Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-11-15
clinched together but moment OF two.
THE PREMEDITATED CHARACTER OF
THE TRAGEDY,

From the facts of the easel would seem
that all the parties to the tragedy foresaw
it, and were previously prepared for the part
they took in it-save the poor little lady
whose wifely devotion carried her to the
magistrates court with her husband.
Miller and his four sons came in on horse
back, the sons all bringing arms, and with
them came their man, j ohm Reese. similarly
armed. The arms, pistols and guns, were
left outside of the Academy in charge of
Reese and negro man. The negro employed
was on the porch and handed one of the
Miller boys, when he ran out for them, two
pistols. Nor was the collision unexpected
by the general public, and several of DE-.
Walker s friends We're there ready to take
part in fight, but had not expected, nor
prepared themselves for one with firearms.
They fought with chairs and their fists.
The bullet work seems to have all been done
by the Millers. AS | was coming here |
met on the road friend of DR.. Walker who
was there, old Sergeant Hampsey, formerly
of the Virginia Military Institute, who
sort Of fight it was to be | would have
had my pistols there"
the Legal Inquiry Into It.
This morning the inquest on the bodies
of Dr.. and Mrs. Walker was held The
jury consisting of Messrs. Hugh e. Bolen,
Rufus l.. Patterson, j. VIM. Smallwood,
Robt. S. Hutcheson, J. S. Gibson and VIM.
II. Tooman, with MI. VIM. Wade acting
as Clerk, assembled in the parlor of the
Doctor house.
DIR. WALKER LAYS HIMSELF DOWN BY
HIS DEAD WIFE.
Ill. IL. Terrill testified as follows When
DIR. Walker was called on, he refused to
give bail and said he would 90 to jail. He
said: "But before 1 do go, want to slap
that man (pointlng to Henry Miller) in the
mouth for insulting my wife, While he
was saying this he was drawing his pistol
at the same time. BY the time he had it
out. David Miller grabbed it and wrenched
it out of his hand. l grabbed Miller and
he commenced shooting. He shot two OF
three times at Walker. BY this time Dr..
Walker had out his knife and was going
after Henry Miller and stabbing at him
lie was near enough to reach him. I don't
know whether he was shot by David Miller
at that time OIL not. [ DOM know who first
shot Dr.. Walker The next shot that |
saw in the fight was the one that hit Mrs.
Walker, and was under the impression it
was David Miller shot but can't say cer-
tainly. The next l saw was Dr.. Walker
down by the side of his wife living on his
right side, and David Miller right over him
shooting down at him. | think he shot
three times. Henry Miller was sitting
down and made no effort to move when
DIR. Walker made his first demonstration
at him. Miller did not say anything. Mil
LEI and Walker were close together when
Henry Miller raised from his chair and
started as if he was going to the door.
MRS. WALKER SHOT WHILE ON HER
KNEES AT HER HUSBANDS SIDE.
MI. j. B. Lavelle, sworn.-Was there
and saw, the shooting. In the confusion
Mrs. Walker motioned me to come to her.
[ went through the crowd to her, She was
on her knees at DR.. Walkers side. I
leaned down my head to see What she want
ed. She raised her head up. A pistol was
pointed by my side. The party who fired
it was rather behind me. [ could see the
pistol and a portion of his arm. The pistol
was within two feet of her head when it
was fired. She fell over. He said: you
have killed my father you shall all die
together" | can't say which one Of the
Miller boys fired the shot, but know it was
one of them. | know them all, but do not
know their names. The one that fired the
pistol had q brown coat and sandy OF red
dish whiskers. This description fits Jim
Miller.l l did not see DR.. Walker shot.
FIRING INTO DIR. WALKER AS HE LAY
ON THE FLOOR.
Henry A. Mccormick, sworn.-I was
sitting near the door. DR.. Walker was
standing up by a chair and had his hands
on the chair. He turned around and spoke
to MI. Bosworth about smacking Henry
Miller in the face, and Mr.. BosWorth re-
Then Dr. W. reached for his weapon. l
was back near the door and could not tell
whether it was a pistol OF a knife. Then l
saw him catch Henry Miller with the left
hand as if he had his arm under Miller's
right arm, and it looked to me as if he was
striking Miller with his right hand. did
not see any more until l saw Dr.. W. go to
the bench and lay down with his feet
towards the door, There had been Shoot
ing before that, but by whom | don't
dress. Can't say whether she was kneelng
OF standing by the bench when Jim Miller
went towards them with pistol. | hal
loed to parties to stop him, that he was
going to shoot Dr.. Walker. The pistol
was fired and Mrs. Walker fell to the floor,
and Dr.. Walker got up and laid down Oh
the floor by the side of his Wife, Am
certain it was Jim Miller. MI. Gold
went between Dr. and Mrs. Walker and
raised Mrs. w. up. And then while MI.
Geld was holding her up, David Miller ran
over and looked in Dr. Walkers face
Then he went back to his brothers and call
ed for q shot gun OF a pistol as he was
going to kill him. l can't say which of the
boys, David OF William, shot Dr.. Walker.
When l turned around l called to MI.
Gold to stop that man; he was going to
shoot DR.. Walker. Mr.. Gold was holding
Mrs. Walker with his right hand. He
waved his left hand back at the man about
to shoot Dr.. w. Miller had the pistol in
two feet of Dr.. Walker. AS ne:r as 1 can
recollect Dr.. w. was lying on his right side.
Miller fired twice and then snapped his