The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-30
MRS. ELLIS GOES
TO COURT TO-DAY

dresser could not be reached by it, nor
if r could have been done would child
of sixteen months have had the sagacity
90 take the bottle drink the contents,
throw away the bottle and go To- bed.
NOT a GOOD DECElNER.
The accent OF the girl convinced Dr.
Taylor she Was not Western woman
as she stated. and shere were other evil
denee, best de this and the incredibAity of
the story 20 cause him 20 disbeieve the
story ], was evident TO HIM that she
had very little experience ln deception.
he then went again 20 her room and
pointed ont Co Mrs. Fills The inconsistent
c.es of her story and told her Dee was sure
she was tenine m am untuth.
She admitted +. VAS false and then told
him that the child had been poisoned ana
that the poison was given 90 her 10y an
unknown man. Dr. Taylor insisted thal
she was stiu trying to deceive MN ana
insisted upon the truth.
Mrs Ellis then to0h mold OF his mana
and said she would tell him all. but beg
gcd him not to tell any one. You must
he.p me-" she said. Dr. Taylor told her
he could not make amy promise of secre-
cy. but assured her the best thing TO do
was 10 tell the truth.
At this point Dr. Taylor was so visioiy
affected bee had 10 stop few moments
90 regain his c0mp0sure. Eesumng. he
said she told of having given The child
the laudanum and taken dose hefsei.
She begged him not % arrest her. Her
story was very disconnected. but later
she talked in very straightforward
manner Co others.
HE BELIEVES ALL.
Dr. Taylor expressed his belief in the
entire truthfulncss Of the last story told
by Mrs. Ellis. and said DO was in no sense
of the word extortod from her. The
cause of the act he believed 20 nave been
utter misery. She showed DO evidence OF
hostility for the child. but on the contrary
seemed devoted 60 30.
In response to questions Dr. Taylor told
The Jury lauddnum was very c9nri'ious
in its effects. small dose sometimes be-
ing fatal and at other times much larger
quantities apparently having no serious
effect.
IL Mrs ELLIS had succeeded 90 her at
tempt ON her own life Dr. Taylor thought
her identity would have been shrouded DO
mystery. There was no label on the iaud-
anum bottle.
VERDICT OF JURY.
The jury then returned and brought
.n 1nis verdict after q few inmates.
$40. if1L
Getty OF Richm0nd-Io-wit
"An in1uis.tou taken mt go cas-, Grace
street. in said city on the Goth dav of
June 1889. before mo- Dr. VIM. II. Tay-
lor. Coroner upon The View OF tine body
OF Lois Stuart O Grady Els there .ying
dead The jurors sworn to enquire when
how. and by what means the said lois
Stuart OGrady Ellis came 90 her death
upon their oath DO say that She came Oh
her death on the night of fhe -lth day Of
june 1892 from the effects ol huoanum
administered ON the night of The 9th day
of June 1880 by her mother, Lizzie II.
Ellis. with intent TO kill
"In testimony whereof The said Coroner
and jurors hereto set their hands and
seals
(Sened) OWN. IT, TAYLOR Coroner.
(sened) "W A. TOLER. Foreman.
(signed) Or A. WOODWARD
(signeD COLLINS REYNOLDS.
(SgneO "E. O.. TAYLOR.
(sicno) "E j. HAY.
Signed JOHN r. EPPs."
HIGH CHARACTER.
The friends OF Mrs Ellis who came
down from Farmville said The town was
terribly shocked by the crime The GIRL
while poor had always borne q high rope
utation In every way ana was well
thought OF by every one.
The man She married Gerard G. Ellis.
was DO the United states .rmy for five
years. After DC married De and his wife
seemed 10 be very happy and this contin-
ucd until the war with spain broke out.
He then enlisted in the Farmvine Com
pany and since then had left his wife and
child 10 shift FOR themselves