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

warrant and come to Brownsbhrg, thinking
there would be an amicable settlement. 7
don't think he would have gone to Browns
burg other than for an amicable settlement.
He never made any fight in the court room
during the whole trouble. After the fight
l took INTO my possession two shot guns
and one rifle. They were brought to me by
some one, saying they had gotten them
from Reese OF from some one else, While
bringing them into the Academy.
SAMUEL d. ARMENTROUT.
merchant of Brownsburg, was next sworn.
He confirmed MI. BoSworth's testimony.
He said that Dr.. Walker, when he refused
to give bail said he had rather be aprisoner
in the hands Of a good man like Mr.. Perry,
1.-THE county jailor) than be prisoner in his
own home. Walker then kept on talking,
waving his hand, and looking Henry Miller
in the face. Then came the rush. Jim
Miller ran up with a knife in his hand.
Dave Miller held a pistol within five Oh six
inches of Dr.. Walker side and back. Then
was the first shot fired. AS Dave Miller
fired the first shot, Henry Miller stepped
forward and DR.. Walker threw his left arm
around Henry Miller. Just then, Dave Mil
lei shot Walker on the other side. DR..
Walker then drew his knife and jobbed and
bored it into Henry Miller. There was
continuous shooting at Walker during that
time, which was kept up till Walker and Hen
ry Miller got back to the centre post. There,
Walker left Miller and made his way to the
other corner, with the crowd after him. /
passed through the pulpit and crossed the
room at that moment. When / got to
where Mr. Bosworth was, Jim Miller hit
Walker with chair, and Walker sort of
threw up his arm and leaned back. The
next saw of Walker he was lying on the
bench that 1 was sitting on. The crowd
gathered around him there and [ heard
more shots, and some one saying, "Let
them all die together When that was
said 1 passed out Of the room. AS 1 was
going, William Miller was in front of me
and was re-loading pistol. He passed ON
out of the door. I stepped out of the door
and looked back and saw David Miller APP
proach DR.. Walker who was lying on the
floor. He looked into Walkers face and
then came back and called for pistol. Mrs.
Walker was lying on the floor near the Doc
tor, and MI. Gold was raising her head up.
Then saw VIM. Miller going up to DR..
Walker. When he got close to him, he put
his pistol close to his side and shot twice
and snapped twice. Then 1 passed out of
the room, and went on down through the
Academy yard. When looked back, men
were bringing DR.. and Mrs. Walker down.
-ETGaaiaaed.- I went to the
trial [ was two OF three minutes on DR..
Walkers porch where there were several
men-Houston Ward, VIM. Buchanan and
others. l went there merely through curl
osity, seeing a crowd there. / know moth
ing whatever of any preconcerted plan for
DR.. Walkers friends to take part in the
trouble. I had received no message from
DR.. Walker and was only on the porch
through curiosity. l was not armed. At
the Academy I saw MI. Gold striking
George Miller with a chair. The blade of
the pocket knife in Jim M1llers hand. was
about four inches long. l saw him do
nothing with it.
When Dr.. Walker was on his porch he
went into his room before leaving for the
Academy. Agnor, the Special Constable,
came out of the room while Walker was
still in 1t. 1 heard Agnor tell Magistrate
Bosworth that he had searched Dr. Walker
for arms. The Millers came into town
that day on horseback. There were six or
seven in the party. Can't say that they
were armed.
ALFRED GOLD,
merchant at Brownsburg, who was post
master there at the time of the tragedy.
was sworn. He only got into the
Academy after Dr.. Walkers trial was
over, and his account Of the incidents i'm
mediately preceding the fight was the same
as that of the other witnesses. He went
on to say: At the first shot-fred, as 1
thought, by David Miller-I got over the
bench and seized a chair to strike the man
that had fired the first shot. Then the
general fight commenced. After we got
into it | can't give any description of it.
It lasted only a short time. After the
room became somewhat clear, the shooting
stopped. had got on the opposite side of
the room and old MI. Hampsey, who was
standing with Mrs. Walker, called to me
to do something for her. She was sitting
on the floor with her back against the
bench. 1 raised her head up and saw she
was dead. [ turned to DR.. Walker who
was lying on the floor and asked him where
he was struck. He said he was shot in
the bowels and was suffering very much
At that, one of the Millers-David, 1
think-rushed up, looked at him, turned
and walked back to the other part of the
room and called for pistol or gun. Will
liam Miller then came in. I looked at him
as he came in, pistol in hand, and saw his
eyes were directed to DR.. Walker. AS he
commenced shooting DR.. Walker, 1 asked
him mot to shoot dying man, William
Miller was a little back of Dr.. w. and shot
at his side two OF three times from a dis
lance Of three feet. DR.. Walkers ewes
were open and his face was turned towards
the wall. [ was STOPPING over Mrs. Wal
ker and had hold of her shoulder. William
Miller made no reply to what I said, but
after shooting turned and walked over to
the other end Of the room. He did his
firing on DR.. Walker after [ asked him not
to shoot a dying man.
When I picked up the chair early in the
fight / struck at David Miller who,
thought, fired the first shot. l have heard
since that l struck George Miller In the
fight some one holding a pistol tried to get
his arm around my neck. I showed it off