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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-22

for it. | told Sergeant Cousins that |
had seen man and woman on Belle
Isle, and that | would go down to the
Jail and see if the prisoner was the
man. Five or six or seven of us went
to the jail together.
LIKE COUNTRY PEOPLE.
At Belle Isle | noticed no scarf
around his neck. Both of them looked
like country people. | can't describe
what gave him that look. No, | don't
think he had on coarse shoes.
A LETTER FROM ToMMIE TO LILLE.
Here Mr.. Meredith, without objec-
ton, read the following letter and put
it in evidence:
TAPPAHANNoCK. VA. Sept. IA, 1884.
Dear Lille: | feel really ashamed for not
having written TO you. and i think you
ought 10 feel more so for not having written
to me. for you have nothing in the world 10
keep you from writing, and am so busy
have not time to do anything. | am Just
cut spell of sickness that kept me from
coming up to King william Friday. ! GER
tainly wanted 10 come, rs here the letter
is torn the second Friday. Here the let
Ter Is tOfn.I your mere lne ltileI n TORN
along Just as soon as you get this, and long
letter &c. Miss Belle Bland has gotten very
much better. and hope she viii be entirely
well vely soon.
here. got here this evening. This makes
twice have been here within the last two
weeks | went to Richmond yesterday
week after Aunt Jane; did not stay but one
night ] did wish 80 much you had been
| over there. What time we would have
had. The theatre was open. When do
YOU expect to 90 here the letter is torn.
Mrs. Bray were all sick IN bed sunday
! and yesterday. don't know how they are
to-day. John Abrahams came down on
the boat last Thursday TO see Aunt Jane !;
went back same day. You remember you
have never written that letter you have
been promising SO long. Now, let's have ~.
| ! don't want TO wait a single day for a let
ter from you after you get this Wen, /
| must close this letter. as am tired; pen Is
very bad. Write soon.
Your fond friend. T. ]. CLUvERIUs.
P.s When are you and that fellow going
to be married? You know you told me II
would be this winter. think IL would be
the best thing for you. So do this winter.
The direction on the envelope is as
follows: "Miss F. Lille Madison, care
of Mr.. John Walker, Manquin P. o.,
King William county, Va"
THE POEM.
Mr.. Meredith here said that he would
also offer the poem (''0n the Della
ware y written off by prisoner and
found in Lillian's trunk, but the
character Of it was such that il
would be unfit to read out aloud. He
would ask that the paper be handed the
jury, to be read by them.
Defence said that they objected to the
introduction Of the paper. The pris-
oner's name was not attached.
"PoEM, PROVED.
The Court asked il it was the same
paper that had been proved by expert
evidence.
Colonel Aylett said " Yes"
1t was admitted.
II was then on all hands agreed that
the jury should retire to their room,
and there in their seclusion one man
might read the "poem " TO all, or they
might do about that as they pleased.
THE JURY RETIRE.
The jury Immediately retired, but
were in . minute called back, the Judge
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turn to the room after recess withou
the permit Of the Court.
THE TORN NOTE.

