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


ago. Witness felt a good deal Of interes
iii behalf Of the Miller boys. Witness ha
not liked the way DR.. Walker has been do
ing for along time, but had no feeling agains
Dr.. w. which would make him give colo
to his testimony.
SAMUEL ARMENTROUT.
recalled, said that he had not said on thu
day Of the tragedy that there was so mucf
confusion lie could not tell anything about
it. re. C. Burke OF Lexington, put on tht
stand, said he had heard Armentrout make
this remark at his home in Brownsburg.]
WIN. CLEMMER.
a resident of Brownsburg, sworn. AS he
was approaching the Academy he heard
pistol firing and met persons running IRON
the building. Heard Jimmie Bosworth
standing at the Academy steps, tell Reese
to give up his pistol. Buchanan ran down
the steps opening his overcoat and vest. B.
said he was shot. On reaching the door
the crowd was rushing out. Heard Henry
Terrin said, "God damn you," and struck
Jim Miller in the breast. Jim Miller pushed
Terrill and Terril jerked up the little stand
to strike him. Jim Miller had an old peck
ct knife in his hand. I grabbed Jim and
patted him OH the shoulder and said to him:
tFor Gods sake stop; there has been too
much done already" He turned and looked
at me and said he would do anything | said.
He said, sit is nothing but a mob and
we II all be murdered" Witness went to
Mrs Walker who was Oh the floor and
raised her head to his breast. Called for
some one to help take the woman out of
there, 'sfor it was too british place for a
woman to be- Gold and Terrill came and
helped to take her to her house. When
VIM. Miller got the gun caps from the son
of witness, DR.. Walkers name was not
mentioned by any one.
LEWIS TERRILL,
recalled, testified that it was George Mil
ler, who had the plated whip, not William.
THOS. H. WILBOURN,
a resident of Brownsburg, sworn. Went
to Dr.. Walker house at II A. M. Of the
day of the fight. Walker had sent for him
to come up and shave him. The Doctor
was lying down and insisted on being
shaved in that position. DE-. W. told me
about the insult to his wife and said he
was going to jail and wouldn't give bail.
He said he was going to mash Henry Mil
lei S mouth with his fist. I begged him to
abide the Magistrates decision and keep
peace. He repeated his threat to mash
Miller's mouth. I told him there would
be trouble He said he could't help that.
He said he wanted all his friends to be there
and keep the ruffians off of him. | told
him he couldn' expect his friends to do
that-this was private family matter be-
tween him and his wife and MI. Miller and
he couldn't expect to drag his friends into
it. Mrs. Walker came III while the talk
was going on. Witness did go to the trial
but not on Dr.. W request. Did not see
VIM. Miller take any part in the fight.
Thursday.
r. B. WITT,
Sheriff of Rockbridge county. sworn. Went
down to Brownsburg that night. Got to
Miller S residence that night about OF clock.
Could not tell George OF William apart.
Even now that he has seen them frequently
he has difficulty in telling them from each
other. The next morning he brought Will
liam, George and James Miller, and John
Reese to Lexington
VIM. MILLER,
the prisoner, recalled. Heard at home Of
all the threats of DR.. Walker, which had been
heard there from Col Sitlington and others.
Also heard Of Mrs. Walkers mission to get
men to kill his father.
DIR. JAS. GEORGE.
The testimony Of Dr.. Jas. George before
the inquest was accepted by counsel as his
evidence. He found on the body Of Henry
Miller ten stabs, eight of which were NOR
tai. One was in the chest, and the rest
back and side wounds. Found broken blade
OF the knife imbedded about three inches in
the backbone.
REBUTTAL.
J. 7. Wilson, Deputy Sheriff, testified to
the high reputation of Alfred Gold for We
racity, as did VIM. Wade and Rufus Pat
tersOn.
Samuel Armentrout heard VIM. Miller
say at Clemmer's, dam DR.. Walker, Ill
get him now" Miller was fixing a pistol
at the time.
THE ARGUMENT
The evidence was closed few minutes
after IL o'clock to-day.
David E. Moore for the Commonwealth,
opened for the prosecution, and all the az
gument will close about tomorrow after
noon.
The jury, if they agree-which I think is
Hkely-will agree Oh verdict of acquittal.
The prosecution has been well conducted,
but the overshadowing fact that whatever
the prisoner may have done was done in the
presence of the dead body of an aged and
unarmed father, Just butchered by Dr.. Wal
ker, and the further fact that the greatest
difficulty is experienced by some of the
Commonwealth S witnesses in identifying
w lHlt'li, \ohe PlIooneIJ, dpdIG lIOul Ills
brother George, will prove too strong for
the prosecution to overcome.
AS the argument was about commencing,
David Miller, who wanted to hear it, was
brought into court on his chair. The wife
of James Miller and Miss Hite, daughter of
the late Capt. Hite of Goshen, also had seats
within the lawyers bar.
III. G. T.
The Son of Staunton CoIored Barber Goes
as Missionary to the Congo.
William SheDpard the colored Presbute-