New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-17
HELD BY rHE c0RoNEES JUGY.

WILLIAM TRACEY COMMITTED FOR TIE MURDER or
CHARLES r. MHIEE-THg ATTEMPT OF THE DE-
FENCE 10 SHOW THAT TRACEY WAS IL FEAR or
HIS LIFE WIEN HF KILLED HIS VICTIM.
The COURTROOM of the Corcncr's office was
crowded yesterday 10y persons interested III the IN
vestigatou before Coroner u rlhaH concerning the
case OF Charl,sP. Miller, who was killed by William
Tracey The first witness was William +. Mmcmn
who was recalled. lis testimony was subs ;ahtlatS
that given uv him on ihe hist DAY oi IN g. lilaI.
George Law. jr stated that he h'a known tracey
five or SIX years and Miller one year
"Ou Monday evening" inc SAID, / stepped INTO
parl,ng's place 90 get n ci-1r. | saw Tracey come
i'm and pass through the cgar-T0o,l. VI" walked mp
10 the htr White rUdng m the 'front.' pari OF the
store heard the report OF pistol. looked around
and saw Miller with pistol IN his hand Several
persons were holding EICHv. bat | could not see
Richard Moore was recalled. His testimony dif
fcrrl in no o,s1tpl from that lnvrn nv him on me
first day nt the inquest. Il. l.. Garden, Of No. 26'
West Ihrtv-fDIrtL-st testified that ne knew MI or
aud Tracey. was between Broadway and Ira
cev'~ door between and 10 o'clock one evening
about two or three weeks ago. There were tNo men
with Inc. Miller, accompanied by two trends,
passed and went toward >Xth-av'. ono OF my
companions remarked: Hope De- does nor 20 70 IA
will have trouble. She witness went on 10 say
that Miller and hI friends walked past lrlccys but
returned aluus, immediately. Tracey stood IN
front % his door. The witness was standing alone
there. Arriving 4t Iacey's door Miller wanted 10
60 IL bu' bis friend persuaded him not 10 DO 50.
ness Miller first. Ih"Y we're no. IN thc place more
than a niuut" whom iu. three came on They talked
al the door, A.lorIl>l-tug upon rrentrruG -dll
i VIII make Tracey raise rom ms CElir
and give me drink Re spose louder than %"
% hers. and understood 10y ia, c1hTrrraI'h ihaj
they did not ant him &" 20 ia then lie then s'un
4 am prepared and can do him; can fix him ~
quick as he me. The party rerutcIrd the store;
When they came out Miller r.mMAc IL i g"od
that the -- - was not there. ne WITNESS
then stated that the party walked toward Broad
way, and four or five minutes later Ira cv drove up
10 he door, lie told Tracey what ne had heard.
Tracey said: % You had better 60 away. VIII iheY
cone back 2" The witness replied, " lo1 know your
business best % A. the time be said h" wonld make
him rai-e from the char and gye MN drink con,
viii Tx him He had his right hand M hi rEhl
oyrTcoat pocket and opened ih" door win ms irlt
hand. lie opened tie door both times with MS lett
hand The witness sad hr was = lie insurance
agent IN that NE had no office. The last position
le had was i'm Jauu nv as assistant superintendent
OF the metropolitan Life Insurance Company.
Nathan &. Rogers stated that hc va, wholesale
dealer IN liquor ciE1r.and prpwre, at 16o broad
way. and supplied Tracey with liquors. Tracey told
witness that hc had been ohot 10y Mlirr.
tlr. lIowe-Nd he ever communicate to you that
he had been shot 10y Mr. Miller!
NIneSS-lr-.
Nj. Howc-Iel MS what ho said.
At this an objection was raised bv Colonel Fellows,
counsel Tor BE- prosecution HE counsel Tor The de-
fen ant offered 10 prove by the witness that the de-
PENDANT In actual tear OF his life, and IN u such
fear existed with defendant at the time Miller met
his death. The offer was oyerruled and the question
dlsallnwed.
At the afternoon session Robert =. Carroll tcsti-
fed that he had visited Iracey's liquor shop while
Miller was present. Miller walked up to him and
sand Did YOU ever say you would kick me Z" Il
said, no" continued the witness, and added II
Won don't stop talking about me-just at that mo-
ment he stabbed me in toe left side. Tracey sad 10
Miller, What are YOU doing there Every Tine you
come into IGy house you are trying to JaIsc
quarrel don't want you here; don't want you
to come into my house. MllleTs reply was Oh, 90
to -"
The District Attorney moved to strike out this
testimony il was taken under objection. The cOun-
sci for the defence insisted that The Coroner had
legal power 10 order the testimony 10 be stricken
ont The testimony was ruled ont by the Coroner,
John Hanrahan testified that h met Miller three
or four weeks ago in Sixth-ave lie came up to me
and on my saying that was going to lracey's he
reyIicd IN Kill that ~" lie put his hand in
his back pocket and said, "Pm always heclcd for
him.
AT 4:15 p. m. the Coroner charged the jury. The
jury re tired at 40. Al 5l5 thcjury returned and
brought IN a verdict that Charles i. Miller to
his death by pistol und at the hands of William
Tracey Notion was made by counsel Tor the defence
to release the prisoner on bail. The Coroner de-
fcrred his decision