The Washington times., 1910-06-15
Former Officer of George.
town Building Association
to File Motion.
VERDICT IS GUILTY
ON BUT TWO COUNTS
Additional Bond Given and AcCus-
ed Will Fight Again for
Freedom.

Giving notice that he would request
q new trial. through his attorneys, and
giving an additional bond OF $1,000. John
Barton Miller convicted last night Of
two charges Of embeZzlement Of funds
which came into his possession by viz
tue Of his former position as an officer
OF the First Cooperative Building AS
sociatiOn Of Georgetown, came into
court this morning.
The verdict returned last night after
q trial which lasted more than two
weeks. cleared Miller of sixteen other
charges of a similar nature. II the
request for a new trial is not granted,
and If the District Court of Appeals
fails to review the case, Miller Is sub
ject to ten years Imprisonment, and a
fine Of $1,000 on each &C the counts on
which he was found guilty.
According TO Attorneys Henry r.
Davis and John Laskey, who represent
Miller, they will file the motion for a
new trial on Friday. Justice Stafford
fixed July as the day on which the mo-
ton win be argued.
Additional Bond Given.
At the time he was called to trial
Miller was allowed his liberty on
bond Of 5000 TO insure his attendance
At the trial for embezzlement. On this
bond John J. Minahan is security. At
the same time Miller gave another bond
OF 5000 in the matter of the indictment
charging him with having destroyed the
books Of the association, on which
George W. Ray qualified. Mr.. Ray as
sumed the additional bond this morning
making his liability $4,000
mr. in o haH~ nElT
before the jury returned their verdict
finding Miller guilty on two of the
eighteen counts IN the indictment
The charges of which he was found
guilty include an accusation in the
twenty-siXth count, charging the for
mer secretary treasurer Of the First
Cooperative Building Association OF
Georgetown. with the miSapplicatiOn
of funds belonging to the Rev. Zed II.
Copp, amounting to $500, and another
accusation that he embeZZled $3.50
deposited with him by j. II. Black
man. as charged in the twenty-eig
count Of the indictment.
NOnplussed By Verdict.
When Miller was first called for trial
there were thirty-fouT counts against
him, but his counsel, Henry Z. Davis
and John Laskey succeeded in hay
ing the number reduced TO eighteen.
MI. Davis. after the trial last night,
declared that he is at a loss TO under
stand the finding Of the jury, inasmuch
as the two counts on which Miller was
found guilty differ - no essential from
the other sixteen Of which he was
acquitted He further announced his
determination TO file a motion for
new trial. and in the event Of a re
fusal to take the case to the Court Of
Appeals for review.
Following the lengthy arguments Of
counsel for the defense and for the
Government which closed Yesterday
afternoon. the case was submitted 10
the Jury at about s o'clock. At 10
O'Clock last n ght Justice Stafford. hav-
ing been summoned. came to the court
house to receive the verdict. To his
question as 70 whether the jury would
be able 10 report on the entire case with
one verdict. he was told that they
would not ard then followed a rolling
of eaCn seDarate count. to which the
Jury answered not guilty in all but the
tWenty-sixth and twenty-eighth counts.