Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-25
nrooRE,s AFFIDAvIT.
which Clears Miller OF the Crime for
which he suffered imprisonment.


which he suffered imprisonment.
Miller then relates his meeting with
LAWYER Moore in New York City, who
informed him that be had the confess
sion of the man who was the real perpe-
traitor of the bond robbery for which he
Miller suffered punishment. This
sDurred Miller to gather other evidence
10 establish his innocence. After hard
work Miller secured the atidavitS of
Mr.. and Mrs. COnnOrs, the people who
were robbed, w. A. Hindman, Judge
James b. Knox, Judge Stowe, and num-
bers of others, going to show that the
evidence on which he was convicted
was faulty. He has other affidayits
proving his whereabouts on the night
of the robbery. Armed with mass of
evidence Miller came TO Pittsburg, Sat
urday night, and laid it before Col. w.
ID. Moore, the distinguished lawyer,
who at once made the following affida-
Wit, which completely eXhonerates
Miller from any participation whatever
in the bond robbery.
MoORE's sICK-BED SWORN STATEMENT.
State OF Pennsylvania, county Of Allegheny,
city OF Pittsburg, S.:
Before me, the undersigned notary
public, personally appeared w. ID.
Moore, Esq, who, being duly sworn ac-
cOrding 10 law, says as follows:
Somewhere between the 27th day Of
July and the 5th of August, ISL, gen.
tleman came TO my house, 1913 SOnth
avenue, Allegheny City, at about 7:30
I'm the evening He said to me that he
had friend in trouble, aud wished me
d - a oil hQt
be himself was afraid Of arrest, and
that he desired TO obtain me for counsel
for himself and perhaps others.
said to him, "Who is the frieHd for
whom you wish me TO appear now% He
said: James w. Miller, who is charged
with this Catfish robbery, as they call
1t. The robbery of old COnnOrs," he
added.
He continued, II know him to be in
nocant OF any connection with that rob-
berry"
4 said to him: Glow do you know
it?"
He answered, 81 helped to do it my
self; that's the reason / employ you TO
defend me as we'll as Miller"
"Well, said /, that's very Surpris-
ing 10 me that a man would come to
my house and tell me that he was guilty
of a robbery like that, and you certain
ly ought to know whether you partici-
pated in it and whether Mr.. Miller was
with you. Why do you take such an
interest In this mans caSe?" Simply,
he answered, Il have been in the peni-
Tertiary myself, and ] don't want TO
see any person 90 innOcently TO that
place. We can't appear to testify, you
see, we would all be arrested ourselves.
We got the money, and we can't think
IL right 10 allow him TO be unjustly con-
victed and punished" I said to him,
CARE YOU DEALING HONESTLY iZ5AND
TRULY
with Mr.. Miller and MYSELF" He said:
Il certainly am. VIII you come out to
the carriage and go to the outsider"
eyes," said I. Il will"
We got into the carriage into which
he came 10 my house, and drove over to
the South Side. We stopped at the
mouth of Saw Mill run at a house which
was partly brick and partly frame, as
remember, and partly below the level of
the street. He left the carriage and
went into the house, and very soon
afterWard returned with large roll of
money. We drove back, and he handed
me $500, and l promised him that
would start TO Clarion to the jail in
which Mr.. Miller was confined, as he in
formed me, and inform Mr. Miller of
what had taken place, and If Mr.. Mil
Ter was satisfied that ! should appear as
his counsel l would enter my appear
ance and do all in my power for his
defense. On the next day, il l re-
member rightly, / started to Clarion,
saw Mr.. Miller in the jail, stated what
have here stated, and entered upon my
duties as his counsel. When met Mr..
Miller in the jail, and after had said
TO him the cause OF my coming he said
To me that he knew no such person as
Mr.. Hamilton, looked SuspicIously, and
said: II think 1 know a man when be
looks me in the eye. Look me In the
eve.p Well, he seemed then 10 be sat
isfed. 1 saw Hamilton twice after my
return to PittSburg, once at my house
and once at my office. In my Office he
gave me the details Of the so-called Cat
fish robbery. He gave me the names OF
the parties who were concerned with
him in the robbery. He gave me
AL THE DETAILS or THEIR TRIP
To Mr.. COnnOr's house that night and
what took place in the house, OF what
thev Obtained, how they obtained It,
ard how they returned to tho city o.