Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-02-14
TRIAL OF THE MILLERS.

tnise nOBts after the dreadful
tragedy at Brownsburg, in Rock
bridge, when Henry Miller
WAS killed by DR.. u. j. Walker,
and the latter and his wife, Mrs.
Bette B. Walker, were killed by
the sons of Henry Miller, and when
David Miller, one Of III, svds, was
severely, and other persons slightly
wounded, till all the preliminary
investigations we're made and the
parties under indictment brought to
trial. David MilieI's wounds were
almost of a fatal character, and
he is still unable to stand or walk,
and when arraigned at the bar ap.
peared on couch, upon which he
is carried. The parties under in.
dictment for the death OF Or. Walker
are David. William. George and
James Miller, and john Reese;
and for the death of Mrs. Walker,
James Miller. James Miller elect
ell to be triel in the Circuit Court,
and the other four in the county
Court, DOW in seSsiOD.-The next
term of the Circuit COur. will con.
meuce 1st Of March.
The Rock bridge Ne,rs furnishes
the following sketch Of the four
persons to be tried and members
Of the family who are present.
"Wm. Miller ia a yOnng man
about twenty five years old-abOut
FIVE feet ten inches high and we |
proportional, weighs perhaps 165
polnds. He has very dark brown
hair and has q mustache and side
hiskers Young IN days-rather a
good looking fellow. His brother
George is slighter in build and per.
haps over an inch taller, his hair
and beard are the same color, be
has a mustache and side whlSkers.
The expression of his face Is pleas
ant. He is % years old.
John Reese is a heavy set Young
fellow, tlOrid in face, dutch like
both IN form and features. He is
twenty years of age and will weigh
perhaps I75 pounds. Neither he
nor the two above mentioned are
married.
David Miller did not appear IN
court at first. Since November Sth
he has been helpless from the
wound he received and is now un-
able to walk. He was brought up
on the b. & O. train Thursday
morning and is stopping st the
Bnrke House. He was brought IN
to court at 1870 o'clock carried
upon lounge. He shows the ef-
feet of his wounds and long con-
fnement IN his appearance. He is
widOwer with four children, is
about 80 Years of age, is Strik ingIy
like bis brothers, well proportion
ed and rather handsome man,
about five feet ten inches high with
light bar and mustache. His wife
was Alice Craig, a daughter OF
Robert Craig, of near Newport, l.
Augusta Co. With him entered
his aged mother, his sister, Miss
Sue Miller, and two of his children
little girls, neither aged over
eight years. 1t was his first ap.
pearauce in court. lie was ar.
raigucd, bnt was unable to stand
up. He pleaded not guilty, aud
elected o be tried in the County
Court.
All the prisoners and the Miller
family looked very serious as
though they appreciated the gravl-
ty OF the situation.
The Miller brothers have high
foreheads, sharp-cut faces, rather
contracted, and the nose prominent.
The Commonwealth is represent
ed by David Z. Moore, Common
weaIth's Attorney, assisted by Mi
w. A. Glasgow, Jr., of Botetonrt
county, who appears at the desire
of Miss Hope Ervine, the adopted
daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. Walker,
ana heir to the Walker estate.
Tie defense Is represented hy
Thomas y. Williams, of Lynch.
burg; Col. E. and L. VI. Pendle-
ton and Frank 7. Glasgow, Esq"
of Lexington; all Of whom are
able lawyers. Mr.. Moore has been
the Common vealth'S Attorney for
ROckbrIdge for more than twenty
years. The Glasgows are brothers.
Hon. William p. Houston Is the
Judge Of RJckbrIdge county, aud a
iurist of learning. and one that has
reflected the highest honor on the
Bench.
Thursday, the 9th instant, was
deemed as early a day as the con-
dition of David Miller would ADMIT
of his being brought from his home
fifteen miles distant from Lex
ington. All the Millers ('hree in
Inumber) and Reese appeared IN
court that day, and the proceedings
commenced. The Commonwealth
elected TO try William Miller first,
to which the defence objected, and
subsequently proposed to try all
four at once. The prosecution in
sisted on It's rights to elect In that
matter, and stated that the trials
would commence with William Mil
Her. and the Court sustained that
motion.
The 9th was a dlsagreeable day,
and some of the witnesses we're
not present. There are from 80 to
40 on each side, bat in answer to
rulings all were present the next
day. The veEire of 49 was called
and the the examination as to quail
ifcations of jurymen commenced,
when, with the examination OF the
32nd man, it was ascertained that