The Washington times., 1932-08-08
MRS, KEITH MILLER ENDS
SEVEN HOURS GR|LUNG
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sent you his last dollar and
went hungry, were you not be
traying him to send him all
your love-"
She answered.:
"He always tried to shield me
In every way"
"And you would defend and
protect him at all cOSts?"
eyes"
"Would you die for him?"
Eyes"
would you lie for him?"
The witness hesitated, then
snapped:
mo"
''What was the difference in
your feeling for Haden Clarke
and Captain Lancaster"
81 was infatuated with Haden
Clarke at the time of his death
and until 1 was disillusioned
about him. 1 was not wildly
thrilled in Bills presence, but
was very fond of him and al
ways very happy with him."
"When Captain Lancaster
pleaded guilty in police court to
speeding, taking your place and
saying he was driving when
you were, did that increase
Inf~~a OO
"That increased my fOndness
for him."
Chief Defense Counsel James
"A. Carson, on cross-examination,
sought further light on the diff
ference of the aviatriX's feeling
for Clarke and Lancaster.
"Chubbie" explained her feeling
for Clarke as infatuation and for
Lancaster as steady regard and
admiration. She said:
I'D miss Bill terribly If he
was not there but it was not a
wild feeling at ALL"
Mrs. Keith-Miller testified that
Peggy Brown, sister-in-law of
Patrolman Earl Hudson, Miami
policeman, stayed at the Keith
Miller home three or four
nights. She said Peggy several
times brought liquor for parties
at the Keith Miller home.
Hawthorne reminded her that
she testified both she and Clarke
considered suicide two-hours be-
fore Clarke was shot.
Again Mrs. Keith-Mi1ler af-
firmed that she had said:
II wish we could end it all
together"
"And Clarke said, so do T."
The prosecutor then read from
q statement made in his office
In which the aviatrix was quoted
as saying:
II wish we could end it ALL"
Clarke, according to the state
ment, made no reply.
The aviatrix said:
"Mr. Hawthorne, I was upset.
1 was paSsiOnately in love with
Haden. / was grief stricken. If
1 have remembered additional
details since, it is not with
any intention of deceiving you,
but only to tell you the whole
story.
Il never lied to you on one
thing"
Hawthorne asked:
did you know that Captain
Lancaster was released with
out prejudice after his initial
questiOning?"
II don't know what you
mean without prejudice; that
may be a legal term, but I can
tell you what you said. You
looked me straight in the eye
and said:
"MrS. Keith Miller, it has
been my privilege to look into
the soul of a man through his
personal diaries, and 1 want to
tell you that I have never
known a more honorable man
than Captain Lancaster. For
the last reason, I am releasing
him from custody"
She.,was excused after a total
Of seven and a half hours grill
ing during the three times she
has been on the stand since the
trial opened. She fled to an
adjoining room, weeping violently.
Asked About Telegram
Defense Attorney Carson re
called Patrolman Hudson to iden
tify letters from Haden Clarke to
Peggy Brown, his sister-in-law
Carson asked:
cat the Keith Miller home did
you see a telegram from Mrs.
Haden Clarke, in San Francisco,
stating that their divorce was
not complete and therefore they
couldn't marry. A telegram signed
'Kay?'"
eyes, the last time 1 saw it,
State Investigator Johnny Row.
land had it,"
"Then if it was crumpled up
and thrown in a corner of the
porch, you didn't known any
thing about it?"
"NO, sir"
Carson recalled Ernest Huston
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