Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-02-14

HOtlllng lnteIClOildliy insulting TO MIS-. w :,
but would make any apologies they desired
to get TIC matter settled Afterwards
Walker ss:t{; &c me, 81 have given him the
last chance to fix it," That, he said on the
Wednesday evening before the trial While
l was at Miller's on Wednesday DR.. Wal
ker came there in front of the house. I
sent Mr.. Lowman to Dr.. W. to carry him
home and tell him he had treated witness
wrongfully by coming there when witness
WIS there on the business he was. When
1 got to Walkers house / reproached him
with coming, and he said | had staid so
long he was afraid had gotten into trouble
there. Miller sent word by me to Walker
that he could come to his (Millers) house
and he would be treated as a gentleman,
and he on would do everything to make
matters right between them. 1t was then
that Dr.. Walker said to witness, ''He
should come here and apologize to my wife,
| have given him his last chance" On the
evening before the fight, witness was at Dr..
Walker house and DR.. w. told him that
he was going to drop this matter Of Henry
Miller and was going to New York and
wanted witness hack to take him to the
depot. Witness told him he was very glad
to hear it. Witness went to the trial SIM
ply as a spectator. Explaining discrep-
ancy in his statement made before the
coroner $ jury, the witness said with posi-
tiveness, that Dave Miller fired before he
caught hold Of him.
HENRY A. NJ 'CORMICK,
q resident of BroWnsburg was sworn. The
only special point i'll this witnesses evil
dence was that he testified to seeing Jim
Miller go across the room pistol in hand.
He cried out ''Stop that man, he is going to
shoot Dr.. Walker" Jim Miller fired and
Mrs. Walker fell. Miller then dropped the
hand containing the pistol to his side and
walked back. 1t was then that Dr.. Walker
got up off the bench and laid down by his
wife. just after that VIM. Miller told
Henry Terrill that he had said he had
searched Dr.. Walker when he hadn't. Ter
rill replied, 81 hadn It anything to do with
it," VIM. Miller SAID, Oh are a d-n
liar" Terril jerked up an officers stand
as if to hit him with it. Miller pointed his
pistol at Terrill, but didn't fire. Witness
was unable to say whether it was Dave OF
William who shot DR.. Walker while on the
floor. When Dave Miller went up to look
at Dr.. Walker on the floor, he said: Gle
has killed my father and 1 am
ruined" Witness saw guns under the
Academy steps with an overcoat thrown
over them. During the trial and before
the fight, Reese was outside under the steps
with the guns. He came in later with one
pistol and then went out and brought in
another.
LUTHER LEWIS, (CoLoRED),
q shoemaker of Brownsburg, was sworn.
He said after the other testimony was in
Henry Miller asked DR.. Walker if he hadn't
sent MI. Terrill to his house to get him to
come to BroWnsburg for an amicable settle
ment, and didn't he, (W.), meet Terrill
near his house with gun. The Doctor re-
piled yes, that he wanted to be certain that
he, (Miller), would come. At the end of
this dialogue Magistrate BosWorth gave
his decision. After that was given, Dr..
Walker said he had practiced thirty years
in that community and that was the first
time he had ever been called on to defend
the sanctity Of his home. 1t was an insult
to his manhood and to him as citizen, and
as citizen he demanded the right to slap
the man in the mouth who had insulted his
wife. By the time he ended that speech
the Doctor had his pistol out. When the
fight commenced it looked like that before
Dave Miller emptied his pistol all the Mil
ler boys were firing on Walker. The wit
ness said that Mrs. Walker wanted to say
something to MI. Lavell and just then Jim
Miller went over and shot her. Just then
somebody said: ''For Gods sake, bring
in the shot guns.'' I looked around and
saw a man coming up the steps with shot
guns and [ thought that was no place for
me. So I ran out and ran fast. Witness
positively identified Jim Miller as the man
who shot Mrs. Walker
Tuesday.
T. A. DEAVER,
a resident of Brownsburg, was sworn. He
said that before the Magistrate, Henry Mil
ler asked DR.. Walker if he had not on two
occasions been down in front of his house
to shoot him. Walker replied that he had.
This witness said Dr.. Walker asked the
Magistrates permission to slap Henry Mil
lei in the face ''with my puny ARM" Dur
ing the fight and pistol firing that ensued,
4 4I,@ I,
felt the cut he turned and thinks he saw
George Miller standing close to him. AT
the same time, Jim Miller with knife in
his hand, had been run back by some of
them against the post. 1T was quite a
severe cut and the scar was exhibited to
the jury.] This witness, like others who
had testified, was not sure whether certain
things were done by George OIL William
Miller-they are SO much alike. Witness
left the room after he was cut. AS he left,
saw some guns standing against the wall of
the building under the porch Witness did
not see VIM. Miller do anything.
MARTIN POTTER,
who resides near Brownsburg, sworn. He
said young Reese was standing under the
steps with two guns and brought them
around up the steps. Firing was still
going on then. Young Splitter took one Of
the guns from Reese S hands.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Dr.. ID. E. Strain, sWorn.-Was sent for
to see Dr.. Walker after he was taken home
He was lying on a lounge, and Miss Hope
Ervine was giving him chloroform. He
said he was suffering greatly. He asked
me to give him a half grain of morphine
and not to leave him. / examined only the