, 1890-12-09
THE BOY DEFENDANT.
Charlie Miller on Trial for His Life
in the District Court.
The Story of the Witnesses for
the Prosecution.
Interesting and Important Tsstl-
mony Expected Today.

-At ShoA " SAAeAAAS AN SAuAkCN
with numbering W. B. Emerson and Rosi
F~ishbough, whose tragic death in Sep
TENDER last is a CHASTITY recollection in tn,
minds of many, was commenced yesterday
in the district court. A large number o
people, many of whom we're ladies', wert
present during yesterdays session.
The jury, which was secured without
difficulty, is as follows: William Philips
@. P. Mcbride, William Duguay, q. N.
Colemen, S. G. Wilcox. Charles Phillips,
Louis Gels, Phillip Zehner. Jr., G. A
Porter. fl. P. Blanchard, Thomas Moran
and William Won Kennel.
The defendant, Miller, when brought
into the court ROOM, seemed slightly
abashed at the attention he attracted, but
he soon regained his composure and Of
the proceedings was as interested an OBJ.
server. but no more so than any of the
audience present. Miller Is slightly pale
and apparently not very strong by reason
of his in Imprisonment.
The testimony yesterday was devoted
mainly to the minor details establishing
the facts and causes of Emerson and
Fishbough's death aud to tracing the
movements OF the three boys during the
twenty -four hours preceding the discovery
of the murdered boys in the box car.
Mr.. Emerson, father of one of the
boys. testified to his sons leaving home
the kind Of clothing. shoes, etc., he wore
the nature of the wound and the character
OF the bullet which was taken from 1t By
the coroner. He produced a photograph
OF the boy. which with the shoes, over
coat, hat and the fatal bullet were placed
in evidence.
Ex-Sherif Fowler of Sidney saw the
three boys in Sidney between 10 and Il
o'clock on the morning of the 26th. Mr..
McFadden of Sidney saw Miller at moor
and ave him something to cat. Pete.
BerRerson had weighed the bullet taken
from Emerson's head and found it was
eiGhtY-nine grains in weight or thirty.
two calibre. the same as that
used in the pistol found in
the car with the murdered boys. Brake.
man Carleg had seen Miller and two
young men on the freight train leaving
Sidney on the Goth: He had put Miller
off the train. One OF the boys with
him had offered to pay fare but as il
was against the company rules to allow
parties to ride on frelghts the fare was re-
fused and three we're put off the train.
Mrs. Kaufman and Mr.. Goats had seen
some young men at Pine Bluffs. One oil
them wore a light overcoat like the one
produced in evidence as that of Emerson.
When another overcoat Of light materiaI
was brought into court Mrs. Kaufman
could not swear with certainty which wa,
the one worn by the young man whom
she saw on the 26th of September.
Conductor Hubbard and Engineer
Thorne testified regarding the discovery
of the murdered boys and their positions
when found in the box car. Doctor May.
nard, the surgeon for the Union Pacific,
gave testimony concerning the wounds
and the probable length Of time Emerson
had been dead when he examined the
body.
Fl. A. Bathurst and Henry Bollen told
OF Miller's doings in Cheyenne the even
ing and day following the murder. james
Mcclure and Mr.. Brooks of Hillsdale ties.
titled to the finding of a revolver said tn
have been hidden by Miller under the
platform OF tho Hillsdale depot buildinG
after he left the freight train at that sta
ton.
At 6 o'clock the trial was adjourned un.
til 9 o'clock this morning. 1t is expected
that at today's session the confession, sale
to have been made to A. A. Stewart. edi
tor OF the Republic, of Manhattan, Kan.
will he presented to the jury. 1t ii
thought the trial will be concluded today.