The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-14
:8ept Him From His Work and Took
Him Riding.
aHR. TURNER MADE THREATS.
uoId Mrs. Batten He Was Afraid IIc
Would Hayc 10 Kill Nick-Hirs.
Turner Tried TO Buy the Love
Letters The jury Fro
qucntiy Excluded From
the Court Room.

ESpeclai.-DeSpite the multiplicity Oh dISu-
snent. and. notwithstanding the jury had
-1;o be excluded several times, eight wit
lnesses were examined in the Gilligan trial
to-day.
The feature of the day was the evidence
of Mrs. Susie 3attan, a sister Of Giliigan
She told of Miss Turner'S frequent visits
90 GiIligan; how she would wave at nm
and cause him to leave work in the field
TO ride with her; how She was annoyed oy.
Giligan losing time, and how she had
soId Miss Turner she had best so back
hone when she inquired for GilIgan
She also swore Mrs. Turner tried to buy
she love letters.
PROGRESS OF TRIAL.
The early crowd at the eighth day OF
she Giligan murder trial was smaller than
usual There had been Il good rain during
1he night and the air was less dusty, II
aroE much cooler. Each OF the jurors had
81 big palin-leaf fan They had, been pre-
scented by Sheriff Edwards
Juror WilkerSon. who was Ill yesterday,
had gotten better. Court was brought to
order al 1886 O'Clock. The prisoner WAS
tllready IN court. The jury WAS polied
James Morris was called. lie was one OF
the posse summoned 10 Mr.. Weeds TO
hunt for Gilligan. 1t was shortly after the
killing. Witness was in the room When
the letters were counted. De sad there
were thirty envelopes. Jim Gilligan WAS
yhere he wanted his brothers letters.
On cross-examination witness said he had
seen John EppeS on the way to court, but
they did not talk much about the letters.
Witness thought the envelopes were white
BILL WITH LETTERS.
Mr. Holland asked the witness If any
one had talked with him about the let
sers since arriving here to-day -,
Witness further stated there was a Bill
IL r dom
GiI,igan said he wanted his brothers lei
tiers, but did not state his brother, the
defendant, had sent him.
Witness, when cross-exanined by Colo
e1el Boykin. said there We're in the posse
Holman. OfBren. Mitchell and Barhaln
When witnes went in O'Berry had letters
IN his hands. They We're not tied up
then. Weed was in the house. O'Berry
invited them in Witness did not know the
color of the Manila.
J. ". Stott, a justice of the peace, was
called He had served eighteen years; was
appointed by Judge Crumpler- Witness
was acting coroner and held an inquest
over c. Il. Turner's body. He received q
note from Mir. Howell saying Nir. Iur-
nler had been murdered and asking him to
come.
Mr. Edwards asked the witness wheth-
GER there were any dispositions taken at
the inQuisition. Colonel Boykin stopped
That the jury be sent out while the ques
zion Of adnissibility was argued.
JURY SENT OUT.
The defense did not want the jury eX-
rluded. The court ruled that the jury
should go Quit was customary IN thls
court and Colonel BoylSin said it was
practiced all over the commonwealth
Judge Hinton claimed that custom dld
not make law. and quoted what Jus
i,, Emo
Sury went out.
Edwards was excused to look for law
book Edwards stated 10 The court hs
wanted 10 prove that no dispositions were
saken and wanted 10 introduce members
of the coroner's jury to impeach other
witnesses. After consultation, Colonel
Boykin declared he had misapprehenoed
P.he question and he Withdrew The OBJ
1ectton.
x4id not have depostions taken There
5Yas no record made OF the testimony.
Justice Stott said he had not acted as
.coroner but once before. The commission
was a mistake and did not happen in any
ones interest for or against any one.
GILLIGAN'S SISTER.
Mrs. SUSIE Bar1en was called. Defense's
counsel announced that she was very
feeble. She is the prisoners sister Wit
ness wore a white waist and black hat.
a,,ack lie and black skirt. She is older than
Nick
.rurner She did not know how long. NICK
worked at a saw-Inill- Nick boarded at
Aahe witnesses home. but some times slept
a, the Turner home. Witness said Nick
and Isabel were sweethearts knew It
because she LED him astr3y
.sShe used to come over there right often
IN, hflS md DO
Nick riding She would wave 10 him in
the field. while at work helping support
INV six ra1her!ess children. Isabel would
write notes and then come there and ask
about Nick told her Nick was az work
S.na she mad better go back home.
u talked with Nr. Beverly Turner about
tt. when he asked NE why / could not
get along with my brother l old not
show Mr Turner The notes.
'eon March 20, 1893, Mr. Turner over
took me on the road and said: Sue come
Sn the buggy with me-
II went. He said he hated to tell me,
sout grstting his teeth and shaking his
a2ead. said he would blow Nick's brains
out
~ was very sad with my sister and six
ratharless children.
Then ca9e long arguments about the
admissibilty of the threats. The prosecu-
Zion conte4lded that there was no peril
s,ency in the evidence I'LL a prl,na facie
case of seIf-aefense had been established,
but claimed that had not been done.
Desence's lawyers conceded the law point.
but pleaded that Mrs. Batten be allowed
to testify under the circumstances. She
avas delicate. had been gotten 10 court
with difficulty. and might die before the
Jury got n chance to hear her Il was held
by them that the self-defense plea would
pc made out There We're good speeches
on both sides. The court ordered that the
line Of investigation be stopped and all
evidence already in concerning The threats
pc excluded. Exceptions We're noted.
GILLIGAN Looks AT LETTERS.
Tho yetfneSs was asked IL Mrs. Agnes I.