The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-13
THE MlLLERS' TRIAL.
Defense Building Upon a Strong Founda-
tion for their Client.

LFXfNGTON.NA.. February H. Special.
The defense i'm the Miller trial is building
no a strong case for the prisoner, William
Miller, ON trial in the County Court, and TO-
morrow an the evidence will be IN. Colonel
William SitlingtOn, who married walker 5
sister. gave the most interesting testimony
so far i'm the case. lie lives thirty miles
from the scene Of the murders, but was at
Walkers house Oh the Saturday before the
homicide. He said:
was at Brownsburg the Saturday
before the trial. ! went there ON
that occasion, ON other business. called
nj Dr. Walkers while there. sunday morn
inc about . O'Clock had "a conference with
Dr. Walker ON the Walker-Miller affair
then pending. When / reached DIR. Walk
or's he was not at home. ] went TO bed az
the usual hour. About 1 or D O'Clock sum
day morning Mrs. Walker came 10 my
room and Knocked and i got mp ANA re-
spOnded 90 the call. Mrs. Walker said 10
me % come down. and went 70
Walkers room. found walker nm pea. ne
told me he wanted me go % Belleyicw, Mill
ior,s house. that there was "a mob that had
Mr.. Miller: that they were going 10 execute
Miller. that ne, Walker, had changed ms
mind. and wanted me % go down there ana
countermand his orders; that Bette ms
wife. would give nae the cOunterslgns ana
paes-yords. / was 20 receive my instruc-
lions from Mrs Walker written out.
had these instructions in writing. lhat
naper was DESTROYED by my wife. W NalheI
directed that ] use his horse. MY lnsIuc-
tions were that 1 was % 20 10 Mliier -
when / was challenged ! was 10 give tnIee
words-the passwords were "bllif "iAei 4
Billy Patterson and Jim Brown ana
then give NY own name ana 'neh ue'.t
tbo message ecountermanding the orders mat
Vaiterbad issued 10 execute Henry Miller.
ucnry Miller was % be brought 10 browns
bnrl, and the Miller boys were 10 nav Z
tboir arms and limbs broken ana ieil
on the wavside until found by other parties,
In the event that this party was not iiele
was 10 call al Miller's house, ana al,e'
daylight 10 20 20 Billy Buchanan :, VIZ s,,i
S.rsetfaet feed nv horse, and 20 20 10 NH
ioy,s and deliver message. / IoiOMtu DIV
the Instructions. took breakfast at hucn'
mans and told him my mission. ! MHS
o,lf In the big road all night ailer u 0'0'"
in a hard rain. .. g.. Miller.
left Buchanan's and went ~ .',' u.' ~
and called Miller out. lie came W" ~, ~
The gate and introduced myself. ~"
told him the nature Of the chaIsVs Ps
ferred against him. MilieI ,,1.,''.'s soao~ .,,r-
tonished at the statement. Miiisi .rs "6,rso
,,,,eed and very penitent. ne Che, =,
romchf against Miller by Walker Wa ma
Miller ,had offered indignitics 10 " "iNY1 ~
wife. Miller denied the chaIscs;,, cs.';,,.ss n
ladies in court went out TO enaois ,iier said
recite verbatim the charges. Wr" walk.
he mar have placed his hanu vaiper 1'' 1a~ - thai he
.',,a Loee and 10 say 10 DR.. walker .n.' .,,'. "'
,ess ,rmly sorry that there wa1 any i"',s', -,
Soss,andin0 hetween the families; ihal 'ne
Se11io" Sen ,on~ been friends and had done , eaca
nau ,0ns nv favors: that he would mee,
% Walker at his (Miiler's) son-in-ia"'s' VI ~