Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-17
mss AADISN'S HONE LIFE.
Some Details Given by Her Uncle.
Mr.. John Walker.
LILLIAN AT THE EXCHANGE.
ur Ayhr Identifies Prisoner as The Nan
Who Called in January.

prisoner was not in his seat. He was
with his counsel in the Sergeant's Of
fee consulting. The Judge waited for
him n few minutes, when Cluverius,
Judge Crump, Mr.. Evans, and Mr.. Pol
lard came in and seated themselves in
their usual places behind the bar.
Mr.. John walker Uncle Of LtiItan).
In answer to questions Of Mr.. Pol
lard this witness said Ny father is in
right good health apart from being
paralyzed in his lower limbs. lie
moves about, but except in the summer
hardly ever leaves his room. He slips
about on his hands. His mind is in
good condition. He is particularly fond
Of company, and as general thing we
take company to his room. j think
that on the 10th Of July my father and
all Of us were together with Cluverius
in the sittipg-room Of the old part OF
the house. Cluyerius was there twice
in March, "a, and Miss Madison was
there ut that time.
CLUvERIUs GETTING OUT OF BED.
brought Lillian to Richmond in DC
tober when she went to Bath. IL was
at her request-st nobody else's. l
carried her 10 her two aunts, on Twen-
ty-seyenth street. left the city before
she did. and don't know when she left
the city. Lillian left her fathers house
July Still on account Of some letters.
/ don't knew from whom the letters
were. Never heard anything more
about that. She came to my house on
July sth, and never went back to her
parents to spend night. A few days
before she left for Bath she was there.
WHY SHE LEFT HER HOME.
Mr.. Pollard And you mean to say.
Mr.. Walker, that her father never told
YOU why she left his house why she
was at your house fugitiveg
Colonel Aylett or Mr.. Meredith :;
You have no right to characterize her
as "a fugitive
Mr.. Pollard: think | have. III
submit my question in writing and let
the Court pass upon 1t,
Mr.. Pollard took some time to frame
his question, and Mr.. Meredith said
that if that was to continue he would
have to ask for night sessions of the
court.
THE FUGITIVE POINT.
Colonel Aylett We object to the
question because it assumes as fact
that which does not appear as fact,
and because it is pregnant with an inn
proper argument.
Mr.. Pollard argued that the question
was proper on cross-eXaminatiOn
proper to test the WITNESSES veracity.
'Can it be said that haven't the right
TO construct theory for this defence
upon that point? The question is
right"
Mr.. Meredith said that Mr.. Pollard
had no right TO characterize Lillian as
"a fugitive" without any supporting
testimony. That is the point.
SHELTER.
Mr.. Pollard said that she came to
Mr.. Walkers " and asked for shelter"
Mr.. Walker shook his head-no.
What she said was that she wanted
to stay there with her grandparents)
until she could do better.
Judge Atkins amended the question
by striking out the word fugitive.
Defence excepted.
THE REASON.
Mr.. Pollard was allowed to ask, "Do
you mean to say you do not know the
reason for Miss Madison leaving her
fathers house?" &c.
Mr.. Walker: To nv own knowledge
do not know.
don't think she spent a night there
lat her father's) after she came to my
house on July s, 1884. She said that
they had had a fuss about some let
tiers that she had destroyed the let
tiers, and her people got mad, and she
left.
To Dir. Pollard's questions Yes /;
We were on pleasant terms with the
Nadisons. But we did have diSa-
greement. What about? 1t was dis
agreement about some land. 1t did not
relate entirely to Miss MadiSon's coming
to my house. | believe that it COM
menced about Lille coming to our
house. We are on good terms with
the Walkers now. Saw Mrs. Madison
Monday. First time | saw her after
the catastrophe was on Saturday
saw her at her house. There has been
no quarrel between us since Lillian's
death.
WHEN MR.. WALKER SAW THE KEY
was at Little Plymouth, | think, il
January. Cluverius showed me tn,
watch-key at night-probably afel
supper. Mrs. Tunstall, Willie anC
Tommie, Miss Rosa billiard, and my
self were present. lie was in the habi
Of wearing watch-guard before he got
this chain. never had the key in my
hand.
WON'T SWEAR TO THE KEY POSI-
TivELY.
am not willing to swear positirel,
that that is the key.
Mr.. Pollard MIR. Stenographer, hav,
you got that down?
Yes. sir.
Mr.. Meredith: He has all the Ques
tons down.
Mr.. Walker: When Tommie shove,
me the key at my visit to Mrs. Tun
stalls in January don't know whethe
al those present were listening to on
conversation or not.
MR.. WALKERS FATHER.
To Mr.. Brown Evans He told me tina
he gothic key from the administrator o
Mitchell 4 Tyler. lie never corrected
that statement. NV outer doors ar
generally locked at night. Lillian
room was over the chamber Of III
father and mother. Can't say if IN,
father is very wakeful. He and IN,
mother used to be both good sleepers
Ny fathers nervous system was no
erestlv changed by PARALYSIS.