The Forrest City times., 1909-08-06

and hs entered. and going gp 70 the bed flashed his light apon tte bloody spectacle Of the murdered mans body So great was his horror and surprise that he dropped he knife upon fhe bloody sheets. and had only jast picked it ID again when the two tzaFezlag Hen entered.
 His trembling nd feaz a their arrival he attributed 70 the natural horror Of the situation aa8 the ter re. ot fhs instant thought that guilt might point te Rim.
 With such a degree Of sincerity vas his story told and 90 firm was the landlords bearing before the pre- llminasy court that he attracted many sympathizers who be!ieved his story and looked upon him as the unfo-tu- nate victim of most peculiar com b!nation Of circumstances.
 But these circumstances were too patent 10 be ignored and Miller was bound over to await the action of the grand jury. indicted and in due course of time brought to trial be- fore me
 In the time intervening between h.s arrest and his trial the landlords attitude was mixture of terror and bravado which did hot tend 10 fn. crease the belief Of the general pub ! lie in his innocence. myself. al though I have always endeavored to enter trial free from prejudice, had l been yenireman. should have been forced 10 admit that had formed an opinion concerning the guilt or innocence Of the accused
 The state naturally rested upon the testimony Of the two salesmen who swore to the events of the fatal evening and to entering the room just in time 10 find the landlord bend ing over the body They were both ! firm h the conclusion that his terror upon seeing them Was the terror of , discovered guilt admit that de fenGaHts counsel should not have al lowed this portion of their testimony to go 10 the jury, but no objection was made 10 f.
 Also further damaging evidence against him was produced 70 he ef- feet that he had a short time before become liable through indorsing note for large sum of money and that his ownership of the hotel was threatened in case he was not able ! To raise the amount. This seemed to furnish powerful motive for the crime That he had always borne a good reputation, that his record for honesty was such that he might eas- ily have raised the sum Of money he required on loan. and his own story of going to Conway's room and find Ing the body were all that the unfoT tunate landlord had 10 offer in his oRu defense.
 There could have been bat one conclusion as To what the verdict ot the jury would be. although I am sure that gave them the law without uar tiai.tE. Miller look his sentence #vf-t resignation and when I asked him ae lad aas5aiaz t8 say. he arose aaG addressed f4e coat as follows:
 Your honor f comes 10 eyery aHau once t9 de For lhe sake of mT dear @ife Vlo stood by me so nolty tAfpHs6 tEis terrible ordeal ] should have eh1se1 fer myself dlfe-e1s end from that which .s so be ny lo. have n9 faHit#t5 and Rl-a inc view she jazs and rHls ealr. have taken ef their da's. oaz zaa sHe making terrible mistake. EoI haze cor4.c.5z aH innocent man. an mol 1Hs.s ol the death of Robert Conway. las nothing whatever 10 so s5t5 f4 death. Some day tha tsHth RIH come oHt tat fear it VII b. long alter ] have done w5fh fhs Ka-la Ihasa no mg=e to say b1t that an ian5-