Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-21

teTs which Gilngan had written her.
AGREED TO BURN LETTER.

oSaS winch GlllSan mad WrNttcn her.
AGREED TO BURN LETTER.
According to an agreement between
US to burn the letters as received, 1
burned them. livery one was destroy
ed. None of the letters were ever
placed under brick by the gate-post"
The witness started to leave the
stand, but was recalled, and Juror
Branch asked her IL she could remem-
Der the date of the letter which warn
ed the recipient not to come to her
window that night because her mother
was sleeping In the room.
JUROR ASKED QUESTIONS.
The letter was read in court, and
Miss Turner answered that 1t was
written in the early summer OF 49,
Witness further said:
In 1899 there was no letter. no note,
no written communication whatever"
Miss Isabel left the stand and was
assisted through the crowd by her
uncle, r. II. Turner.
Miss Turner was not oss-exam-
ined. Defence made many objections
and exceptions during her testimony.
WITNESSED THE COUNT.
at Mr.. Weeds and was called upon to
witness the count of the love letters
which Gilligan left there tied in
package. Oberry united the bundle.
Witness said there We're thirty letters
and envelopes counted-hc was sure of
the number. Witness thought there
were in the package three papers, one
OF which was an itemized statement
OF an account with w. T. Wilson e Co.
On cross examination the original
letters were handed To the witness by
Clerk Young and he counted the pieces
again, making forty. Witness further
said there may have been two or three
a te.r IN, sIzN
counted. and that there We've empty
envelopes now.
JUDGE HINTON SMILED.
When his count to-day had shown
a discrepancy from the count at
Weeds Judge Hinton smiled knowing
~ at the jury. That brought about
some spicy taik between him and Mr.
Holland, who claimed that such ac-
uon was improper. and that it init
mated that the witness was wrong.
hinton claimed that he acted that way
because II made him feel good. There
were sarcastic retorts The witness
explained that the difference may have
come ABOUT in several ways, and said
ne ana not want any one to insinuatc
that he had not told the truth.
AFTER DINNER SESSION.
Ihere was a long wait after dinner
FINALLY Miss Edmonia Bagwell was mt
on the stand and was asked about an
ehSa Gemenf she had last August or
september with Miss Isabel Turner 10
go TO church at Bay View. The W.T.
ness remembered that the engagement
was not kept. but had forgotten the
reason
carlton Simonscn. photographer
from Smfthiield. was put on to intro
uuce Photographs Of the Turner prem
Ses at The request of defense counsel
me prosecution objedted to thu pic
lures Introduction because at the last
minute they had no opportunity to have
0ther photographs made from n differ
eHt prospective. The prosecution CON
tended that the jury had best be taken
sired
The court excluded the photographs.
nut said the jury could be taken to the
place II they wished
LAST WITNESS TESTIFIES.
G. w. Washington was called in for
rebuttal. The jury was sent out while
II was decided whe 1t were proper
Tor him to testify. Defense declared il
was their last witness and the prosecu-
zion agreed to let the evidence come in.
The jury came back and the witness
testified that George Warren. E.llcitt
Thomas. n. II. Curtis and himself had
helped to shroud Beverly Turner. They
had put on clothing looked at the
wound and assisted DR. Warde. Wash
inSiton went on to substantate Curtis
statement.
That was the end of THE evidence in
the GilliSan case.
They began talking OF instructions.
The prosecution announced that Their
instructions had been prepared. and the
dcfen,se said theirs would be ready by
o'clock tomorrow morning. Several
hours will be consumed in arguing the
instructions.
The visit to the scene of the hom1-
eide was suggested to the jury, whose
members do not appear anxious to ride
the fourteen miles there and back.
GTLL1GAN'S NERVE.
The prisoner bears the strain of the
long trial with much nerve. He CON
tains his feelings whether the evidence
be good or bad and his face gives little
evidence Of inside feelings. The bes,.
witnesses Of the trial were the two CEN
trail characteristic Turner and the
defendant. Gllligan is man of SEEM
ing strength p. l.. p