Arizona republican., 1895-09-11

his house until about three months ago, and was very intimate with him. Neith- CT he or Miller had been in the habit of carrying a pistol. Witness stated that he went home shortly after the occur renee to tell his wife, and then started for the M. & P. depot to get the address of Miller's mother and then came up town and telegraphed to her of Miller's death.
 Dr. Helm was next called and stated that he made an examination of the re- mains Sunday night at the undertaker's in the presence of Dr. Jessop and Ran dal and Davis. Witness found no pow der on the outside of the wound, but considerable burnt powder in the wound. Of the opinion that the gun must have been pressed hard against the head when the shot was fired. Death must have been instantaneous; the body fell toward the shot. Witness had treated deceased professionally ,and knew of him talking of suicide when intoxicated. He found Miller on the plaza June 29, 1894, suffering from arsenical poisoning, and took him homo and pumped the poison out of him. Miller stated to witness that whenever he got drunk he felt like killing himse If.
 c. H. Gordon, clerk in the railroad office, testified that he had been in the employ of the company for eight months and was daily in company with Miller and Conroy. Relations between the two were very friendly. He re- garded Miller as temperate man but knew he drank some, never saw him under the influence until Thursday night last. Noticed nothing out of the way with him Saturday night. He went into the office again on that night to get paper, then went home and never heard the shots. He was shown the revolver and said that he had seen one similar but not so rusty. The one he saw was at the depot and was the property of Miller. It was customary for the boys at the depot to carry revolvers but never saw one in Conroy's possession and only knew once of Miller having one in his possession. Mill:r had said to Gordan that if anyone wanted to kill him he would never give him the chance to use his pistol and that was one reason he did not carry cue.
 B. k. Porter, roadmaster of the M. & F., said that Miller, Conway and him. self We're llt.e brothers, and never knew l cross word belLs exchanged between them. Miller was 10 i.avo zone to Mari copa with him the next morn1ng and about o'clock Saturday evening tl.e two had a conversation about the pro- posed trip. Saw nothing unusual with | Miller at that time. Met him once about o'clock and he seemed to be very quiet and depressed in spirits.
 | Frank Gutierrez, printer in the RE- PUBLICAN office, said he was passing through the slley, going toward Coffee Ars. When about the center of the alley he heard the pistol shots, but saw no one go out of the alley. When he entered the alley he noticed two men talking in the rear of the M. &. P. office. Did know who they were heard the mur- mur of thelr voices but could not distin- guish what they were saying. He heard no cries for help. Did not know Miller. | B. E. Sloan, proprietor of the Moni- hon corral, said he heard the shots. Was in the corral at the time and az soon as the last shot was fl ed heard something strike on the roof of the corral office. The next morning Tom Molloy and another man took shingle from the roof that bore a mark like that made by bullet on the rebound.
 J. W. Furl, testified to Conroy enter ing the drug store and requesting him to call up Dr. Helm on the phone as Miller had shot himself.
 H. c. Magne was in front of Esch mans with Alfred Becker when Conroy entered the store and on coming out re- marked to them that Miller had com
 mitted suicide. Magne. thought that Conroy looked as if he was grie stricken.
 R. Afford, employed at the Moniha1 corral, testified to hearing somethin, strike the roof of the shed immediately after the shots were fired. Thought i
 was bullet.
 Mrs. Conroy, wife of Dan Conroy, wa called and stated that she had been mar
 ried five years and knew Miller for tha
 length of time, he having roomed at he
 house. He left about two months ago
 About the last of May she was sittinl one evening in the dining room witl
 her sister when Miller entered. He take, few minutes and as he was about t.
 leave the room he took a small bottl ' from bis pocket. Mrs. Conroy went ul and took it from him and noticed tha
 it was labeled prussic acid. She asked
 him what he intended to do with it. H
 made no remark but started to cry. Mrs. Conroy said she often talked tt h i'm about his drinking and told him t.