The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-14
MILLER CASE
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sleek gray sedan In the direction
of Thompson hospital Mrs. Cur
rim. David Miller and an unidenti-
fled woman accompanied Mrs.
Miller to the hospital.
In the meantime, defense at
toxney's and solicitor F. Ertyle
Carlyle had agreed 10 postpone
the trial until 2:3O o'clock this
afternoon.
The small Robson county court
room wal filled to capacity when
Judge Morris took the bench at
2:18 O'Clock this afternoon. Elk
actly two minutes later the bat
terry of defense attorneys head
ed by W. S. Britt entered the
room. Close behind him followed
the other three attorneys of Mrs.
Miller, T. A. Mcneil, Dickson Nc
Lean and H. c. Stacy.
Solicitor F. Ertyle Carlyle enter
ed the hushed room at 2:25
o'clock.
After the afternoon session was
opened by Robson county Sheriff
Willis C. Britt, Judge Morris an
nounced that he had conferred
with the physicians and asked the
solicitor and defense attorneys to
meet him in the judges chambers.
About 10 minutes later Judge
Morris took the bench and as the
courtroom again came to order he
leaned forward and announced
that the physicians had reported
the condition Of Mrs. Miller as
unchanged"
Judge Morris said that he want
ed to make it clear 80 that there
was no uncertainty In the minds
Of anyone why such procedure
had been followed.
He said, This mirning while !
was enroute from the hotel to the
courthouse, l was told that the de-
PENDANT was in a car in the rear
of the courthouse in a coma" He
said he considered the ''informa-
ton authentic and Immediately or
dered two local physicians, who
were agreed upon by the solicitor
and defense attorneys, to examine
the defendant"
The Judge said shortly after the
two doctors had examined Mrs.
Miller and reported she was in
IAN unconscious condition. he
ordered the case postponed until
2:SO o'clock Sin order that the
physicians might make q further
examination"
II have just been informed by
the physicians that the condition
Of Mrs. Miller is unchanged"
Judge Morris continued. THE
doctors tell me she has a pulse Of
12o and a blood pressure OF ia
over 3d." According to the ply
sician, Judge Morris said, Mrs.
Miller does not know what is
going on and she is not able to
plead at this time."
Judge Morris expressed the
thanks Of the court to the local
ply sicians and ordered the clerk
to issue checks to compensate
them for their services.
Solicitor Carlyle excused the
state witnesses and the rs jurors
summoned for the trial until the
September term Of court. Defense
attorneys likewise excused the de-
Tense witnesses.
The capacity filled courtroom
almost cleared after these an
nouncements Were made.
In the meantime, Fred Virgins,
21-year-old Negro farm hand, who
is alleged to have confessed that
Mrs. Miller hired him to shoot
her husband with his own pistol
and make it look like a suicide"
sat in the prisoners box. The
Negro has been unable to make
$751; 600 bond and has been con-
fined to the Robson county jail
since he vas arrested on May IL.
At one time during the morning
session, Virgins 17-year-old wife,
Eula, and his five-months-old baby
went over to see him and the
young Negro held his baby in his
lap for the first time in over four
months.
Virgins was expected to testify
for the state against Mrs. Miller.
He was placed back in the Robson
county jail shortly after the post
ponement was announced.
Attorney F. L. Adams Of Row.
land, who is counsel for David
Miller but is not appearing either
for the prosecution or defense in
Mrs. Miller's trial told newsmen
that Mrs. Miller had been con-
fined to her bed for several days
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