The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-03-22
P. c. WHITE REFUSED BOND BY
JUSTICE COOLEY.

Justice of the Peace II. W. Cooley,
on Monday, heard the preliminary trial
Of P. C. White, charge with the murder
NJ. A. Miller, at Minter City on Thursday
Of last week.
After arraignment by County Attor-
ney K~imbrough, the state began to intro
duce witnesses. DR.. j. W. Dulaney tes-
tilted as to the wounds and the cause
Of the death Of Miller. The state next
introduced Joe Reuben, the clerk in
Miller's store and a cousin Of deceased,
who testified that White came yer
across the street and railway switch
track and demanded of Miller that he
return or reimburse him for a lamp, his
property, that had been left in Miller's
store, to which Miller replied that he had
not seen nor heard of the lamp. Upon
which White bitterly cursed, at the same
time striking Miller over the head with
a chair. At this instance Reuben testl-
fed that Miller reached for a piece of
kindling wood and raped White over
the head. Thereupon White left the store
in the direction of his store and hoLel
with the threats that he was going to
return and kin Miller. That he, the wit
ness, then went in search of a doctor
upon request of deceased, as the blood
was flowing freely from Miller's head
and Miller seemed dazed. That while
he was gone a few yards away he heard
a long shot that sounded as a single shot
and returned to find Miller dead and
White returning to his home.
Next was the testimony Of C. Goebel,
who was standing on the store gallery
Of l.. Simon, afew yards south of Miller's
store, who stated that he saw White re-
turning from his store with a shotgun
and that White shot one time as Miller
was standing on the porch facing south
with his pistoIin his hand. He said that
Miller seemed dazed, and White was only
a few yards away from his victim when
the shot was fired. The state then fol-
lowed with l.. Simon, who corroborated
Goebel's testimony. Then followed the
testimony of LiddeII Mcmillan, who said
that he was standing at Sims store
when Goebel came around in search of
a doctor and told them of the personal
encounter and of Whites threat. Nc
MILAN went to White home and found
him with a small scar on the left of his
forehead, and asked that the drink White
was demanding be refusedhim, and said
that White stated that he would not sub
nit to such treatment from the hands
of the Jews. that he had killed one of
them and would get the other one.
The state then rested and the defense
introduced Mrs. Ernest White, daughter
in-law of the defendant, who stated that
she was in search of a bandage for
Whites head upon his return from
deceased's store and begged him not to
return to Miller's store. That White
had been drinking but was not drunk.
She was followed by J. A.. Afford for
the defense, who stated the shots sounded
as one large explosion, but he was not
in a position to tell which was fired first;
that he was attracted to the scene by
Goebel's search for the doctor and report
of the personal encounter and the threat.
Saw pistol lying by MilIer's body. His
testimony was followed by Goldman and
Ernest White, sons of the defendant,
who corroborated Mrs. Ernest Whites
testimony as to defendant action up
on his return home after the personal
encounter before he returned with the
shotgun. Then a negro, Lake Brown,
who was standing on the porch of a
Chinamen's store just south of Miller's
store, when on the stand corroborated
the Defense statement that Miller had
a gun and that he fired same after
swapping the pistol, there being two
empty chambers in the gun. Next the
most important witness for the defense
was placed on the stand, Jim O'Brien,
a negro, who was in Miller's store dur
ing the personal encounter and who tes-
titled that Miller hit the first lick after
he had been cursed by White and cor
roborating the other defense witnesses
as to the shooting. After the state
rested, DR.. F. M. Sandifer was intro
duced to explain the postmortem exam
nation Of Miller.
The argument for the state was
opened by County Attorney 0rman l..
Kimbrough, who was followed by Hon.
W. M. Wilmington and Hon. A. F.
Gardner for the defense, and closed by
Hon. Shed Hill for the prosecution.
Judge Cooley committed White to Jail
to await the action of the grand jury
without bond.
A large number of people attended
the trial, which took place at the court
house.
A writ of habeas corpus will be pre-
sented to Chancellor Denton early next
week, asking that White be given bail.