The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-14

Edward Miller, the legless slayer of Robert |. Dinwiddie, was given q sentence of 21 years in the state pen itentiary this mornin at 12.45 o'clock by the jury that found him uIty ol murder in the second degree.
 The tired crown awaiting the yer dict in the court room had thinned out considerably when after the jury was out more than half an hour. and midnight was reached, ad no Yer- dict
 When the jury filed in, and the re suit of the verdict was read, the oe- feniant showed no particular emotion Only a short time before he had heard the pros ccuting attorney in the closing words to the jury demand a verdict of first degree murder with fhe teath penalty attached Miller might have considered the 2l yeIIs less than he might have received in the way Of lawful punishment for the crime
 The fet thzi it-yaa Friday, the
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 ter The day broke bad ~ ehen the sheriff came to .a...s llid org go to the court room in the morning, if was found that the wooden stub on which he walked had ibecome uuglue6. and that he could not use that to get up the court house stairs There is an elevator in tho court house, but serves only aG an evidence of the modern features of the building It never runs Miller had to ges up the stairway, so a short cruteh was finally rounded up and an this he managed to set to the court room
 The defendant made what court room attendants call good wit ness for himself He told the story of his troubles with the Dinwiddies. and it was related in convincing man ner in so far as the original eXamina- tion was concerned, but later when on cross examination Prosecuting At torncy Randolph riddled some of his contentious.
 The arguments made in behalf of the state were stirring ones Judge Curl. Richard Ryan, and Judge Car ney for the defense, and finally clos ed at 1l:3O by the prosecutor for the state
 The jury was lnOffiCially repote1 to have stood five for second degrec and seven for first degree oonvi2- tion on the first ballot, and later the seven relinquished their stand. and came in for a verdict for second de- gree murder
 Story Miller Told.
 Miller resumed yesterday morning on the stand He had started the aft crnoon before He took up the mar rative when, after going for an oX- pressman that Monday morning to re- move his things from the Dinwiddie place he aud the CNpressman had re- turned
 While [ was in the room getting my things together said Miller, Mrs, EiGwiGdie came m and began abusive language to me She tried to force trouble on me, and l told her that would see her husband about it ] went to the sitting room for few minutes and asked pinwiddie for a refund of part of my rent money lie said that he didn't give money back, and turned indifferentiy and went tc a chair and sat down | went on ur to him trying to reason with him; and trying to convince him of the fairness of a return of part of my money. | said Right is right, pay me whst is coming to me, and he told mo to get out of the place or he would throw me out.
 q stepped back aud somebody grabbed me from behind. could nos see who 1t was at the time, As the arms came about my neck, holding me. threw up my hands, and Dir widdie grabbed my. stick and started 10 strike me. Somebody pulled Din widdie oN Of me. and 1 broke the hold of tho person who had mo from be-