The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-21
MISS TURNER
AGAIN ON STAND
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her mother was sleeping in the room.
The letter was read in court, and Miss
Turner answered that it was written IN
the early summer of 1885, Witness lur-
Their said: in 1899 there was no letter,
no note no written communication what,
ever Miss Isabel left the stand, ana
was assisted through the crowd by hef
uncle, R. r. Turner.
Miss Turner was not crosss-eXamlned.
Defense made many objections and excep-
tons during her testimony. Miss Turner
makes an excellent witness.
THE LOVE LETTER.
Phillip Mitchell was sworn. He was
at Mr.. Weeds, and was called upon TO
witness the count of the love-letters,
which Gilligan left there tied in a pack
age. O,Berry united the bundle. Wit
ness said there We're thirty letters and
envelopes counted-lle was sure of the
number.
Wieness thought there were in the
package three papers, one of which was
an itemized statement of an account with
w P. Wilson & Company. 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 letters in the
envelopes when first counted. and that
there We're empty envelopes now. When
his count to-day had shown discrep-
ancy from the count at Weeds Judge
Hinton smiled knowingly at the jury.
QUESTION OF VERACITY.
That brought about some spicy talk
between he and Mr.. Holland. who claimed
that sucn action was improper and that
it intimated that the witness was wrong
Hinton claimed that he acted that way
because it made him feel good. There
were sarcastic retorts. The witness ex-
Al g, Row nnY1 no
about in several ways, and said he did
not want any one to insinuate that he
had not told the truth.
After adjournment Witness Mitchell
went to Judge Hinton on the outside, and
was assured by counsel that he hid not
mean to infer that witness had made a
mistatement The matter passed Off
quietly.
There was a long wait after dinner.
Finally Miss Edmonia Bagwell was put on
the stand and was asked about an engage
ment she had last August or September
with Miss Isabel Turner to so to church
at Bay View. The witness remembered
that the engagement was not kept, but
had forgotten the reason.
Carlton Simonson, a photographer from
Smithfield, was put on to introduce oho-
tographs which he had made of the Turner
promises at the request of defence's coun-
sci.
The prosecution objected to the pictures
Introduction because at the last minute
they had no opportunity,>to have other
photographs made from a different prospec-
tive.
INVITED TO THE SCENE.
The prosecution contended that the jury
had best be taken to the scene of the kill
ing if they desired.
The court excluded the photographs, but
said the jury could be taken to the place
if they wished to so.
c. w. Washington was called in re-
buttal. The jury was sent out while it
was decided whether it were proper for
him to testify. Defence declared it was
their last witness, and the prosecution
agreed to let the evidence come in.
The jury came back and the witness tes-
titled that George Warren, Elliott Thomas,
r II. Curtis and himself had helped to
shroud Beverly Turner. They had put on
the clothing, looked at the wound and as
sisted DR.. Warde. Washington went on to
substantiate Curtis statement.
EVIDENCE CLOSED.
That was the end of the evidence in the
Gilligan case. They began talking Of in
struetions.
The prosecution announced that their in
structions had been prepared and the de-
fence said theirs would be ready by 8
o'clock tomorrow morning. Several hours
will be consumed in arguing the instruc-
tons.
Sheriff Edwards asked the jurors whether
they wanted to go to the scene Of the
tragedy. They expressed no desire to 90.