Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-11
GILLIGAN'S TRIAL.

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lover, now on trial for the murder, kill
ed on the night of December q last
was a witness at Isle Of Wight on Sat
urdsy. She made defense of her own
character and the aspersions against II
contained 10 the alleged confession oil
Gilligsn admitted as evidence In bis
trial on Friday. She denied nearly
every statement made and gave the
most emphatic deuial to the charge oil
any improper relations with her old
lover and the slsyer OF her father and
positively denied that she was with
Gilligap when the shooting occurred
She gave o suocinct history of her
movements on the day preceding the
night of the killing OF her father; de.
MED positively that she invited Gill;
gan to her house that night. Continu-
ing she said:
"Wnen got home / heard someone
at the gate after we got out. said,
Who's thal?' Mother said who ia
tha,?' Still no reply. 1t was Mr.. Gil
ligan. He put bis hand on my shoulder.
1 drew back. Gilligan said: Why
did you treat me SO coolly on the
wharf, Referring to meeting Miss
Turner Oh the wharf and her indiffer-
ence toward him. l went into the
house. Mother had dropped the mail
said was going back to pick up the
mail. Father said, Don't do it, baby
it's too cold,' but l went and he had
the lantern. AS went after the mail
man sccost, d me. 1t was GilligaD.
He took no of my cape and wanted
to talk with me. l said / was cold and
did not have time to talk. / went up
the steps into the house. There was
snow on the ground. was very cold.
fixed my wraps and put on another
dress. After little while we heard q
loud report. Mother said it was a big
6recracker. l said, No, 1t sounded
like q gun We thought no more
about it then. / closed the doors and
blinds. saw Mr.. Giligan after that;
be was near the stables. We locked
the doors. Later we kindled the fire
and cooked supper-bread, oysters, etc.
Some one turned the lattice of the
blinds. We picked up a pan and
started to the milk house. We both,
mother and l, saw an object
in the garden. said: "Who is that
at the garden gate" No answer.
Mother cried: Who ia that? Have you
40 tongue to tell meP' The object van
ished. We went In the house and lock-
ed the door. Mother said she was go.
ing to send for Davy Cotton. We got a
pistol and a double-bsrreled shotgun
and went for David. Just before reach
ing the stable we saw Gilligan. He
touched my arm. last saw my father
alive when he left me at the gate, when
| went to pick up the mail"
Here the witness was almost over
come. Tears came to her eyes and she
brushed them away.
Ibid he have gun or any other
weapon ?" Col. Boykin asked.
Nothing" she sobbed. ~ had the
lantern out there, but father held II
while l picked up the mail. took
about two minutes. l went into the
house."
"Were there any words between you
and Gilliesn, except what you have
mentioned?"
~ asked him II father knew he was
there. He said NO. Father had two
guns, double and a single-barreled
gun. When l went for a gun both
were there. The pistol was in it's usual
place, behind a bookshelf. After We
ate supper we went into the house."
Colonel Boykin then said he regretted
to do so, but had to ask witness d.
rect question. He asked about terri
BILE accusation Gilligan's alleged con-
fession had brought against her.
She answered mo" with emphasis.
"Have you ever loved Mr.. A. c. Gill
igah2"
Eyes; loved him once" Her love,
she said, grew less ardent eighteen
months before the killing. "About
twelve months before the killing cess-
ed to love, 'she said.
Pardon me, "Colonel Boykin said,
81 am going to read what Sheriff Ed
wards testified about Gilligan's COMES
sion concerning you yesterday"
He read from the official report OF Ed
wards evidence, while the witness lie
tened with downcast eyes.
"That is false; absolutely false" she
cried, II was with my mother; l am
positive that every word is false"
There were many other questions
asked the witness which called for
repetition Of her direct testimony. She
stuck to her main points all the way
through.
Mrs. Agnes L. Turner, mother OF
Miss Isabel Turner, was put on the
stand at the afternoon session. She
talked in quiet, troubled voice that at
times grew tremulous. Her evidence
was mainly -corroborative of Miss Isa-
bells testimony, and bore out all she
said. Mrs. Turner told, with ell its
narrowing details, of the fading OF her
husbands body. She said "Wnen the
body was found screamed Murder !
mufder!' said 1 knew who did it,
but pleaded that no names be called. j
cried out that the murderer must be
tracked. My husband had no gun or
pistol with him; they were In the usual
places. My fears about my husbands
absence were allayed by the fact that
he was irregular in his habits, particu-