Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-16

| Witness stated that Isabel after sup
per saw some enc open the shutters and
iaNer saw the same person at the gar
uen gate; IL was GIllignn.
Witness did not hear Isabel saw Nick
meant 10 shoot her mother.
witness rereased what she heard Mrs.
Turner say about the gun across her
| husoand's lap. The conversation hap
nened just after dinner.
Mr.. Holland declared that since the
witness mad heen on the stand he had
received two notes. He asked ques-
tions.
Were you at that time under the
influence of narcotics?"
II was not"
Whiie assisting with the preparation
! or Hhe dinner did YOU make the mis-
was beefs teak"
IL never heard of such a thing"
Have You not since attending this
TRIAL sent DR.. w. n. Turner word ina.
! You wanted to see him and talk with
him?" IN
No"
The defense objected to the limo Of
questioning and there was argument
me prosecution said thar the Witness
| mad made statements diffcp.ert from,
Mrs. Turner's. and they wanted to show
| mat the witness own sta temcnts were
! Inconsistent.
""",'S IliIton MADE 4 rather warm
| speech. He claimed that the prosecu-
ton in this case had n6- been "lfbera,
generous or fair" and that he never
saw such extremes pursued He claim
ca ina; the ardor of the prosecution
made them forget the prophecies. bur
was sone the less reprehensible.
MI. Hotiand got UP coolly and asked
questions OF Mr.. Edwards and Colonel
| Baker N''o4iei
| Mr.. Holland repeated to the Witness
| thls question. which he got from a
nCte: q
Did you not tell DR.. Willie D. Tur-
ner IN, ait or about the hotel during the
progress OF this trial that Judge Hin
| ION wanted you to answer a question
anout the gun on the lap and that YOU
sand YOU could not testify to that"
Il did mot
Mrs. Mary ThacSer was sworn. She
was told that Miss Isabel Turner had
uenIcu making statement in the pres
ence OF witness and others; that She
usabeD had stood between her mother
and the gun TO protect her mother. wit
ness was asked whether Miss Turner
mao made that statement. and answer
ed in the Affirmative.
Witness said she got to Mrs Turner's
the day after the killing and STAYED
M the funeral. Mrs. Howle helped
with THE dinner but witness could not
tell anything about the d.sh-rag.
| Howle had any narcotics
Witness said she had carried a box.
supposed to contain cartridges. to VIII
sons store. She did 1t for Mrs Turner
about January LIST.
| The witness was recalled bv tba
! prosecution and said she was present.
hut did not hcar about the gun-across-
! thc-lay statement.
Miss Edmon'a BaEwell who said she
was a sister nj pr. w. l.. Warde's wife
M-.lHs roll hon tI.%
and Miss Turner, and she contradioted
| those ladies in some particulars
MT. Edwards asked Il question about
theats. The answer was stopped and
the question Withdrawn.
| ON croSs-eXamnation Miss HnpwelI
said Miss Turner explained that il
would be better for her IL Gilligan were
not caught because she had written let
tiers. and unpleasant things NIGH. come
| out.
The witness stayed until sunday Mt
| the Iurrrr home. She had a tendency
| TO he nervous on such occasions The
witness heard Ned Smith say to Mrs
| Turner. You do know why he" mean
The witness said she (Jm Turnnr)
and Isabel were friends She didn't espe-
| cially admire Mrs. Turner. but would
not do anything AGAINST her
! Court was re-coslvcpad shortly after
3 o'clock. The jurors were given their
mail.
Miss Harwcll took tho stand and was
asked by Colonel Baker:
Please state to thr jury whether you
\ can recall an engagement with Miss
Isabel Turner to take her to church
F.. some time last fall. and If SO when II
was and whether she went. and why?"
! Prosecuting counsel could not see the
! Dertincncy of the question. 1t was
Withdrawal.
] Charles II. Moody said IN, was init
10 With 4 \
known since they were small boys.
L They went to school together.
i Did Won ever hear him saw anything
in the world dieroratory to Miss Tur-
! ner's charncter-anvthng affecting her
| purity and virtuc?"
Prosecuting counsel stopped the wit
ness sayi0G they would not argue the
/ question. rs tho court had so of'en
ruled on that class of evidence. Ex-
/ certions.
The Jury went out and tho witness
said he had not heard Gilligan say
ANYTHING of the sort.
After the jury returned witness said
h. save Miss Turner and Gilllgar at
\ Ifayview school house Christmas night
He did not see any recognition Wit
rcss began TO tell what Gillican said
I after they left school,
There were objections and the jury
went out again.
i After witness ard Giliean left the
= ScNcpi trnll.UIl Sdiu- iiellp. charlie, at
tho wheel"
I Here am"
witness asked Chilean to 20 10 Po-
cahontas and he said he could not. On
/ being asked why Gilliean said:
4 Miss Isabel squeezed my hand and
gave me a sign TO come to her win
/ dow"
Later GNlgan went to the Turner
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