The Wilmington morning star., 1947-05-29
MILLER
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tinued to improve as he has during
the past week.
DR.. Mcintyre described to news
men yesterday, for the first time
the seriousness of the wound which
came close to costing Miller"
his life.
Punctured Lung
The bullet entered Miller's chest
about two in~ches~above his heart,
DR.. ~-IcIntyre said. When it pune
tured his left lung, and passed
out through his back, the bullet
caused the organ to collapse, and
filled with about two quarts OF
blood, he added.
DR.. Mcintyre said that he had
not discussed the shooting with
Miller. He added that his contact
with the man had been in a pro-
f~essional way only and that he
had no idea what Miller's plans
would be when he is released next
week.
However, the physician did say
that Miller owed his life to the
blood donors rushed to him by his
father-in-law, and to his own strong
constitution.
DR.. Mcintyre explained that
when Miller vas brought to the
sanatorium, about an hour after
the shooting, his pulse were prac-
tically nil and he was as white as
"a sheet"
He was cold, too, DR.. Mcintyre
said. But latter we had got him
warm and given him a blood trans
fusion he began to respond. DR..
Mcintyre said that he feared for
his life all that first day.
Lung Clearing
Now, he said, Miller's lung was
beginning to clear up and ex-
pand, which meant that it was
again beginning to function.
DR.. Mcintyre said, however, that
no one except the two families
were being permitted to see him
at the present time because he
stu is running a temperature and
is highly nervous.
He was described as not having
much to say, and Smiled occa-
slonally'. Most of the time, how
ever, he seemed to be in a deep
study, DR.. Mcintyre said.
Meantime, it was learned from
the Miller family, who live near
Rowland, that the two Miller chill
dren, four and six years of age
respectively, now are living with
Mrs. Miller's brother, Allen Cur
rim, Jr.
The Miller family said that they
did not know what David's plans
were; that he had not discussed
them SO far.
However, they did say that Mr..
and Mrs. Currin, Sr., visited him
practically every day at the hos
pltal, and have been doing it since
he was carried there by Currin
on the Sunday morning he was
shot.
They said they did not know tor
sure where Mrs. Miller was at
the present time, but that it has
been said that she is in a sana-
torium at Asheville.
The Stars Asheville correspond
ent Tuesday called at Appalachian
hall to ascertain if she were there.
The institution advised the CORE
spondent that they would neither
deny nor confirm that she was
. there.
. Yesterday the Miller family
said they did not know what plans,
It any, had been made for prose-
eution of the case when it is call
ed in Robson county Superior
. court. A criminal session of the
. court is scheduled for next month.
Their attitude toward the incl
dent, which they said had 'stirreo
up the community like nothing
else which ever had happened
there, seemed to have settled
. down from that which they ex-
: pressed the week following the
shooting.
Robert Miller, David's father,
said that he did not know where
his son planned to 60 when hi
was released from the hospital
but if "he wants to go back Il
the Currin's, it's all right will
me-"
Miller said that Currin visite,
his home last Sunday afternoon
But he added he did not know Cur
rims business except that he prob
. ably" wanted to talk "about it t