Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-07

ment The court ruled the juror was
not 1T.
The following thirteen were accepted
out of the first panel of sixteen: ]. o.
Branch. c. F. Joyner, c. 7. King, S. G..
Barrett, M. Il Watkins, w. ]. Saunders.
John I. Rose. w. j. helms. w. II. Rose,
%. r.. H. Daughtrey. B. II. Wilkinson,
r E. Britt, John N. Bryant.
The judge ordered another venire
faciaS from which to get three other
jurors. and court adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Shcriff Edwards was given six men
to summon and he worked fast, but it
Was 1896 O'Clock before he got back.
The crowd had been Waiting his COM
Ing, and they soon focked into the
courtroom behind him. hpistling for
sons present was about the same as
yesterday.
HAD READ NEWSPAPERS.
The first prospective juror examined
after dinner was j. L. B. Pruden. He
had read newspaper statements about
the case. which would require evidence
To remove. After n number of ques-
tiOnS the juror was not accepted.
These are the three tales men who
were added TO the thirteen gotten in
the morning: John l.. Atkins, c. *.
Bowden, G. +. Joyner.
Most of the t2lGsmen live In a Sec
ton of tho county remote from the
scene of the tragedy. More OF them
live in Windsor District than in any
other. DauGhtrcy. Joyner. Atkins and
Barrett are merchants.
There have been summoned 81 wit
ncsses-27 for the Commonwealth and
30 for the defence. The following jul
r+ors were stricken off by the prisoners
counsel: c. +. King, w. j. Saunders.
e. r.. II. Daughtrey and C. IL. Bow-
den.
Clerk Young called the roll OF Jurors
when they had been sworn.
GVLLICiA'N HEARS INDICTMENT.
Gilligan stood up while the indict-
ment WAS read. He stood with the left
hand resting Oh the table and faced the
clerk.
The clerk charged the jury as TO the
different degrees OF murder and the
penalties.
WANT A STDNOtfRAPHER.
Colonel Boyloin announced that 1t
was about O'Clock, and as it was ex-
peclted to Get n court stenographer by
tomorrow he suggested an adjourn
mcnt.
Court was adjourned after Sheriff Ed
wards made a proclamation that no
witness should be excused to leave the
grounds except by the Judge. That was
in pursuance OF n request by Mr.. Hol-
land.
TALF1SlMT1N'S OCCUPATIONS.
The jury as 1t now stands has on it
three merchants and two saw-mill men.
The rest are farmers
The jurors have Instructions to talk
TO no one. They will be kept at the
I,.t- ~,
will all sleep In the same room.
MISS TURNER'S RIDES.
Miss Isabel Turner and her mother,
Mrs. Agnes Turner are very prompt
in their attendance They arrive on the
court green every morning and retire
to their quarters in the hotel. They
do rot appear during the day There
Is much interest as TO the time Miss
Turner Will be called to the stand.
Everybody wants. to hear her evidence.
II VIII likely be one day very soon.
Miss Turner and her mother have to
ride II miles two ways every day.
They come in Il phaeton together. \
colorcd boy rides in another vehicle
With them from terguson's wharf and
looks after the horses.
GILLlGAN's VISITORS.
After court was over this afternoon
Csillgan received his customary visits
from lady relatives and friends The
party was the largest list of callers
ne has had yet. They were: Mrs. Nan
mic Thacter, Mrs. Susie Batten and
Misses I.illic Gilligan. Alice Barlow
Hattie Batten ana Lucy Barlow. They
srcl;c few words and then retired
GilliGan soon lighted Il cigarette and
wns led away to jail. lie bears up well
in appearance.
STATES EVIDENCE.
The evidence for the Commonwealth
will he begun tomorrow. and there is
no reason why the case should not
progress rapidly Mr.. Smith will likely
be among the first WItnesses
The hotel over there is crowded with
guests and the proprietor had to turn
them off to-day.
LETTERS WILL BE READ.
Tt looks like the letters will be made
public before the case is over Some
friends OF Miss Turner think they will
not show up MS badly as riimor has
made them. The defense will probabl y
offer them.
The courthouse Is n two-story brlcl,
structure on a prominence slopine
downward in all directions. 1t is less
than 100 yards from n little lake OF
mill pond whose water runs Il girls:
mill.
One very pleasant thing about Isle OF
Wight courthouse is the courtesy
shown by the court officers.
The great legal battle Is now on, and
no one can tell when 1t will end.
PETERSBURG.