The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-08
MRS. TURNER'S
DECLARAT ton
CONTINUED from First Page.)

He did not think he had a right to ex-
anime the body, but was not superstitious.
He reiterated about the tracks and ex-
planned about the positions.
TWO KINDS OF FOOTPRINTS.
& One shoe toe was round, the other sharp.
Witness said it was showing the day of
the killing. He saw the body between
and 9 o'clock, but nearer s. Witness
sometimes retires at o'clock in winter.
Witness stuck to the main points Of his
testimony ali the way through, but gave
a little new information. He told about
the location of the Randolph home and
showed the court how he meant to spring
over a fence when he saw Mr.. Turner's
dead body on the other side, and changed
his mind.
Witness said he looked for the weapons
in the dark and in the light. He found
nothing He thought he saw Engineer
smith there Friday. He went back a sec
sond time to look for weapon, but was
not successful.
The Court finished with the witness at
1:27 and adjourned for dinner
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Il was few minutes after 3 O'Clock
when court reconvened. The crowd thls
afternoon was more dense IN the court
room than at any session. The renlarka-
bIv# cool weather which has favored the
trial all the week is getting warmer Elk
trenely hot weather will make d crowded
courtroom almost. uncomfortable. MI I'd
wards announced that there were several
men in the room whom the defence would
probably call as witnesses. He thousht
they ought to be eAcluueo- Ineil noii, "a
were A. S. Barlow, John Wilson and
Chester HundIey. Sheriff Edwards Or
dered them to retire from the room.
George II. Warren, who said he lived
near sFersusson's Wharf, little over hail d
mile from the deceased,s home, was sworn
He said most Of the deceaseds properly
was in Isle of Wight county. He heard
of the shooting at lV;z0 . cloch oi t I,e
night it was done. He hurried 10 the
scene and found Mrs. Turner and Miss
Isabella in great distress. He saw ian
tern The deceased was lying fiat on his
back, the face turned little to one size.
1t looked like the shot made "A ragged
wound He said Mr.. Turner's right mana
was by his side, the left hand across the
hreaet The left leg was stretched out
straight and the right leg was drawn up
The head was damned between post
and board.
Mr.. TURNER'S GUN.
Witness said he told Mr.. HoWle to so
and look for Mr.. Turner's gun. The
shotguns and pistols We're both found IN
their places They looked for tracks in
the snow. and were directed by Miss
Turner. One of the tracks was made by
a pointed shoe and one by round-toed
shoe That brought up the question OF 10
eating the tracks, and the diagram was
| suggested. The using OF the diagram was
opposed by the defence, on the ground
that it would refresh the witness memo
ry 1t was finally agreed to use the Pho
tographc copy.
Witness said he went to the garden
! gate and kitchen and then returned. There
was snow on the ground, but the hakes
had stopped falling. Witness declared II
was intensely cold on the Saturday Mr..
| Turner was buried. There was a big ire
| in the cemetery, and many persons went
to warm. Witness said cot was gotten.
Mr.. Turner's dead body was put on it.
Witness, Mr.. Tom Turner, Mr.. Howle, and
| two darkies took the body into an office
where it stayed until the next day Wit
ness assisted in the shrouding OF the de-
ceased. The clothes had TO be cut to get
off. Deceased was shrouded next day al
ter the coroner's inquest.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest happened Thursday, the
2Sth The witness identified the coat,
overcoat, pants and vest OF the dead man.
He did not see the hat. There was
glove on the right hand.
colonel Boyilin put the deceased's over
coat on Deputy Sheriff Johnson. The wit
ness fastened one button as he had
found it on Mr.. Turner's body The
collar was turned half way up in front.
Witness left for Tom Barnes and Dick
Turner. Cotton was also with him.
While on the way they saw the same
tracks near Randolphs farm that were
found near the murder scene. Judge
Hinton warned the witness about the i'm
portance of his answers, as a mans life
was at stake.
Mr.. Holland got up, apparently indig-
nant He said he had stood this thing
long enough He said a witness did not
come into court as u football; that he
had as much right in court as Judge
Histon; that the attorney had no right
to take the humblest witness and say he
lied. Judge Hinton disclaimed that he
had said or meant the witness had lied.
Witness said there was lantern out
there, but he knew not who had 1t.
;Howle, myself and possibly Angus Turner
went to look at the body. Angus Turner
took the lantern home and they got an
other.
DEAD MANS GARMENTS.
Judge Hinton asked for Johnson to put
on the deceased's coat again. The ats
had been made to get the coat off Mr..
Turner, that the wound was very ragged,
and more so on the left side, the head
was nearly severed from the body.
Thomas Turner, a brother of c. Beverly
Turner, was sworn. He corroborated
other witnesses about finding the dead
body. He said the head and one foot
were against the fence. The body was
lying at the fourth post from the stable.
He told about tracks in the back yard.
W. E. HOWE, a census enumerator,
took the witness chair. He was in bed
when told about the killing. Witness
said the mate to the glove on the dead
mans right hand was found in the house.
He went after the cot and told other
things which had already been said.
Judge Hinton asked if Mrs. Turner told
witnesses who killed her husband.
a HOT TILT.
Mr.. Holland objected, and a hot tilt
followed Colonel. Boykin got up and said
to Judge Hinton during the course of
argument: You may smile and smile,
and you're most wicked when you do.
Judge Atkinson ruled out the question.
and the defence accepted He said he
never knew of a court before who did
not want a lawyer to do his duty. He
told the court the court had used a word
that did not exist. Mr.. Holland had
some sarcastic comments. Judge Hinton
said he never knew Of a court clerk that
would not take down exceptions. Clerk