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

threats. That wound up the evidence as
to what was charged in the warrant. ]
then told DR.. Walker that my decision was
that he should give security for his good
behavior in the sum of $500. The war.
rant On which DR.. Walker was arrested
was here read by the counsel in the case
On the back of it had been marked by the
magistrate just before the fighting com
menced, go COSTS and the fact that DR..
Walker had been held to bail in $500. DR..
Walker said that he would not give the
security. I then told him that the only
alternative 1 had would be to send him to
jail. He replied that he expected it would
be better for him in jail than there. Heasked
if would give him time enough to get hi.
dinner. told him l would-that he could
have his own time, and, further, 'sYou CAL
take the papers and go to Jail and deliver
yourself up and l will send no officer with
YOU" He refused that proposition and
said he preferred an officer should take him.
1 then held up the papers and called Special
Constable Agnor, who was sitting on a
bench in front of me, to take them and take
charge of DR.. Walker.
Dr.. Walker was sitting down. He got
up and said there was one request he want
ed to make. asked him what it was. He
said he wanted me to permit him to slap
Henry Miller in the mouth for insulting
his wife. 1 said, "Y GU can It do that here .
He then said he intended to do it. Then
he put his right hand to his hip pocket and
drew pistol. He was then standing up.
Henry Miller was sitting down in the
chair. Walker, when he rose, was from
four to six feet from Miller. He was fac
ing Miller when he drew his pistol. The
pistol was here exhibited in court. 1t is a
bright 5-chambered Smith & Wesson self
cooking revolver, 3S-calibre, large and
heavy.l At that moment David Miller ran
in and caught him and they had scuffie
David Miller trying to get the pistol from
DR.. W. Then there was a general rush
from all parts of the room to the two strug-
Cling men. Henry Miller was then still
sitting in his chair. Then there was gen.
eral melee participated in by the Miller
boys and some others present-some
persons from Brownsburg. In the
crowd I recognized Mr.. Alfred Gold,
Henry Terrill and others. They were
trying to part them. Can't recollect
anybody else just now. During the
light [ saw Gold have chair and strike one
of the Miller boys with it. He struck eth
Ell William or George Miller-I can't tell
which, for l don't know them well apart.
Gold struck at them with his fists. don t
think-but am not certain-that there had
been any pistol shooting up to that time.
But it was mighty near that time. The
crowd was so thick that I did not see Dr..
Walkers pistol. The next time saw it,
it was in David Miller's hand. There were
several people from Brownsburg up there
Lewis Terrill, T. A. Beaver, Jim Wilson.
They may have been friends of DR.. Walker
but don't think they were taking part in
it that way-all were trying to part the
combatants. They were just in the crowd.
In minute or so after the first pistol shot,
heard pistol firing generally. Could not
tell who fired. Could see the smoke. They
were fired little South of the post in the
centre of the room. Didn t see anybody else
nave any pistol at any time except when l
thought I saw William Miller-William OIL
George-though thought it was William,
firing on DIR. Walker as he lay On the floor.
That was the last pistol that was fired.
Examined by Prosecution saw
DR.. Walker leaving the crowd, but before
he left he and Henry Miller had gotten to-
gether and were clinched right at the pulpit.
went to them and tried to separate them.
They were some five OF six feet from the
pulpit, to the right Of it. l asked them to
separate and quit this thing" Henry
Miller said, II Won t let him CO." He was
holding Dr.. Walker by the collar Of his
coat. Walker also held Miller clinched.
There were several shots at that time.
The next [ saw, Henry Miller and DIR.
Walker were out at the centre post.
Dr.. Walker was behind Miller and was
stabbing him with his knife. l saw him
make two deliberate thrusts at Miller in his
back. The knife WAS here produced. 1t
is bowie with al ornamental handle, the
Glade being about nine inches long. The
blade is broken in two pieces I went to
where they were and DR.. Walker turned
and walked to the corner of the room and
laid down on bench. Henry Miller then
stood for few seconds. [ saw he was get
ting very pale. All at once he fell back in
most instantly. Very near that time, l saw
David Miller ON the South-side of the post
coming towards the pulpit. He had pis-
toll. 1 said to him: ''Your father is killed,
give me that pistol" which he did. DR..
Walker had left Henry Miller before he fell
There were no balls in the pistol when Da-
vid Miller gave it to me. The shells were
still in it. There was good deal of wrang-
ling about the door at that time and I went
there to separate them. l succeeded in do
ing it. [ went back then towards the pull
pit and saw DR.. Walker lying on the floor
close to the bench he had been lying on.
One of the Millers-I thought it was Will
liam, but don't know-went to DR.. Walker
and fired as much as three shots at him as
he was lying on the floor. The pistol wss
within foot of him-about the middle of
his back. DR.. W. was lying on his right
side and the man that was firing was at the
Doctors back.
Mrs. Walker was sitting at Dr. Walker S
feet at the time. She was sitting on the
floor with her back against bench. Some
one came to me and told me she was dead.
| went close to her and found she was dead.
A pool Of blood was where she was sitting
on the floor. Her back was against the