turn 10 llle IOOHl dlltI ItCtSS hItuOht
the permit of the Court.
THE TORN NOTE.
Here Mr.. Meredith OfIeredin evidence
1.-the torn note" and envelope, and
at 1915 the jury were sent from the
room, not to return until 4P. NJ, mean
while counsel INDUCED themselves in
discussion Of the legal points raised by
the proilered paper.
Mr.. Meredith stated that the prose-
cution had three grounds why the note
should be introduced First, that it is
part of the res geSte second, that
it is entitled to introduction upon its
own merits, having been addressed to
the prisoner; and thirdly, for the pur-
pose of identifying the lady who regis
tered at the hotel under the name Of
Miss Merton as Miss Lillian Madison.
This he ably argued, and was fol-
lowed by Mr.. Evans for defence, and he
by Colonel Aylett for the Common
wealth, and he by Judge Crump for the
defence.
Judge Crump said the res gestG was
a sort of legal limbo into which law
yers got when hard pressed. He con-
tended that the note was clearly inad-
missible.
As matter Of fact the note in Quos-
ton was not signed by deceased; never
reached the accused, and it cannot be
expressly proved TO be result of any
communication from prisoner. Mr..
Madison says that the writing of the
note is that of his daughter, and that
she and Miss Merton were one and the
same is now proved beyond any rea
sonable doubt. Immediately after she
got some note she answered it IT, the
/ torn note" is the answer, and soon
thereafter she and prisoner were to-
gether at Belle Isle. That he was at
Belle Isle seems well proved. That
she was with him is not quite so clearly
proved. None Of the Belle Isle wit
nesses saw Lillian after death.
Court took time to consider.
sTENoGRAPHER.
Before he can pass his opinion the
Judge wants the stenographer to write
out all the evidence bearing on this
point. That will take some five or six
hours.
The stenographer has been engaged
in note-taking nine hours per day, and
Of course could not keep up the work
of transcription. This gentleman (Mr.
Alexander) is great expert. He is
rapid and accurate, and reads his notes
to the Court upon the shortest notice.
AGsrneea se.siss.
The prisoner was in his place by $3.50,
and employed his time reading news
paper or scanning the faces Of those
who came into the room.
| At 3;45 the jury was brought in, and
Just before the hour for the court to
meet the room was cleared of every
one--reporters, lawyers, and all-i'
being understood that during this time
the "poem" was read TO the jury, II
being held by the Court too filthy
to be publicly read. The doors bein,
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him. ] saw her walking on nall
plate-a platform about thirteen inches
wide, and very difficult to walk on to
any one not accustomed to it.
THE BARBER-sHoP.
To Colonel Aylett: The man on
Belle Isle had clean face, was twirl-
inc his moustache and smiling, and had
a satchcl in his hand.
Nv attention was attracted because
he had the appearance Of one who had
Just come out Of barber-shOp and had
had his moustache done up, and appeared
10 have the powder still on his face.
Mr. Joseph Perkins,
I live near the reservoir, in this city,
and work at Belle Isle. was at work on
the island on the 18th Of March between
1920 and 1870 p. NJ, when a man and
woman came in the factory. ] didn't see
them until they were right on me,
standing near my machine. Yes, sir
] can feed my machine and look around.
The woman was within three feet of me
for three or four minutes. l noticed
her condition, and said to Mr.. Bethel
that that "woman had better be at
home fixing her bed"
KNEW HIN AT ONCE.
Iwent to the jail, and as soon as !
got in the prison recognized him. No
body pointed him out to me. AT Belle
Isle he was standing near the grind
stone. He was paying very little atten-
ton to the lady. The lady was low,
heavy.set woman. / recollect the man
hsving his oyercoat-collar turned up, but
the oyercoat was not buttoned.
BLACK SLOUGH HAT.
Witness here accurately described the
shape Of the hat the prisoner wore on
the 18th.
Mr.. Meredith Had he moustache
or not?
lie had what | might call fuzz on
his lip?
Is the prisoner the man?
To the best of my knowledge this is
the man.
WITNESS AND THE REPORTER.
To questions Of defence
Several weeks ago had converse
ton with Dispatch reporter on Belle
Isle, but declined to tell him anything.
I thought it best to keep what had to
tell till got to court-the proper place
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Henrfe0 Notes.

The application Of James 7. Walker
for license to sell liquor on the Brook
turnpike will be heard in the Henrico
County Court to-day; also, the petition
against the granting Of same.
The Board Of Supervisors Of this
county will meet at the courthouse ct
IL o'clock tomorrow.
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RICHMOND, VA, May 81, 1885.

RICHMOND, VA, May 81, 1885.
To the Editor Of the Dispateh,
Gentlemen,-In your article in this
mornings paper on the memorial exer-
cises at Hollywood you say that " CON-
pany B (Walker Light Guard fred
three rounds honor of the dead" This
is mistake, IS the firing was done BY
the visiting company from Trenton, N.
J. Yours, &C.,
A MEMBER OF FIRST VIRGINIA REGr-
NENT.
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after his daughter because Of any stat,

