Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-27

lscs terminated IN june, 1851, and tha,
hs had hecn residing with her ever
sJnes.
Judge Crunp Mrs. Tunstall, viii
ven please tsll the jury II he had
watch.
] gave him watch scon after my
husbands death, in 1876, aud the key
soon after he left college 1t wss my
husbands watch.
Judge crump: VIII you bs good
enough 10 look at this keyf Showing
III.
Yes, xir; it isan old familiar KEY. 1t
was my husbands key. and gave il to
Tommic as soon as he left college.
THE KEY.
The KEY herr shown was almost
double the size of that found near tine
reservoir was also OF gold; also had
3 ring 10 fastcn it to chain or guard.
which ring also was much worn and
somewhat sprswlsd. The head Of 1t
enclosed reddish stone.
So placed that tins head could not be
clearly seen. the two keys, on 3 casual
glance. would appear tolerahly alike.
Put side by side for close examination,
they were ssen 20 be nothing alike.
Both are old-iashioned, but that shown
Mr.. TunStall's was much the heavier,
and IN addition to other differences Il
hau this marked one-that whereas the
reservoir KEY had 9 crovp-shsped ring
for head. tins Of Ar. Tunstall had a
cavity enclosing a stone like . ring
with set.
Later or. Colonel Aylett took Mr..
Tunstall's key and tried it III Tommie's
watch. 1t would not fit; was too
large.
The pipe may possibly have been
badly worn.
In prisoners pocket, when hc was
arrested, was found four steel watch
keys.
THE WORN RING.
The key was shown to the jury.
While IN Their hands said Mr.. Evans
] Ihopo the Jury will notice the ring by
which the key is suspendeG-the extent
to which II is worn.
Judge Crump Upon what sort of
chain was II worm
1t was on . piece of leather cham. or
black silk one, don't remember which.
m. l..4f.r. h. H.
husband.
Would you recognize it showing the
guardlF
Yes, this is the silk one but he wore
II mostly on the leather one. ] wore
the silk one.
TIL REsERvOIR KEY.
VIII YOU look at this key. madam,
and answer If you ever saw II before
No. sir; never saw tins key before,
nor one like II.
Did he have any other key:
Yes, sly; he wore steel key until ]
gave hin the gold key.
DO you remember II YOU had any
correspondence with Lillian Madison:
Oh, yes ] used 10 write TO her TWO
OF three times 9 month had known
her all her life. sent her 10 school
two months and next year she came
and finished the full session. can't
remember what year that was; think
il was 1879.
Did she go to school elsewhere
Yes, sir; ] sent her 70 ItT. C,arlick's
school al my expense.
How long was she there
One session.
Can YOU recall thai year?
In 1881, think.
Were YOU or no; in the habit Of cor
responding?
Yes. sir ! did il even when she was
forbidden 10 write to me or ] 10 her.
When was her last letter
Some time IL March.
TIKI LAET LETTER.
j received two shortly before she
came 10 Richmond that last time. She
wrote 10 me not to write TO her any
more IN Bath until
MIR. Meredith : Please stop Where
IL that letter
Airs. Tunstal ] haven't got the let
ter.
Mr.. Meredith Counsel have it, ]
suppose
Here the letter was handed Mrs.
Tunstal by Judge Crump. Witness
said ] reckon she wrote il, but she
sometimes wrote ID hurry, and ] am
not sure.
Jndg. Crump That was the letter
you read to the officers at your house
Yes, sir.
Judge CTump: You recognize the
address
Yes. reckon II II her writing. ]
have taken No little notice other writing
that can't say positively but ] reckon
It If her writing.
II CANE AFTER LILLIAN WAS DEAD. |
When did yon get that letter
Monday morning before heard OF |
her death. She was dead, hut didn't |
know OF 1t.
What did you do with her letters?
used 10 burn them up; ] didn't
keep them. got two letters from her
III AIarch besides TINS one.
Will Won look at these letters and
see If you recognize them Several
letters shown.
Yes, SIT.
Did you answer them
Yes, SIR: ] answered these letters.
] always wrote to her. ] last wrote 10
her some eight OF ten days before
heard of her death.
Who was ID the habit Of directing
your letterss
Tommie most always did. lie would
be writing in the next room with pen
and INK before him, and generally
asked him 10 direct them, and gene
rally sent them 70 the pOst-Ofioe by
little black boy.
In one Of these letters she alludes to
postals.
Yes. sir; ] wrote TO her saying that
she wrote TO the boys oftsner than she
did tosme. She said that when she
wrote to them she wrote ON pestais and
shortly; when she wrote to me she
liked 70 write letters; but she wrote
ths i,ore IetterS toe