Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va) 1886-1890, 1889-11-12
A FATAL FIGHT.
THE TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT
LEXINGTON, VA.
MR.. CRBlDER'S ACCOUNT OF IT.
The Trouble Between DIR. Walker and
Mr.. MiIler-..A Graphic De-
scriptiOn OF the Shoot-
ing Scene.

Mr. II. L. Crelder, travelling safes
man for Straitom Il Storms, New York
cigar dealers, was in the city yester-
day at the Felix hotel. Mr.. Creider is
native of Rockbridge county, and
was in Lexington when news reached
there last Friday evening of the ter
rible tragedy in Brownsburg. He
visited that place on the following
day and saw several eye-witnesses of
the affrav, from whom he obtained all
the particulars of the horrible affair.
He says some two weeks ago Henry
Miller, II neighbor of DR.. Walker,
grossly insulted the latter's wife
during his absence, and when she in
formed her husband of it he swore
Miller should die. DR.. Walker was a
fine surgeon and IL man of splendid
physique. His courage was unques-
toned Mr. Miller also was Il large
man au' was regarded as q brave and
determined one.
Knowing that DR.. Walker would
keep his word, Miller's friends advised
him to have the doctor put under
bond to keep the peace. He followed
their advice, and at o'clock Friday
afternoon the case was tried before
Justice Bosworth. who required DR..
Walker to give bond of $500 to keep
the peace for twelve months. This
the doctor refused to do, and the JUS
tice then told llm he would have to
90 to Jail in default. DR.. Walker then
beckoned Miller to approach him, and
as the latter did so he attempted to
shoot him. Dave Miller, a son of
Henry Miller, caught the doctors
hand, and in the scutlle that followed
was shot in the back, the ball ranging
towards the left groin. DR.. Walker
then caught Miller by the shoulder
and drawing dirk from his bosom
plunged it four or five times into
Miller's side. He also cut him
in the back several times. Miller
dropped dead, bleeding from numer
Gus wounds.
Just at this time hired man and
another son of Miller's drew several
pistols, which were seized ty Millers
friends, who began to use them on
Doctor Walker. He fell to the floor
mortally wounded, and his wife rushed
to him and raised his head.
As she was holding his head on her
lap, Jim Miller, another son of Henry
Miller, came up to her and with the
remark: You are the cause of my
fathers death; d--n you, you shall
not live" He put the pistol to her
head and fired. With the report of
the pistol she fell over dead. John
Miller then emptied the remaining
barrels Of his revolver into DR..
Walkers body.
When the shooting was over it was
found that DR.. Walker had been
wounded in six or eight places and
that his injuries were fatal. Dave
Miller's wound was also thought to be
mortal.
Mrs. Walkers body and her wounded
husband were taken to the doctors
residence near by and James, George
and William Miller took the dead
body of their father and their
wounded brother to their home,
short distance from Brownsburg.
The sherilf's posse, which went from
Lexington, arrested all the Miller boys
except Dave, who was too badly
wounded to travel, and carried them
to Lexington, where they were very
willing to go, as they were afraid of
being roughly handled by the people
OF Brownsburg, who were terribly
incensed at the Killing of Mrs. Walker.
DR.. Walker fingered in semi-con-
scious state till Saturday morning.
when he expired.
Mr.. Creider says a coroner's inquest
was held over the remains of Mrs.
Walker and Henry Miller Saturday
afternoon and verdict rendered to
the effect that Mrs. Walker had been
killed by James Miller.
The people of Brownsburg, LeXinG-
ton and adjoining country were terri
bly, excited, and Mr. Creider said he
would not be surprised at any time to
hearthat the Millers had been lynched.