The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-01
Ansonia Negro Accused of Mur dering Wife Faces Many Witnesses, But They
 Don't Know Him.
SUICIDE IDEA IMPOSSIBLE
Position of the Wound and tho Com ditlon of Mrs. Nillcr's Clothing Prove Thls.---Cadwcl to
 Plead To"day.

The first day of the trial of Charles Henry Miller who Is accused of shoot Ing hls wife in Ansonia on March 27 last SO that she died later at Grace hospital in this city brought forth multitudinous evidence as to a quar- rel on the night in question between a negro man and negro woman, but little Identification of Miller as the man of the couple An onlooker could not but be reminded of the well known scng of "All Coons Look Alike to Me" as witness after witness was asked by States Attorney Will Hams to identify Miller and was un- able Co do SO,
 During it all Miller sat at the end of the long counsel table perfectly stolid watching the witnesses as n eat would a mouse every minute. The court room was crowded all day long, a great number of the spectators being colored people. At the left of Judge Case and in back of the wlt- ness chalr had been put up a large map ot the section in question in Ansonia. where the Mlllers had livtt.
 Medical Examiner Bartlett and Dr. Baldwin of Grace hospital testified that they dld not think the wound that Mrs Miller had could possibly have been self-innictod. This was because of its position up under the arm hole, which would have been very hard Co reach or at least m Im- probable place for a suicide to choose and because her shlrtwaist was not burned hy powder Pr Louis II. Wilmot of AnSonia was also called. lIe told of his treatment of Mrs Miller and Of his advice on the third day after the occurrence that shc he removed to a hospital Other wit ncsses were in the main neighbors of the Millers, black and white. who saw them or heard them quarreling on the street.
 The jury was impaneled at 1850. Ii was the ninth jury trial in the present session
 The first witness of the state was ] Myron W Filley, n photographer, of 1 New Haven; Frank ] Davis. civil en- ginecr of New Haven, and Medical Examiner Charles ! Bartlett There were maps and photos Of the theater of tho tragedy introduced hy the | state
 Dr Charles ] Bartlett took the stand at 1850 o'clock He found a 3S calibre bullet in the hody of Mrs | NFi1Ic~ ,nJ glrvtt8.a t, ,,i,,,, t, ,,,. ! produced by States Attorney Will Hams. The body was that of well \ developed colorcd woman of twenty 1 six years of age, he said Tho wound was in the left side several inches be. low the arm pit. There were bruises on the body too.
 Al this point adjournment was had tll the afternoon.
 Al o'clock Dr Bartlett was agair 1 put on tho stand At that time he said that the wound was an mnsua 1 one for sclf-nnlcted one 1t wa. ten inches The revolver was pro. l duceed in court by the state and of. fered in evidence Dr Bartlett was asked to Illustrate how Mrs Milei . might possibly have shot herself al the place where the bullet entered first with the left hand, and ther with the right hand and hc did sC having to go to great inconvenience, to do so Mrs. Miller's shirtwais was produced in court and the docto, marked the place on 1t where th, bullet went through it He spoke O the fact that there were no burns ol