Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-11
on TRIAL FOR MURDER.
Testimony that PsIntn To-
wards MIlIer's Guilt
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aErsst Of Miller she hrsf tims. 90 Fri
Gay, Ksbrnars 12th, 1855 abont $50 :.
ms at Mfiiexsa house on Lake WashfnQ
ton- Sheriff Mc0fag, Fred SparlinQ
and ! Rot o4 the stelmer Bsa, &c Nil
lers landing, and vent 40 % the houas.
MsGrag knocked e the door. Soaas
one inaida said s'Oome in We all vent
IN Mr.. MoGrau drsi. next and Frad
eparling last Ms9rtw aaid: - Mr..
Millers have come 30 arrest yOa and
yo1r lwo sens for the marder Of Col
man. Mil e. hezikatsd q moment and
saids Who q Ooimanf What Col-
manl1 Mo6Kaw said: . Yon know wen
enouah what CoIma1; the Colman yon
mardesed." Miller saad: . I have 4 kaa
los ef neigh bons, Mr. Moaraw. 4 Il
ny neiahbers ubo have dsns this.n
| Mc6raW said: = Where are vour awo
eons3H MflssF did not answer. Ne
GFaw repeated lhs question. Miller
nodded towards The table and said:
There l. cue ok fham.n McGraW
turned 60 ths hoy and said: Where
d your hRoeherfP He di6 net nnaWer.
Miller said; . Willie, whers Is youF
brotheFf AT the minss,s replied the
boy. Mc(3raW said. What mine9s
| Ha Keplied, Acoai mina.n Mc0Faw
aaked him what coal mine. He aaid.
Newcastle Ao0faw then said: Sect
ready and come along With ne" Miller
naias Willie. wo will have 70 Qo.n He
asked HI 9fAV II be coald sss his wife.
De went into anotheF room and No
Ggaw weht wiih him. In q moment
they came cot, and w0 vent down on
the boat together. beard 4 oonverna-
tion On board the boat between Miller
and Ms9raW. Me0faw asked Miller
when be fFat heard Of the mardsr of
Oolman. Miller did not answer. No
9Faw repeated she question, when Mil-
/ Ter replied: When yoa told me- Ne
Ggaw said: " Did yon not hear Of Il be-
fore told youf" Miller made no reply.
MeGFaW asked Miller II Corway had
not told him Of the murder. Miller did
not answer MeGraw aid: Nov as q
matter Of fast. Mr.. Miller, did not Con-
way tell you Of the murderT Miller
answered, No.n McGfaW asked him
Why Conway had not told him Of the
murder, and Miller replied: He did not
have time.n Muller further said that
Conway got there Just before We did.
Mc9FaW said: " MR. Miller dent Won
know you are lyinRf Isn't it arae that
Conway has been at your hease an hour.
1 W EAANAGs 8AAtAaN AG4tt8tE4 AQN E1tAlE
time and then said, Nor hoGraw
asked how long be had been there as =
matter Of fast before Wa got there, and
Miller said: / don't knOw. might have
been i've minutes, might have been more
and might have been leasn MsGraW
asked Miller IL Conway did not tell him
about she murder. Miller said: "Cen
way told me be saw you ia Meyden.
banE Bay, on q steamer coming 10 arrest
/ my two boys for the dF0WniHR Of Col
man" McGfaw said: Did ynu have
any conversation about iil Did you ask
about III" Miller said: No; Il did net
concern ma.n He then said be did not
have time 20 ask about it before We ar
rived. McGTaw said: !" great many
questions can Be asked and answered in
Eve minutes" The aext thing Feuem
Der Il MoGFaw saying: is il possible,
Mr.. Miller, that 90 prominent citizen
aa ]. M Colman. your nearest neiqhboF,
q man who has been Commissioner Of
this county for several years, could be
murdered OF dF0WHed and yon not take
interest enough 50 inquire about itf"
Miller then replied that be was NOT al
edusaied man and could net express
himself. Thia Is the conversation as
neaF as can remember it. Miller was
extremely nervous during the time thsy
we're talkiRo.
