Multnomah County OR Archives News.....A Long Sentence April 23, 1893
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The Oregonian April 23, 1893
Miller Gets Sixteen Years
And A Lectur From The Judge

Sixteen years in the penitentiary is the sentence imposed upon Joseph Miller, 
who shot and seriously injured Otto Morrel, and ettempted to exterminate the 
Nelson family last November. Fo shooting Morell, Miller was given 10 years, 
and for attempting to shoot Mrs. Nelson he received a five years' sentence. 
Miller withdrew hi splea of not guilty and pleaded guilty to the third 
indictment, and was given a one year sentence.
Before passins sentence, Judge Munly compiimented Henry F.McGinn, F.P. Mays 
and Charles F.Lord, Miller's attorneys, upon the able manner in which they 
conducted the defense. He then turned his attention to Miller. He told the 
prisoner that  but for Morrell's marvelous recovery he (Miller) would be 
arraigned in court to have the sentence of death passed instead of to receive 
a term in the penintentiary. The evidence, he said, showed taht the shooting 
was entirely umprovoked, and was cold blooded and brutal. He then pronounced 
the sentence.
By an order of court Miller will remain in the county jail until the 
termination  of MOrrell's civil suit for damages, which is now pending in 
court.

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