MURDER CHARGE.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20622, 11 August 1932, Page 10

MURDER CHARGE.

TRIAL OF AIRMAN. CAPTAIN' LANCASTER'S EVIDENCE. .IMIiJ' IUKSS ASSOCIATION— BY BUSCTMO TELSGBAPH— COPTMGHT.) MIAMI, August 9. Captain W. N. Lancaster gave evidence to-day that Haden Clarke had promised him before he' (Lancaster) left for the West on /in- aviation venture, by -which he hoped to gain funds for the living expenses of Mrs Keith Miller, .Clarke, and himself, that he would care for Mrs Miller "so that 1 would remember his friendship." He said -that Clarke made the promise atter he had cautioned Clarke to. | keep Mrs Miller from drinking too I heavily daring his absence. ' When she drank heavily her .oisiduct was not jooroia!,:'Lancaster sajgL. - * "I spoke confidentially, fo fiaden before 1 left about my love for Mrs Miller and urged him to take care of her," said Lancaster. He told how his admiration" for Mrs "Milter turned to love during their*'London-to-Australia flight in 1927-28. , - . «. "We were m the public, eye at the time, of course, after our arrival in Australia. We had little opportunity: to see each other since the long Aus-: tralian flight. My k»ve for Mrs Miller has increased during the years. .1 treated Haden confidentially from the start of our acquaintance. I was very fond of him." ' Lancaster said he had refused pro-' posals on his "Western trip to fly an aeroplane for the, purpose or smuggling alien Chinese or narcotics into the country from Mexico. Lancaster denied ■. that he _ had threatened in the, presence., of business associates to return to Miami from Ins Western trip to get rid of Clarke/ His denial contradicted ■- the earlier testimony of J.. F,Russell. "When Russell *old me of the ports that Ghubbie . was in. love with Haden I told him I wanted to hear no more about it/' said.Lancaster. "I did.nbt believe it/ ;I knew Chubbie." Lancaster said this conversation took place in Los Angeles, while Russell was unsuccessfully, attempting to per-; suade him to fly an aeroplane for alien and narcotic smugglmg' purposes.

LANCASTER'S CHARACTER. i i (Received August 10th v 9 p.m.) MIAMI, August 9. Captain Lancaster related occasions on which all three drank, whisky together. He said one of the persons who 'brought it to their " house was I'eggy Brown, a Miami girl, who told him she expected to marry Haden Clarke. Keith Bon, a retired rubber merchant, of Singapore, who was called to give evidence respecting Lancaster's character, said that Lancaster nad a good reputation among his friends and associates in England, Australia, and the United States. Bon, who was enjoying a vacation in Irauce, came here lor the specific purpose of aiding Lancaster, who visited his home during his London-Australia flight. ♦ cte? fj iat ? r . fri S"<*s of Lancaster testified that his charncter was good. IfS^'* 1 * °H e Paigoorn, the tiansGil2rt C in flyer> IrT »>g Boyer, and Rex