Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-08
Slow Progress In Examination
Of Witnesses.
ONLY FIVE WERE EXAMINED.
Bloody Clothing OF Beverly Turner Pro-
duced in Court-Nophew of tho Dead
Man Testinos-The Finding OF tho Body
RoIated-Lady Relative Kisses the Pris-
oner-Moro Witnesses To-day.
Especial to virgfntan-Pilot.)


whose saying took till nearly six o'clock
this afternoon just five witnesses had
been finished with when court adjourn
ed. That is less than one eleventh of
the whole number of witnesses who
have been summoned to testify in the
Gilligan trial. The witnesses are be-
ing closely examined. and cross exam
ined, and Notwithstanding little time
seems to have been lost and everybody
is kept busy. progress is slow. That is
because there Is SO much incidental
legal argument and so many exceptions.
The lawyers for the defense are work
ing hard for their client.
Tomorrow there many not DE but
three witnesses, possibly four.
To-day the witnesses made no men.
ton Of Gilligan's name except In one in
stance. The lawyers for the State are
starting in the build on q foundation
which they want to he well laid
Today it was told how C. Beverly
Turner'S body was found. his Bloody
clothes were shown in court a diagram
of the premises was introduced and
facts were Tecited about the tracks in
the snow.
GOT TO WORK T1ARLY.
The crowd and the court got down to
business earlier than on any previous
day. The attendance is the largest
which has attended the trial this term.
The court room was packed and venti-
latlon Is obstructed by persons sitting
In windows.
Gilllgan was brought into court short
ly after 10 o'clock. He had rested we'll
and Is eating more than has been his
custom. Jailer Reynolds gives him as
good fare as the hotel guests have. He
Ia |,
can consume.
Miss Turner and her mother arrived
early. The crowd day came nearer
getting View of the younger womans
face than on any previous occasion. She
only had on one veil and that was not
very heavy. She and her mother went
to the seclusion of tn cir rooms.
Tho jury was ROLLED at 1922. and
few minutes later tho witnesses were
called.
An understanding was reached by
which every witness except the one tes-
t1fying should be excluded from the
courtroom. but should remain in hear
ing of the sherffs voice.
Colonel Baker said he noticed one OF
the talesmen reading a newspaper. He
did not think 1t proper, and said 1t was
usual to refuse them the pleasure of
reading while serving on the jury.
Colonel Boylon did not resist the re-
quest, end suggested that the court call
the Jurors attention to the matter. lie
did not think II just the thing for
jurors to read accounts of the trial, and
said most all papers printed the trial.
The court agreed with Colonel Boyl1in.
An attorney for the defense supple
mentcd the statement by saying all the
live papers had the trial. They did not
have time to inspect the talesmens
reading matter.
FIRST WITNESS.
The first witness was e. w. Smith, for
the Commonwealth. lie said he was
Al years old "a civil engineer. of Nor
folk. and q nephew of Mrs. Turner.
Witness was at the Turner home
the afternoon Of the killing. Wednes-
day. and went to Norfolk that night. A
message came to him telling about II,
and he returned Thursday night.
The witness made diagram OF the
promises Friday morning. 1t was in
troduced as evidence. and n blue print
was IN court for the use OF lawyers.
1he diagram showed the relative loca-
tion of buildings at the Turner home.
the number of rooms. &c. The witness
had noticed two kinds of foot-prin is
some with a'ound toed shoes and some
sharp toed. He noticed a small spot on
q fence that looked like blood He saw
the dead body of Mr.. Turner. but made
no examination. There were foot
prints inside and outside the gate. Part
OF the way there was only one line Of
footprints.
On cross examination the with ess
said he made the first rough notes of
his own accord and made the diagram
come days later in Norfolk. He could
not remember the date nor what he had
written about in n letter accompanying
the diagrams. He had not time to put
IN trees on the diagram. He noticed
q discrepancy in the length of the track.
There was much talk about distances
on the diagram. The witness said there
were figures, measurements and eX-
plantations on the diagram. He could
not tell exact distances between all
points on tho paper. Some he didn't
measure.
IN answer to- q. question, witness saidi
he put down on the diagram the prin-
cipal physical features, not the twigs
Of the trees. the pegs In hitohing posts
and other small data
1T was brought out that snow was
on the ground. but 5 some time elapsed
before the examination was made IL had
been mashed down considerably.
There was slight difference in the
length of shoe prints.
On redirect examination witness said
he made rough notes on his own he
count. but the diagram at the Conn
monwea1th Attorneys request. The
witness was excused to attend the bust
ness in Norfolk
CHANGED HTS MAMIE.
Frank Angus Turner 81 years old
was introduced. lie was originally
named Clark. but he lived with II. r.
Turner and changed his name He call