The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-10
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Mott was In constant attendance. ana
then the child gradually succumoed ana
vas laid beside her two brotners. SuS-
nIc,on and talk OF foul play began to be
whisnered about and many regarded MA
I.Iovd askance. still there was no open
accusation, and in the eyes OF many she
nossd as the injured and much anllcted
mother.
was now about four years ola ana al
that remained to. the mother OF her fam
Nv The nuhl;c at last awakened to moro
than mere interest. were watching with
anxiety the, fate OF the little one Mrs
Lloyd again began to complain OF rats
about the premises and on ono occasion
asked a neighbor to buy her some ar
scnic- The neighbor refused ana kew
days later Mrs. Lloyd herself Went Tor
thu poison. this time to a different dug
store Her manner. as was Afterwards
tsss'hed, was hestating. and when she
noticed with alarm that the clerk regis
tered the poison she querulously rernon-
serated on sths ground that the poison
was paid for. Mark my words" ssid
t ~. drus clerk as she LETT the store,
/ some member of her family will die
pretty SOON,
THEIR PICTURES IN PRISON.
in "osos were prophetic. After three
Gays iHiless. during which time the baby
Sic" weaker each day. little Maud lay
Sol PSF. win her own hands the f1end-
ISM mother dressed her ba hy in white and
gold tinse1 for burial Slow to susnect.
and still slower to investigate Iseshure
was thoroughly aroused to the fact OF
murder at last, and Mrs. Lloyd was -
rested and committed without bail,
! The authorities now ordered a thorousA
investigation Professor Tonry. a cels-
h,.-,f ,y,r, ,,-t< rA;,-
scr I. G. Wornley. of Columbus O.,
gentleman of distinction inhis profession,
were sent for to eXhume the body and
make a chemical ANALYSIS. Their duty
was scientifically performed and resulted
in finding over three-fourths of a grain
OF arsenic in the stomach of the youngest
child. Maud. With this disclosure the
body OF Annie was also e1humed. and
found to contain the metallic poison, and
subsequently the bodies of the two boys
were found to contain the same poison.
Mrs. LloEi was held charged with the
murder OF her little daughter Maud by
arsenical. poison.
Maud died on March 25th. and It was
not until the following October that the
case came up for trial In the mean
time Mrs. Lloyd was confined in the
county Jail, where she had suite OF
rooms nicely furnished and every COM
decorated with portraits OF her four
children and husband and scenes from,
the life of Christ. No effort was spared.
to make her case pathetic as possible
As if to combat any idea that she had
murdered her family for money Mrs
| Lloyd erected tombstones not only to the
memory of her "lamented husband" but
to each of the children, appropriately
engraven with poetry and scripture texts.
Some $500 was spent in this way. and
$500 moro for a handsome iron railing
around the enclosure.
TRIAL OF GREAT INTEREST
The case tried at the October term
OF the Circuit Court. and attracted wide
attention. Judge Keith. then a young
man of thirtv-two. is said to have pre-
sided with much dignity, while the array
of counsel on both sides brought to-
gether not only the best talent at the
Leesburg bar. but men of wider fame
throughout the entire State Mr. J.
Mortimer kilgour. ..ien Commemorative
Attorney for Loudoun, had as his as
sistant Major John NJ. Orr, while ths
war-scarred veteran. General Eppa Hun
ton, met the accusation with a mastery
defense of the prisoner. General Hun
ton was assisted by Messrs. Matthew and
Powell Harrison and Captain J. William
Foster. all prominent lawyers In their ma
tive town.
Never has there been a case so bitter
liz fought at the Leesburg bar. The tes-
| timony of one witness was refuted oy
that of another. until the trial became
a war between experts. In vain did
: Mr.. kilgour remind the jury that their
!, duty was the most solemn that man was
! ever called on to perform: in vain did he
l remind them that murder. horrible under
any circumstances. was thrice heinous
in woman, that sex to which in our
5 chivalry We always accustomed to
render homage" In vain did he plead for
4 justice and for punishment of the NO.
1 man who had not only dragged her child
from the bosom upon which it rested but
who had violated the sweetest words In
: the English language: Mother. home.
, Heavrn.' and that, too, by means OF
| cold. dark. insidiouS poison. In vain did
, he rehearse the suspicious circumstances
, attending the death of her child, and In
, vain did witness after witness testify.
General Eppa Hunton had before him on
the jury men who had followed him as
, their commander throughout many a
I bloody battle, men who, loyal to their
commander followed him now, and when
| he demanded an acquittaI for his pris-
oner. promptly gave 1t.
As might be expected from the array
: of counsel, both sides put up able argu
ments The defense met the accusation
Of poisoning. and the fact that arsenic
was found in the stomach of the child
/. by claiming to have analysed some O.
! the same bismuth that given by Dr.
Mott and to have found arsenic in SUI
fIcient quantity to produce death.
As to the motive. the defense
hooted at the idea of money, a
paltry sum OF SLIGO. when instead OF
charging the child's guardian for board
f0r fba obi N5re Jr,,J 80
night and day to support it. In con
clusion. General Hupnton said he knew
the jury would find it pleasure as wei
as duty to release the prosecuted an6
l ! afflicted mother from the custody OF the
law.
After retirement of twenty minute,
the jury returned and rendered a verdic.
OF mot guilty. The trial had occupied
nearly two weeks and its progress had
been watched with more than breathless
. interest When it ended there was out.
spoken dissatisfaction at the verdict. and