Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-06-05

grave seemed to be all of rest that was
left for her; but there was another
person who wished her in heI grave.
And now Mr.. Meredith pictured the
loneliness Of the reservoir grounds,
graveyard, smallpox hospital, &C., an
asked the jury to consider the improba-
bility Of Lillian seeking that place at
highland she woman "whO was
afraid to sleep in room by herself -
while along the whole southern bound
ary of the city runs river. She could
have committed suicide easier from a
hundred other places. Then why the
scufle on the ground? And you are
asked to believe that a woman in her
conditiOn-a woman but nineteen inches
higher than the fence could have got
ten over the fence. II admit that II is
possible, but improbable" Oh, but
they say that she could have gotten
through the picket-fence gate. She
could, but Mr.. Rose is positive that
the gate was not open.
BIOGRAPHICAL. &C.
Mr.. Meredith then went into an exact
examination of the grounds, Of the gate,
Of where the marks Of the scuilie were
seen, of where the picket-gatc is located,
Of the character and situation of the
wound on the forehead Of deceased, to
show that death was not the result OF
suicide, but the work of murderer
As to each item in this category he
gave first the theory Of the defence and
then brought to bear what he thought
the light of the testimony, handling it
with great skill and force.
He supported his theory Of murder
without the tracks; but with them
those on the embankment. those in the
red clay bottom-he made his case very
strong indeed.
TRACKS.
The suggestion of the defence that
perhaps Lillian had a Richmond alder
and abettor in this case he treated as
unworthy of serious consideration.
There is no proof of it. Then that the
tracks "were great big tracks of a
man." he declared the witnesses
said no such thing. That, on the con-
trary, no one mentioned the mans
print as the print of a big foot.
Judge Crump was disposed to ques-
ton this; he said that he knew that
Mr.. jackson Bolton said the track
looked as if made by a brogan.
Here, while there was a lull in the
proceedings Judge Crump looking over
the evidence), Deputy-Sergeant Loven-
stein handed to Colonel Aylett and Mr.
Meredith each a handsome bouquet
which had been brought into court by
some one. On Colonel Aylett's bou
quet was the following, in lady,
handwriting:
| To Colonel AUien:
With thanks for his beautiful Grafton II
| defence of the dead Lillian.
Mr.. Meredith, resuming, went on un
challenged in his allegation that the
mans tracks were not large tracks
broad, he admitted they were, but no
long. His idea was that the prisoner
had on overshoes-the oyershoes h,
wore 10 Richmond-fOr it was We
night. And from Willie CluyeriuS':
testimony, he showed that these over
shoes were then nearly worn out, anc
| therefore were in all likelihood smooth
ON the bottoms.
THE CRY.
Supporting all that he had previously
said to prove that the death was murder
not suicide, Mr.. Meredith quoted the
testimony of Aaron Watkins (colored)
who heard the cry ofawoman. This wit
ness had been uncontradicted no at
tempt had been made to impeach him
and, therefore, what he says is not t
be cast aside because coVnsel say " i
is absurd"
| TIE CLOTHEs-BAG.
Touching on this branch Of the case
Mr.. Meredith called to the jury's mlnC
the fact that not one Of the four coun
sci for defence who had spoken had at
tempted by any assertion, or by any
misquoting Of the evidence, to shoS
how the bundle got into James river
They said nothing about the bundle.
To Mr.. Meredith's mind it was Ger
tan that til. bundle was throwa Il