The Washington times., 1926-10-08
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The three theories advanced to-
day are:
1. That Miller committed sui.
eide. This theory, however, is
discredited by all investigators in
the case, despite the fact that
verdict of suicide was rendered
by q cOroner's jury. It is being
Gisregarded entirely by the au-
tIIOrities.
2. That the soldier was the
victim of accidental shooting after
wandering into a shooting scrape
arising from an attempted hOldHD
with johnson as the intended
victim. This theory is main
tanned, however, only by Wash
ingtOn detectives. The Depart
ment of Justice and army author
ities are inclined to doubt this
theory.
3. That Miller was murdered.
This theory today is generally
accepted, although a motive has
not yet been established.
The investigators today were at
tempting to link up the arrest OF
QHarternlaster Privates Walter
Monday and Joseph Clark. 1900 Vir-
einia. Ave. n. w, with the case.
Monday and Clark, arrested Tues
day night, are being held in the
arlington county Jail charged with
highway robbery. The shootings
took place Monday night.
The theory that Miller was on
his way to visit his fiancee, Theresa
Lucille Kemp, at her home on
Columbia pike, several miles from
the scene OF. the shooting. at the
time he was murdered has been
exploded by Johnnie Lehr. who de-
Clared today that Miller had been
avoiding the girl for several days.
Since returning from the Camp
SimfnS rifle range, on September
&c, Miller lived 81 dual life at the
post. johnny Lehr. one OF his
''buddies'' at the post said.
Miller, according to Lehr, was
Outwardly the same peaceful, quiet
and happy soldier that his associates
and friends knew at the post. In
the evening he became the adven-
turer and roamed with pistol
strapped around ms DOu9 ar
Marriage Worried Him
Lohr declared that the dead
soldier often referred to the fact
that he was being forced into a
marriage "would rather be dead
than alive" threatened to go "over
tie hiIl' (desert}, and made numer-
Gus other statements that would
tead 10 show he was highly wor-
ried. These statements were made
TO Lohr. he said. when they were
alone in the evening.
Before going to the rifle range.
Iohr asserted. MILLER seemed per
ely happy at all times. but upon
hs return seemed an entirely diff
ferent man"
Waiting for Trouble
Lohr said that the dead soldier
told him of visiting an Uut-of-tle.
way corner of the reservation on
many nights and lying in walt with
. pistol as il awaiting trouble.
IL was within 100 yards OF tine
same location that the body of the
Id.er was found in Arlington
Cemetery.
The theory advanced by Lohr,
Y 10 was one of the last to see
Miller alive. is that the latter be-
cane involved in some trouble near
TIE spot where his body was found
and was killed.
Lohr also advances the theory
that Miller is the man who shot
Ernest Johnson, who claims to have
lene fired upon from an ambush
Monday night. and was wounded
In his right leg.
The spot where Johnson and his
"red-head" girl companion, said
10 be- Mrs. Marian u. Gray, now
held by police, were shot Ut ia ,ese
than 100 yards from where the
body Of Miller was found.
JOhnsOn's New Story
Johnson, recovering from a bull
Jet wound in his leg. at Emergency
Hospital has again changed his
story regarding the shooting. ac
cOrding to the police.
In his first story he maintained
ne was riding along the road on
his motorcycle when two soldiers
jumped from behind a clump of
bushes near the Arlington Cemetery
wall and began shooting.
Iohnson's latest account. how
ever, is that he was sitting in
the grass with Miss Gray with the
motorcycle between them and the
cemetery wall, when he heard come
one approaching.
He says he arose, and was con
fronted by two soldiers, one Of
whom ordered him TO put up his
hands.
Johnson declared he remembers
little of what happened except tina,
one Of the soldiers began firing
Miss Gray fled and he lloppled after
her with a bullet in his leg.