Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-08-20

ana he entered, anu gums up ~
bed. flashed his light upon the BLOODY
spectacle of the murdered man
body So great was his horror and
surprise that he dropped the knlIe
upon the bloody sheets, and had only
just picked it up again when the two
travelling men entered
His trembling and fear at their
arrival he attributed to the natural
horror of the situation and the ter
TOR of the instant thought that guilt
might point to him.
with such a degree of sincerity
was his story told, and so firm was
the landlords bearing before the pre-
liminary court that he attracted many
sympathizers who believed his story
and looked upon him as the unfortu-
nate victim of most peculiar COM
bination of circumstances.
but these circumstances were too
patent to 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
his arrest and his trial the landlord
attitude was a mixture of terror and
bravado which did not tend to in
crease the belief of the general pub
lie in his innocence. l myself, al
though l have always endeavored to
enter a trial free from prejudice,
had | been venireman, should have
been forced to admit that | had
formed an opinion concerning the
guilt or innocence of the accused.
1.-THE state naturally rested upon
the testimony of the two statesmen
!, who swore to the events of the fatal
evening and to entering the room
Just in time to find the landlord bend
: ing over the body They were both
: firm in the conclusion that his terror
II upon seeing them was the terror Of
: discovered guilt | admit that de
PENDANTS counsel should not have al
lowed this portion of their testimony
p to go to the jury, but no objection
: was made TO it.
Also further damaging evidences
against him was produced to the ef
feet that he had a short time befor
: become liable through indorsing
: note for a large sum of money an
. that his ownership of the hotel wa
:, threatened in case he was not abb
to raise the amount. This SCENE
y TO furnish a powerful motive for tn
- crime That he had always born
~ a good reputation, that his record fo
= honesty was such that he might ea
nc lily have raised the sum of money
required on loan. and his own stor
On of going to Conway's room and fin
Is ing the body were all that the unto
ne tunate landlord had to offer in h
al own defense.
ls- There could have been but OF
~ conclusion as to what the verdict
hu the jury would be, although | am SUI
eu that / gave them the law without pa
OF TALLY. Miller took his sentence wi
I'M resignation and when ] asked him
sN- he had anything to say, he arose al
addressed the court as follows:
ais ".Yonr honor it comes to eve
sit man once to die. For the sake of t
asst dear wife who stood by me SO mob
me through this terrible ordeal / shou
90, have chosen for myself differe
sh- end from that which is TO be my Il
the I have no fault to find with the viz
In the jury and this court have taken
de- their duty but you are making
lie terrible mistake You have convict
lch an innocent man. | am not gui
asst of the death Of Robert Conway. | h
vas nothing whatever to do with
death Some day the truth will co
ar's out, but L fear it will be long af
md have done with this world. ha
sed, no more to say but that l am in