The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12

thirty-eight- calibre. self-coclsing Smith
& Wesson revolver. A breat HESS Hess pause PAUSE
followed for second perhaps ten, while
he attempted to cock the revolver. l1a a1N, "A
Miller, a few feet distant. wrenched the the
nistol from his hand. but just then the
revolver cracked sharply and md be ada p
reigned. NJ u sE
within the next few seconds the terri
BE tragedy transpired. The struggle was
aerce and Wild Men rushed to and fro,
not knowing what to do or whittier 't'1 " y
flee, Around Walker and Miller friends
rushed. Walker was shot and ia Dave Dave
Miller badly wounded. Walker grapplsd
for Henry Miller, and ir4s* his hand
cleaned the long, bright blade OF g bowie,
knife. with the power Of Sa u fiend no
drove the weapon time after. time mo
the auivering body OF Hel'eyl Miller,E un-
4, al che tenth stab, the blade broke
~ Il Mlllers body, who fell dead on the
floor Walker turned around and lay
down on bench. Els wife $apprroc'aIoh re!tl2
him. kneeled down at his SIDE md nd pat e. e'
his brow with camphor4 One II OF ING
n1,,,ers approached the kneeling woman,
leveled his pistol within two feet Of =. hefi
mead ana said, as he pulled the trisger'
you killed my father; you shall die to74
rether." She sank dead with 2 Il pau
throurh her brain. Walker saw his de- de-
voted wife murdered. He got up from ON
tha bench. went around and lay down
by her side, facing her. David q iA'alier
came up and looked into his face ace & re ~
+rrnod back and asked his brothers for 70
nstol. one Of the Miller boys y B a q
~ "a ched and shot Walker several times 11es
: "a lay on the floor. At the outbreak
~ tha disorder the weapons Of the MIL
~ 80 Mad been brought into the room ny
friends Ast5 i. ,,s ,,or,,,
-. died early Saturday mornln s.4 i q y
rn ms together with his VIE 8, Weie
,e,n - the tomb Monday followlns'
- ~ nresence OF thousands OF yrrpa-
.n -, ln friends. The procession was oyer.
sN' lie in length as tho funera! co g
,,,ovod to the cemetery. w M 55S
IN m walker was of scotch-Arlsn w,
oost,v was OF strong VIII, proua NV ~
,mnerous In his bearing. ana o''e ~ ~
most noted physicians " t ~. o d,sno'
a Ut and TOR many years had peeh Nh
, s,ua, She was % sweat, refined, lovely
woman Y. y, !, ot,,aad great
axcitement, not only In the ne!ghporhooa
81 Brownsburg, but also N Lexlhs.oM
AVA throughout the county. Vast thronss
80 neople visited the scene OF the Tragedy
N saturday, Sunday and Monday from
Rockbrtdge and Augusta counties,
Warrants were issued 'mmed'a. :! ~, ~
the arrest of James II, Miller w t l
Miller George Miller avs pave M,.leF,S
and Tohn Reese, the hired man, They
1uara ali brought to Lexington and lodged
IN tall TO await trial. except Dave BILL
lar r., Who was suffering too much from his
Wound to be moved, and he was left IN
charae OF Sheriff Templeton On ac-
count of the strong feeling throughout
tha county against the Millers for the
trtnle murder the prisoners We're taken
secretly from the Lexington 1ail and re-
moved to Lynchburg for safe keeping.
Tho trial took place N the county
Court OF Rockbridge, In tho FeoruaryS
term 1890, Judge =. Houston, Pre-,
siding. The Commonwealth n was 'e spn
sented by Captain ID. u, Moore. Cons
monwsnlth,s attorney, and he was as
sisted by Mr.. William A. Glasgow, Jr.
now OF Roanoke. The prisoners were
represented by Messrs, 'Vhomas N. Will
lnms OF sLynchburg; Colonel Edmund
Formulation. ~ M, Pendleton and II !,
Glasgow, OF Lexington After an excit-
Ing and prolonged trial, the prisoners
we're acquitted by the Jury. Thus ended
one OF the darkest chapters In the crlnii-s
nal history Of RooHbridge county. sS