Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-02-21
Constable Miller. E..m,n.,,o.

| ne eAaminatiOn Of Constable l.. C. Miller, for shooting his latest
 victim, was commenced at 10 a. m. thls morning before Justice J. Nj.
 w. Moore. Only two or three weeks
 have elapsed since his examination
 for shooting Chief of Police Miles
 Archibald, took place, which goes
 to show how readily determined
 officer can make business for the
 courts. Few men succeed within so
 short time, in getting two appear
 ances before a justice of the peace
 Tor preliminary examination on
 charges of attempt to murder.
 The first witness placed on the
 stand to-day was Ike Morrison, who
 happened to be within a few feet of
 Miller and his victim when the
 shooting occurred, who testified to
 seeing the injured man lying on
 Marie Castro's floor. apparently 1 drunk.
 MARIE CASTRO testified that the
 injured man was in her house pre-
 yious to the shooting. That he was
 drunk and abusive. That she made
 him go out. and Miller tried to
 make him dress and go away. And
 when the man refused and resisted,
 Miller shot him.
 GEORGE RUFFNER were men standing on the outside of the
 walk, and when they would get
 back could not see anything. The
 man who had his coat of was stand
 inc on walk. l heard some one say,
 put on your shoes" The first blow
 was overland; | did not start for
 the walk until Miller reached for
 his gun, and then l recognized Mil
 Ter; l then went towards him; this
 man was a large man, he would
 weigh lS5 or l9O pounds. Two of
 us then helped the man who was
 shot; we did not have to carry him
 until We got to Fishers alley; I would not say there was coat on his arm, there was something; tho man who was shot was talking; | don't know what he said; l saw Miller raise his pistol and hit the man; l could not see where the man hit Miller; l cannot say whether i the man had his hand on Miller's | throat or not; l heard the man who | was shot say: You are a gun man. are youi" Miller said: That's | what l am, and then Miller put his hand back and two shots were fired | just as quick as a man could pull the gun; they were under the porch and there was an electric light which throws quite a light for forty or fifty feet; when I first saw Miller make motion for his gun I was forty or fifty feet away; when the shots were fired they were about two feet and a-half from the wall; they must have been five feet from the post; l was about twelve or ff- teen feet away; just before Miller struck the man l could see all of Miller; the men were right together when Miller hit him.
 KITTY MARKS-I know this woman; she lives four doors south of the Royal saloon; l passed the man before the shooting; he had no shoes or socks on and was vomiting; the trouble could not have been over two minutes; 1 went right into the Royal saloon by the ladies entrance.
 ALBERT WEBER-On last Saturday night l was present when Miller shot the man; the shooting was on Granite street just south of the Royal saloon; when 1 came there Miller was telling the man who was shot to put his shoes on and the fellow would not; Miller said if he did not he would arrest him; the man said he could not and all the officers in the town could not arrest him; Miller then drew his gun out and then put it back; the man said: You're a gun man, are TouP Miller said: That's what 1 nm, and the man grabbed Miller with his left hand and Miller drew lis gun again and struck him three lines, once hard and twice easy; Miller then shot him; when the s shooting took place the man must nave been about three feet from the z louse; when l went there the man !. lad no shoes or socks on, and no 'oat or vest on; he had his coat on 5 ,is arm and shoes in his hand; when ' Miller drew his gun the man said: - - you are gun man, are 'Vul' When the man grabbed Mil { CT he took hold of him with his left s land; the first blow Miller strack a jim he hit him hard; the man was e n toward the wall and Miller was m the outside.
 WILLARD MARTIN-I know Miller; , Idolphus Blair and I went out Q! he Union saloon and started for he loyal saloon; We saw this man and Ie said he would kick down the e Thole d-d house; the woman then u ocke d the door and went in the W Ouse; we went on to the Royal sa- W oon and seeing Miller, said: "There r 5 a job for you outside" Miller P old the man to put on his b lothes or be would run him in; the S nan said: "You can't arrest me or v ny other officer" Miller then | 'ulled out his gun and ! nd the man said, "You are a gun l nan, are youi" Miller said "Yes; O." The man then grabbed Miller nd forced him to the post; Miller c hen drew his gun again and bit W i'm twice; the blows did not stag c, CT him; Miller then shot him; the h lan then let go of Miller. Miller's n onduct was gentlemanly. and the n lan's conduct was very ropgh. p Vhen the man had his hand on Iiller's throat l could not see his ther hand. tl CHANcEY E. WEsT-I am stationed ID ! Whipple; was present when !, filler shot this man; I was in the b oval saloon and I heard a man A ly,"I guess there is scrap out de-" We went out and heard filler talking to a drunk, telling h. i'm to put on his clothes; the man ol lid he could not make him; the B lan had hold of Miller's coat; si filler pulled hIs gun; the man who W a.L. A ..aN ..I