The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-09

derositions had been seen. They had
been in the hand of the Turner family
He said the letters were gone and depo-
sitions were taken by a. man who never
returned. And this" Judge Hinton de
clared, happened in the south-n Nir-
ginia. What would you say IL it had
happened in the North?"
He said the justice who conducted the in
quest had been justice for eighteen years,
and was too stupied to take or. preserve
the depost!ons.
81 believe before Cod ne exclaimed
''itle dispositions are still in existence. Per-
sons are trying to tllwart the ends of JUS
tice We lawyers call 1t larceny
COLONEL BOYKIN'S DENIAL
Colonel Boykin made an eloquent reply,
deprecating the methods of criticism used
by Judge Hinton. He was willing to leave
his record to the people. They had the
facts
Colonel Boyl1in denied that ne had done
aught which was wrong.
He asserted that Mr.. Scott had never.
that he knew, acted as coroner before
and ne did not know what should be done.
The only records were some notes taken by
spectators. There were no regular deposit
tions in existence. There was colloauy
between attorneys. during which there were
repetitions of former statements.
Mr.. Holland grew sarcastic He said
Judge Hinton's remarks were foreign, ir-
relevant and improper.
If Judge Hinton wanted to call anybody
a thief he should have done it like man,
and not read about larceny in the books.
lie said Judge Hinton talked to the gal
leries; that if he waited for coroner's depo-
sitions the case would never be tried. There
were none.
BUT ONE VERDICT.
Judge Hinton claimed if the case went to
the jury there could be hut one verdict,
unless their evidence was withheld from
them. They announced that proceedings
were growing irregular There had been
three reasons given for u continuance.
There should be but one al time. Judge
Hinton did not mean to be slow. He had
tried seven felony cases in day, as many
as anybody in Isle of Wight had tried He
said he would not yield till he saw whether
or not the alleged dispositions were signed.
Al ] 10 there was an adjournment for one
hcEr
Giligan lighted a cigarette before he left
the courtroom. He seemed to like it. Gil
iigan did not eat any dinner. He had ca ten
a $3.50 breakfast at the home of Sheriff
Edwards, en- route to the courthouse from
the station. He is a small eater.
During the recess Gill!gan was visited in
Jail by Miss Lille Gilligan. sister. and
Miss Barlow. They are comely young wo-
men. They greeted the prisoner more
cheerfully than at the March meeting.
Gilligan puffed his cigarette and looked
pleasant and Indifferent
MISS TURNER ARRIVES.
Miss Turner and her mother, Mrs Agnes
Turner. arrived on the court-green al 1880.
They were heavily yelled. They retired to
their room in the hotel and kept away
from the crowd OF norbid-1ninded curiosity
seekers. Miss Turner, is nineteen years
old. She is not pronounced blonde. but
has light hair and pretty blue eyes, with a
sad, troubled look.
She is of graceful. willowy form and
pretty carriage. She is her mothers only
child. but IS half sister of DR.. w. D.,
James T. and Charles Turner James lives
in Richmond.
Miss Turner would have graduated this
year. She was a student at Hollins Insti-
tute and was at home for the Christmas
holidays when the terrible tragedy hap
pened.
THE CORONER
After dinner Justice ]. Walter Stott
acting coroHer. was put on the stand. He
said there were no dispositions taken over
AIR. Turner's body, that he knew of. He
saw some men writing: he did not know