Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-11-10
TESTIMONY WAS
 SENSATIONAL Drusiua June Must Turn Over $12,OOO in Money
 and Notes.
PHILPOT RULES IT
Many Witnesses Tell of Seeing Dia. mOnds and Bucket of Money
 in the Safe.

After hearing testimony ill the mat ter of Ethel Miller, administratrix of the estate of her father, Dr. S. NJ, Miller, colored, against Drusilla June who claims to be the legal wife Of Miller, Judge c. M. Philpot in the Jefferson probate court, yesterday or. dered the June woman to turn over to Ethel Miller notes, money and other valuables, aggregating a value of from $12,000 to $15,000. Unless the June woman complies with the order of tae court, under the law governing the proceeding, she can be adjulged guilty of contempt and placed in jail
 The hearing in the probate court yesterday followed the issuance of a citation order. applied for some days ago by Senator H. K. Toney, as coun- sel for the administratrix, directing Drusilla June to appear in court for examination to ascertain the where abouts of diamonds, money and valu-
  were being withheld from the admin istratrix by Drusilla June and Joe Latting, "a local negro saloon keeper. The hearing attracted large crowd of negroes to the court room and much sensational testimony was heard. Judge w. D. Jones, of the law firm of Taylor and Jones, repre- scented the respondent.
 A. number of negro witnesses were heard during the day, the most inn portant being Drusilla June and Nan cy and Ethel Miller. wife and daugh- ter of the wealthy negro physician who died leaving estate valued at something like $40,00o or $50,000.
 The hearing yesterday revealed the fact that more than ten thousand dol lars in cash and secured notes were in possession of 'Drusilla June, in that she held notes and bank books Representing the amount, which is deposited in Pine Bluff, Birmingham Ala, and Memphis, Tenn banks. Tn; Drusilla June admitted on the witness stand.
 In testifying the June woman also admitted having the books and house. hold effects in her possession out the latter she claimed to be her personal property She also admitted that she had taken money out of the safe at MIler's Hotel after his death, but said she had sent part of it to Nan cy and Ethel Miller to enable them to come here from Brunswick Ga. She contended, However, that she was not advised of the certificates of de- posits or money in the banks, until after she and Nancy and Ethel Mill Ter had reached an agreement and settled their financial differences. Drusilla June claims to have been married to Dr. Miller in Anderson, S. c.
 A young negro nineteen years old, who gave his name to be Sam Berlin, and who said he was reared by Dr.. Miller, testified that he knew much of his business affairs. The night Dr. Miller died, witness said, he saw Drusilla Miller go downstairs and she stayed near the safe for two hours. Two weeks ago, the young negro declared, after suit was filed by Ethel Miller to recover properties in the chancery court, Drusilla June met him on Missouri street and in- ou red if he was to testify in her be- half. He did not commit himself and he says she offered him a dia' mond ring and $50 CT $100 in moneJ to say that he did not know any, thing about Dr. Miller's affairs. He said he knew Dr. Miller had dia- monds and saw Drusilla cleaning them a few days before his death.
 Nose Ramsey, a negro, testiffed that on Monday before Miller's death which was six days later, he saw two SACKS CI lllCucy O. DuSnSI VI AAoN~ ey in Miller's safe, and Berta Smith, negress, testified that she saw Dru- silla June take diamonds and money from the safe the morning after Mil ler's death, and put them in a sack A negro bartender testified that he saw diamonds in the safe before Mil ler's death.
 Nancy and Ethel Miller the wife and daughter of M Her. were also heard Et:el Miller said that Lawyer Speers aal pr. l.. L.. Cheasham had advised her tosstreat Drusilla June nice ol she would not got any of the estate 1 They also told her, she, said tna' lthey should not have anything to d' w:ta ~'::.c people or they v'nl' "ro. fer like they did ips the Y le, Jor,e estate." and to let negroes se' tie it up.
 Nancy Miller said she knew D:aSi' ia June back in Georgia and that sh' was an immoral charactar. lru silla June, she said, knew she wa Dr. Mller's wife. Nancy MilRr de lclared that Drus::.la was formerly em
 ployed by them, meaning she and D'