AIRMAN'S DEATH.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20621, 10 August 1932, Page 11

AIRMAN'S DEATH.

CHARGE OF MURDER. MRS KEITH MILLER'S EVIDENCE. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BI EMSCTMC TELEGRAPH —COPYRIGHT ) MIAMI (Florida), August 8. At the trial of Oaptain W. N. Lancaster for the shooting of Haden Clarke Mrs Keith Miller gave evidence to-day that she" had become completely disillusioned. She no longer loved Lancaster, nor the memory of Clarke. She was still very fond of Lancaster, but had not loved him for two years. "Weren't you a traitor to him, if you haven't loved him for two years, when you wrote him constantly of your lovo while he was on his Western trip, to get all the money he could for you?" M-* N. V. Hawthorn (prosecuting) asked. "You don't understand our situation," she answered. Mrs Miller wept as she attempted to show Mr Hawthorn how sbe could be very fond of Lancaster, and utill not be in love with him. She had told Lancaster and Hadei many limes before they were engaged that Flie never expected to marry anyone, bat she always felt that when Bill should be free from his wife in England she would marry him. "Would Lancaster give you any money he had if you needed it!" asked Mr Hawthorn. "Yes." "Would he die for you?" "Yes." "Lie for you?" "Bill doesn't lie." "Steal for you?" "He doesn't steal." "Wouldn't he steal a chicken for you?" (Mr Hawthorn referred to excerpts from Lancaster ? s diary,- in which ho wrote of stealing chickens and rabbits j with Clarko for their table.) "Yes, ho would do that," she laughed. I "Or a rabbit?" ! "Yes." "Or duck?" | "No—yes, we did have a duck once." The crowd in the Courtroom, larger than on any previous day, laughed at each response. Mrs Miller testified that Clarke had a violent temper, and frequently was in a high rage at his mother, and Peggy B«own, a girl he brought to tho house on several occasions. / • r ' Mrs Miller wept as she told of losing her love for the memory of Clarke, "after I. found out, since his death, that he had lied to me about many things. I was passionately in love with him. ? ' During the recess she gave way to her emotions outside the Courtroom, and Lancaster, appearing highly perturbed, motioned to the newspaper man to come to nim. Whatever he planned to say was interrupted by his chief counsel, James Carson. • After a dramatic session, featured by the verbal clash between. Mrs Miller and Mr Hawthorn, the State this afternoon rested its case. ,-..., The State's case concluded shortly after Mrs Miller left the Courtroom in a state of semi-hysteria, crying "They are crucifying me 1" . She had testified over a period of ah hour and a quarter regarding her tangled love lives with Clarke and Lancaster. , . ... Asked by Mr Hawthorne as to the things she believed Clarke lied about, she said he lied about his age, experience, and education. . Lancaster took the stand, and, m response to questioning by Mr Carson related the story of his early life and service with the Australian and British Fcrces during the war. He gave his age as 34. He seemed eager to get his story before the Jury^

LANCASTER'S EVIDENCE. (Received August 9th, 7 p.m.) MIAMI, August 8., Captain Lancaster related in detail his experiences up to the time he left Miami on March 6th, 46 days So Clarke was killed, on a western aviation venture, by which he hoped to Sin funds for living expenses for Mrs Keith Miller, Clarke, and Jumwlf. He told of his meeting with Mrs Keith MUler'in London in 1927, and joining her on the London-Australia flight Mo reviewed his financial and aerial everS in the United States. He will bl questioned further on Tuesday. I