Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-09-26
ANNIE 1sooNpY,s DrArB.
Her Uncle ChaIkiey Brought Hack
from Her Eunerah I'm Ohio.


from Her Funeral in ohio.
CAMDEN, N. j., Sept. 10. -Chalkley Le-
ooney, suspected by the Camden authori-
ties of the murder Of his niece, Annie Le-
coney, near Merchautville, on the 9th
inst, arrived here this morning from
Waverly, o., to which place he had
taken the dead body of the murdered
girl. he was accompanied by City Mar
shall Jerry Donovan Of WRveriy and by
the murdered girls father, John FL. Le-
coney, who is one of the staunchest be-
LEVERS in his brothers innocence, and
Deputy Sheriff West OF Camden, who met
the party ut harrisburg. Chaskley LEGO
ney was taken Mt once to the jail Rnd,
after private examination in Prosecutor
Jenkins Office, was locked up in cell.
His brother Jamea, the father OF the
murdered girl, denounced in bitter terms
| the suspicion agairas Charley. He said
Annie loved her unole AS father, and
Ohslkley had always treated her us
daughter. he declared TINT nc one was
more anxious to discover the william. He
was Anxious to know If tho colored man
Lingo was still confined in jail, aud upon
being answered in the affirmative Baid,
significantly: keep him there"
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2S.--.rhe star
witness in the LeOoney murder trial in
Camden noKt month will not be Garrett
Murray, the farm hand, but William
Smith, who is locked mp. Smith lives
with his wife in little tumhlsdown
ahanty on Edward Burrough'a farna, not
far from LeDona5's. Ii has been learned
that OF 80 O'clock on the morning that
Annie LeConey met her death Ohaikley
LeConey went to Snith's house aud
aroused him, telling him: "Annie and
had quarrel and hho is hurt. want
you to go over to Mrs. O'Donnells ami
tell Ter to send Lizzie down TO the house
after come chicken feed. She will sec
Frank Lingo there"
| IIeConey, 1t il snid, returned to the
farm and rejoined Garrett Murray in the
citron patch. The morning hours wore
on and nothing trnnspired. LeConey
grew restless and suspicious that all had
not gone we'll. He again went over to
Smiths, found that the latter had not
gone to O'DonuelPs and urged him to do
80. smith finally did 20, and little Lizzie
| O'Donnell went to the farm as she wGs
/ directed and found Annie's body, but she
did not see Lingo. Her mother met her
on this road as toatifea to nj the inquest,
and thus the alarm was first given.
County Clerk Edward Burrough, the
LsConey administrator, and Deputy
Sheriff West made an appraisement OF the
dead girls estate. Besides the
| $i26 found In her trunk, and
which is now in Coroner Stanton's
hands, there is quite large wardrobe of
clothing, housekeeping linen, fancy goods
and part Of the furniture that filed the
little parlor at the farm house, which was
purchased jointly by Ohalkley LeConey
and his niece, making altogether about
$3.50 worth.
Clerk Burroughs, who is also foreman
OF the coroner's jury, denied yesterday
that he WAS preiudiced in LeOoney's
favor. #..
Detective Burr OF Moorstown has ar.
rested George Bennett, the colored MAJ
who is suspected of completely in the
murder. Bennett was seen at Mount
Holly on the afternoon of the murder
spending money freely and drinking.