Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-12-25
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shoe string upon the embankmcht
at the Resei voil on the morning of
The finding of the body Of the dead
girl. AS TO where the shoe string
came from he could not say, as
there WAS no lost shoe string cox
responding with that on the person
OF The girl. 1t being clearly shown
that the piece of shoe string did
not come out OF the shoes Of the
dead girl, the general impression
was at the time that it WAS used by
her in tying UP her hair. There
was nothing to clearly establish
this, AID hence amyStery surround
ed the little piece of shoe string.
a recent Investigation has re.
sulled in the finding out where the
shoc string caine from aud for what
pcrpoSe it was used. Police Justice
RICHARDSON, who took Il very act.
i've part i'll working up the case,
made THIS investigation in company
Will, .Cummonweaith's Attorney
Witt. TIC Police Justice, having
given tic matter IN relation to tfEsas
Shoe string much thought, lie rt| Isl
Gently came to the conclusion tlliW
| The string was not used By thc
dead girl for lying her shoe, nor Ill
tying up her l,alr.
The idea struck him that The shoe
string came OIL the hat which WIS
found in the dcad-hnuSe near the
smallpox hospital by Policeman
Saunders. In order 70 satisfy hlm
self in this respect, the Police JUS
tee and Mr.. Witt recently made
an examination of the ltal, which
is now in The office of the City Ser.
geant along with the trunk and
other effects OF the murdered girl.
The examination revealed these
facts: The little piece of shoe
string had small punclureS evident
~ made 10y y hatpiu, and on The
hat was discovered Il SNAIL spot
which upon close examination
showed that Il Suing Of littiC
piece of clutIlut some sort had o"eli
srwed to the hat as there were also
punctnreS ut this spot Indicating
that the string or cloth had bsen
sewcd to tie hat and had been ro-
ken OF pulled of.
Iu giving in their testimony at
the time Policeman Saunders and
!. Walton testified that they inunt.
the hat on Tuesday, the 18th OF
March, between 4 and 5 o'clock III
in The afternoon; that the hat was
lying on the floor about the centre
Of the Dead. House, crowd upwards
, that there was some red INT or
wool on the hat and seine sand III
il. and q little spot of mud on the
top; most Of ne sand was inside
slIe lining, and iell out as Mr.. Saun-
dtrs turned il. up TO see i'll here was
, an, name inside. The solution OF
. of the my Slery of the shocstrlng Is
but another strong circumstance III
opposition to the tiimsy theory 81
suicide State.
. RICHMOND, Dec. l7-To day tol
}. the first time since his trial and
. INCARCERATION, T10MaS j UIu7Ff'ii1tis
~ the condemned murderer Of Lillia
~ Madison, exhibited emotion. MI
II Frank. Cunningham, q iavori!c lei
re OF singer OF this city, whose grea
IN lune is in singing. tender religion
:, songs, received Il letter from Cll
~ =, verilS. begging him to come to hi
III cell. Mr.. Cunningham compile
ID and sang for him. The prlsone
ID had Il yllglllly liSlless air as he III
u tened to the Opening lines:
III sing you sol ofa beautiful lan'
Tic far away home Ut the soul. -
~. But as soon as these words wei
!. finished his attitude changed, an
: he grew interested. When til
= pure and sweet notes OF the Slngt
r. whose eyes were growing moi>
~ took up he musical story aud tol
l how the harpcIs were playln
:; heavenly music in that far ava
;" huEe OF the sonl; how HE sim,
c who repented might enter there
b and how all danger OF Sniitrll
- would be past when once in IT
heavenly rest, the murderer, un;
lie longer to preserve the grit
H. which his friends have been prone
tc leaned his head upon his hands an
te sobbed aloud, and the death watcl
u looking through the grated iro
;, door, turned away, touched ny til
. Scene. G'le prisoners in all palI
c of the Jail paused and listened, I
us they caught the words, THE hon
in of he soul, "ald knew from wllent
& they proceeded, they, 100, becan
:; quiet. Tic episode made Il gree
u impression at the Jail, for ING mi
Us DEFER, who uothius else could NOV
"a " ttS moved "y music.
sc Cluvelius having expressed IL Ct
sire TO see Coroner Taylor, tn;
gentleman spent two and aha
hours with him this evening. I'll
I'll prisoner talked very freely, reite
lie atsng the theory of suicide and c;
or pressing resignation to the f;ll
# that he expresses is inevitable, bt
=, - declaring HAT he vii tie an lnn
:" cent man.
is a young man entered the Clerk
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