The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-09
NEW PHASES IN
THE ELLIS CASE
The Matter Considered from a Legal
Standpoint,
SOME BARS TO HER CONVICTION.
Coroner Taylor Has Found No Poison
as Yet, and Has Littlc Idea or
Finding Any-Mr. Smiths
Statement.
SOME BARS TO HER CONVICTION.

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there is no intention GO drag into inc lI'ai
Tho ao-,cs.f. affairs of Ells and hls wife,
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makes some sueh ''"I79 necessary ~
meet tle ends ol justice. AS Che case now
etrf. eto is indicted ON d charge Of
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or thc question oi Whtlher inc coupe
were married, and whether Ellis DESERT
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t1o jury in order TO work on their sym-
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come up n tho trial.
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Insanity may lac the plea entered by
Mrs. Tus. Do SO there arc three ques-
lons which would arise. namely. Wholh-
er she was insane when the deed was
committed and BIS SIN insane. whether
she was insane then and sane now or
whether sAe was sane then ava insane
now.
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FOUND no POISON.
There is vet another feature of tho ca-o
II has NOT beeu proveu that the child did
NOT die from natural causes. Coroner
Tavlor SAID last uieht he had been unable
10 ind evidence 90 conclusively determine
that tine child died of laudanum poison
ing. Iaudanum. he said rapidly DIFF
fuses Itself through the system. especially
II given in mlk as Mrs - Ellis claims in
one of her statements was done. Tt is
a difficult poison % find IN am analysis.
Dr Taylor has not completed his work
on the Child's stomach, but be does not
feel hopeful of finding laudanum.
Should the poison not Doe found and Mrs
Ellis testimony Doe accepted. the jury
would probably have TO decide whether
the child died of pols 9n.ne OK from natu-
raj causes.
IL has been definitely aeccrct9inod that
tho Mr. Eus who called 90 see the Rev.
IT, d. Rawlings twice and failed to- keep
appointments made was brother of
Jarad G.. Ellis. instead OF Ellis himself
A friend of Ellis said yesterday that
there was not the slightest doubt that he
and Lizzie Allen were married in Well
don. a. O.. ON November l6. 1896, and that
II "on.a De proven in que lime. turtheF'
ne sdl1' rms mao Deth cIl'Ic'a.u because
ho turned the child over TO ITS mother
altet Ie"Fihs Aer as pelns very u"-
usual acion. inns no eApiaihed was
zone because me chAd was 100 young 10
leave us motnet. afeilnellcaiy il may
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