Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-19
Court Orders
Jury Locked Up
In Miller Trial
Surprise Action
Follows Conference
In Judges Chambers
BY NORMAN A. KAHL.

By NORMAN A. KAHL.
Justice Ben Moore today Or
dered the II men and one woman
on the jury hearing first-degree
murder charges against Robert
I. Miller locked up for the re-
mainder of the trial in District
Court.
Justice Moore made the announce
ment at 1926 pm. after confer
ence lasting more than an hour and
half with attorneys for both sides
in his chambers.
When he returned to the bench,
he told the jury that "for reasons
satisfactory to the court the jury
will be kept together from this point
on" Justice Moore said officers
placed in charge of the jury will be
instructed to subject members of
the panel to as little inconvenience
as possible.
Since the beginning of the war
and the resultant housing shortage
in Washington, it has been CUSTOM
airy to permit jurors, even in capital
cases. to return to their homes at
night.
Motive for Move Secret.
None of the attorneys would d.
vulge the nature of the proceedings
before Justice Moore in his cham
bers nor would they give any hint
OF what motivated the court to con-
fine the jury. Court was recessed
at 1913 pm. to reconvene at 2 pm.
A further air of mystery pervaded
today's session when Lamar D.
johnson, colored porter, was brought
into the judges chamber. Mr..
johnson yesterday testified he saw
Miller throw second gun in a
white envelope on the seat of DR..
John E. Lind's car directly after the
st. Elizabeth's Hospital psychiatrist
was slain February 81.
MIR. johnson was taken out of the
courtroom by a deputy marshal and
was conducted to the chambers
where he remained for about 20
minutes.
Several other unidentified persons
were seen to enter the room. When
Mr.. johnson emerged from the
chambers he was taken into an
anteroom
The first conference in chambers
began at 10 am. when court was
scheduled to open Thirty-five
minutes later Justice Moore
assembled the bench, and two wit
nesses were called to give brief testi-
mony. At 10:45 Defense Attorney H.
Mason WEIGH requested a confer
ence with Justice Moore at the
bench.
Prosecution Asked Recess.
Immediately afterward Assistant
United States Attorney Charles 3,
Murray asked for a 10-minute re-
cess, which was granted. The re-
cess was scheduled to end at IL am,
and the jury filed back into the box
promptly. Soon afterward members
OF the jury were sent back to their
elaboration room, and the court re-
porter was summoned to Justice
Moore's chambers, where the two
Government attorneys and three
defense lawyers had assembled. It
was then that Mr.. johnson appar-
emily was sent for by the Judge.
Members of DR. Lind's family were
expected to testify today as Gov
eminent witnesses.
The nature of the testimony to be
given by DR.. Lind's relatives was
not revealed by members of the
prosecution staff, but it was believed
their stories would relate to the as
ISOLATION between DR.. Lind and Mrs.
Marguerite Miller, wife of the de-
PENDANT, who was seated with the
psychiatrist in his car at the time
of the shooting.
Assistant United States Attorney
Daniel B. Maher said he intended
to call Miss Grace A. Lind, sister Of
the slain man; Pvt. William Lind,
son, and Mrs. Almarinda Dudley,
daughter.
Policeman Identifies Bullet.
The first witness today was Police
man Durwood E. Huffman. who was
directing traffic at Eleventh and r
streets NV. on the day of the STAY
ing. He identified the second bullet
fired from the death gun and it was
introduced into evidence.
He said the bullet was picked up
on the street after it passed through
DR.. Linds head
He was followed to the stand by
Robert Maxwell, a morgue attend
ant, whose only testimony was that
he had helped remove DR.. Linds
body to the morgue.
Also slated to testify today were
Dr. Richard Rosenberg, deputy cor
'oner; who examined DR.. Lind's body:
Capt. John H. Fowler, Metropolitan
Police Department ballistics expert;
Dr. Malcolm M McRae. the inferno
who pronounced DR.. Lind dead at
the scene; Detective Sergt. Robert
" Murray, who conducted the in
veStigation after the Staying.
Mr. Maher and Mr.. Murray eStimat-
ed the Government would complete
its case sometime Monday. Mr.. WEIGH
said he intended to use about the
same number of witnesses as are
testifying for the Government. De-
Tense witnesses are expected to in
clude number of persons high in
Washington official life who will be
asked to testify concerning the
(See MILLER, Page A-4D