Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-14

around on the smbankment the night |
before. but fesl sure that did. 1t
was nv regular stated custom, and
am sure that ! did. No, have no
other reason for thinking so.
The face Of the body was not per-
ceptiblc in the water; saw only the
flounees Of her dress and one leg. She
was probably covered by two feet OF
water. Mr.. Lucas took a pole and
touched the body with it. Yes. Judge,
the tracks saw looked fresh; it had
rained, and the walkway was a little
soft. The tracks were fresh; so they
seemed to my eyes. know that the
earth was soft. should say that there
were ,welye or fifteen broken tracks. l
didn't measure any. ] think Coroner
Taylor had the woman's track mea-
sured. The walkway is probably over
six feet wide.
The broken tracks were all huddled
up together and run one into another.
When went after the Coroner | did
not tell him that saw these tracks; don't
know that told him at all. Can't say
what was the depth Of the water in the
reservoir that night.
do not know the depth Of the reser-
voir, but the witnesses who will come
after me will give You all that sort oi
information. As you will see, my me-
chanical skill is very poor. Can't, as
A matter OF fact, remember that the gate
in the picket-fence was bOlted that
morning.
That morning the water had receded
| from the usual level, but can't say ex-
actly how much. After the body had
been out of the water some time ] no.
ticed q swelling over one eye and a
bloody spot on the forehead. Yes,
Judge, a person falling into the reser-
voir might receive such hurts. On the
Clarke-SpriDg side there were two gates
to the grounds near the northeast
corner, one leading to the steps (near
the valve or round-house). These
gates are very seldom used and are
usually kept closed. They are locked
and keys put in the toOl-house. Either
| or my assistant, Mr.. Higgins. lock
them. Don't think either gate had been
recently used. Had made no recent
examination Of these gates.
There were many defective planks on
the outer fence. At many points 1t
was of easy access to any one who
wanted to come in Recently some
twenty or thirty places in the outer
fence have been repaired-new planks
put on. I can't remember that the
glove and shoe-string were very near
each other My recollection is that
they were both inside the circle of the
furrowcd ground and about two feet
apart (he indicated on the floor the dis
tancel. Yes, Judge, there is a path
| from the hole in the fence to the steps
which lead up the embankment from
the southeast corner. That is the cor
ner near the valve or round-house.
The distance from the embankment to
the hole is about sixty-fiye yards over
a clav soil. There was another path
running from the hole in the fence up
the ditch (drain) to the cmbankment--
that is. there were two paths- orc by
the side Of the fence least sidel and one
ND the ditch-the latter very little
used. All the soil there is red clay.
MIR. ROSE TO MIR. EVANS.
think with some eXertion any one
can walk up this embankment. A per-
son Of course would have to labor as IN
walking up hill, but it is no very dill
fcult matter.
TOPOGRAPHY.
Mr.. Rose was examined by Mr.. Bev.
Crump and Mr.. Evans at length as to
the reservoir grounds aid aG.asent
streets.
Those who have before them the dia-
gram of the grounds recently published
in the Dispdtch have all the informa-
ton that these gentlemen got from MIR.
Rose on this subject.
1t was indicated that at an early day
the jury would visit the grounds. Such
visit will save world of eXplana-
tiOn.
MIR. ROSE TO JUDGE CRUMP AGAIN.
The water was turned Off the night
before about 6 o'clock for some repairs
TO the cocks, and the water during the
night fell by reason Of the consumption
from the reservoir fell about 80 inches
not 50 inches perpendicular measure
but 80 inches down the slope Of tht
lining.
The drift of Judge Crump's questions
seemed to be to show that such wer'
the currents in the reservoir cir
culation Of the water as it went out
that the body must have reached tn
water from point not near where tn
marks of the alleged scuiflc were seen
1t seemed that they wanted to shoV
that Lillian could have opened the gat
in the picket fence and then got to tn
7 water. Prosecution oppose both the
= OIies.
- HEIGHT OF THE OUTER FENCE.
{ Mr.. Rose to Mr.. Pollard: The fenc
= around the grounds is a close one
c upright planks eight feet high. Th
c fence was weak in many places.
!. plank could have been easily remove
e most anywhere.
1t Mr.. Rose to Colonel Aylett: Th
IS gate in the picket-fence was locate
l. over a pipe and was put there for th
l. use Of employees visiting the waite
It pipe. The paiiings Of the picket-fenc
1t were sbarp-pointed.
1t Colonel Aylett Mr.. Rose, would
t woman in an advanced stage of pre-
Y nancy have any difficulty in getting ov'
le this fence?
1. Mr. Pollard We object.
e. Colonel Aylett: Very well we WI
lie withdraw the question.
is Mr.. Meredith You gentlemen ask'
le Mr.. Rose just now if the woman cou
ie have gotten the bruises on her by IA
III ing in the water. You wanted b
m opinion then.
n Mr.. Pollard Yes; but this is goil