The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-17
VOLTS. NO. 100.
ed long before day. He had taken Miss
Isabel to other places.
Have you ever taken meals at the

ed long before day. He had taken Miss
Isabel to other places.
Have you ever taken meals at the
house?''
L have no idea the number of times
1t was a common occurrence.
AS CHILD OF THE HOUSE.
''If l had been his child he could not
have treated me better. The whole COM
munity around knew about It,"
The witness was told to relate his testi-
mony about letters and other things. He
said he worked year before last with his
sister and passed nights at the Turner
home. He worked for Mr. Turner all
most as much as for his sister. He was
there till Christmas. They wanted him
in '99, but Gilligan would not stay.
He was asked for his reasons, and said:
Isabel and 1 were in love. 1 told her
it would be better If it were all broken
up She could do better She could
marry man who was able to take care
of her. she said no one else could make
her happy. 1 begged her to release me-
but she would not.
Before I went to Mr.. Weeds to work
I knew Isabel was showing our love to
her mother, and her mother would scold
her Isabel told me her mother had
found out and had blown her up. 1
told her I could not help it, knew her
mother was finding out. That's why I
left
TRIED TO BREAK OFF.
II used to meet her about there very
often. 1 tried to break off. but Isabel
urged me to come. We used to meet
about the place at night 7 know one Sat
urday night when I had met Der twice. she
begged me to come and see her the third
time.
Il went and while about the wood pile
heard some one. thought it was her
mother. I ran off and a gun fired.
'I saw Isabel Monday and she asked
about it, and said Z was afraid you were
shot: be more particular
Il told her I was not coming again. She
told me it would soon wear off; to stay
away for time and then come back.
MEETINGS AND LETTERS.
Witness related about other meetings
and told of the letters, one having been
written from Norfolk, one from Rich
1nond. and more from Hollins. He told
the oates Of some letters which were un-
dated and which Judge Hinton read.
The witness claimed the last note was
written between September 10 and Is, 1899,
before Isabel went to school last fall.
Witness said ne had left forty or forty
five notes and letters in a package tied
with a pea string at Mr.. Weeds. There
was also recommendation from Mr. 1ur-
ner a note from Mrs. Turner and Isabers
picture
Counsel claimed there were only twenty
five letters in the package now.
WOULD NOT RELEASE HIM.
Witness continued: Il begged Miss Isa-
bel to release me- She kept begging me,
and I went to meet her. Many and many
a time have I pleaded with her to release
me- She cried and cried. I loved her and
yielded I loved her, and l kept going to
please her
to15 cf n when MISS
Isabel had lady friends whiting her Sat
urdav night Men callers came and were
turned away. Isabel later came out to
meet Nick. and said she just wanted the
men to go away. The witness said he
kept on yielding and going and writing
notes.
Several of the letters were identified by
the witness, who told of the dates.
Witness once expected to go away with
Mr. Weed, and Isabel prevailed on him
not to go. Letters We're read which wit
ness said were written about the 1st Of
SO. and another in August or September
'93 The letter saying that subsequent
notes would be signed Elizabeth" was
written February ID, '9S. He said she
signed some letters 'Lucindy.'
LOVES HER NOW.
''Was your engagement ever broken?''
t'No; I asked her many times to release
me It was not because | did not love
her: I love her now
Il went right much after that. I had
seen her one day before she went off to
school, and she cried for me to come that
night.
once she had an engagement to go to
church with lady. She broke the en-
gagement claiming to have a sore toe.
She saw me. j heard a voice, and knew
some one was coming. I kissed her good
night and ran off I laid down between
two rows on the ground. Mrs Turner
came out and remarked that it was
strange that Isabel could not keep in the
house"
STOPPED CORRESPONDING.
I'VE stopped corresponding between Sep
tember and Christmas of last year. We
were afraid they would see the post-mark
and harm might come OF it."
Witness told how Isabel had squeezed
his hand at Bay View and had afterwards
m,