Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-21
that Miss Madison had my picture until
after her death.


the 18th ] visited q young lady. lwen'
with my sister, and stayed there from
"a to about III o'clock; was not about
the American on the 18th; don't re-
member where was when Mr.. Richard
son asked me to return the photograph.
Do you know of any power the Com
monwealth had to bring you back from
Baltimore as witnessf
Twas under the impression that there
was. ] came willingly.
Do you know the object Of my send
ing for you?
| received letter from my father
telling me not to come unless | was
sent for; that in that case the Com
monwealth would pay my expenses.
LIKE. .cLUvERIUs.
Mr.. Meredith: How was that re-
mark made by me about Cluverius!
thought you were only fooling with
me when you said that / didn't look
much like Cluverius.
Yes, sir, you asked me If had been
with Miss Madison on the 18th and !
told you what / have told the jury
that / hadn't been; that never saw
her since she left school /; that ] have
never written to her, and never have
given her a photograph or any present.
mr.. Joseph Dodssn.
live in Richmond, and am clerk at
the American Hotel. Read in the paper
Saturday evening that body had been
found in the reservoir. Saw the body
on the day following. | went out to
the almshouse through mere curiosity.
] didn't recognize the body; | didn't
look at it two seconds.
THE TORN NOTE.
Mr.. Meredith DO you remember,
after the body was found, if you turned
over any writing found at the Ameri-
can Hotel to any party?
Judge Crump We object.
The Court Note the objection.
Mr.. Dodson Yes | gave it to Mr..
Jack Wren. / could recognize the pa
per if saw it again.
Note shown.
Dir. Dodson That is the envelope
and this is the paper. ] tore both the
envelope and the note tore them after
| read them. tore the envelope opento
read the letter. After reading it tore
it up and threw it in the waste-basket.
| afterwards collected the pieces of the
paper and gave them to Mr.. Wren.
Judge Crump excepted to all this
evidence.
Defence reserved the right to recall
this witness for cross-e1amination.
Mr.. Meredith said he should object
to that.
Police-Justico Richardson.
As | stated, found number Of pho
togIaphs in the trunk. | went to see
Miss Curtis, and / incidentally men
toned that had found in the trunk a
photograph Of her. With the natural
timidity of a lady who disliked to have
her picture exposed in such case as
this, she asked me to give it to her, and
/, not seeing any connection it had
with the case, did so. For like reasons
! gave her brother his. Subsequently,
thinking that there might be some ques-
tion about them, | recovered the pho
tographs and turned them over to Mr..
Meredith.
LITERATURE.
! would like TO be allowed to state
that in this bag were two books
Redpatb's History Of the United States,
and Forney's Anecdotes of Public Men.
They appeared to bo the property of
Mr.. c. A. Sitlington, and w,re turned
over to him. There was no writing in
either. With this exception you now
have all that came in the trunk and bag.
To Dir. Brown Evans: Igave no ad-
vice to either Miss Curtis or her brother.
i don't know that Mr.. Curtis urged a
dread of publicity as reason for hay
ing his photograph returned to him.
Before Mr.. Richardson left the stand
Sergeant Lee was directed by Court and
counsel to let defence see all the papers,
&C., that came out of the trunk and
bag when they came here from Bath.
Mr.Dsdson (ReealIea).
Mr.. Meredith: Do you know the day
when you opened the envelope?
1t was Saturday evening. had pre-
viously seen it when had handed it to
the negro boy.
After a good deal Of pArleying, in re-
sponse to remark from Judge Crump.
Mr. Meredith offered the torn note "
in evidence.
Judge Crump: We object.
The Court said the paper could not
be offered at this time.
Mr.. Dodson was then allowed to de-
tail the history of the note so far as
same was within his knowledge.
To every question, to every answer,
Judge Crump said /; "We object to
that"
The torn note is an important piece
of evidence. Not to get it before the
jury will weaken the prosecution.
Some one supposed to be prisoner)
sent deceased letter. She Immediately
wrote an answer. The answer was
given the small colored boy never
foun0 who brought the note to the ho-
tel for her. The boy took her answer,
went off, stayed some time, and came
back to the hotel and told the people at
the Office that he could "not find the
gentleman. lie was told to leave the
note.
After Lillian had left the hotel with
out paying her bill Mr.. podson read the
note and tore it up, and threw it into
the waste-basket. That was Saturday.
On Monday, when the body had been
partially identified, the note was recov-
cred, the pieces pasted together, and it
read:
"lll be there as soon as possible. so do
wait for me-"
The envelope in which this note was
enclosed was addressed 7. j. Cluyerius.
There was no signature to the note.
HWstsr Hunt.
This colored man was next sworn.
He said: am office-man at the Amsri-
can Hotel, and am on duty from 7 A.