The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-12

Prisoners Taken to Lynchburg Tor fr"-
lection.
LrxrNGrox. Va. November i1.-.spe-
cial. 1t was ~ first thought tiiat MT.
walker. death in the frighiful Brownsburg
homicide Friday was the result oi u stras
bullet wide Of it, marks, fired by one OF tne
Miller bows at DR.. Walker. altnough the
theory was advanced in contradiction o,
this opinion. that one of the Miller boys ll''d
deliberately committed the deed. such q
story was hard Ia believe that the people
could not think that there was any man IN
Rockbridgc or for that matter, in the state so
cowardly ~ 10 deliberately murder de-
fenseles. woman. who was bending over the
rrostrate form Of her dying husband IN the
face of the many dangers surrounding neI:
and brayply administering a. best she cOuiu
tothc suffering Of her loved one. ct nj the
cor0ners inquest. held at Brownsburg, wit
nc--cs testified that James Miller de!iber-
aiely walked up TO Mrs. Walker as she
kucit over fhe form Of her husband bathing
his face. and placing his pistol close 10 her
head. sent a bullet crashing through the
poor womap's brain. killing her instantly.
l'narmed. without protection, and without
weapon io defend herself, Unconscious OF
any personal danger. her whole Thought TO
do what she could 10 alleviate the sunerinSs
Of her husband. no longer able to defend her,
she is shot down before the very eyes Of that
husband who loved her 80 wei. and was
always ready 70 protect her honor and fair
name. And AL this while he was in death
ag0nics. and pOweress to raise hand 10
prevent The barbarous deed.
A MOST DAsTARDLY CRIME.
Never IN the annals Of crime in this sec
fion has such AN unpIOsOkcd and unC allied
for murder OF defcnsclcss woman been re-
ported. and while the people are disposed
10 overlook the killing Of Dr. Walker by the
Miller boys. who very naturally sought To
protect TIE life Of their father. and after he
had been butchcred 10 ayenge his death.
yet the uucalled-tDr. deliberate murder "i
that woman has aroused the Indignation oi
the GOOD people of the entire county ana 1t
will not soon De- forgotten. \ more das-
tardly crime was never reported. and may
God pity the man whose hand is crimsoned
with her blood.
TAKEN TO LfNCIBIRG.
James. George and William Miller and
John Reese. the four prisoners arrested and
placed I'm our county jail. charged Win
being parties lO the murder of DR. and MR..
Id. Walker. were taken to Lynchburg this
morning by sheriff X. Il. " itt and special
Deuutys Sheriff William trigier, where
they were lodged in jail. as mailer ~
precauton against any possible attempt al
l,nchng. The sheriff tool. cps 10 see ln"t
the prisoners We're projected while IN our
ian. 4 special guard. headed by sheriff
witt. guarded the Jail saturday,
SUNDAY and sunday nieni. since
IL tran-pircd upon the evidence Of three
competent witnesses before the coroner's IN
quest that James Miller deliberately killed
Mrs. Walker. The statement Of that iaci
having aroused the deepest. but quiet indig-
nation of the people all over the county. II
was thought best 10 put the men IN place
Of security far removed from the scene oi
the tragedv. that there might hc no possible
chance Of lynching should the people Of the
lower end Of the county rise up III their
Indignation and might and come 10 leNlng-
ton 10 isif swift punishment on the man
who killed deicnseless woman.
FUNERAL or THE VICTIMS.
The relatives. friends and admirers of the
late Dr. L. j. Walker and his wife proiusely
decorated their late residence in Browns
burg with mourning The porches. trees
and buildings are covered with black bunt-
ing as "a mark of respect 10 their cherished
memory. The funeral Of the lanentcd doc
tor and his lovely wife took place from the
residence this morning. All ROckbridge and
Augusta sent its quota out 10 pay respect,
10 their memory, and the coricge was vast
one.