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

body was afterwards removed and DR..
Walker laid on the bed. DR.. M. was not at
the examination of the body after the
death. The two mortal wounds were those
received in the back.
With this witness theprosecution closed.
TESTIMONY FOR THE DEFENCE.
Dr.. Samuel B. Morrison who was sworn,
testified that from Dr.. Walker house he
went to see David Miller, having been sent
fol-. Miller was lying on a lounge with a
ball hole in the back near the spine. Did
not examine the wound, Dr.. George being
III charge Of the case. Afterwards, a week
later, was called in by the officer in custody
of David Miller, examined the wound and
found the bali had struck the hip bone and
glanced. Did not find where it went to.
Informed the officer that Miller was too dis
abled to attempt any escape. His impress
sion was that the ball was smaller than
those fired into Dr.. Walkers back.
MISS SUE MILLER,
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the stand. She was dressed in deep mourn
ing. She first heard Of the trouble ON Sun
day morning. Her father went to Browns
burg on the Friday previous. He didnt
eat after he came back, and seemed dis
tressed about something. Col. VIM. Sit
lington, brother-in-law of Dr.. Walker,
called at the stile for him and had talk
with him. On Monday, her brother, David
Miller of Augusta county, came to the
house. On Wednesday she saw Dr.. Walk
er on horseback near their stile. Sent word
to her father that DR.. Walker was there
DE-. Walker told her he wanted her father
to go to Brownsburg. He had a gun and
pistol. asked him what he had those
arms for? He said he brought the arms to
guard my father to town. That father would
be safe and needn't take any guard-that
he (W.) could shoot any guard that came,
as far as he could see them-that her father
would be as safe as an infant in it's moth
er's arms. That her father better not try
to get away from him, as all the blood
hounds in the State could not keep him,
wv, from killing him. / said I must go
and look after my dinner. DR.. Walker
started towards the barn. MI. Lowman met
DR.. W., and he returned with Lowman to-
wards BroWnsburg.
On Friday, MI. Bosworth came down to
the house with his son. My brothers David
and William were there at the time. MI
Bosworth had a paper he wanted father to
acknowledge. He said DR.. Walker was
going away. Father said s'let him go, l
don't care to arrest him. MI. Bosworth
asked him if he was coming to Browns
burg; father said, ''not unless 1 am sent
for" Witness saw no oath administered
to her father by Mr.. Bosworth, but was not
present during the whole interview. Con-
stable AgnOr came down about 8 O'Clock in
the afternoon for father. MI. Bosworth
told my brothers that they conld bring their
arms to BroWnsburg to protect themselves,
but not bring them into the house there.
Father and my brothers all left on horse
back for Brownsburg, shortly after Agnor
came for father. The next 1 saw, the boys
came back home and said father was killed
and the others shot. Very soon afterwards,
fathers body was brought home about
o'clock. Father received a letter from Dr.
Walker Sunday night. brought by MI. Sit
lington. The letter was identified by wit
ness and it reads as follows:
BRowNsBURG, SUNDAY EVENING,
Nov. I'd, 1889.
Mr.. Henry Miller:
have twice given you an opportunity to ex
plain your two invasions of my Home and your
tow aggressive, indecent liberties with my wife
and Miss Hope IRVINE. You declined BOTH
This morning my brother-in-law, Col. Sitting
ton, called on you for an explanation. You JUS
titled yourself on the declaration that you did
not haze aaay crina5naal intent. Great God You
also told him you would come to my house and
give me any satisfaction that was necessary.
My self respect will not allow me to admityou
in my house for any purpose. You must be
the judge as to the place, time, mode, safe sur
roundings, &C., to me, as encircled you when
and where you incurred the debt. Now
when 1 present my claim on the above
conditions you and 1 will determine the
amount, currency, and interest
that will be satisfactory to both. 1t is
your and my business. 1t is solemn, melan-
choly fact, that you must grant me an inter
view. 1t is a debt which under the moral law
has no statute of limitation. Pause, consider
ponder on this last sentence. 1 weigh every
word, and recognize and accept all of its
solemn requirements. Don't deceive yourself
l know my solemn, sacred duty. This is your
last opportunity l have not suggestion as
to the mode, time, place, &c., where we will
have the interview. The meeting, present ac-
ton, &C., are in your hands. One thing is
aaeUat0bLe we mast hGD the 5nterU5eac You can
not escape it by flight. am at home, and too
disturbed to do any professional business.
This is the last letter you will receive from
me asking you to do me justice.
Z. J. WALKER.
VIM. MILLER,
the accused, was sworn and put ON the
stand. He went to Staunton on Monday
before the jGovernor's election and got
back home that night. That night heard
of the trouble brewing. On the next day
was at work in the field baling hay. Several
were there-Patterson, Splitter and others,
and two colored men. After dinner all went
to Brownsburg tovote, and in few minutes
after voting went back home. On We'd
nesday, saw Dr.. Walker in the cedars with
a black man. DR.. Walker had q gun and
the negro had a breech loader. passed
on. Mr.. Terrill was On our porch when l
got there. MI. Terrill told me about the
trouble. On Friday morning was in
Brownsburg when Mr.. Bosworth called
see his father about warrant for DR..
Walker. / told him he knew about the
threats and he, himself, ought to have had