Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-27
Lizzie Walters Bids Her Caller, Ger
andOhr, an Adec!lOnale Adleu.
SHE DECLINES TO TALK.
The Alleged Murderess Of Solomon Jen-
kios Is Very Mum.
WAS SICK EARLY At NIGHT.
The Deceased. Three Hours H''sr '"''"s
Richmond. Was TOO III to finish
Ills Evening Call.

r,crrscr,atlyes OF the press had no
5rlrl,v in seeing Lizzie Walters. the
,1.,,d muracrcss. yesterday.
.. doors ~ the Henrico jail swung
,.., ,f their bidding. the keeper OF the
.....n greeted them with cordial wei
.... and they we're permitted 70 talk
., .r- or ali Of the prisoners who are
....re.rltcd IN connection with the Joh-
t... case. either upon suspicion oi 'e'"s
...uc,ted in the poisoning or as COM
rwcaiih's witnesses.
,..rmonwoalth's Attorney Sands. by
.l...D advice reporters were dcnied On
f.-.t.y the privilege Of interviewing the
walters wounn and others In cNs'opS,
..r. promptly recognized the justice oI
... uis,atch's claim that the newspapers
....if rof bc thus dcbarred, ana almost
..,..f,at.ly upon coming down town yes
,.uav momue gave orders tEat me
....u %. opened 10 them. For TINS
..,o,, and rcnsibl- action he IS 10 be
commended
-.a barrier having been removed s"'h
,.or.r.thcrors as felt so inclined visited
Odd. LID and talked with those who are
..... held responsible TO thc law for the
..r, of the Hcnrico carpenter Lizzie
Walters in $50 far as this case Is con-
,,..L was as mute as post George
..r, was not "a bit more communica-
t., fra regard o. the affair. and was
..,.fy mintolugtir when talking about
...ttiac else Virgil Walton, however
,s. ,utrcy different and stoutly pro-
.,.-t when the conversation had con-
Guided that DE- had told everything that
b. m.W.
KISSED THE WITNESS.
Early in Tire morning, almost immedi-
r.lv after those incaTccratrd had par
,l.n ~ their breakfast. Lizzie Walters.
l, principal figure in the case. was called
anon n her con by Antoine Gerandohr'
tr. italian. Who was on the day before
arrested as "a witness and admitted to
Vail. lic remained In private conVeisa-
u.u with the woman for some little time.
and ia leaving her told her not To be
uneasy. that hc would get her "out "i
l1at They kissed each other Food-by,
rtu-iur the modest jaior, Lew RUSSELL
~ blush even 10 the edges OF his hair.
As % what really passed between &C.
rludohr and Lizzie no one knows besides
themselves The man upon leaving the
ssu went to his place Of business, ON
Franklin street near Seventeenth, where
hc was seen "a short while afterwards hy
"a pi-pat,h reporter. lie disclaned any
knowledge whatever Of the murder oi
jenkins. lie said hc had never heard
either Lizzie or Walton or Lowry make
any threat against jenkins. aud declared
Do. knew nothing about the bcer-driuking
utls Ion.
lins twice that day. he said, at the house
az Lizzie Walters. but did not notice the
,Ni-t,nce of any unpleasant feeling ON
il, part Of any one. Hc protested loudly
against the action of the authorities IN
nrr.sfing him as "a witness and mahnS
linn give security.
Gtrandohr said he had known LIZZIE
about q year. and that his acquaintance
with the deceased extended over about
the same period He did not believe she
entertained much jealousy toward any one
an account of jenkins. lie added that
iis acquaintance win Walton and Lowry
was slight as hc had only seen them
about l.izze's house number Of times.
LIZZIE SAYS NOTHING.
When the Dispatch reporter entered th'
oU OF Lizzie Walton Yesterday mornnl
l. found her decidedly more composed
than ON Thursday. but in a more melan
cholv frame of mind. She was looking
vi.ffuuy ont OF one of the south side win
d,ws of the iail. and as the newpaper
uau entered her presence only turned heI
I.ld to ask him in. The wbman positive
r and fatty declined 10 say "A word about
Der cpse When questioned about ii th'
reporters answer was the echo OF MS
own words. for Lizzie remained as mute
as were the walls of the prison Ia Whlct
she WAS mCarCcratcd. About three time'
4 fHa la.s
c1d iuauimlte way, II don't want tC
talk" She admitted. however. that sh,
clmc here several years ago from North
Carolina. I'm which State, she said. sh,
had many relatives now living. When In
f.rrogated as to what section of that
State she cmanated from her lips wer,
motionlcss. She remarked that she hac
eneagcd counsel To conduct her case, but
refused to tell whom she had secured IN
This connection.
Lizzie was determined not to be inter
viewed. and the reporter was forced tc
conclude that one obstacle had only been
overcome that another might arise.
AN OLD UNPLEASANTNESS.
In another cell on the same floor of
o., iil Was Virgil Walton. charged with
being an accomplcc Of Lizzie in the muir
Or. To this apartment the reporter bent
MS footsteps The prisoner was in a
rctc,ut humor at first. but he gradually
dDU,l into the conversation bearing di-
rectly upon the case. lie said ne did not
stc Jenkins ON the day on which the
poison rs alleged 10 have been admins
tered except early in the morning. He had
been Up town at work all day. and did
NOT get 90 Lizzie Walton's house until
about dark. jenkins had then gone. lie
denied any knowledge as 20 the drinking
ot beer that evening. and said he went
ftr Tho. others When questioned
as 90 his arrest last October on the
charge OF Cursng and abusing Lizzie
Walters. ne said that he had been fined
rs the Police Justice. and spent thirty
oVs IN jail for this.
Were you not very fond of Lizzie -
asked tie newspaper
u was not stuck on her"
''Did YOU ever hear any threats made
AGAINST jenkins by Lizzie or any one
t.ee?"
Il did not"
"Did YOU ever have any trouble with
Jcnkins?"
why last summer we had some words.
tut we fixed IL all up afterwards, and
were as good friends as ever
Did you come 10 blows?'
ooh. no: Il was sorter Ike this: He
came 10 Lizzle Walton's house one eve
ing when I was there. and said some
thing 10 me and ] told him he needn't
let that worry MIN, tnat L WouiG leave.
We had some further words, but after
wards made IL all up
LOWERY. TOO, WAS SILENT.
The remainder OF the conversation had
with Walton was unimportant In Its bear
ing The news-gatherer then made his
way around 10 the cell OF Lowery. where
be found the half witted fellow even more
clOse-nOuthed than was the woman JC
an questions propounded TO him he would
chuckle and answer in q nonsensical way
81 don't know nothin' bout H."
The story told by Walton is one which
differs 80 materially from that gi'er
Messrs Sands and Jewell by Lowry a.
10 what occurred on the night OF the sth
as 10 make the two tales in very striking
cootrast Lowry stated 10 these gentle
men whon he went 10 Lizzie WALTON
house that evening he found the woman
sitting with Walton and Jenkins; also
stated that both Walton and jenkins went
Out and purchased beer.
JENKINS's FIRST SICKNESS.
Probably the most important witness 70
come upon the scene now is Miss II. A.
Bennett, the young lady whom he visited
Al "a