The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-03
Special Dispatch 70 he Pos,-In,eniSence

Special Dispatch 20 he t-Iatcllissrcer.
SIDNEY WASH. July .-Charles 2.
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) dxe Rsso sentenced him 10 twenty yeg,s
IL fae uenttentiary az hard labor.
M.iler's trial was begun Wednesday the
state being represented b. J. =. Yakey
and the defense b. George Z. Morris. %
Seattle. Both parties being ready. the
jury was called. The entire afternoon was
spent ii selecting a jury. The following
named persons were sworn a. jurors 20
try the case: y -. Rose r J. Lewis.
Fred BGrman. T. Dempster. ] A. Wilson.
Il. NJ. GIL. D. T Williams. August Lin
dahl. 3. r. Sparks. Frank Lloyd. Marcus
oStrinEcr. Robert Gibson.
The first witness for the state was Or.
:. J. Bridenstine, coroner Of kitsap coUn-
t.. He testified that Mrs. Miller came 20
her death from bullet wound.
Edward Serd testified t. being present
when Mrs. Miller's body was found lying
on the floor bleeding from Z pistol shot.
She Was unconscious. The defendant was
also lying on the floor n al unconscious
condition.
]. H. Chapman. constable of Port Blake
ley precinct. was present when the body
of Mrs. Miller was found lying on the
floor OF the dining room in the Miller house
at Port Rlakeley.
when Miller recovered consciousness,
took him over TO the hotel. He asked me
II Mrs Miller was dead. / said no. Mi
Ter replied that he had made poor Job
Of il. but would finish II yet When We
took him down 10 the boat to take him 10
Seattle he was afraid OF the people;
AFRAID they would hang him. and said he
would hold me responsible for his life.
c. W. Evans testified:
Il am a clerk IN the Port Biaaeiey Mil
Compa ny's stofe on the 22d ds: OF Feb
ruary sold Miller a pipe. He said he
was going away and wanted a pistol,
of cartridges-Smith & Wesson. This
was about twenty minutes before L n, of
February p. He was apparently sober"
George ". Dwelly testified
u am justice of the peace in Port
Blakeley precinct / was notified that
the house and found Caroline Miller living
on the floor in the dining room. She had
been shot; the bullet entered Just below
The right eye. Or. kellam was called and
said there was only one chance for Mrs.
Miller, and advised that she be taken N
hospital at Seattle
j. K. Milhern, deputy sheriff of Kitsap
county, was the next witness. He said:
If his wife was dead. I said no. After
short time he asked me the same question.
~ the wharf at Seattle he again made
the same inquiry, then told him under
stood she was dead. He said: L did 1t,
bur made id poor job of it -
The revolver, box of cartridges, the cart
ridges remaining in the pistol. and the one
taken from the wound in Mrs Miller's
head were identified and We're marked ex-
hibits In the case.
AZ this point the state rested.
Miller himself took the stand in his own
behalf the second day. His testimony was
substantially as follows:
II had been absent from home for five or
six months. and had returned a few days
before the shooting. | brought home over
sloo in money: | gave so TO my wife and
paid a store bill of SO About two days
after ! came home my wife accused me of
taking some mining papers. but | knew
nothing Of these papers. She repeated this
revolver the day Of the shooting. with
view of going away that afternoon 20 a
new and Wild country. I went home load
ed the revolver laid IL down. and went out
Ia the closet. NJ. j. Lyons came 10 the
door and spoke to my wife. As wgs re-
turning from the closet | overheard Lyons
say:
Come down early
II asked her what Lyons meant ny com
ing down early. She said. To clean house
Il said; n is strange time to clean
=
of your id business
'fsaid; Come. lot us he going
Il was going 20 Riderville 70 take the
boat and she was going 20 Lyons 10 get
$50 To give me. She had nlaced the money
WITH him for safe keeping.
she said: I want those papers first I
said did not have the papers.
she took M the gun and said: You
shall never leave this house until YOU give
me- nv papers
Il tried to take the gun away from her
She put the hand with the revolver behind
me. the gun was discharged and the bullet
struck the hack of my head. making a
slight wound
she said: Oh 7 have killed vou'
81 had then got the revolver. and said:
I viii take Won with ne and fired the
shc al her. and she fell 10 the floor. Then
| turned the gun on myself.
That Is Alt | remember"
Attorney Morris argued the case for the
defendant. making an eloquent plea 10 save
the prisoner from the gallows Prescott
ing Attorney Yakey made one OF his best
efforts for the state.
The jury brought in their verdict ves-
teraay morning. finding the defendant
guilty of manslaughter.
Judge Reid at once sentenced Miller 20
Imprisonment; ut hard labor in the state
penitentiary for a term Of twenty years.
The defendants attorney Is Well satisfied
and Till not contest the case further