Evening star., 1944-05-21
miller Defense
due 70 Open
Tomorrow
Government Plans
To Complete Story o.
Sloying by Noon
BY NORMAN A. JAIL,


charge Of first-degree murder is ex-
lpected to enter ts,second stage to-
morrow when attorneys for the de-
fense open their battle to save the
life Of the 67-year-old Police Court
lawyer, accused Of numbering DR..
John E. Lind, chief medical officer
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Assistant United States Attorney
Charles B. Murray, who heads the
prosecution, said last night that bar
ring unforeseen developments such
as interrupted the trial on Friday
the Government would rest its case
tomorrow, probably by noon. The
proceedings were delayed Friday
when truck driver from High
Point, N. c., later characterized by
defense counsel as IAN undependable
witness" told a story of attempted
bribery by a key Government wit
ness.
Silent on Defense.
Attorneys for Miller last night
maintained their silence on the ma
ture OF the defense to be presented
to the jury of II men and one
woman. H. Mason, representing the
white-haired defendant, said, how
ever, he intended to call from Is
to IL persons besides character
witnesses" He refused to reveal
the type Of testimony they would
give or the identity of the char
acter witnesses.
It was expected, however, that
Miller would call on some of his
friends in official circles to take the
stand In his behalf. Mrs. Mar
guerite Miller, his wife, who was
seated next to DR.. Lind in his auto
mobile when the Staying occurred.
will undoubtedly testify" Mr.
Welch said. He indicated she
would be called early in the week.
Meanwhile, members of DR.. Lind's
family still remained to be called
by the Government. They are Miss
Grace E. Lind. a sister; Mrs. Alma
rinda Dudley, daughter, and Pvt.
William Lind, son. They will tes-
thy, according to Mr.. Murray, that
the only guH known to belong to the
psyc ychiatrist was the one found later
by police in his home. At the time
OF the shooting, Miller was quoted
as saying he shot in self f-defense
when DR.. Lind drew gun and
pointed it at him. The Government
contends the gun found in an en-
velope on the seat beside DR.. Lind
was placed there by Miller.
Alternate Juror Likely.
Meanwhile, an alternate Juror
was slated to take the place of
Clarence w. Grosner, president of
Raleigh Haberdasher, who was
stricken with heart attack yester-
day. The replacement will be Philip
M. Ransom, So, Of 2930 Edgevale ter
race NV, linotype operator, who
has been locked up with the regular
jury members and another alternate
since yesterday noon on the order of
Justice Ben Moore.
The order to isolate the jury
came Friday after a series of con-
ferences among attorneys for both
IoAASo WAGA UuSI4Cc MOOIc IN Cnam.
bers concerning the strange story
told by Walter Lee Vow, the truck
driver. You said he had been ap-
preached by a colored man, whom
he later identified as Lamar john
son, the prosecutions principal wit
ness, and had been offered 500 to
support Johnson's story that he saw
Miller place the second gun In the
death car.
Preliminary steps were being TAX
en- by the District attorneys office,
Is was learned last night, to have
Vow examined by Gallinger Hospi-
| tai psychiatrists. He is being held
as a material witness. If he is found
to be mentally unsound, an official
said, he probably will be confined to
st. Elizabeth's. If he is declared
sane, however, it was said, he will
be charged with perjury, obstructing
justice or contempt of court.
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion record on Vow showed 81 ar
rests, two Of them for mental exami-
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