The herald., 1893-05-04
The Trial of George A. Miles
Progresses Slowly.
Welding the Links of the Chain of
Evidence.
Suspicious Incidents in the Carlton sa-
loon tho Night of George Ariiler's
Terrible Death-The Discovery
of the Murder.

peIlof court De10r6 Judge 6Inftn.
Aside from the Identification Of a map
and the description Of the interior of
the Carlton saloon on South Spring
street, where the murder occurred, the
day was occupied with the examinatipn,
and cross-examination Of JohnYW o0ley,
young man engaged at the time in
running the billiard tables in the
saloon.
The examination Of the witness was
somewhat peculiar from the TACT
that neither the prosecution nor the de-
tense were satisfied with what they ex-
trscted from him.
The court room was pretty well filled
with spectators during the day. but
TREY seemed to feel the lack of the sem
sational atmosphere that prevailed dur
ing the Bentley trial.
George Gehrken was the first witness,
and described the location of the various
rooms OF the saloon on a diagram which
was posted on blackboard. The MUIR
dered man, it will be remembered, was
hit in the head by some blunt instru-
ment, while lying in drunken stupor
ION lounge in one of the four rooms
back Of the billiard part of the establish
ment.
The witness was followed by T. H.
White, who made the diagram and was
examined as to its construction and the
distance between various points.
John Wooley was then called. He is
young man, and had a tendency to
lHpeak in such a low tone that the ad-
monitions OF the court and counsel were
frequent for him to speak louder.
He said that he was employed in the
Carlton saloon the day of the murder,
iengaged with Harry Tunnicliffe in run
ming the billiard tables, which they
rented. George Miles and George
Jenkins were the barkeepers, Miles be-
ing on in the morning and at night. At
might Miles went on at 6 o'clock and re-
manned until IL O'Clock, when the So.
loon closed.
The witness said that Miller was
drinking hard all day before the murder.
1T WAS his day for drinking. At various
times he saw him during the day, and
at or 2 O'Clock he became very drunk.
He saw Miller at 6 O'Clock before the
bar counting out some money to Miles
check and some greenbacks.
He went back to room No. 8, contin-
ued the witness, and laid down on q
lounge. Mike Donahue called the atten-
tion OF the witness little later to the
fact that the door of the room was open,
and he went back and shut it. The door
shut with a spring lock. There were
folding doors between rooms and 4, and
they were nailed up, nail being driven
in the facing. A light was kept burning
in rooms and 2 by gas jet that came
down and had arms stretching to each
room. Room was not used at that
time. The gas jet referred to was light
ed that night but there were no lights
In the other rooms, except what came
from that jet, the partitions not being
above 71s feet high.
There were men in room No. 2, named
Goodwin, Stout, Frick and Mack, and
the witness went in with them, after
closing the door. They were playing
cards, and remained until about 8 80
O'Clock. The door to No. stood open
most of the time during the early part
OF the evening. After the boys left the
witness turned down the gasjets.
Afterwards the bell from No. rang
and the witness went back from the
billiard hall, finding Ed Lewis. He told
the witness to have Miles come back
and have drink, which he did. The
witness waited on six persons at the bar
while Miles was with Lewis.
'When the young men left from No.
were all the rooms vacant2" asked Mr..
Gibbon.
81 think there were two of the boys in
No. /. | don't know who they were.
could not say positively whether any
one was in the rooms when Mr.. Lewis
called me. After ! turned the lights
down in No. and 2 | saw two OF the
boys standing in the hallway, but paid
M attantinn IN than ~
"When is the next time you went
back 2"
'About 10 o'clock, think. The door
OF No. was almost closed"
"When nextY"
s'When Tunnicliffe and Donahue came
In with two ladies about Is minutes to
Ill. Donahue iH the one who earlier in
the evening came and told me Mr.. Mil
Ter was ly ing in the room with the door
ppen."
ibid you 90 then ~
81 went up stairs. rang the bell
and told the landlady l wanted a room.
She gave me key to room. Then |
went down stairs"
''Where then?
''Then took some drinks to No. L."
''Do you know when Mr.. Lewis left ?"
mo. Shortly after he called for Mr..
htiicn l. bhW utiu III bu5 UlIlltiu IOutu. 4
was in room No. two or three times
afterward with drinks"
"The next time was when | went to
wake up Mr.. Miller. Mr.. Miles told me to
20. / did not 20 alone Van Sickle
went with me. | Knocked and could not
get any answer. | went in No. Q and
stood on chair and looked over | saw
y him ON the lounge. | got ladder and
climbed over. | shook Mr.. Miller but
got no answer. | shook him again. l
thought something was wrong and took
hold Of his hand, it was cold. I told the
the party with me to light the gas which
he did and found some one had killed
him. | noticed blood on the side
of his face and the Wounds.
| ran out and told Mr.. Miles, who YVES
making up the cash behind the bar. [
think Mr.. McCallin was there with him.
I said some one has killed Mr. Miller,
and Mr.. Miles said, Ny God, the best
friend had on earth = or words, to that
effect. / think Mr.. McCallin is dead
now" 4
"What did you do then ?''
"We went in the room and Mr.. Miles
said, Don't touch him; wait for the
soroner.' | went to the police station.
Swent on my own suggestion. got
come officers and they returned with
me, as well as some reporters.'
Mr.. Gibbon was not satisfied with
souie OF the answers OF the Witneea