The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-09
JAIL HOLDS FIVE CHARGED
WITH KILLING RELATIVES.
DONAGHE IN OUTBURST.


STAUNTON, VA, June s.-with
the arrest OF Edward. Harry and Will
liam Greaver. the police are confident
that they have the guilty ones in con-
nection with the mysterious murder
of Edward Miller. their sisters hus-
band. who was found by the railroad
tracks here two years ago The three
men are confined in different parts of
the jail. with all communications with
each other cut off.
The murder which had remained a
mystery for so many months Is now
clearing up.
Arrests Made Easily.
When the party of five officers left
police headquarters at midnight on
Friday they expected to encounter
trouble before they returned from
Uniontown No matter whether 1t
Is deserved or not, the brothers have
regulations as men handy with their
fists. There was no trouble, though.
Possibly it was because the brothers
were too greatly surprised to make
resistance. All three were sleeping
soundly N their respective homes,
when the officers knocked on the
door. Declaring that they were in
nocent. the men got into their clothes.
and. peaceahly. accompanied the Of
ficers to Jail.
The three brothers, Edward. Harry
and William, will be arraigned,
charged with direct completely In
the murder of Miller. It is under
stood. A similar charge will be made
against Lee Greaver. son OF Edward.
The date Of the preliminary hearing
was not fixed yesterday.
Two Other Murders.
Two other murder cases excite
Staunton and Augusta county AT his
time. Confined in jail. charged with
the murder of her husband. Clint
Bridge. Is Mrs. Mamie Treyilian
or a murder charge, the accusation
against aim being the killing OF his
sister ear Parnassus. in Augusta
county, several days ago.
With tears and hystertcal cries
which could be heard out In the
street. Charles Donaghe. greeted the
appearance before his cell yesterday
of w o neighbors from Parnassus who
visited the Jail and asked to see him.
At the sight of his acquaintances the
old a fell on his knees, protesting
his innocence.
His Emotion Surprises.
His emotion was a surprise and
shock to the visitors who recalled his
reserved manner and uncertain tenn
per when on the affirm. The outburst
appeared to h police to furnish cor
r~oboration of their theory that con-
ffnement will induce the old man to
clear up certain phases of the crime
which have not been explained.
The Commonwealth will have EVIL
dence to show that both the old peo-
pie had expressed the belief that
they were in danger of being killed
by the other. Miss Donaghe. 1t Is said,
had told neighbors that she expected
her brother to kill her, but added.
HE will never do 1t II I am awake"
Physically she was the stronger of
the two and more than once, 1t is
said. she demonstrated that she was.
That. the authorities lean toward the
theory that she was killed In a fight
with her brother Is evidenced by the
questions directed at the prisoner
concerning a flesh wound on his hand.
How He Explains.
He Is said to have explained 1t by
saying that he was mending a table
on the morning of the tragedy and
struck himself with the hammer. The
officers did not and the piece OF fur
niture that showed evidence Of re-
pairs.
Donaghe reads newspaper accounts
OF the tragedy with avidity. Upon
receiving the paper he turns imme-
diately 20 look for any news concern
ing his case, He never comments
on what he reads and when through
skips to ether items which appar-
emily interest him rs much.