Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-04
TIE UNION STATION mURDEK.
The Case Partially Heard TODAY

This morning court met at 10 o'clock to
hear the application Of Samuel H. Miller,
who is charged with the murder Of VIM,
Genscmer, at Union Station, and who de-
sircs to be admitted to bail The prisoner
was brought into court by Prison Keeper
Wc:Se, AID lie was represented by S. II.
Reynolds and J. Hay Brown, esqs. The
| commonwealth was represented by J, L..
Steinmatz and NJ. Brosius esqs District
Attorney Davis being absent in Philade!-
phia n large number of witnesses were
called by the commonwealth to show how
the murder occurred. &c. Their testimony
| is @ iv2n below.
Clayton Regar, sworn live in Reams-
town and am acquainted with defendant :;
knew Gcnsemer also; was present in front
OF Samuel ii. Miilcr's store in Denver on
! the night of October 18th the others there
were VIM. Gensemer, George Gctz. Adam
Ludwig, William Lentz. Charles Regar !:
1t was between II and IL o'clock when We
were there defendant was not there when
We came We first saw him in about five
minutes ;hc was standing at the other end
Of the house at the gate, which opens on
the street from the side yard when ho
first attracted our attention he said, "I'll
be- c. d if you'll get in there, you
have no business in - be next shot when
he shot, Gensemer and myself walked down:
VIC said We had a right to 60 in We went
| up TO the cellar flap Miller said, "You
arc now under my roof, you must go Off :"
he then fired shot {; he then fired another,
| the bullet from which struck me on the
boot Miller then went to the gate and
fired several shots had revolver in
my pocket ut the time and Gensemer
| asked for it handed it to him Just as
he lad it i'll his hand he said 81 am
! shot, and began to stagger up the pave
mcnt Oh which he fell he was taken to
the doctors Office Miller walked into tic
house after the shooting and said nothing
| was standing twO steps from Gensemer
when he was shot there is cellar door,
on the upper side of which is 4 railing /
was on the door when first shot Gensemer
was OH the public board walk when shot
he had said nothing to Miller it was a
clear night there was light in the bar
room, and we were right in front of it
when Miller was ut the gate he could not
see the light in tho bar-rOom We saw the
light and heard dancing and music I
wanted to go i'll and some of the others
did some wanted to stay out do not
know. what Genscmer wanted to do.
WitEcSs shown q rough draft of
M!l!er's place We had been to MIL
ler's before upon that evening, about 9l
O'Clock Gcnsemcr was with me, I
don't know who else Mr.. Miller was in
the bar room. !; when We came in an accOr.
dion was being played, when We came in
the lady stopped playing it; / don't re-
member il GCnsemcr said anything from
that we went to Eberly's where We remain
ed until ii o'clock VIC then started home
cfnn,,1I at %l,o 4
hotel were closed we were in front of the
door five minutes discussing whether or not
we would so N; we were not talking loud
we did not try the door while there Miller
came to the gate and SAID VIC had no right
to go in: it Was his property and We should
not go in; then there was shot fired which
hurt nobody | did not hear what Gensc
mer said ; after the shot was fired Gense-
mer and | walked up to him when We
were standing right in front OF him, Miller
shot again that struck me in the boot
when Miller had shot the second time
Gensemer stepped to the board walk no
asked me for 4 revolver, which ! gave
him; Miller then shot several times !;
GenscEcr was struck when we started
from Ebcr!y's that night don't remember
that Genscnlcr said, "Now VIC will 90 up
to MiiIer'S and root him OUT
DR.. Saml S. Wcist, sworn am a prac-
tcing physician and reside at Schnneck :
have been practicinS medicine since 1854 : |
l knew Gcnscincr for 10 years; | was |
called to attend him on the 10th of Ccto-
Ter last; | found him in :: prostiatcd con- |
dition AID suffering from bullet wounds
conducted the first post-mortem exam |
ination. Ono ball entered the neck and |
taking Il downward course it lodged in the |
third rib, where it was firmly imbedded
found large quantity of blood in his
chest lie died from this wound the other
bullet entered the lower jaw, pass
ing inward, downward and backward and
lodged III tho muscles of the neck.
This shot would have killed him in course
OF time the third shot struck the man on
the right hip bone ; previous to this shoot
ing Mr. Gensemer was 4 sound man
have the balls taken from the body (bul-
lets shown) by Drs. Cline and BIeilcr
= The immediate effect of the two first
shots would be to PROSTATE the man
when first saw him he was unconscious,
but very restless.
DR.. Peter Blcilcr, who was first called
when Gensemer was shot, and to whose
house he was first taken, testified to these
Facts, and stated that the cause of the
mans death was Lcmorrhage caused by
bullet wounds. The doctor corroborated
DR.. Weist i'll regard to the pOst-mortcm
Dr. Z. Il. Cline, was also called and he
'es.ified that the bullet wounds were the .
cause Of the mans death. .
Michael $. Grimes, sworn Ihavo known
llr. Miller for Is years !; live in Union
station am a carpenter heard Miller
make threats against Genscmer in August; I
le said, If he comes into my house
gain and does anything out of the road, :
will shoot him." t
Christian Keller, sworn I live quar-
CT of y mile from Union Station run a c
aw mill and do little farming have Q
,nOwn Miller for years in the last of S
september l heard Miller say that he Il
7ould shoot Gensemer | asked Miller d
That they had been doing the night before; b
c SAID they were out OH the pavement u
gain they wanted to get in and finally &
'cnt away he said if they came again he t
'ou!d shoot them through the door; il
ad heard tha5 Gensemer and others had
cen at Miller's the Saturday night be-
'rc and that was the reason asked about
George Hartman, sworn: live d
lree- -quartcrss of mile from Union ii
tation; have known Miller for d
,vcral years; at least four weeks e,
eforo the shooting heard Miller make in
treats; | asked him what he and Gense. sc
er had had Miller said he would shoot Il
enscmcr if he came again in the way he m
d; / don't rccOllect what Miller said G
ho lk1-1 1,oo nal |