Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-19
the same handwriting on them. Had

the same handwriting on them. Had
seen them in Lillian's hand.
"Mrs. Dickinson, did you ever be-
fore see the handwriting that you saw
on the envelope on the 10th of March,"
~ had, sir.n
Objected to by Judge Crump.
That's a proper question:" said
the Court.
The envelopes were shown her, and
Mrs. Dickinson said she had seen hand
writing very much like that.
Was the handwriting you saw on the
10Th Of March like that?
Very much. very much indeed like it.
To the best OF her knowledge and
belief the writing was the same.
The letter was given to Lillian by her
nephew, Willie Dickinson. Saw Lillian
with the letter.
| read part Of the letter. | think
| could identify it.
Was there any mark on the letter
by which you could identify it?"
"Yes, SIR
Mrs. Dickinson took the letter, e1-
amined it, and said it was the same she
saw Lillian with on the 10th of March.
"Are you positive, Mrs. Dickinson?
II am, SIR"
WAS it read in your presence ?"
"Yes, SIR"
"Did Lillian have an envelope in her
handg"
" Yes, sir"
"What was the color Of it?"
White"
THE LETTER OFFERED.
At this point Mr.. Meredith asked
Mrs. Dickinson if the letter was not the
cause Of Miss Madison's leaving her
house on the 10Th Of March.
at was, sir" replied Mrs. Dickin-
son "the letter was the cause Of it,"
Mr.. Meredith said he would offer the
letter az evidence, but before having it
read he would like to have an under
standing about the time for work in
court.
After hearing the view. Of the various
counsel, it was decided to meet hereafter
at Q o'clock in the morning, sit until 2
O'Clock in the afternoon, recess until 4
o'clock, and sit until 9 o'clock P. NJ.
The court then adjourned, with Mrs.
Dickinson still on the stand.
Chronic objections.
Almost every question that was
asked in regard to the letters or clothes
of Fannie Madison was objected to by
the counsel for defence, and in each case
ordered to be noted by the Court. At
one time these repeated objections by
Judge Crump so amused Mrs. Dickinson
that she laughed heartily, but in sup
pressed way. Mrs. Dickinson is an
exceedingly amiable lady, past the me-
ridian Of life, and Of very stout sta
ture. Kindness and gentleness are
plainly marked in her features.
She wore a black silk dress Of fashion,
able cut and make, a broad white
Elizabethan collar, and a dark veil,
pinned tightly over her face. When
reading any of the letters or examining
the garments she would lift this veil
and adjust her spectacles.
The Pictures.
The cuts this morning printed repre-
sent the home counsel Of accused
Hon. II. X. Pollard, Of King and Queen,
and Hon. A. Brown Evans, of Middle
sex, two gentlemen well known through
out the State not only for legal attain
ments, but as prominent in legislative
and political life.
Henry Robinson Pollard is thirty
nine years old. He served as a private
in the Twenty-fourth cavalry for the
last twelve months Of the war, and sur
rendered with Lees army at AppOmat-
tox Courthouse. He graduated from
the Columbian College law school in
June, 1867, and commenced the prac-
tice Of law that year in the county of
King and Queen. In 1873 he was
elected Commonwealth's attorney, and
has been twice reelected to the same
position. In 1881 and 1883 he was
elected delegate from King and Queen
in the General Assembly, and during
the last session was chairman of the
House Committee on Finance, and at
the last meeting of the Baptist General
Association Of Virginia was unanimous
ly elected president Of that body. He
is the fourth sen Of the late Colonel
John Pollard, who wa, a prominent
member of the King and Queen bar.
Andrew Brown Evans, Of Middle
sex county, was born in King and
Queen county September 5, 1880;
is the second son Of Rev. Thomas Il.
Evans, who for over thirty years was
prominent Baptist minister; graduated
from Columbian College, Washington,
d. c., in lS4S, attended law lectures
at the University Of Virginia, session
lS5l-'52, and commenced the practice
Of law Immediately after leaving the
University in the counties of Middle
sex, King and Queen, and Gloucester.
lie was a member Of the House of
Delegates from MiddleseI and Matthews
from 1859 to 1863; was Common
wealth's attorney Of Niddlesex for
six years, and was elected again to the
House Of Delegates in 1881, and is now
a member Of the House, and is chair
man Of the Committee on Privileges
and Elections.
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