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

James river in the morning. The
movement Of tides show this. Nor
could 1t have been thrown in near EIol-
lywood. Ii must have been put in
below the rapids. she didn't go to
Mayo's bridge and throw il in in the
morning, did she? Another fact; All
the clothes in the bundle were not
wet--an unfortunate fact for the pris-
oner. Two hours more and the clothes
would have been all wet and the bun
die sunk. If it had been floating in
James river for twelve or thirteen hours
every stitch in it would have been wet !;
then it would have foated no longer.
How improbable that the woman
would have gone to Mayo's bridge to
throw in the bundle, and then, several
hours later, go away out to the reser-
voir to commit suicide; go to a place
where no woman goes alone; a spot
neither man nor woman visits in the
night.
SHAWL AND HAT.
The shawl left on Dunstan's fence,
Mr.. Meredith argued, to be rather a
proof Of murder than suicide; it was
not consistent with the theory of
secresy implied by any claim that she
had put her bundle in the river while
meditating suicide. Why make away
with her clothes-bag and then flaunt her
red shawl on Reservoir street?
Commenting on Mr.. Bev. Crump's
spcecl, he said Why is it impossible
that that hat could have been in the
dead-house from Friday night until
Tuesday? Policemen Saunders and
Walton are officers respected in the
community, trusted by the city. They
told the truth if ever men told it when
they said they found the hat in the
dead-house Tuesday. Where else did
they find it. Why, Tuesday morning
Cluverius's name was not mentioned.
Here Mr.. Bev. Crump stated that he
did not attack Messrs. Walton and
Saunders what he said was that the
hat hadn't been there from Friday
night TO Tuesday, when they found it.
lie did not question that they found X
there Tuesday.
Mr.. Meredith said that even that was
inconsistent with the facts; that this
was a smdll-por hospital, therefore was
Stunned by the people; that Mr..
Archer picked up a veil and glove
and carried them home (this was be-
fore murder was suspected), and II
he mad seen hat, would not have
thrown it into this dead-houSe, but
carried that away, too. The woman
was discovered without a hat. The
water was drained from the reservoir
and the hat not found. Walton and
Saunders were officers; they made a
more thorough search than the mere
visitors had done. and these two with
a member Of the coroner'S jury went
to that dead-house and looked in
through the windows, and there they
saw the hat.
TIE LOST LETTERS.
From the letters written by Lillian
while in written to her aunt
and to her grandmOthcr--Mr. Meredith
contended that the suicide theory found
no support but the contrary. Wher
she wrote these letters she had no such
thought in her mind, but wrote cheer
fully and in postscript to Aunt Jane
sent a message to Tommie, a sugges-
tion, no doubt, from Tommie himself
The speaker then went into an eX.
haustiyo examination Of every ground
advanced to support a theory Of sui
eide, apd one by one disposed Of them
| al. =
| DEFENDING DETECTIVE WREN.
just before closing his remarks at the
hour Of recess Mr.. Meredith came tC
the point where he found it necessary
to refer to what Mr.. Evans and other,
Of counsel for defence had said abou
Detective Wren. He referred to wha
/ Mr.. Evans said about the record in thu
/ Mitchell case in LouiSa county, where
/ it appeared that a witness had said tha
+ he would not believe John Wren OF
| oath.
THAT witness" said Mr. Meredith
"waS Hon. George d. Wise, and | hole
here in my hand letter from him, il
which he denies that he was on th'
stand and says that he did not say tha
he wouldn't believe Mr.. Wren, but, OF
the contrary. he would
Taking out another letter. Mr.. Mere
dith said that every bank-president il
the city had endorsed Mr.. Wren, anC
pulling out still another, he said here
are the signatures of some of the lead
ing businessmen in our city. and they
certify that they are willing to cntrus
him with their business affairs.
As to detectives going into sewers
and rat-holes of vice, they went there il
hunting up men and women who practice
vice. Why, did you expect them to fine
criminals in Church congregations
| And again, the talk about their receiy
ing pay was worthless. Did not law
yers work for money: Did not lawyer!
stand up in court for the sake of money
and money alone, and defend murderer
and criminals that had been found anC
brought to the bar of justice by ener
getic detectives? 1t would not do fol
lawyers to undertake to make small oi
detectives on account of their receiving
pay.
The court took recess until
o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
At 4 o'clock the Court resumed IT.
session, and Mr.. Meredith took up th'
thread Of his argument.
The crowd was very dense. worse
than at any previous time. and Ser
geant Lee found considerable troubl'
in getting order. The air was hot anC
sitting. and men were made to ge
away from the windows in order t
allow the small quantity Of pure All
that could be had to come in.
Mr.. Meredith looked fresh am
bright, and started out by making al
excuse for the length of time he woulC
occupy in his remarks in order to pu
the jury into possession, fully an'
fairly, of the facts in the case. III
commenced by asking the attention o
the jury to the fact of who had mo
tive for killing the woman, havin!
previously disposed of the suicide