Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-06
The Shooting Of Mrs. Conner.
HEARING BY JUDGE cox ON THE WRIT Or HABEAS
CORPUS FOR MILES.

HEARING By JUDGE cox ON THE WRIT Or HABEAS
CORPUS FOR MILES.
This morning, Warden Croker, of the jail, in
obedience to a writ of habeas corpus brought into
the Criminal Court Nicholas Miles, who was COM
mtted to Jail on the rendition of the verdict Of the
coroner's jury on the body OF Mrs. Annie Z. Con-
ner, wife OF Mr.. john L. Conner) who was shot on
the evening OF Saturday, January asth.
Mr. A. b. Williams appeared for the prisoner,
ana stated that the object of the writ was to secure
his release or have the BAH SET He submitted
that the testimony taken by the coroner DIR.
Patters0n) would not show a case Of murder.
Mr. Taggart assist mt district attorney. re-
counted the circumstances. and sail that while
there was no positive evidence yet that the pris-
oner was the guilty party, the officers were still
investigating the case. lie would not, however,
agree that the case be baiied.
MI Williams answered that at most the case
was one OF Involuntary manSaughter; there was
no lnailce In It, He asked that he be permitted To
call the witnesses.
Mr. Taggart said that there were three wit
neSseS whose testimony was not taken before the
could not see the necessity Of going into this
now, as the grand jury was now in session, and
the officers were still Investigating the case.
MI Williams remarked that he did hot desire to
prevent any inye5tigj ton, but to shorten this
mans Imprisonment. believing, as he did, that it
was at most Il ba1laDle case.
THE TESTIMONY.
The court said he would hear the testimony, and
Mr.. Taggart read portions OF the coroner's notes
taken on Monday last-the testimony of BERTHE
Strange. Laura Darlington, Albert Carrick, Abra-
ham Mercer, W. IL. Knots, G. W. Larner and
Officer Simpson.
Vim. Banks. colored. a new witness testified
tiat ne saw Miles on the night in question at
Roach'S restaurant with pistol. Witness asked
hlln to treat, and he said IL could treat, drawing
out the pistol II did not want that Kind of
treat" said the witness. The court, ''And you
retreated," Yes sir" said the witness.
Sergeant Riley testified that Miles was arrested
ABOUT 9:iO clock on the night in question. The
tIley between Miles house and the adjoining one
led INTO Miles house. He had S0ine c0nyerSa ton
with Niles that night, and he said that he was at
the Office Of Wiliet and Libbey) about six O'Clock
ana ne remembered that he had taken the pistol
out ana laid 1t Oh the desk, but did not remember
anything more about it. When arrested Miles
was lying across bed with his feet in chair.
Mr. Taggart said that he would like further
tlle TO examine witnesses who had not yet come
in.
THE COURT REFUSES TO RELEASE THE PRISONER ON
BAH.
The court remarked that the evidence points to
Miles as the man who fired the fatal shot, for he
was seen drunk with the pistol, and a drunken
man was seen TO 60 in the alley and the shot came
from It, If he was not too drunk to fire the shot he
may have had motive: it may have been murder.
Inc case must go before the grand jury, and he
was unwilling TO admit him to bail.
MILES RETURNED TO JAIL.
Miles was then returned to jail in charge of the
warden.
There was rumor afloat to-day that the pistol
USED by Niles in shooting Mrs. Conner had been
found. The police know nothing OF it.