Gross examinatiou-We we're in Mey-
denbaaeF Bay about 5 o'clock D. m. and
az Miller,s about $50 .. N.
John \. Ac0raW, ealled-He gave q
description Of the arrest Of Miller. On
the Ssh OF February MilIeF's family Wis
tied the jail for the fiFst time after the
arrest Of Miller. The prisoner vas
brought into my oliice. On seeing bis
family, be raised both hands aud waFn.
ING them from him, said vehemenflv,
rapidly and In very excited manner:
Dunit you open your mouths here
Don't you say Q word here II any one
cOmes around the place drive them
away. Don't talk 10 them. Don't say
. wosd 20 anybody except my attorneys.
Don't send me anything. have every
thing that / WaRt here" Mrs. Miller
answered In q VERY hssiiatinR way:
" ell, ! AN not afraid. / an nos
afraid 10 eay--to say that everything 10
al Fight.n Miller turned 10 me and
said In a very angry and excited man
ners II had known what knew nov,
would not have answered any Of your
questions.s said WHY NOT p He
answered. Because l had ne right .
talk b anybody except nv ATTORNEYS" !"
replied Well, Mr.. Miller, my expe-
gisncs has taught ms that an innocsnt
man is never afraid 20 open his mouth
AID turn his tongue iOoss. and that Il il
0Hly the guilty nan Who shields himself
behind bic attorneys" Iarrestsd George
h. Miller ths second time on the 5sh day
Of March last. aariy In tAs morning, jusi
after dayliaat. The b6ties were found
the day before, Mona Of our party bad
told Miller Of ne indine Of the bodies.
Do not believe he bad heard Of Il. Took
Miller on the steamer Bee. He and
sat oat On the bog Of the boat We
went around the south end Of the island,
past the place where the bodies weFs
found, then turned around and run the
steamer up 20 the Windfail fram
where the shooting is supposed 70 have
been done. Aa We naAred the shore
Miller tsmPed up, trembling violently,
and leaned against the pilot hoass Of
the boal He made several attempts 20
light his pigs, bat vas trembling 90
violently that be eoaid not Do %. In
ohanaina from one foot - another his
whole frame tremhled liks q leaf. Mr..
Miller rtveted bis eyes % tie deck, aad
uonld nos leok up 90 any accounf, He
u A-fANA
aWay TIE tears running down kis chaeks
he would not aay wsFd, even 30 tell
ne how far u vas from his pisce %
tswn. The next day took him 70 TIE
undertakssis and sboued him tbs bed
lee of the mafdsred men. Paftsn's
bedy lay nsxt % tha door - wa entered.
As enteSed tie doof furned rsund.
and. rfvelinR'my eyes On Miller, yak
"a backward Until opposits ths bosig 81
RAsten- Then noe tAkiaR any syes from
hia bat pointing % The body. / said:
Leak theFew He gave { qaisk. ner
vous glance at The bodF. and taen turn
ed rasolntelT away, and wuald MOI look
at TIE body again on auy aec1unt.
After . vain eBdsavoF - aef him 20 a.
80 we cent on up 10 tie bady of Col
nan l. keeptnR ny eyes on MfIlesas.
satd. l.ook theFe, aee tie resaIt a.
yo1F oaWasdiy stnRsane<w Mfler
uoald nst look 81 the eorpas, bat kapf
his eyes seosidiy 8a the val Ha va
hssa1Aina haaxly. takinQ IN long
breaaha He wo1ld noa say 3 woF5
Whan Ne oot oalside % the houas ~
gave l0ng deep aixh 81 relisf.
CEoM-examinaffon- - Wa. Jkeklin.
and 4. 7. RnnAld wers VITA ne when I
aEEssl-d Miller t1s Reeond tina RM