after his daughter because of any state
ment made by Biggs.
To Mr.. Aylett On one occasion, at
King William Courthouse, the prisoner
had been so :. offish with him that he
did not speak to him. This was after
the 10th of July.
To Mr.. Evans There had been for
some time difficulty between Mrs.
Tunstall and himself and wife, and the
breach had never been healed. This
disagreement had originated in the ar
rest of the sister of Mrs. Tunstall by
military authority, and her being
brought to Richmond, charged with
cruelty to a negro girl. In visit to his
wife Mrs. Tunstall had denied, and she
had affirmed the truth of these
reports, and Mrs. Tuustall having after
wards affirmed that his wife had started
these reports, he had sent on to
New York and gotten a copy ot
the paper containing the report as
originally published, Here the pa
per (Hdrper's Weekly), with the ac-
count and a cut showing the bruises
on the negro girl, was exhibited !
This made difficulty which had never
been healed, and though Mrs. Tunstall
had after this paid Lilies board at
DR.. Garlick's school for one session,
yet they had refused to let her do it
another year.
Mrs. J. ". Dickinson.
This lady being recalled, the prose-
cution proposed now to prove the con-
tents Of the postsl-cards she received
from Miss Madison, in Richmond, dated
the 18th Of March, and which had been
destroyed.
The defence objected. and the jury
was carried out in order that the point
raised might be argued.
After a brief argument by Judge
Crump and Colonel Aylett, the Court
ruled that it was only admissible for
the witness to testify to the postmark
of the postal-cards.
The jury being brought in, Mrs.
Dickinson stated that she received two
postal-cards postmarked Richmond,
March 49," The witness let out the
important fact that one of the postals
came from the american Hotel. Ruled
out.
Lillian had no watch and no watch
key.
She had for few days borrowed a
watch, and had wound it up with key
borrowed from her.
By the defence She did not know
of her own knowledge that Miss Lille
had beaux or eorresponded with other
gentlemen either in the neighbsrhood
or elsewhere. But she did hear hsl
frequently speak Of getting letters
from "Cousin Tommie. When she
came to Richmond in January she
said that "Cousin Tommis " would
meet her, and on her return that he
had done so.
willie Disksnssa.
This witness, . youth, being recall.
/ "A st.f.d that he had saau Miss Madi
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Linen-Bosom Reinforced Shirts, well
cut and made, for 81 cents.
y. b. SPBxcE . Son,
Ninth and Main.
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for saeramental purposes.
Virginia Clsret Wine,
Virginia Cstswba Wine,
Best Bottled Beer,
English Ale and London Porter,
for sale at moderate prices by
JOSEPH NJ. BLAIR, Grocer,
Pace Block
and Second and Broad streets.
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TrIce.
Kepler
Heath.

" D. TiG t marf Eda IS Davis
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him. saw her walking on nall
platc-a platform about thirteen inches
wide, and very difficult to walk on to
any one not accustomed to il.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-22

I live in Manchester, and 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 it
was the day before the body was found
at the reservoir. Ssw them at the west
end door on the platform. The man
was within four feet Of the door, and |
gave him casual glance. After read
ing q description Of the party in
the papers il came to me that
had seen the party. Soon af-
terwards Sergeant Cousins came to
Belle Isle and asked me if | thought !
would know him (the NAM again if |
saw him. / said thought so, and
agreed 10 60 TO the jail and take look.
lie said the Sergeant would order =
search Of the jail and nobody would
point the prisoner out, but that | could
look at the prisoners as they stood be-
fore their cells and see il ! could re-
cognize the man.
Mr.. Meredith: Look upon the pri-
soncr and say, IL you can, II he is the
man.
Witness; That man there resembles
tie man saw st Belle Isle. would
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No, sir; am not prepared to tell
the jury that this man is the same
man. say the man saw on Belle
Isle and in the city jail resembles him
very much. No. sir; | cannot say they
are the same.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-14
MISCELLANEOUS RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

COLUMBIA, S. e., May 13 (Specidb.-The fol-
lowing statement obtained from the South Carolina
Railroad Commission shows the gross earnings OF the
seventeen railroads for March, 1888, as com
pared with the earnings OF the corresponding month IN
1854 Total earnings March. 1854 S570s56 - same
month 1885, $605,596 70; aggregate Increase
SJ7 iO7 90; aggregate decrease $3.50 II net in-
crease sos 9S an average OF Aus PEI cent ior
all the roads.
CHICAGO, May 13.-rhe general managers OF tue west
ern connections OF the Eastern trunk lines constituting
the Central Traffic Association began session here THIS
forenoon attendance is not as large as at the rst
session, when an agreement was made to maintain
freight rates on the basis OF twenty cents on grain from
Chicago to NewYork. Since then there has been open
cutting of rates. and charged that rae OF thf
Teen ceuts was made for large consignment OF gram
here yesterday. resolution to appoint commlee 10
consider the question OF festorauoh VI
was adopted
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May - tSpeclaD.-At the meeting
of the Central Passenger Committee to-day letter from
H. W. Fuller of the Chesapeake AMI Ohio, was read, IN
which he said that his road would be DOuhu by no @
ment which did not grant 1t dinerenuais 10 No"-io
at,dW ugh uptn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-14
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO REPORT

