Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-24

Mr.. Pollard lie mas HOT stiu th&s
they were " scratches" MIR. Meredith.
Mr.. Meredith: Did use that word.
Well, call them wounds.
Mr.. Meredith BY what means could
they have been mades
Well, they looked like they had been
made by curette, an instrument re-
sembling spoon, except smaller in
size.
DIR. Cabell has the record made at
the time Of the examination.
cURETTE-LIKE.
Here q curette Tor rather ear-spoon)
was shown by DR.. Beale and passed to
the jury.
Dir. Meredith: Were the wounds
anything like they were made by briars
or splinterss
Not at all.
Were they of such nature as might
have been made by finger-nails?
! think so.
FIVE WOUNDS.
Have you any diagram Of the
woundsY
No, sir.
To Judge Crump: We saw five
wounds. Used a magnifying-glass.
New cuticle had formed on two Of the
wounds; on others it had begun TO
form.
DIR. !. q. Cabel1.
reside in the city Of Richmond.
On March Goth | went down TO the
city Jail at the request Of DR.. Beale and
the Police Justice. No curiosity car
ried me. can assure you.
Mr.. Cluyerius was brought upstairs
to us. Iwould not be able to identify
him here by the little | saw of him there.
Witness described the wounds sub
stantially as DR.. Beale had done. Saw
one on the left hand. They were near
" circular; two Of them were de-
pressed, OF pitted, and they were near
about one quarter to one third OF an
inch in diameter.
M W Ihi 4uhbhs
Colonel Aylett: BY what might
they have been made?
Dr. Cabell enumerated many things
by which they might have been made.
ending with &" the finger nails"
To Judge Crump / did not think it
necessary to take measurements. This
morning, upon his recollection and
mine, we concluded they were from one
fourth to one third of an inch in dame
ter-the large ones. We made no mea-
surement of the hand. In our discus
sion the question Of measurement was
not mooted until to-day.
MEMORANDUM.
Witness here produced and read his
memorandum of observations made at
the time, as follows:
The prisoner was examined March Goth
at IL o'clock p. NJ, st the city Jail,
by DR.. Beale and myself. We found
three marks showing cffused blood on
the back Of right hand between the in
dex and middle finger, one between
third and fourth finger, one on little
finger, ore on left hand between thumb
and forefDger, and one or two on right
hand, indented but healed over.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
Mr.. Juror Harrison What was the
probable time of the iniliction of these
wounds?
can't say the number of days.
Did the cuticle seem to be new?
1t seemed that it had been healed
few days.
In a person whose blood is in good
condition. how long would it take TO
heal?
suppose a week or ten days.
Captain Charles II. Epps.
This gentleman, captain of police,
described the arrest of prisoner at the
residence of Mrs. Tunstall, in King and
Queen county, March 18th. His state
ment in chief has already been pub
lished, and he Yesterday gave only. q
few more details.
Said prisoner to him: II was in
Richmond, but | never saw her. His
aunt and brother both said he was
there. but didn't sec her.
Mrs. Tunstall remarked: - got a
letter from Lillian dated March the
l4th." Day after her death.l
Captain Epps and Officer Robins re-
luctsntly accepted an invitation to sup
per-, The prisoner said he was not
through supper. THE prisoner ate
very little indeed only slipped his cot
fee" said the witness.
LETTER OF THE 18TH.
After supper Mrs. Tunstall produced
letter from Lillian dated March IAN
1t gave an account of Lillian's proposed
trip to Old Point.
Captain Epps noticed his watch-chair
when he first got there (down-stairsl
also noticed it upstairs, and called Mr.
Robins's attention to it by sign als'
noticed it at King and Queen Court
house.
CHANGE OF CLOTHES.
After supper the officers allowed
prisoner TO 60 upstairs to dress for th'
trip. Coming down again he Whispered
to his aunt, Mrs. Tunstall, who soor
afterwards said 4" think Lillian date(
her letter wrong" and then she asked
"Mr. Robins, don't you think Lillian
committed suicide ?"
FoRETHOUGHT.
After the arrest Cluverius said I,
Mrs. Tunstall that it would be neces
sary for her TO come to Richmond. Sh,
said that she didn't think she could
her health was so bad. Then he said
at will be necessary for you to Civ,
DR.. Bland power Of attorney to sigi
any paper may need" and she salt
that that was all right.
THE HAT BUSINESS.
When the officers were ready to leav
and prisoner had kissed his aunt good
bye he started of without his hat. Iii
SLOUGH hat was handed to him, but h
| xwoufd not tala ~ Said that ~ had