The age-herald., 1901-05-10
FRANK MILLER WI
 MURDER OF Supreme Aflrns Sentence of
 Lower Court DUNCAN GOES UP FOR LIFE Doomed Man Receives the New
 Quite Coolly AGAIN PR0CLAiMs HIS INNOCENCE Miller Says If He Is Hung an Innocent Man Will Dle-He Then Took Drink of Whisky and
 Braced Up.
Doomed Man Receives the New
 Quite 'Coolly
AGAIN PRocLAiMs HIS INNOCENCE

HO CilC SONtt iidS diiii AhcN ehS case of Frank Miller and Frank Duncan who were convicted of the murder of Policeman Adams in March, 1900, and has set June 2S as the day on which Miller will be hanged Miller. on the trial in the lower court, was sentenced to be hanged and Duncan was sentenced to life impris- onment.
 The trial took place in May, 1SOo and an appeal was taken to the Supreme 19O1 since which time decision has been anxiously expected by the defendants.
 The news of the Supreme Courts de- cision was received yesterday morning from a telegram sent by the e K of the Supreme Court to Sheeiff Burgin. In the absence of the latter 1t was opened by Chief Clerk stradford and the news was conveyed to Miller by Jailer Berry.
 When informed by Jailer Berry that the court had affirmed his case and that he would hang on June 2S Miller turned slightly pale. but remarked: Well, they will hang an innocent man.
 Afterwards he asked for drink of whiskey which was given to him and he sent telegram to his lawyers, Knox & Bowie of Anniston, informing them of the decision and asking for further details and information.
 Duncan took the information coolly. He denies being present when the shooting took place.
 Miller Talks.
 Later in the day. in talking to an Age Herald reporter, Miller said:
 1T feel like always did My innocence is clear and when a mans conscience Is clear hs has nothing to fear.
 q never took life. would give life if I could. I am not afraid to die. but this disgrace on my name makes me feel nor tified on account of my family.
 -Four or five months ago when my case was about to come up for trial in the Supreme Court certain stories were cir culated in the papers that my friends were going to blow up the jail and get me out. These stories did me a great in- ustice
 "I am ready to die now, and will die like a man when the time comes
 'I have been in jail ever since I have been here. How could I prove my inno- cence, without friends-without money?
 From the first to the present day, I haven't seen friend from the outside.
 '"rhey wanted a victim-I'm victim"
 Everyone in the jail speaks kindly to him, and shake hands with him sympa- thetically. As the reporter left Miller extended two fingers through the bars of his cell, which is as many as their width will allow, to shake hands. Take it, said Miller. "It Is not the hand of murderer"
 Story of the Crime.
 On the night of March 27 1900, the safe of the Standard oil Company was blown open and robbed by gang of safe crack CTS The night watchman. Joseph A. Clayton, was shot In the foot and other wise roughly handled, and about $500 was stolen from the safe. Clayton's foot af- rewards had to be amoutated from the effects of his injuries. It is said that Miller was present at the time and saved his life by preventing the others from killing him. The gang is said to have been composed of white men, among them the following: Frank Miller, Frank Duncan, Frank Edwards, John D. West, Thomas Fay, New York Harry and man called Sheeney Bugs. The first six were subsequently, arrested and have all, except Sheeney Bugs, been convicted.