The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-05-11

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About lS4o, Hugh =. Miller OF
pontotoc was elecIeu ludge q
the Circuit Court y W4lcn lta-
wanda was lnciudeq; ! am not
sure as TO the exac. s.! qaIe, nay navlng sg 3
no memoranda. Dut ,.i,, ! am not Iar
from the marx. Miller . was q
toleraply tan man. Dur raIner
small, naxen nalr ana ratner
sharp features, snall, snapely
hands, Dony race. ne oniy re-
malned on Ine Dehcll one Term.
lie was q wing ln pontlcs, put
IN those oldenI Glmek lne people
OF a Democraflc 4strict oIten
elected q Wnlk Wd tne voters
not tnen maKlnK .iy ollLerence
between any p0iltlcal party Tor a
non-polltlcal once, u tne ludge-
snip should aiWays DS G consloereo. cons t1
Miller was g nrm Densve1 n Ihe
guilt OF Scaggs, Wno kilied omlth,
as ! nave neretoIoreIelated' anu
when the jury on tne nrsI trlae
brought IN q veroicI ol gulity q
mansiaugnter, ana ne was calieu
up before nm Tor sentence, an ne
sald: olr, you may tnank your
Zoo the jury nave Deen 50 leliie1I
with you as they nave, ana n Tor
TINS, your offense, you snall serve
at hard LABOR Ior 5JWenIy nve
years IN the state penltentiary.
Judge Miller was q warm Iriend
OF the smith 1amily. ana oIten
stopped Win tnem III golIg ~
ana from court. hveryDouy
thought the sentence very severe,
considering the time anG place
OF the killing, II Delng az ocaggs
own house and on eiecrlon day,
Smith beng a candldate Tor
Member OF the Board OF Pollce,
and the natural pace Tor MN
that day was at tne polis. :,
After Judge Miller Went OH
the bench ne was regular az
tendant ana practltloner az !ne
Fulton Bar up TO the beginning
OF the war. he was a very me
lawyer OF the pure legal Type
making no pretenIlons 70 eio-
Iquence on ornamen ION, put
locking alone 20 tnTle aspect
Of the question. he was connec-
TED with Col. Jeptna ROBINS IA
all the railroad ltlgatlon Ior 1ne
Mobile q ONO Kaliroao Oompa.
ny, incident TO the non paymen9
by the SUBSCRIBERS TO the capltal
stock OF the company. ms gave
rise to avery large volume OF le-
gai business, as almost every,
Dooy o. any means suDSc1LDeu 1L
from flve nunored 70 nVe tnou-'
sand dollars, ana not one Ell IN tWeLi- en-
ty PAID without SUIT: Wnen tne
war came on Judge Miller raised
a regiment ana was eiecteu lIs
colonel ana mace a me soidiers
Delng attacned 70 tng army oe
Northern virginia. he came OF
flghtlng stock. he nad a Droth-
er VINO was a minister III Inc
presbyterian cnurcn, VINO raise ralsed a
a regiment, was elected coionel !
OF the same, put was Wayialu
ana assassanated peIqTe ne goI W
the held OF confllct. ne ma nao Deen
on a trip from iontotoc' ms nome,
60 Klpley' Mlssisslppl,h SSH Ia anu f.o,,, ~,
MS return nome was S1loc ,1:n Llolii
ambush. Col. hugh gla =. a..,,l Miller :
served tne ooutn IalInlully anu q
Wen I'LL iate N tne "ai, M wueli nc
slckeneo ana & dieo. Ed lis " Maae WA was
Dy MS sue all through 'ie NY
ing scenes,
zen: ? .. Ghulsoll maI ,l 2 kuoil
lnent ngure IN !nose , olue,l E,,14a,, S,,1ics,
he never prac5lceu Jaw a. : ulloli
to 70, my knowleoge now before ine war, = .
Wnen nrSt rememDer nun ne
was a federal Juoge, e. hI n1luli4g ! 1;fe
court at fohIoIoc. n9 ilau 9 lile
Jop at q me salary anu al an easy ,.
pace, as the cflmillal puSlIlHSs J
OF that court was hgnI before tne
war. Judge dnolSon toIu me ~
a conversation ! nau Win MIN