Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-17
The True Story of GiIIigan's Sur
render to Justice.
woris on Richmond, Petersburg and
Cnrolinn Railroad Through
Trains by March-vcts Program nj
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Petersburg. Va, Jan. 16.-A. C. Gill
ligan. who stands charged with the
murder of c. Il. Turner, in Isle OF
Wight county last December and who
was brought to Petersburg last night
by Sheriff b. d. Edwards, of Surry
county, and committed to Jail, was this
morning turned over by Sheriff Ed
OF Wight county. The two sheriffs and
the prisoner left here early this morn
ing for Zuni. in Isle of Wight county.
where Gillisan was taken for a prclimi-
nary hearing before Justice of the
Peace j. w. Stott. The accused waived
an examination and was sent on by the
Justice for trial at the next term OF
the County Court of Isle of Wight.
which will begin on the first Monday
in February. GiliGan was brought
back 10 Petersburg by the TWO shcriffs
on the eastbound passenger train,
which arrived here at 1915 o'clock
From the dc1ot the sheriffs and the
pr!soncr went 10 n cafe, whore they got
breakfast and afterwards Gilligan was
taken TO Jail and committed The
feeling in Isle of Wight county being
. ~ bittcl siSiliiSl lile prisoner, IL was
not thought proper to keep him in the
Jail OF that county. Gilligan declined
this morning. rs he did last night, TO
make any statement as to the charge
against him, but 1t is said that he
makes no denial OF having shot Tur-
ncr but claims TO have done so in
sclf-defcncc. Sheriff r. ID. Edwards
gives the following as n correct YER
sion of Gilligan's surrender:
STORY OF SURRENDER.
Monday morning last about o'clock
Giiligan went to Mr.. James Barham.
who has store at High Gate, in Surry
county. and called for Mr.. Barahm
Gilligan told Mr.. Garhnm that he
wanted his advice as to what to do.
Mr.. Barham told Giiigan that his
advice to him was to go to Surry court
house and surrender himself to Sheriff
Il. ID. Edwards. Mr.. Barham Then took
Gilligan in his buggy and q. his (Glu-
Gan's) request drove him 10 MIR. Robert
Ferguson's who resides at Scotland
wharf. on James river. Gilligan and
Barham called up Ferguson, to whom
Giiiigan stated his case. Giligan re-
quested that he should be taken TO Mr..
Weeds. a citizen of Surry. by whom
nc had been employed His request
was complied with and Gilligan had n
conference with Mr.. Weeds. Sheriff
Edwards had promised Mr.. Weeds that
If Giiligan should con,e to his house
and ask his advice and wish Ito surrcn-
der himself that he (Edwards) would
protect him against any mob violence.
Mr.. Weeds advised Gilligau to get Mr.
Barham and Mr. Ferguson to take him
to Surry courthouse and surrender
himself to Sheriff Edwards. GiiliGan
took Mr. Weeds advice and finally
gave himself IN to Sheriff Edwards,
who. as stated. brought him to Pc
tersburg.
WORK ON THE r.. P. 6 c.
The work on the Richmond. Peters
burg and Carolina railroad is being
pushed ahead "a fast as possible. The
masonry work for the handsome iron
bridge to be built over the Meherrin
river was expected to have been COM
pleted yesterday. y bridge force Of
some thirty or fort5 men is erecting
the iron work of the bridge. Some
where between one hundred and fifty
and two hundred mon ara at work on