New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TIE TRACEY MURDER TRIAL.


murder Of Charles p Miller was resumed yesclSS es
before Judge Cowing in the Court OF Generaa Ses
Sn' THE "a scSsSn
panel Of fifty men had been summoned ana ahs
TWO OF 'h mrar Eleven Jurors had been found on
Monday but four Of them were challenged peieinp
toy Yesterday and Their places SeT U made the
,,s;,' snecch for the prosecution. setting forth
briefly the facts Which It was iats"d sSa, lles
deputy Coroner Waterman sslc nro shas by
bullet wound, Richard Darling, the prRSp poadway.
the liquor store No. i,Zi' ,a p,o" tes,
where ,ba as s shooting Was TOOK IN his stos
about o'clock shortly after on me t nart Of
November 2, ISL Miller was in the 'front.' par N
the saloon near the cgnbF s Witness heard shot,
and turning Tracey in the doorway anu '' We
after saw Miller with pisto, IN MS ha William
Mnschin the father-in-law of Miller, described se
shooting, Of which he was witness MIL. .and ond
standing with his back against tue clgai o had an
umbrella in his right hand and cigar IN hs a ac,s
hand Tracey came in aud said. Come, lets nave rave
drink" He went into the 6arroon, anu Wy Tpacev
ness heard a pistol shot, and turning, saw tracey
with pistol in his hand standing IN the aoor" az
Miller had jumped away few lnches rom . uo s,o
cigarsa1d The witness went fta g he .s saw Miller
with pistol in his hand and heard some one can
10 him not TO shoot He saw Miiier
stagrer hack and followed him OUT on
the sidewalk He identified MilleTs pistol cap,
tain Williams was called as the next witness, and
identified Millers pistol which had been han s.o
him by Colonel Belts he testified that the pistol
was fully loaded. and showed the cartridges ne had
taken from il. Tracey surrendered hunS,ii 10 ZAP
tain Williams the next evening WIiiain ~ n,
Betts of Washington. d. c., who was one OF the
nersons IN the store related the occurrences OF tDe
evening" He heard Tracey say when he stood IN
he doorway between the har-room and the cigar
store =" came in here TO kill you" After SAYING
Tins he shot Miller. who was leaning against tne
eirar-stand. On examination the wltheSS was
asked: ,,.,
" Yes, sir" q,
you've killed man, haven't your
"Ycs."
1.-TWO men, perhapsp
"Yes three men, ,,,. 49,
On redirect examination the witness told how inc
killing of the three meu took place. One OF theln
pamed Brown he said. had insulted his VIE While
lie va, with the Southern Army al tensacolL
Brown had been arrested and attempted 70 draw
I,istol on the witness who in self-defence stabbed
him With n knife. The second man he shot ~ Nes'
Point near the line between Georgia and AiaDalna.
Some men came into a liquor store where ne was
and hogan firing and he shot one OF tneui
The third man made threat 10 HIM IN Albany Ua
and as he nad revolver and stick IN his hand tne
witness shot him. The easy aud almost loviai man
ner in which the witness told his experiences caused
some Amusement IN court Danlei bidsalI anu
Richard Moore who also saw the shooting, give tes
:iInony similar 10 that of previous witnesses
Moore was cross-eXamined as 10 previous dithcu-
ties between Tracey and Miller seven months before
The latter was killed. The trial Will be continued
this morning