Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-26

something TO his brother about seeing the
Speaker" / afterwards learned he meant
Mr Pollard.
q. Did he say anything about Mr.. Evans
A. | don't TecOllect his saying anything
about Mr.. Evans at that time.
q. when was IL he said anything about
Mr. EvansP A. He spoke of him coming
q. Do you know whether or not he sent
over 10 Mr.. Evans that night7 A. ldo not
THE SUICIDE THEORY.
q. Immediately after Mrs Tunstall had
made the remark about the letter dated the
l4th do you remem Der what. Was ss id then !?
A. She said. Mr.. Robins. don't you think
Lillian has committed suicide?"
q. Did you make any reply TO 1t? A.
did. sirs made an evasive answer. 1 said
didn't know.
q. What was said next, and by whom' A.
We went into the parlor.
q. Who went into the parlor? A. The ac-
cused. Captain Epps, and myself.
q, IL that all? A. That's all | recollect
at that time, sir.
@. DO you know what was done In there {?
A. The accused went TO desk and got
something out oft. don't know what 1t
was Captain Epps was standing near him.
A coat was brought TO him-a reversible
overcoat. / think 10 was brought 10 hira
by his brother. He put that on.
THE HAT.
@. Do you remember anything about a
hat being put on? A. Not at that time.
sir.
q. What is your recollection about the hat9
A. My recollection about the hat Is that we
had all passed out into the hall. and Captain
Epps remarked 10 him: Are you going
without hat?" ! turned and shook hands
with Miss Hilliard, who was standing In
the door which leads out into the hall, and
when turned again noticed the prisoner
had on a black slouth hat, with the brim
turned up. and he made some remark which
didn { catch, and reached ont for his bro.
Tiers hat, and took II on his brothers head
and put II ON his head. remarking. "My hat
has a hole in it," He then stepped out on
the porch.
TO GO HIS BAIL.
O. You say the prisoner put on an over
coat, and n not the slouch hat, but round
top Derby hats A. Yes, sir.
q. Did you then go on out, or what?
A. No, sir; we came back Into the dining
room.
q. what happened then? A. lie again
insisted on our remaining ell night, and
told his aunt that she would have TO come
| 10 Richmond To GO his bail. She said she
couldn't come IL would be Impossible ior
her TO come. but she would get DIR. Bland TO
90 for her and he told her To give the Doc
tor a power OF attorney, and IL would be
all right-or something like that.
q. What WAS done then? A. We then
started out into the hall. Captain Epps re-
marked TO the prisoner, Are you going
q. Did he have on hat then? A. Not at
O. asked you Just now, after he had got
ten on the hat ard overcoat what was done.
A. Putting on the hat was subsequent TO
taking leave of his aunt.
THE SCARF.
@. After he had put on his hat and over
coat what did he do then? A. He stepped
| out into the porch. and his aunt suggested
| TO him that ne should take his scarf.
q. What did he say In reply 10 that? A.
| He first said mo" and then afterwards
consented, and the scarf was brought to
him.
y. when IL was suggested that he should
| put on the scarf do you mean something
! To be worn around the necks A. Yes, sir.
My recollection of II is that it was mixed
scarf. red being very prominent In H.
q. And he did not agree at first TO put II
on? A. No, air.
O. But afterwards consented TO wear II 4!
| A. lie afterwards consented TO wear IL.
LILLIAN.
Q. When you left the house. state as we'll
| as you can recollect what took place.
After we had got well started the topic oi
| conversation was aboat the road over which
asked Captain Epps which way he wonie
| GENE, what ferries We would cross. what
| time he had left Richmend, &C.. and then
| remarked that he had left Richmond on
the York River road. and Captain Epps very
| promptly asked him II he had seen Mis-
| Lillian while IN Richmond He ssid. " l NO
1 more saw her than did Dir. Oliver. left Rich
mond last Saturday morsing and came
attended Tsppahannock court on Mon
| day, returning last night about
! balf-psst O'Clock, when my aunt
| told me about letter which she had
received from Lillian; In which she said
| that she Was going 10 Old Point with friend
| who would pay AL her expenses; that hia
aunt said she thought II strange. and he
| told her that she was twenty -oss, ana could
"a 8ns hs, s ras as ss wss .s:s asked by csp
lain Epps II he had received the Richmond
| papers and thipk be said that bis cousin,
John Robert Bsgby, had sent him Tuesday .
I fAhefs. ! then remarked 70 Captain Epps
ssid he would ike 70 see It. Captain Epps
| told him he could see u when he got 20 the
| Courthouse. and the prisoner expressed .
desire TO see y, and the Captain told him he
Q. Did he say whether he had read the
| papers that had been rent oy Captain
Bsgbys A. No. sir. he aid not mention
| that.
q. He.sid that Mr.. nssby had sent them
| q. Did he say when they had received
Tuesdays papers? A. don't recoliect.
AT KfSo ASp QUEEN COURTHOUSE.
q. About what time did you get 20 the
Courthouse A. 1 suppose " was after
/ O'Clock.
Q. How did you spend the time before you
| went 10 bedf A. A shor; time after our
| arrival Mr.. Purcell came In and said supper
1 Mas ready. Mr.. Ciuverius declined having
any. SO Captain Epps went down and left
| me up there with Mr. Ciuyerius. In short
time Captain Epps cane up and went
1 down.
q. Was the prisoner laxative or silent ?
A.. He Was silent lie did not have any,
1 'n"tsshs ,s~d,ry ar "A mn ,,v .,,ttrs 49,.
| not reeolleet that be wss reading. Captain
Rps came ny. aad went down aud eat