ST. LOUIS AND SAN FRANCISCO REPORT
ST. LOUIS, May - (Specian.-The annual
meeting OF the stockholders OF the st. Louis ana san
Francisco Railroad Company was held this morning TOT
the purpose Of eecng directors. The following were
chosen: Edward T. winslow, Jesse segman. Leland
stanford, william f. Buckley, Jay Gould. Walter L.
Frost Horace Porter. C. T.. Huntington. Bryce Gray,
Russell Sage A. s. Hatch, Charles W. Rogers ana H. =
Hayes. There represented In person and by proxy
I09I75 shares of stock or four-hfths OF the ehure
amount The annual statement of the results OF the
operation for last year shows handsome surplus The
net increase Of the bonded debt OF the company, since
the last report stated at 79l0O0 OF bonds issued
and sold OF the general mortgage per cent Dohus
81 100000 were issned and sold. and also S1O,oOO
Of new equipment IS OF 1884 The old equipment
bonds leaving per cent OF the 1850 Issue outstanding
have reduced by the purchase ana can, OF
100000 OF them. and $1,000 or the cOmpinys bonus,
known Missouri and western q per cents were aso
retired Arrangements have been made 10 Ie,re
OF them June J. The aggregate DOhded ueDt on
January was S23. 500. 900.
The dnaacin statement given in the report shows the
existence OF ununded indebtedness under me heau
OF bills payable and loans, OF lo44 20 tO TnVn u %
cured by the pledge OF tue company Renerai
bonds aud new equipment per cents as yrI unsotL
The securities so pedge are not a. e ,b INC
statement, but Their Saue tosetle. VIII ts 81
resources OF the company apphcahlot 10 the VI
this unfunded Indebtedness is upward Of eb9Oo,OOO.
The existence OF this floating DEBT aceouuteu LOT nVI
only or the company having rs yet
from sale securities pledged. As stated, when were
earned by II for expenditures made Tor new
and equipment but because OF large cash ADVANCES
Sto 10 Railroad company to the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad Company, In which property the san
Francisco and AtchisOn companies arelargey
For the larger part OF sueh advances secuiJ ~ "
the trust OF repayment Tor the amount 0i
rrr aantity of the lands or the Atlantic ana fdcnc
COMPANY al nominal price, and In Atlantic and Pacific
Central Division first mortgage bonds
During the last year the San Francisco has continued
The nvment OF dividends the rate OF per cent per
annm on its first preferred stock and earned In adion
cnunl 10 36s per cent its SOOOOOOO OF preferred
nck taxes Interests and sinking fund requirements,
which amount Of surplus earnings II carries to the credit
az the Income account The surplus earnings were ex-
nenIed mainly in construction and equipment The d.
rrrctors will organize on reaching New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-14
MISCELLANEOUS APPOINTMENTS.

WAsHINGToN, May 13.-The President to-dAy
made the following appointments: ,a...o.
Ferdinand f. Dnfais OF NewYorR, to be OhiUeo o'S'e
Consul at Hayre- IT S.,,oi, a, Raglins
w 1'c Lanes France resigned; Albert e. Snyder at
Cbeysnne CITY w. vice John w. Jones' resigneu
Ge.,rge "a Evans at Ocean Grove, M, vice n II
Be.a7e resumed: Henry Kingsley, al sehohAile,N L.
wee p 4 Clark resigned; ". Ii. Cullnss"oIn, az
Joichmond Va vice G. X Glmer, commission eApilou'
DniaI IidielI at CadsdeD, Ala vice W. EWlns' com
mlssion expired Jacob g. Van klpef, az hu' ThaDes
n r wee H. IL Stevens commission expired CnaIiSS9
RlttennOuse at Hackettstowh' ~ de- 'i0o i
ing IT, commission expired - - -. ,,,,,oors IN
2inel Inhn NJ Wilson, of the Corps OF Englueers 70
ha 1;ommissiuner OF Public Buildings ana GrOunns ior
tha ms ric of Columbia Colonel Wilson relleVes Coio
mel A. n Rockwell The appointment IKeS ehoo'
June l. -, o.o,n,ed the tollow.
INC rnrtb-cass postmasters: In New nOrk-JahtSs ~
seely al North Harpersheld; Walker MARSH az E'ha
Garrett r. Hoyes at Cedar Hill; samuel MoD D. 49, a.
BiisDorongh. In OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES haAS' a' @io'
The Controller OF the Currency to-day appointed Rod
erf NJ lanes of EastOn Pennsylvania, TO De Nallohdi
HANK ETamlner He has assigned to duty III inc
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 49,, ,.o.,,
Richard Neyins, jr, to-day appointed supoIlh-
tepdent of the public building at PittsDurg M NeNi
A. SON Of Colonel Richard NeviDs Who was TOT seNerai
years Pnbic Printer of Ohio and grandson OF samuei
Nsdarv who was Territorial Governor OF Mlhnesola
AMI Governor OF Kansas IN 1887 lie Is apOu'
twentysx years Old and an architect anu e'h ehsDooi
by profession ~, 1,,
ME- Dufais Is prominent business man OF Ne"-horA
repressnting the export trade He strongly recon-
ended by large of the members OF tho Colton
Ton Exchange and other business lnen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-14
PURPosELY DELAYING LETTERS.

