The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-16
MRS.L N. ELLIS
IS mot GUILTY.
Acquitted by a jury OH
Ground Of Insanity.
NOT TO BE RELEASED.
She VIII Be Carried to the Insane
ASYLUM at Williamsburg
SHE HAD HOMICIDAL MANIA.
Txpert Physicians Appointed by the
Court Agree That NIrs. Ellis Was
Not Kcsponsible-Thc Com
plctc Testimony That
Was Brought
out.


t,rrfs ,.aea came i9 o. close,
IAe i'-''''' ..,t,..s oo in the
so far o. criminal proceeoihss ~
,,.,st.,as court. yesterday dl'e'"''''
.,..r tre testimony of the expert
ana s .... rrdre witt had
uccn given. there was .oo,
1s~y to do but give Fel"''
ga.fv..
, ff,z.. 81. EHs was acquitted ol i''-
"-' ..,,s of insanity, and
it'i.' in thc Eastern
she W.l ne c9hII"''
trr.tf. Asylum at Wlildlii7D''7
.t.. verdict was given there ""9
no .r General satisfaction spie'o
.r. f,ees of the hundito- o'
,. g.,n had gathered io near '"-
mon. ,n .the case. ,.r.. NO
Nr Allen the father oi Nus t,,'. bor
turned to farmrhin idsl ,.I,llI--..,,.,d with
mother viii remain l' '-,r-i.5 to the
her daughter nil' .. Tno date for
b.r departure for th'l pace i''
noon fixed.
ENTRANCE INTO GU ISL
.r,.. ,... "a slight delay in the opel-
.t. casa in the Hastings '"'l
pug t.,.. ,oorninr. owing TO the hlii,9
,. .f fne principal Wltne 'es' "'''
r-,-... 1<rDourup.
,..qo o'clock the accused was nio"@"'
,+ --,,rf and hundreds of curious tt
- ,....,aG fiuon her as she took het
,-. .., t,l bar beside her counsel ana
r.-.rte
ma u-r was DoIcd and the names OF
Nce-rs L. A. WaIicl. k. a. E- b''-''.
ID Tenser and r. s. CruInp "e'o
stricken trom thc list. The JURY ''1"
embraced Mcs-r-. Richard Cau.hoI,' a.
T. Williams E. FAX. j. j. y, -, '-
Macon. George Rivcs w. II.
Robert Henniue. Jr, a. D. 9'oH
g. o.. Wmn W. q. Iiisle5' anu
Harmon ,t.,..-7.,-
Commonwealth N''oI..s 60, r.bi.h
made , a snY'. ,pt oi,'.i,e ,5e C@mmonwealth ex-
re,,od to prove The jury was directed
q, Give choir verdict as to whether tne
...1..f vas guilty or not. and not o.
Stimulate fhe pnishmont as the law
-..t5,1 f,~ nuniebmcnt in such
CASE FOR COMMONWEALTH.
r,t. .oror,.rvaaIfn expected fD show
D.. t. accused went o. the Windsor
I,t.l on Iune g-th and registered under
.t ,.arue1 name. Chat during The night
.r. o,. ne4~1 walking about The room
.. r,.,.b oatfin. hcr baby Go sleep. and
c,~,, f, tbo morning She stated That
nor child was sicl and physician called
,h. un0n examination found that the
child was dead The accused was told
ta send for her relatives. and She stated
that her relatives lived in England.
THE commonwealth also expects 60
..,g Chat the accused told conflicting
..,..s concerning fhe circumstances.
o.. tho child. fhat the child was given
b,~ r.,. sone on else and was poisoned
boro~e she received 90. that she did admin
I.t.r the poison. and then attempted to-
,st h.rself tr fhc same means.
,r,. ,,,o,o,nvc4lfh expects o. show
Cha. fha accused iid poison the child
,... SUMS. SINE
.,t3. ,,oro
SIR WcndcnhHf1' B" IelN' '''-' .'...
were sad conditions ru' l..-,, or
that Mrs ElH- l'''''' 49,. -,.' ~ thirteen
tne siroht' '""' ...i,t tn. man who
rhr he.fi"' .'''. t ,,,e,. v.aro mar
bo ne n'I .',,,, ,re mi fifteen she
i.'l. 'nn d.. t. nina. that during the
sa'' ~ bcr..ir and husband. while
... army -ho grew weaker
and ,,,. unable to DO anything
., ,, t0r.. eay. perhaps 90 carry
re~ child fn December her husband
,.,, had returned from the army icft her
.a .tsto1 tn.I ho WAS going 90 visit
tl. mother She found afterward that
t..l, l,,,.t,,,s had MOT zone to his mothers.
.,s .be Know mot where Doc. was.
r,.. ,r..ad rnon Nor mind and many
,,,,.,,i.,on. ramo unon hcr she grew
,.s,,,, minded and hor condition became
",,,snlo and about tNo weeks previous
3, her visit o. Richmond She conceived
tne ife, That tho best thine for her TO do
rae fo deparf This life and carry the
.hnd with her. She told her mother
trat she was going to her sisters She
v.r,to another letter however. to her
,r.tror tn which 10 was stated that she
,... ro.u, going to Richmond and that
y.he, ,he letter reached her She and ner
CHINA vould boz dead. In this letter She
made small be0uosts of her belongings
ana those OF hcr child.
,,,-.ur, ,rtrr r.AtrDANTrM
,,.,'... ,.'.,..,, homo for Richmond. she
...,-.h,..s Two hotties of laudanum. and
,,.ne, sne reached Richmond. acting under