The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-14

Turner had tried to buy letters from her.
iIe prosecution objected, and there was
another argument The jury was sent
outside. The collateral issue was brought
ID. me question was raised as to wheth-
er Mrs Turner testified about trying to
bribe Mrs. Batten on direct or cross-exam-
nation While the stenographer was re-
viewing the record, Giiiigan spent some
minutes looking over the bunch of love-
letters Mrs Turner had told of letters on
cro&S-eXarninaaon. The court sustained
the objection. Exceptions were noted.
The jury was brought back, and adjourn
ment for dinner was had at 1:27, with Mrs.
Batten still on the stand
LINE OF DEFENSE
Court was reconvened at 2:55 o'clock
and the jury roi! was called. Judge Hin
ton began to state what he wanted to
prove by Mrs. Batten. Col. Boykin OBJ
iected to the statement being made in the
iury's presence. The jury was excluded.
The attorney said that he wanted to
prove two things. First-That Mrs. Turner
knew of the letters and knew that Miss
Turner and the prisoner were sweethearts;
second-they wanted to show from the
letters that she was opposed to anything
like match between them
MRS. TURNER AND THE LETTERS.
The jury was again sent out. and Mrs.
Baten was asked to tell about Mrs.
Turner and the letters. She said:
Mrs. Turner came TO see me, and said
she heard Isabel had written to Nick.
She offered me $3.50 for the letters. Mrs.
Turner went home. I told her did not
like to interfere with Isabers and Nick's
affairs.
II saw Mr.. Turner. and he asked me to
come to his house Little Oracle Thomas
was there. The offer to buy letters was
again refused. She begged me again.
Last summer Mrs. Turner stopped at
my gate. Isabel was with her She
wanted to buy the letters. 1 told her they
could not be bought.
The jury was brought back. Cross-ex-
animation being resumed by Mr. Holland,
Mrs Batten said she lived on the Turner
farm about five years, and moved away
March 10th, 1899. Gilligan lived with her
part Of 1898 and tended crops. There was
testimony about the frequency Of 1sabel's
visits to see Gilligan. The year the wit
ness husband died Isabel used TO come
to her house and get vegetables. Witness
claimed tha: Isabel had been known to
visit Nick twice a day; and thought she
came to see him one hundred times dur
ing the year, though she did not keep
count.
NICK LEFT HIS TEAM
Nick had been known to leave witness
horse in the field and so with Isabel
without putting on his coat. Witness de-
clared Isabel took her children some time.
but when she took Nick the children did
not so.
Isabel. witness thought. came more in
the summer than winter. Witness, in
answer to question. said Isabel did her
share in leading Gilligan astray. She
would come there and talk to Gilligan in
the fields.
She said Isabel went to the Springs and
would come back and resume her visits.
1t caused Gilligan to lose time in driv-
ing with Isabel, when she was home, and
in taking letters to the postotiice when she
was gone. Witness later said that Mr..
Holland had named the number of visits
and she was not going TO fix the figures.
She claimed that Isabel's visits annoyed
her great deal
AT FERGUssON's WHARF.
w. T. Goodson was called. He said he
was assistant postmaster at Fergusson's
Wharf. Witness saw a. c. Gilligan on
Fergusson's Wharf December 9th. last.
He did not see Gilligan dancing. Witness
saw Miss Isabel Turner. He saw them
pass and repass. and concluded from their
countenances that they We're intimate
friends. On cross-examination witness
said it was not showing. Other people
passed Miss Turner. Besides Gilligan right
many people were present. and he did
not see both faces at the same time.
Thomas Howle took the stand. He was
on Fergusson's Wharf December 9th: it
was showing hard. He saw Miss Turner
and Gilligan there. Miss Turner was
walking fast. but Giligan got near enough
to speak to her. Witness said Gilligan left
Miss Turner and he, the witness, walked
With Miss Turner to Wilson'S store.
\ WITNESS WARNED.
Colonel Boykin asked the witness if he