Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-03-14
Acqulttal of james miller.
A STRANGE LETTER WRITTEN by DIR
WALKERS WIFE.

A STRANGE LETTER WRITTEN by DIR.
WALKER S WIFE.
The trial of James Miller. indicted for
the murder of Mrs. Dr.. z. j. Walker in the
Magistrates Court at Brownsburg, on
NOvem Der Sth, commenced before Judge
Mclaughlin at Lexington, last week. The
only new evidence that has been developed
so far is letter written by Mrs. DR.. Wal
ker to Dr.. WIS sister, Mrs. Col. Sitlington
of Rockbridge, the day after Col Sitlington
was at DR.. Walker house, and on the day
before the tragedy took place in which she
lost her life. 1t reads as follows:
BRowNsBURG, Nov. 18th, 1885,
Dear jimmie: Il hope you are all well, and
that the Colonel got home safely. l feel sure
you were uneasy about him, but still [ could
not help asking him to stay, it was great
comfort to us to have him with us. Although
there was not much accomplished, and has
not been.
Tell the Col. the trouble remains about
where he left it. DR.. w. has not succeeded in
getting an interview, the one thing he has
been contending for. Tuesday evening sever
al men came in to see DR.. W. and he thought
the arrangements were complete and that
they would bring Miller sometime between 2
O'Clock and daylight. We, Of course, were
sitting up all night. DR.. Walker was excited
of course, and very miserable, but pleased
and happy at the prospect OF bringing this
great trouble to an end and making his az
engagements to that effect. You may know
that Hope and were miserable and excited
too for it seemed such dreadful thing.
-Four o'clock came and no people. Then Dr.
w. had VIM. to saddle Pat and Jack and they
started to Mr.. Miller's to see what was the
reason nobody came, and he was very unhap-
Ply when he found that nobody had been out
that night and sent VIM. on for Mr.. LoWman
to come in and he came on home. MI. L..
came, and he, Mr.. Terrill and Billie Buchan-
an went to see Miller. After while DR.. and
VIM. started, and Dr.. went to Miller's stile
and called for him, the women came down to
the stile and talked with him, told him their
father was in the field Wanted to know
what he was carrying arms for, and he told
Miller Then he started for the field through
the barn yard. Mr.. L. saw him coming, and
sent Mr.. Lowman at full speed to meet him
and tell him to go back to Brownsburg, that
back home on that promise, waited about two
hours and then said Miller would make his
escape and not come, so he would not wait
longer and was starting again, when Mr.; Ter
come and told the Doctor how wrong it
they certainly would kill him before
he could kill Miller, for they were all armed
Will uOuDle DdrTel SllOI guns, lldu tIiolH Will
them in the field and ran for them as soon as
they saw him coming. They fortunately pre-
vailed on him not to go, and to give it up for
the present, that he could not accomplish
anything but his own death, if he persisted.
He promised. and hope he will live up to it.
He was completely exhausted yesterday even
ing and after good foot bath, and feeling
that he had nothing more to do, he went to
sleep and slept till morning, when he had to
get up because of blue pill which he took )
then went to sleep and has been sleeping and
quiet all day
Do you remember that tomorrow will be
the anniversary of our marriage the next day
will be James Won't it be sad celebra-
ton here.
A telegram from the Rockbridge News
to the VINDICAToR says that the case was
given to the jury, yesterday, and after al
absence of twenty minutes they returned te
the Courtroom at o'clock, with a verdict
of "Not guilty."