Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-05

intoxicated and without provocation shot Mr..
James NJ. Miller. and, it is said, fatally injured
him. The wounded man was taken to Gar
field Hospital Burns was placed under arrest,
was suspended and locked up"
Today the prisoner SAWS he docs not femem-
Der anything about the shooting. He told his
superior officer that he got one drink in Hen
dershotts drug store and the last drink he got
out of bottle when he was turning in from q
patrol box. lie thinks lac was drugged
IN THs PoI.IcE COURT.
When the prisoner was taken TO the Police
Co1rt today he put in one of the cells with
other prisoners. A warrant charging assault
with intent to kill was filed and he was COM
mittrd 10 Jail without bail. He was not repre-
scented by counsel
NR. NILERs CONDITION CRITICAL.
DR.. Thompson made an examination OF the
wound this morning. 1t appeared from the
examination as though the bullet had injured
the windpIpe and passed downward and done
irreparaLlc injury to the lung,
The patient condition was extremely unfa-
vorable ami but little hope Of his recovery was
entertained.
Word was sent to the district attorneys Office
and Assistant District Attorney Clagett started
for the hospital tc take the patients ante
mortem statement.
CAPT. MILLER's STATEMENT.
trict attorneys Office reached the hospital this
afternoon they found the patient very weak in
body alth ough his mind was perfectly clear
lie was perfectly willing to make d statement
and after stating that he believed he was i'll the
face OF impending death, his statement was
given as follows:
II was called ont of the hall Of the Washing
ton light battery and cavalry troop on New York
avenue, by fire alarm from Box 123 and
went TO the fire. came back by way OF q street
10 the corner of 18th street. where / met
three men, one of them in poicenans uni
form and two men in citizens dress. all very
much intoxicated The two men in citizens
dress had to search the officers pockets to find
the keys to open the patrol box with, and
they left ana went west on street.
Il heard the policeman ring in his report
and he repeated his name as Burns, spelling it
out 30 loudly that heard it across the street.
| Immediately went 10 Cooper's livery stable
iIcelnal Burns who lad just turned in at 18th
and q, was 80 drunk that he was unfit for duty
AS pas cOmirg oTt of the alley on II street
from Cooper stable heard distress call and
saw a crowd in frc-t of the Old Ladies' Home
ard the Fredonia / went into the Fredonia
ard asked the privilege Of the use of the tele-
phone"
After telling Of the message he sent to the
station for the patrol wagon and officers. the
patient continued, ~ went out and saw
OIltcIHdsh Durns st2nulnS on Inc side
walk in front of the Old Ladies Home;
lie was with quite crowd and saw a large po-
llcemau coming across from the direction of
the church. stepped up to him. put my hand
on lis arm aad told him that the man
(BurEs) was drunk; that he had bet
ter lookout as he had got revolver
and il had better be taken from him. l imme-
diateiy heard the report OF a revolver, and l
knew netting more"
He signed the deposition after it was read
over to him. 1t wss not until after this depo-
-ltion was taken that the police knew of the
real facts in the case.