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the S. H. Hines funeral home. Serv-
ices will be private.
Miller's plea Of self-defense ap-
parently hinges on the identification
of the two guns, particularly the .32-
caliber weapon fond on the seat of
Dr. Lind's car. 1t was this weapon,
according to testimony given at an
inquest yesterday ny Trafhc Cfiicer
Ernest B. Dickerson, that Miller
pointed to where he said, That's
DR.. Lind. I shot him in self defense.
He pulled gun on me. Look in the
car; he's got q gun In there"
Detective Sergt. Robert Murray
said today that police had wired
serial numbers found on the two
pistols to the factories. but that it
might be some time before their
ownership can be traced. The
weapon with which DR.. Lind was
shot was a .38-caliber Smith ard
Wesson. The one found in the car
was 32-caliber liver johnson.
Neither was of recent make.
Pawn shops and other places deal
ing guns, both in Washington and
other cities, were being checked.
Scientific Tests Made.
The pistol found in the car was in
a white envelope of the sort that
might be bought in any sand To-
cent store, police said. Near it was
found a woman's white handker-
chief with a monogrammed M"
but having no laundry or other
identifying marks. The handker-
chief and envelope, police said, had
been subjected to chemical and
other scientific tests.
Detectives speculated on two pos
sibilities-that Miller might have
thrown in the handkerchief along
with the gun. or that the handker-
chief might have been dropped by
Mrs. Miller. who was seated beside
DR.. Lind.
Two witnesses at the inquest yes
tereday described the shooting
and one, Lamar D. johnson. COL
ored porter at woodward d. 10th
rop's department store, told the jury
he saw Miller pull a white looking
object from his left overcoat pocket
and place it on the seat of the death
car. The mystery gun which was
in a white envelope was found in
the auto by Dickerson.
Three loaded cartridges were found
in the pistol Miller used in firing
two shots into DR.. Lind's chest and
head, and two discharged shells and
three loaded cartridges were found
in the second weapon.
Pistols Exhibited to Jury.
Of1icer Dickerson said Miller re-
iterated that he shot the prominent
Ipsychiatrist in self-defense and
urged him to look In the car for the
second gun.
The two pistols, the blood stained
envelope and handkerchief. were ex-
hibited to the jury yesterday, but
no attempt was made to identify
the handkerchief as the property OF
either Miller or his wife, Mrs. Mar
guerite- Miller. who had entered DR..
Lind's car Immediately before the
shooting.
Mrs. Miller declined to testify "at
this time" when called to the wit
ness stand. The attorney himself
did not take the stand.
johnson told of seeing Miller near
the employees entrance of the de-
partment store shortly before the
shooting. He said the attorney
lighted a cigarette. stamped 1t out,
and paced the floor nervously. After
asking Miller If he was waiting for
some one, the porter said he gave
him his place at the door to give
him a better view of the street.
Says Miller Drew Gun.
The porter then told how the
black sedan which DR.. Lind was
driving came up the street, stop
ping to pick up "a large woman
wearing a fur coat He was then
outside the store door on the side
walk, he told the jury. Miller
brushed past him. he said, jerked
open the door of the car and pulled
a gun from his right overcoat
pocket.
Johnson said the man in the car
threw up his arms in a defensive
gesture, trying to ward off his as
sailant. Then he heard two shots.
The scuff1e lasted two or three
minutes, he said
The woman got out of the car and
tried to pull Miller away from it.,
but he reached in his other over
coat pocket with his left hand and
pulled out white object, which he
placed on the seat, johnson said. 1t
appeared to be an envelope, he
added.
Talking to reporters later, Miller
said the witness was "a damn liar.
I don't smoke and at no time was
I in the store"
Miller Charges Threat.
The attorney said that when he
reached the car he asked his wife
to get out and that DR.. Lind cursed
and threatened him.
James K. Hughes and Mr.. NC
Menamin, Miller's law partners, ap-
peared for Miller, and Mr.. Hughes
succeeded in drawing an admission
from johnson that pedestrians on
the street might have impeded his
view of the shooting .
Frederick A. Thuee, an attorney
and friend of miller, also was an
eye witness to the. tragedy. He said
he watched DR.. Lind's car moving
toward him while he stood on the
sidewalk talking with a friend. The