Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-15
Lillian Madison.s Death.

CONTINUATION OF THE TRIAL OF CLCvERICs
AT RICHMoND-THE WATCH KEY.
RICHMOND, VA, May 15.-The first witness
on trial for the murder of Lillian Madison, was
>; q o Ghildress an emgloye at the Chesapeake
on the morning of March Ii, and saw the bun.
die or bag of clothing found floating in the
river. The bag was here shown and identified.
from the bag after It had been dried. Nothing
had been left out, nor had anything been put In
not first found in it..
Judge Crump, Of counsel for the defense,
record.
The motion was overruled, and the defense
Mrs. Annie Williams. mother of Johnnie Will
Hams, the boy who found the watch key at the
son had given her the watch key on Sunday,
March 10; that next day she gave the key to q
young man named Walter Hill, Mr.. Jack Wren,
the detective. having sent for it, and that she
had not seen the key since until this morning,
IN the clerks office, where 1t had been shown
her.
j. D. Redwood foreman I'm charge of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio wharves, testified to the find
ing OF the bag of female clothing. One piece Of
the clothing was marked with the name "F." or
ct. L. Madison and another with three initials
which were fndiStinct.
Witness was questioned at some length by
both sides as to the ebb and flow Of the tide in
the river, the distance from Mayo's bridge to
the point where the bag was found, the length
OF time 1T would take for anything to float be-
e"SSh ihC t"o polutS, elC luS MAI heo gar.
ments were here shown to the jury. The three
initials on one garment, which Mr.. Redwood
said were indistinct, were "F. L. NJ" though
A recess was here taken for two hours for the
jury and counsel on both sides and the prisoner
AS on yesterday, the defense objected to the
line of testimony now being presented.
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The Rebellion in Kashgar.
THE MoHAMMEDANs SAID TO HAVE INVOKED
THE AID OF RUSSIA.
ST. PETERSBURG, May 15.-Reports continue
to reach here from Teheran concerning the re-
gar, in Chinese Turkestan, against Chinese rule
II is now stated that the revoiutionists have
driven the mandarins from all the principal
towns.
1t is also said that the leader of the Moham-
medans Is a son of Iakoob Neey, and that he
has invoked Russian protection and has asked
Russia to occupy kashgar and supply the rebels
with arms and ammunition.
The Negro Rusg Hanged.
THE MURDERER OF THE MAYBEEs PAYS THE
PENALTY OF HIS CRIME.
LONG ISLAND CITY, May 15.-The negro Rugg
was hanged here to-day for the murder Of the
great interest in the execution, and hundreds
of applications Tor admission to witness it had
to be refused. Among those who saw Rugg die
was John Tappan, who was arrested on Suspi-
ciOn OF the murder, and would certainly have
been hanged on circumstantiai evidence If
Rugg had not been captured and confessed
Rugg was removed to a cell on the second
floor of the Jail, opposite the gallows last night
Near his cot there was an iron post to which his
left leg was chained. After smoking a cigar he
retired about O'Clock, and only woke once till
morning. At o'clock mass was read in the
condemned mans cell and communion admin
istered to him. Rugg ate a light breakfast.
Afterwards he said to reporter, at is better
that l should die now under these circum-
stances. II had not been detected and con-
victed might have died in my sins and met .
different end
When the black cap was fixed upon his head
he walked beside his spiritual adviser, Father
Mcclure, to the scaffOld, both reading prayers
While still at his devOtfOns repeating the Lord s
Prayer and the Hail Mary, the black cap was
drawn over his face and the drop fell His death
was instantaneous, the neck being broken.