New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-15
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
NOW MILLER NET HIS DEATH.

HOW MILLER NET HIS DEATH.
CASE WHICH DEEPLY INTER-
DIFFERING OPINIONS AS TO WHAT OoN''
DESPERATE MAN. .ho
There was large crowd In the courI-ioo'i VI when
Coronsr,s office yesterday mornine' ID Nj
a. inouost in the case of Charles !; MI
ieT Who was killed by. William a III ny
=; Picbord NJ Darlings liquor store. al NO.
! or broadway on Monday night. November = VIZ
Continued Tracey and james UoTmey. WI" ISI ~ iu"
ms an accessory, were led IN oy CaP.ain w niian3
A,nong fine spectators we're many " sporting men,
Who watched the proceedings with great interest
as Miller and Tracey were both members Oh tne r
fraternity rr ROCKY On Moore ooT Barney Aaron
and Mark Mcguire. ROweli, the pedestrian, was
present during part of the proceedings. ne MIl5
OF the dead dressed in deep mourning ocGuPioG
a seat in the front part of the room, and WIN IeL
was her uncle; who was with Miller when GhsrI hc
was shot. William f Hove a ana Lama ohaiIR
Fellows for the District Attorney. Coroner neirt
man made statement of the case to the Jury wiiSl
included Henry Holt aud Roswell Z. oHltn 'ne
publishers and J. ID. Bloomlngdale
The first witness Mrs. Miller. VINO staIed 'nae
she last saw her husband about O'Clock on Ine
Tor of the liquor store testified that he saw p'st0
in Miller's hani but he did not zee flac
have one Wl3n f. Tho n Inttsr was sne SPORT
ing man and that they were partners. For year
previous he had not seen Tracey in Darlings place
miller was OF The place lace R tod ne be story
shooting as it has alIsady been given in THE
Charles II. Crawford, who lives al the BToEer
House. testified that he saw Tracey go up to Miller
and say. " have come here to kill you" lmmedi-
ately afterw r1 Tracey fired. He saw q
pistol in Mlers hand, but not until
after he was shot Daniel Birdsall, OF No. 10l
West Twenty-eighth-st, was in the ore when me
shooting took place. Il ran Immediately" he sald
into The back room and stad there until EVERYONE
was gone. met Miller that afternoon. re , told
me that he had heard that Tracys place had oeell
pulled and that he was sorry for it, as he had
wanted TO fix him himself" NJ.
Coroner Herrman-What do you mean by pulling
q place y
ur' Brooke-I suggest that your Honor ask Cap
t9in Williams as an expert.
II wanted to see what an innocent man meant Dy
Do YOU mean TO say that Captain Williams is
not an innocent man lGreat laughter from the
PWiiliam II. Belts who also lives at the Brewer
House testified that he had heard Tracey say IN Oar
ling's store to Miller that he had come TO
Kill him. After Miller was shot he took
him to the New-York Hospital, and then went
to the police station, where he was kept LOT wv, Two
nights and day Mr. Belts sad that he had eeen
an inspector of customs, and that he was an aItor-
new although not practising.
Coroner Herman Ito MeSsrs. Brooke and Howe
DO YOU want to crOSS-eXamine the wltnessF -
Mr.. BrOOke-l think we Will reserve that unt l
later. 1t will take too much tins now. We shall
want TO go into his antecedentS when We do eX-
IS was Stated aftrrward that the counsel for
Tracy expect to show that Belts who is apparently
a SOutherner, has taken part III no less than nine
Sichard Moore. of No. $50 West Twenty second
st. next took the stand. He said: was in Oar
ngs when Tracey came man Ai'G bctW we S 1s
and led him out of the store. Miller and were as
intimate as any two men IN the world cond be. l
was with him when he shot Tracey about eight
months ago l was arguing with drunken man III
Tracey's saloon when Miller interiered. Tracey
came out from behind the bar and said:
trouble. What have you got yoar hand in
in your pocket fort Doyoq want to shoot some
body YOU dirty little ratY Miller said he didn' al
low anyone to call him such names, and he fired
three shots at Tracey, hitting him once and chasing
him into the back room; ! told Tracy afterward
that he ought to be careful: that Miller was small
man. but that he wouldn't allow anyone to abuse
him.
rate and dangerous MANI
The Witness (heStatiugy)-I guess he was al
ways ready to make good Tor himself. lie usually
{ Did Miller go to Traccy's saloon after he shot
Once. lie told me that he was drunk when he
did 80, and that Jim Carson took hin around there
TO get up fight. | knew he thought that he had
made bad play in going there
did Miller ever shoot Thomas McDonough ~
mo: he shot me instead. We re in McDOn-
onGhs saloon in SiXth-Sve lie was having u dis
pute with McDonough aud got between Them,
thinking there was going to be fight, aud Alilicrs
pistol went of by mistake. The bullet went
In ough my clothing, and hitting the buckle on my
suspender glanced off without hurting me-
Odd Miller ever shoot Larry OBnenT"
81 heard so, but was out OF the city at the
time
what did you heart"
Mr. Fellows objected TO this and made an argyll
rnent against admitting hearsay testimony. He
followed by Mr.. Brooke and Mr. Howe, who thought
the witness ought to be allowed to answer. MIR.
Fellows spoke again. and Mr. Howe rose TO answer
him. but was interrupted by Coroner Herman, who
said ave have had enough of this thing. l decide
that the testimony cannot be introduced"
Mr. Brooke ito the witness stornly)-And you
think that Miller not dangerous nd DIES
perate man. although he shot Tracey and you and
shot at OBrlen.
The witness twarmly)--NO, sir; ] do not. He
was only a Wild, reckless boy.
The inquest then adjourned until this morn
ing at IL a. III.
YOUNG HORNBUSTER'S FALL.
Leon Hornbustcr age nineteen. arrested at
l. F,4l, No Il -,lac Ilr.o