Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-22
LILLE And TONNIE together.
rruoi That the Two Were at Bele Isle aad
Gihtr Places Here on the 18th.
NEW FEATURES or THE CASE
Judge Atkins Considering ldmisslblllty Oi
"ihc Torn NOie.'

"ihe Tern Note"
The trial goes on with increasing
rather than diminishing interest, and
the expedient Of requiring tickets Of adj
mission at the door has but little les
seued the crowd in attendance. The
demand upon Judge Atkins for them is
constant. and it is rare that he refuses
TO give one. So the courtroom is now
always packed--pscked until the air is
almost nbreathable--and the Judge
has already begun TO consider in his
mind the propriety Of putting some
check upon admissions.
The necessity Of the case will no
doubt compel the announcement Of a
new rule before long.
The prisoner keeps "cool" " in body
andmind, apparently, but the smile that
used to be always on his face is gone.
lie now often has a serious and some
times stolid look. There is no sign
Of his breaking down. None at all /;
but he is no longer disposed, it would
seem, to treat the case as Of no conse-
quence.
mr.. ID. v. Morton.
The court met yesterday morning at
% O'Clock, apd the first witness called
was Mr.. Douglas V. Morton, paying
teller at the Planters Pank. Witness
said he had been at the bank twelve
years; was at the bank on the 18th Of
March knew the prisoner slightly.
lie 0he prisoner) was at the bank on
the 18th Of March and presented a check
for 90. lie was at the bank between
IL and o'clock saw him on that Oc-
casion. II he had a mOustache it was
a very light one. Mr.. Morten's inn
preston was that he had slight NOUS
tache. Was positive that the prisoner
is the one who presented the check.
To the defence Mr.. Morton said The
prisoner kept an account with the Plant
erS Bank, and it was his own check
that he presented.
Mr. Ben. Earp.
| live on Pine street, and am mailer
at the Old Dominion Iron and Nail
Works on Belle Isle. | was standing
near the door at the west end Of the
factory on March 18th. when a woman
and man came UP. The man asked
nc if there was any objection to their
going into the works. and told him no,
only TO keep out Of the way of the
wOrkmen. The man had on light
oyercoat, and had a satchel in his hand,
and the lady wore dark dress. He
was very pleasant-spoken man. Yes,
sir, | think that have seen the man
since.
THE PLEASANT EXPRESSION.
| went down to the Jail on the 28th.
OF course | could not have picked out
the man. but after he was picked out |
knew him. remembered him because
he had very pleasant expression.
Mr.. Meredith Look upon the prison
er and say if that is the man.
Yes, sir, that looks like the gentle
man, but he had a small mOustache.
The lady was short and chunky, and |
took them for country people.
LOOKED LIKE A CoUNTRYMAN.
TO Judge Crump; No, sir; could
not have picked the man out in crowd.
When | saw him at the jail he was
talking to his brother. Mr.. Cousins, the
policeman, pointed prisoner out to Inc,
and then | Thought had seen him be.
fore. The man saw at Belle Isle look
ed like countrymsn. He came up to
me and spoke to me at Belle isle. 1t
was before we stopped for dinner Q2l
p. M Yes, sir, they passed into the
factory. saw them in the factory, but
don't know which way they went out.
He had in his hand hand-satchel /;
can't say what was its material or size
or color.
DRESS.
To Mr.. Pollard No, sir, the satchel
was not large enough to carry clothes
in. Its color | don't remember. Man
had on light overcoat. Yes. it was a
light oyercoat it was light-colored
OveICoat.
To Mr.. Brown Evans No, sir !;
when saw him in Jail didn't know
his brother until his brother was point
cd out. Prisoner had on an overcoat /;
the dark side was out. | don't know
whether he had on reversible overcoat
at Belle Isle, though We were very close
together there we were within few
feet there. went down to the Jail to
identify him. ! didn't expect to iden-
,ify the clothes also. thought if he
(at jaiD wore reversible oyercoat the
dark side was out.
Here Mr.. Evans began asking witness
about the prisoner taking of his coat,
showing that there was confusion in
the lawyers mind as TO the visit of the
Belle-lsle men and the proceedings at
the Coroner's inquest.
THE OvERCOAT SHOWN.
Mr.. Meredith Does this Oyercoat
taken at Mrs. Tmstall's under search
waIrantl look like the one he wore when
at Belle Isle:
Yes. that looks like it.
Witness then described the slouch
hat which the prisoner wore at Belle
Isle, giving tolerably good description
of 4. j. Cluyerius's hat found also under
the search-warrant at Mrs. Tunstall's
house.
Mr. william Kidd.
live in Manchester, and l avn a
pailer at the Old Dominion lrsn- and
Nail-Works. | have charge Of from
five TO seven machines. Have been
there nearly thirty-one years in this
one business. ! was there in March,
on the 18th, and think We had visit
ors on the island that day. | think il
was the day before the body was found
at the reservoir. Saw them at the west
end door on the platform. The man
was within four feet of the door, and |
gave him a casual glance. After read