The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1893-05-10
MY GOD, He WAS MY BEST FRIEND
Defendant George Miles Tells
His Story to the Jury.
Six Blue Spots on Blotters, and War
ring Experts.
Some Interesting Tests Explained to the
Jury's ELECTROMAGNETIC Tell
Tale Hsmmer-Dr. lannon's
Sensational Fit.

and causes the contradicted ones to glare
with scientific disdain.
1t was in the Miles murder trial and 1t
was all about blood stains. One set Of
doctors said that it required a certain
state Of affairs to discover whether or not
I given red stains were blood, and another
set Of doctors said that vice versa was
the case, and cast reflections in highly
distilled language upon the knowledge of
the medicos on the other side.
In the midst OF the fast-fying medical
terms the attorneys in the case shone
resplendent in their easy delivery of
newly acquired technique, but sometimes
ran afoul of a jaw-breaker that foored
them.
In the midst of the medical cyclone
the pale and sombre-visaged defendant
sat, oblivious of the persifiage OF the
counsel, and anxiously intent with hand
to ear upon every utterance Of the wit
nesses, and the expressions on the faces
of the jurors.
His wife and their three pretty little
boys we're with him for time during
the day but did not remain long in the
courtroom. One OF the boys sat in his
lap, and eyed the skull of the murdered
man curiously while his father WAS in
tently watching physicians descant upon
the method by which the murderous
blows were struck.
The defense attempted when court
convened to introduce letter written
by the defendant from Albuquerque in
December, 1892, to q. T. King OF this
city, In which he stated that he wished
IN, inf Io nQ7 &loe ho he
no desire to evade any process of the
court, and would come on whenever he
was wanted and they would send him o
ticket.
The court sustained an objection to
the introduction of the letter, on the
ground that such evidence was incompe-
tent.
EXPERTS ON BLooD-sTAIEs.
Mrs. DIR. Ellis was then called as q
medical expert and microscopist to COM
bat the statements made by DIR. West
Hughes, one OF the experts OF the prose-
cution. He had stated that what is
known as the guaiacum test for the de-
lection of blood was absolutely neces-
sary to bring about the blue color which
revealed the presence OF blood.
Mrs. DR.. Ellis produced medicine
case and proceeded to indulge in num-
Der Of experiments before the jury to
show that che could show several blue
colors as the result of reactions upon
several substances. She did the expert
act in calm and superior way that was
beautiful to behold, and handled the
deadly poisons with which sheperformed
ss deity as If the walls contained moth
ing more noxious than orange phos-
pilates.
When the doctor from behind her
produced heavenly blue colors on several
Pspieces OF blotting paper, by pouring
ether and guaiacum and other things on
some blood taken from her own slender
qhand, the jurors heayed signs of delight,
Y and even the icalattorneys looked as
oif science was some pumpkins. She
4 even produced the same effects with
small pieces OF apple and the encyclo-.
4 pedic substances before mentioned.
q The attorneys INDUCED in some broad
s,shorseplay when it came to making the
test with saliva, and alleged wit was in
dulged in to q considerable and some-
fwhat nauseating degree.
The six pieces OF blotting paper and
the colors thereon contained were care
kfully labeled and fled by the defense as
exhibits in the case.
"MY GOD. MY BEST FRIEND"
W. A. Van Sickle was called and testi-
fed that he was in the Carlton saloon
THE night Miller was murdered, about
{10 80 O'Clock, and played game of bill
vliards. He was with Wooley when he
went to Miles and told him Miller was
killed, and Miles exclaimed My God,
the best friend had" Miles ordered
the honse closed and the police sent for.
The witness told how he before went
back with Wooley when he went to
awaken Miller. He could not get in the
door, and got ladder. Wooley climbed
up and dropped down into the room.
The witness heard him say: 81 can't
wake the old man up; something is the
matter" Wooley opened the door, and
the witness climbed down, went in and
lit the gas. 3
"What did you do them" asked Mr..
Shinn.
81 got out Of there" replied the wit
ness in Mortified tone, as if the sight
of the murdered man was yet too much
for him.
Both young men then told Miles what
they had seen. At Miles, request the
witness took position at the door lead
ing from the billiard room to the rear
rooms and allowed no one to pass until
the police came. ROC
Assistant District Attorney Dupuy ran
afoul of the witness and wanted him TO
say that he had told him in the district
attorneys Office, q. few days ago, that
when Wooley told Miles about the muir
der the latter put his hand to his head
and turned away, whatever such
motion might indicate; but the young
man said, while he might have said go,
he had been thinking over the matter
and could not really remember whether
he did or not.
THE HOLE IN THE HEAD.
DIR. I. L. Burnett was called to the
witness stand as witness in the after
noon, and did not waste any time in
looking at Judge Smith. who so re-
Gently has fined the doctor for con-
tempt.
The doctor testified that he had ex-
amined the body of the murdered man,
George Miller, the morning after the
murder. He did SO at the request OF
Mrs. Miller, wife of the deceased, who
was Frustrated at the time.
He described the rough and irregular
nature of the wound in MilIer's head,
which he characterized as Jagged. and
saying he inserted his finger two inches
and half. The instrum emit that
caused the death must have penetrated
the brain, and the doctor said the
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