The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-10
R0CKBRIDGE TRAGEDY.
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE WAL
kER-MILlER TROUBLE.
Origin Of the Unfortunate Anray-A sem
sstionai Scene In the Court -Room-Ex-
element During the TrIal-videspresd
Gloom Over the Bloody ARRAY.

husband. He was highly indignant. anf
said he would Kill Miller on sight. II i.
further charged that Dr. Walker on Mon
day the fth instant. started out with dOit
blc-barrclcd shotgun with the purpose OF
! killing Miller but falling TO- find him
returned home and went tO bed very much
/ indispOscd. Later. II il said, DIR. Walker
I publicly said he intended 10 kill Miller the
very first time he met him. but. by some
means. the two never met. Had they met.
the chances are that both would have been
| killed and tho other fatal casualties been
avoided. Miller heard Of the threats on his
! life made by Walker and at the
| earnest solicitation Of his friends he
finally consented 10 swear out "A war
rant for the arrest or walker the OBJ
/ icct Of said warrant being TO have Walker
put under peace bonds. The matter stood
/ thus for several DAYS, and those well in-
/ formed daily expected a fatal encounter be-
/ tween the two men should they meet.
4 DEEP UNDFRCURRTNT or EXCITEMENT
lay dormant at Brownslmrg for week or
more. and Friday, when il was announced
| that Walker had been arrested, and would
| Doe tried. the excitement and interest began
| fo show up. The case was set for 3 L. NJ,
/ before Justice T.. B. BOswOrth. 10 be heard
/ i'm the Academy building i'm Brownsburg.
/ 4 large crowd turned out 20 hear the case.
/ and the little courtroom was crowded 10 lis
nll capacity. Before the trial had begun
Justice Bosworth had appointed Mr.. Samuel
/ paaNor constable. with instructions 10
search the parties interested and see that
/ they had mo- manner Of arms about them.
| Constable DeaNer approached Dr. W alker
and told him he would have to search him.
/ The Doctor said certainly. Nothing in the
/ way Of arms was found on him. Then
/ tI s.Y..fIfHU tn.fff4 fl.1 DR. NJ tIklr
that he would have the Mlllers
searched but DR.. Walker objected. saying
80 far as ne was concerned it made no diff
! ference whether they had arms or not. Be-
/ fore the case WAS called ana alter beng
searched. DR.. Walker went 10 his office
alone. and then went into the court room
with his wife and several close friends. Mil
| Ter. with four SONS and friends, were IN the
court room. but previous % gong IN they
deposited dOWrsiairs their arms consist
/ in9 of pistols and file, left in charge Of a
/ friend. Mr.. John Reese. The case was
/ called ia The presence OF An audience onlt
measured by The full capacity Of the little
room. Justice BOsWOFth presiding. The
evidence I'm the case on both sides was taken
at some length amid a breathless silence
and deep interest on the part Of the friends
on both sides
BEGINNING or TIE AFTRAY.
Whom ali evidence had been taken, the
instire announced a. his decision that ii
| was his purpose 10 place l)r. Walker under
| ID L,nd Of i've hundred dollars 10 keep the
uaoce. The decision created surprise.
and seemed 90 anger Dr. Walker, but he
/ held his temper VOL in hand. calmly. Dui
firmly. declining 10 use tho required Don"'
Justice Bo-worih then aFaOun"td - de-
rision that the defendant would have t9 20
10 ian in default pr. Walker then re-
sp0nded that hc would rather 20 70 jan man
! i've the bond required. and that DO was
ready 10 be taken into custody ana pe car
ri.d 10 the iail al Lexington.
