up for
the night ut or near 13 o'clock they came
back and wanted in, but the door was
locked Mr.. Miller and Wcinhold then
went out at the side door soon aftcrwartl
the witness heard Il Shot he went around
| and heard another shot, from the flash of
which witness thought it was upwards !;
We:nhold was along side Of Miller Gen
scmer asked Clayt Resar for something
and then went towards Miller it was
something bright, and he said, Now 1
don't care f"r the shootinS," and then
Miller fired again two or three times :;
GcnSc!ner then said lie was hit, and then
witness went i'll they threw stones 1T
them. Witness thought that what Cen
srmcr had in his hand was IL revolver,
Witness was behind tie bar ono day be-
fore when Genscmcr was there behaving
badly it was i'll July and he threatened
TO rip and threw aplate at Miller lie was
gong to throw cream jug 1T him
when witness threw a beer glass at him
ftnp, l,.>
give $40 if he could get witness
or Miller outside to whip them :;
when the crowd went out the first
time on the night of this affair, witness
told Miller to look out as they were laying
for him he then went upstairs and got
his revolver; when they returned Mr..
Miller, Geo. Hinklc, Mrs. Weinhold, Mary
and Susan Bechtoli, Harry Hacker, the
hcstlcr, and witness were in the house
Gensemer said more than once that after
the first fuss lie would have revenge on
Miller.
4 The visitors that were ut Millar's did
not remain all night but went to their
homes there was no music after the
house Was closed witness went out at the
back door after the first shot was fired and
out of the side gate to the pavement
Miller gave him his pistol after he came
i'll does not know if it had been reloaded
witness handed it over to Squire Garman
rs it was given to him Miller was excited
when he went out but not when he came
back ; witness does not know who went
out first. Miller Or Wcinlold all three
went on the cellar door when Miller fired
witness did nothing during this time, he
just stood still the crowd were in = bunch
in front of himself, Miller and Wcinllold ::
Clayton Rcsar was liz front of the cellar
door when Miller fred when the crowd
first came they made (. .,rcat noise and
were swearing.
III. X. Hacker, tho clerk 1T Alillcr's |
store, testified to circumstances in corro5- |
Grafton Of What had been stated BY other !
witnesses. On cross examination he said |
hat Susan and Mary Bcchtold and their
bcauX were in the sidc-room when tic
crowd came up; witness Was in the door
way of the barroom and then went in.
The pistol was shown in evidence, after
which the defense closed.
In Itebu:tai.
The commonwealth called CLAYTON Repar
lnd George Gritliths to show that Gcusc-
ncr did not rush at Miller nor point q pis-
ol towards him before he was shot that
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