The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-16

Show that She ls About as Gully as lie
Is-Scemes In Conrt-Case 10 be Further
Heard To-day.
The IIenrico County Court was opened
yesterday morning with Judge Newman,
Of Hanover, on the bench. Charles Henry
Lee was arraigned to answer the indict-
ment OF wilfully and deliberately killing
Daniel Miller Doth colored). Accused,
when called upon to plead, said "No. sir,
amt guilty, and knows nothing about
It," Major W. +. G. Gregory appeared
for defence, and G.. w. Thomas, Esq,
Commonwealth attorney, and Mr.. w. III.
Beveridge for the prosecution. Lee is
native OF Lunenburg; II about twenty
two, stoutly built, black, and ugly, and his
face gives no evidence Of intelligence. He
had been living in the house OF Daniel Mil
ter, near Hungary station, on the Freder-
icksburg railroad, and had taken posses
sion OF Daniels wife snd home. Between
him and Daniel there were frequent quar-
rels. Times almost without number Bar
bara had said that she wanted to get rid OF
the old man. Her desire was accomplished
about daybreak on the morning Of Febru-
airy liih. The body OF the dead man was
placed on the railroad track, and two trains
ran over it; but the story OF the murder
finally leaked out. subsequently Barbara
confessed She put the killing entirely on
Lee. And so the case went to trial yestcr-
day.
CoLOEED MEN EXCLUDED FROM The JURY.
The counsel for the prisoner struck from
bn a.. OF fotip poI M
thereon, leaving the jury composed OF white
Crouch. Edward Clarke, w. B. Andrews,
j. VI. Carter, j. {. Richardson, III. ID.
Smith. T.. X. Gmn. X. Farrer, J. +. Chill
drey, Jr., Charles &. Roper, and George ;.
stokes.
A. j. Jones. section-master OF the Rich
mond Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road. told OF finding Miller's body on the
railroad.
BARBARA's STORY.
Aiter Mr.. Jones left the stand Barbara
Miller. the wife OF the murdered man, gave
her testimony, which has already been
published. and in which she reiterated her
statement that Lee had killed her husband.
She delivered her testimony in a dramatic
manner, growing more and more excited
as she proceeded. At one time she broke
into n hysterical laugh. Her colored audi
tors listened with breathlcss interest until
she came to certain climaxes in her narra-
tive. when, unable to restrain their emo
ton, they gave vent to their feelings by
groans.
on, HORROR. =
When she repeated Lees statement. 81
carried him and put him on the railroad
track" long groan OF horror proceeded
from the colored throng, and the officers
had 10 threaten TO clear the courtroom ii
the noise was repeated. While the woman
was testifyIng the prisoner was in pro-
fuse perspiratloD.
Lee said to l.2r that he and Daniel went
to get wood TO cook breakfast and Lee hit
Daniel with the axe three times and killed
him, and carried his body to the railroad
track and there broke his neck for good
measure, and left him in position for the
ears To run over him.
THE DAUGHTERS STATEMENT.
Mary Miller, daughter Of Barbara, and
aged thirteen. testified that she was at
home at the time her father was killed. and
that her mother, father, aud Charles Lee
had Il quarrel, and that both Charles and
her mother abused her father DanieD
Lee threatened to xii, my father that night
before we went to bed. Mother told father
that she was going away and leave him and
live with Charles. Mother never did any
thing for my father. ! always washed and
ironed his clothes and cooked his meals.
THE BLOODY HAND.
| did not see any blood in the house.
The only blood that | saw was the print Of
hand on the frOnt-dOor frame. | asked
mother about il. and shestold me that she
had cut her finger. | asked her to let me
see her hand, and she said, $50 way,
child" | looked, but did not see where
her finger was cut. | did not hear father
ask mother to wake him ND next morning.
When | woke up in the morning father,
mother, and Charles Lee were ont OF the
house. and Lee did not return until about
dark
THE HAUNT OF MURDER N THE CLOTHES.
That night after the lamp was lii Fri
day) mother and Lee were seated side by
side ut the table. He was strOking her
hair, when he told mother that she must
wash his clothes. and mother SAID that
from what was on them she could not wash
them TO save her life. Charles said then he
would have to wash them himself.
When / woke up next morning (Satur-
day) the clothes had been washed and
were hanging up 10 dry before the fire.
Mother has knocked me down once or
twice about Lee. | loved my father, and
was his iavoritc child.
CHARLES WAS HER SWEET PET.
Jane Winston. the sister OF Barbara, testi
fled that Barbara and her husband were al
ways quarrelling about Lee. She often told
Daniel Barbara did not care for him,
and that Charles was "her sweet pet. and
that she tBarbara) hated him more than she
did the devil"
Barbara asked me TO stay with her after
the death OF her husband. was afraid TO
do so, and Lee said il / would stay with
her he would bring me something, and |
told him TO bring me cheese, and he brought
il. | never saw anything OF the clothes
until they had been washed by Barbara and
hung up by the fire. l did not know what
had become OF Daniel Miller.
THE BLOOD on THE DOOR.
saw some blood on the door; did not
see il anywhere else. On Friday, after the
killing, Lee and Barbara were seated to-
eethcr, he stroking her hair, and he asked
Barbara To wash his clothes. She said that
sbe could not. On one occasion she said
that she was going to Lunenburg TO live
Inv Alice Hert. I told her she could not,
for Daniel would not let her. She said
that when she and Charles Lee went Daniel
would be at the devil.
BARBARA WITH A PISTOL.
Elizabeth Washington testified: Last
n I a al III.