The herald., 1893-05-09
LITTLE LIGHT ON THE MYSTERY
Proceedings Yesterday in the
Miles Murder Trial.
The Evidence ELECTED by the Wit
nesses for the Defense.
The Prosecution Closes aud the Defen Q
Commences to Introduce Evil
dence = The Testimony
as Given.

with one of the most mysterious muir
ders ever occurring in the county, that
of George Miller. occupied seats in the
court room yesterday morning for a
time, near the defendant.
While the prosecution announced
Saturday that they had no more testi-
mony to introduce, they were granted
permission to call Mr.. E. Pepper, an
attorney who had charge OF Miler's
business at the time OF his death. After
the murder he examined the safe in the
/ Carlton saloon, and found $65 in it,
While counting the money the defend
ant asked for $25 from it, but the wit
ness declined to give it to him.
Shortly afterwards in the Office of the
chief of police, the witness heard Miles
say he had no interest in the stock or
fixtures of the saloon, and that Miller
had paid him in full. Later Miles came
to him and threatened him with legal
proceedings unless he allowed the wit
ness to get some things from the saloon
he claimed belonged to him.
Telfair Creighton was also called for
the prosecution and testified that after
| Miller's death he became one of the at
torneys for the estate, and that the de-
tendant has never presented any claim
against 1t during the two years that have
elapsed since the murder.
This finally closed the testimony for
the prosecution, and Calvin Edgerton,
OF counsel for the defense, moved the
court to instruct the jury to acquit the
defendant on the ground that the evil
dence did not connect him with the
murder.
Judge Smith, without indulging in
one of his usual homilies to attorneys
upon presentation OF unusual motions,
denied the motion, and ordered the
counsel TO proceed with the case. g
The first witness called was DR.. S. H.
Boynton. He was on a cable car the
night OF the murder about 10 80 O'Clock.
| On Broadway, between Third street and
| the NatatOrium he saw a man in front
of Eckstein's drug store running fast
AS the car came opposite to him he
stopped as if thinking OF mounting it,
but changed his mind and ran off in
another direction. He was of medium
height, thick set and wore a brown
check suit. The doctor was positive OF
the facts stated by him Upon cross
examination he said he did not see any
thing in the mans hande.
John A. Morton, who was playing
billiards in the Carlton saloon the night
Of the murder. heard young WooIey tell
Miles that Miller was dead He also
heard Miles exclaim, my God' and
something about ''best friend" The
witness believed he would have seen
Miles go back to the rear Of the saloon
thatevening il he had gone.
Upon eress-examinaton, the witness
said he did not notice NJ lee particularly,
as he was interested in the billiard
about Miller'e death, Miles and Mccall
drn. proprietor OF the Natatorium, we're
behind the bar talking.
james +. Morley, who was plaving
billiards in the saloon the night of the
murder, saw Miles go towards the back
once, but he was only away about
minute.
Frank Clauser, in the Wholesale drug
business, WAS in the Carlton saloon the
night of the murder from 9 to IL O'Clock.
About 10 O'Clock he went back and
heard what he thought was somebody
treading lightly in room No. 3, the door
of which was closed. Miles was in the
front of the saloon when the witness
went and returned.
Mr.. Donahue was in room No. | of
the saloon about 10 45 on the night of
the 10th with three companions and
they were there about an hour. Young
Wooley waited on them and the witness
did not see Miles at all. Pss
John Wooley wss recalled at the after
noon session, and in answer to questions
by counsel for the defense stated that he
knew of the existence of an old cash
drawer behind the bar at the Carlton
saloon, in which some KEYS were kept.
The keys to the wine room, the witness
said, were kept in the cash register.
About | O'Clock in the afternoon of
May Is, 1891, N. @. Garter, who was the
next witness, passed through the saloon
from the Nststorium. He saw Miller
standing near the front door, talking
somewhat excitedly with strange man.
He gesticulated aud spoke in a loud
tone of voice.
Jack Miscall testified that he saw
Miller at O'Clock that evening Miller
asked him to drink, which he
did. He then saw Miller give Miles
some money, Miles at the same
time telling the witness to see the
amount he was receiving from Miller
Htco LUX Ono tuOu6y AuQ put III away
Muller had said something about losing
$50, and it was after that that the de-
fendant asked the witness to see what he
WAS receiving, saying that he, the wit
ness, knew his disposition.
Chief of Police j. VI Glass was called
by the defense at this point for cross
examination He related again the
manner in which he had discovered the
blood-stained keys behind the counter.
and admitted that when the hammer
was tried in the hole in Miller's skull
that he did not know certainly whether
the skull had been sawed through or
not. There was nothing particularly
new brought out upon the cross-exemin-
alton of the chief.
Sergeant Morton of the police force
testified that the night the murder was
discovered the defendant, upon being
requested by him to do 60, produced a
bunch of keys for the purpose of locking
the saloon. The sergeant gave them to
Officer Mcguire.
The next witness was Harry Tunne-
cliff, who, with Wooley, rented the bill
lard room at the saloon. He saw Miller
before his death during the day, and at
III o'clock that night came through ,he
hallway at the rear. The door of No. a
was standing open, and there were peo.
pie in the hallway ae he and his party
came in. Miles was behind the bar all
the time Wooley was upstairs engaging
a room for the witness.
Ed L. Lewis. upon being sworn, testi-