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

looking lovely al IN blOom Ike summer
got q very sweet l.stter from Noiie fsrnr
some tirnc sEo VIII answer it so0n. GIVE
ny love 70 MI friends and a Int for yotzrseif
Let me hear from you as soon ~ yosi can
] remain a. ever
J otlr devoted lsr1IFE
LT-TT1-E DATED vHES srIE WAS DEAD
EIcTIHOvD. Va. March Ia 1e45.
My Dear Aunt Jare-I WI drop you q
few hurried lines tiiis morning. NJ want tu
20 with friend Of mine on gulfe ufie1-
perfec little trip. A. tne weather h too bad
up IN tire mountains either for me er She
children 10 attend reruiafly. We thorzlhi
proper tc suspend fur awhile, and - q
friend OF mine wants to 20 igOid Point for
owhiIs, ana viii pey all my expenss-s 4 1
vii GO 10 Dc company for her- She = = nife
and good lady, and y viii ~ a nice iittie
trip for me. Don't you think soe have
not time to Gy more aE II VIII he time to
start soon. We came down on fhe train
tins morning. Love 10 all. and tell 1On1nic
] will write to him snOu. hut they must not
couu1 letters win me. You al need MOI
write III yon hear from me again ] viii
write as soon ar can As Z am m such 3
harry ] musf stop. Love for all and iOis for
your dear sell.
remain. as always. yourS LrLLrN.
"oH, II SUICIDE WERE NOT A SIN. =
The following letter was not dated
Il was written by Lillian TO Mrs. Tun-
stall. vino SAYS she received il two
years ago
NJ Dear. Dear Auut.--Ii rs the alst and
] have lust gotten your letter 7g,s, have
abused vou and me for everything that y
unnunlan. q what q terror my live Is. q ,
how ] am etrugglinR-struggling with my
oooT veal eetl-tO-niEilf 10 keen nv -
sofve. have wepf until tears are no reiit.-
and O my sad sufierincs. hui nave 5eSus
10 iOok 10. He suffered too. even death al
the hands ~ meTcIleSs tormenf0rs. and OF
course lie Knows nv suffering. 10 h m
PRAYER Tonight that the SUD OF te-m0rraw
may shine on me q corISe. q if suicide
were not sin, how soon the lingering plErk
nf my life would vanish bui ! viii watt
Gods Own time. know he b lust, anc
will see that sou and me, too snail De
righted.
You spoke Of my being altered bus
reckon, dear aunt, yOu Oniy wrote tina; 90
be seen, but then yuu must know am not
changed. nut tine came Lille thai J wa
the 9Th Of August when We parted al Clif-
ton Dear. dear aunt. ] viii never change
] de- not know where TO direct tnis letter
as 1 reckon YOU are IN Richmond err TINS.
BUT 20 think OF my school. lf Hlmusi Kills
me. ] got letter from dear Nolie Ia
night
Your ever devoted L1LLIE
GOOD CHARACTER.
Having proved the key and the lot
ters. and told OF the relationships be-
tween herself and the Madisons. Lille.
and Tommie, and testified to the excel
lent character Of Tommie. Mrs. Iun-
stall was by defence turned over TO tie
prosecution for crOss-examInatiOn
CROss-EXAMINEp BY TIIE PEtOsECU-
TION.
Colonel Aylett: Alrs. Tunstall, how
old are you:
Witness Sixty-six.
When did you come To Richmonds
Witness March 29th.
Did you ever have any correspond
ence with any Of the Walker famiiyy
Witness did with my brother
and other members Of the family.
Look at tins letter, and say II It is IN
your handwriting.
Witness: 1e2. sir.
Look al this one also, and say il TINS
is yours too.
Witness It looks like ny writing.
and ] think 1t is.
How long, Mrs. Tunstali, was Lille
separated from her parents a. your
h0useg
Witness While al schools Two
months the first time. She afterwards
went to Dr. Garlick's. Her parents
were poor. but lived comfortably. Buf
they had nothing 70 spare 10 educate
their daughter. so J took her ana sent
her to schoo Al my expense. t.t
bid you not think that you were M
fitting tins girl to be happy ID her
home
Witness She had the same feeling
towards her home when she came to my
mouse that she had afterwards.
In answer 10 further questions pro
pounded by Colonel Ayiett. Mrs. Tun-
stall said broke up housekeeping on
one occasion. The father and mother
Of the prisoner came To my house 10
live. We could not get along peace
fully, and we separated. thought
they did wrong, and they thought /
did WRONG. Tommie did not side with
me. but he promised 10 live with ME
and take care of me.
A sUNDAY-sCHOOL TEACHER.
Who did the most taking care OF. you
OF ne:
Witness do not know. had some
means and he had education. J am
member Of the church, and TOmmie Is
also q member OF the church. lie Is q
Sunday teacher and assistant
superintendent OF the Sunday school. !
die not have any quarrel with the Madi-
son family. hut had al unpleasant cor
respondence with some members Of the
family. ] cOrresponded with Lillian.
and ] was very much attached to her
Colonel Aylett asked the witness II
the Madison family did not furnish all
the madness and she tine witness did
not Just quietly take it
To this Mrs. Tunstan said ! don't
know.
Mrs. TUNSTALL NERVOUS.
Continuing, the witness said ] am
al times very nervous. The attacks
come Oh ms very frequently. ] some
times wake up IL the night with paipi-
tatlon of the heart. ] have these al
tackE now. but not as often as ] used
to.
Mr.. Meredith asked the witness II
tine fuss between the Madison family
and herself did not originate from Mrs.
Madison LILLIAN : mOthcr) telling per-
sons Of the arrest of the witness's Sis
ter III 1866 Tor cruel treatment 10 a
colored girl:
To tins question the witness answered
- No"
BROTHEE EVANS.
Mrs. Tunstall also said that she had
read the reports Of the Cluverius trial
ii the DisBGfeh anG State twice a day.
The witness spoke OF some letters from
Lillian that she the witness) had de-
stroyed, and AIR. Meredith asked DO
YOU know that more letters were found
at your mousse than have been presented
here to-day:
Witness ! do not know it. I thought
] had gotten ali of her letters.
Who was with you when you over
hauled the letters
Witness Brother Evans tprisOner's
counsel) and Dr. Bland were there.
] cannot tell how many letters ]
wrote to Lillian while she was IN Bath.
Witness could remember that 1omme