WASHINGTON, May 13.-For some tline coni-
,,r,s have reached the Post Ofco Department OF the
delay I'm the mail service between Brooklyn ana new
York City. These complaints were numerous during M
Arthur's Administration. Their general tenor was 'n
letters deposited in Brooklyn for New-Io C'y "u-
dresses were delayed. The New-York once Ill e'e''
case has sought to throw the blame on tne
n which has "a stouty inserted fault TO lie In the
New-york service An investigation was recently
ordered and Inspector Bradley sent to make seefe'
search for the cause of reported delays he mas Jus
made a report, in which he gives detalieu
dummy etters sent by HIM and followed 10 their uesna
tion and he establishes the fact that the fanit III %
New York office He shows that letters depOsilen III
RrooElyn in the morning and arriving in New.1orK nv
10 o'clock were given the receiving stamp OF ooo p %
five hours aud half after their actual reeeIp' 49,
Rrooklyn authorities say that these ana simar nnS
auces IN the service between the two cltlcs are -,
atey fostered in certain directions IN orueI ~, Ynrk
ahn1t uniou of the two offices under tue new loIh
post Office control What action the
will take on the report IL not known
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-14
GREAT SALE or CorroN GOODS TO DAY.

A remarkable sale of cotton goods Dy pilSS'
Fabyan Co., will take place to-day al no ~ Du"no
a. where 90 900 packages of goods will be offered at
onton This Is the largest public sale OF cotton goods
that has ever occurred through any single house In
1889 sale OF about 900 packages occurred, which
the nearest approach in amount TO TINS olering BIS
q an decided upon holding the sale last Friday ana
noIee TO the trade throughout the United states by
Telegraph The responses have been fatterlng ana
hnves ne present from almost every Important CITY,
rhe goods have been exhibition fortwO days and have
been by streams OF visitors. The goods come
from the regular mills represented 0y the selling nrl'
Among them the Peppereli Manufacturing Company,
the Bates Manufacturing Company, the Androscogxin
Palmer NJ lis, the Columbian Manufacturing Company,
tie Warren Cotton Mills, the Thorndike Company the
Cords Mills and the Boston Duck Company. The goods
represent about months product OF all these mills
They embrace 5000 OF wide sheetngs 1000 bales
OF brown sheetngs $50 bales OF brown sheetngs o0s
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by Secretary Bayard to serve ID conSuas 49,. t.to
might be taught diplomacy. Missourians ao NV saA.
h,nlv 70 such conduct They think that MesSrs' VeS'
s,,.o,, o,ght 70 look out for other Democrats DO
fore feathering their own nests.
The Rev FATHER Phelan, of st. Louis, has been sug-
costing his brother. NJ II. Phelan Editor OF INC
wa,.b,non for Consul-General at Halifax he soheiicu
a.. "a ~ the Senators and thought that he bad u! nn
he s anpoiptnent OF Ewing was announcedi onners
thsap recognized the fact that two Consus- t o,
were not likely be appointed from the same me- hs did
this time and gave up the pursuit he say .s ha
NOT know that Ewing applicant. vi ~, - al
tarv n. tbonght that had the hearty n al,
80 aiding Mtssourians his tash OF securing 'no h
lax CDnsuslp for his brother a. .o re,usad tn urge
che annotntment OF his brother-inaw IN IacS no e
fused 10 have anything 70 40 shonld NOT receive an
annontment Mr.. Ewings friends advised tne ate ,,,
t md SECRETARY of State OF senator Cockre a1.
fnde and urged that Ewing was an excellent man aim
thst his relationship Cockren ought not 10 pa II ~
fom urefeunen This disinterestedness on tue par liz
Senator Cockrell induced the President 10 appoi"' MS
brother-in law. .,..o. for themselyes or
their friends however, not listening Ner! P"''''
IN an