Thou DR., Walker turning 10 Justice Bos-
worth asked aim If ne could have the priSi-
lpee of slapping Miller IN the mouth. Inc
iu-ficc refused 10 giHS bis assent I" any
such procedure, saying ae dip ENl propose
to see his court held IN contempt 90 lNe
peace disturbed. Instantly eye witnesses
attest that Dr. Walker drew from bis inside
coat pocket a large pistol. and made mo-
ion t0 shoot Mr. Henry Miller, who was
.fau,,, ing very close 10 him. Dave Nilef.
som of o'd man Henry. jumped on Dr.
walker and look the pistol from him. aiier "A
hart .truvule. the weapon discharglng once
or twice jn lhp scuiue, ana IL Is lhouth'
Dave received bic dangerous wound IN lhe
bod, when the pistol WA discharged IN ms
effort 10 disarm Dr. W alkcf, pr. alNer'
dislrmcd of his pistol, thcD
DREW LARGE DBK KNIFE,
and made towards Henry Miller. Dave
Miller. Henry son. with Dr. W dlker's pio-
fol. then shot the Doctor twice. Dr. walker
,,,vanced ON Henry Miller. caught him
oround the neck with his left arm, and with
his ripht hand stabbed the old man in the
heart. breast. back. and other places some
len times or more, killing him instantly.
The kuifa was broken OF in Miller's body
near the hili.
just here il is proper 10 say that as soon
"a. Dr. Walker drew his pistol some one
from the outside raised The window or
opcned the door and threw IN four pistols,
tiree Of which were secured by the Miller
hoy.. and the other one by a friend Oi W ak
cr'~. Walker had been searched tor arms,
and was supposed to be di-armed, but II u
fboupht that he armed himself whcn u"
went INFO the Office alone before com.
inc into cgoTf. When Walker mad Killed
Miller and yots. pave Miller had shot Dr.
Walker ;Aico.
TIN iIGHT BEcAMt 0sNrNiL
Miller fell corpse and Walker almost az
the same time fcli near BY. Mrs. Walker
then standing at the other end Of the room.
,Vaut To the side OF her husband and taking
bottle Of camphor. began 60 Daihc nls
face. The fray still continued between the
Miller bows ns.d friends Of walker. men
fhe trouble had tO some extent quieted
dewn. Justire B0sworth and others, upon
examination. found Miller corpse ana
Walker morially wounded. shot through
the body and bowels with seven OT cisht
balls in lls person. Ile was unconscious
and Mrs. Walker was lying over the bodH
of her husband in "a faint. u ~as thought.
but when she Nas moved from her position
AGHAsnY BULLET HOLE.
was found i'm her head rom which blood
was running. showing she had been shot
and killed. The other injured age Dave
Miller badly wounded in the body. aud
cannot Dc moved: Constable samuel Dea-
ycr. cut in the meek with knife, bat hie
wound is not serious, several others pre-
semi were Shot through lAe cl0ibCs but not
hurt. When tho smoke had cleared away y
WAS found that ihe lifile courtroom iau
been riddled with bullets.
rnE NEWS OF THE fFRhipLs AFFAIR 81
flashed over the whole country like Wild
rre. md soon the town was IN state of eA-
ritrmehi that threatened To burst into u
dame that N0uL, result in other fatal en-
counter, between u,o friends Of the Two
urincipal- in the affair. iitiHS ne can iof
flo sheriff ana hi> posse. rue t7"1 :, ~
NH Of people from fbe surrounding country
discussing the terrible encounter with It's
awful results. The body Ct Miller was
taken 10 his boma and the DYING c0c.or was
carried 20 his fcsidcnce near by. pr. :. -
Morrison and HE sou. Young br.
Morrison, were summoned - bis bed
side. ana did all they could 70.
relieve ais suierin.s, but without result,
a,,a at o'clock this morning ne died. just
before ao died he was conscious 70 some ex-
tent. and. /. is said. talked little. The
sodv OF Mrs. waller was taken 10 her
home. where it was eA,cl for by friends:
/ iouhg Dave Miller was carefully lliied ana
con, ,e,e., to bis fathers home, where Le i
resting cOm,o.9bly, the nature Of his
wound is noi tp0ap, tvt If j. feared II may
result fatally. bepu,y sberif Jampleton is
M Browsburg in charge 0i Dave tiller'
who could not be- moved on account Of his
wounds.
rBK con0NER's INQUEST.
Justice HGswoyih held y cOroner's inquest
over the bodies Of Niljer, Mrs, walker and
pr Walker VIXEN Ii ls expected the e>l-