Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-13
ONE POINT ron LEooNEY.
The Defence Scores I'm the Murder
Trial at Camden-A Medical EH-
pert Contrnaicts the statement oil
Witness MURRAY.

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pert Contrnaicts the statement of
Witness Murray.
| CAMDEN, N. j., Feb. 5.-In the case Of
Chalkley Leconey, charged with tine muir
der of his niece, the examination OF Will
liam Lavery was resumed this morning.
Witness told how he had met Leconey
after the murder had been discovered
and described the footmarks about the
house.
While counsel and the Judge were busy
at the chart James Leconey handed TO
the prisoner plug of tobacco and big
jack. knife. With nod Of thanks snd
his face wreathed in smlles Chalkley
Leconey cut oil big piece Of the
tobacco, put it in . pouch and returned
the big knife to his brother. Then one
of the lawyers handed the priaoner q
morning paper. He glanced at the pic
lures OF some Of the principal personeges
at his trial, emiled and handed the paper
baak, sinking into his chair agsin, GROSS
ing his right leg over his left-s favorite
attltude-and gave serious attention to
the further testimony Of Witness Lavery.
The witness thus Described the finding
the body:
saw blood on her hands. don't re-
member seeing any blood on her body
below the shoulders. Blood was oozing
from the wound in her throat. Il was
flowing mostly from the left side. 1t was
oozing out very slowly. ! couldn't say
there was any pulsation. The knife was
lying on the settee cushion, not more
than foot away. Her head rested on
the settee cushion, and the rest of her
body was lying on the floor. 1 took hold
OF her arm, and it was not cold, but
seemed chilled. This was about 1880 =
, between Z and 7.30. The kuife was
smeAred with blood, both the blade and
, the handle.
! The witness was asked how Leconey
acted when he ran to him in the field and
, told him that Annie lay up at the house
with her throat cut.
1 Leconey said, whats the matter ~
' The Witness repeated his startling state.
4 ment, and then Leooney threw up hls
' hands and exclaimed, "oh, God! She's
/ murdered and all my money gone ~
. After recess Constable William NayloI
' CT MerchantVille, was called by the state.
II was constable last September" he
! testified, 'After hearing OF the murder
a went to Lsoouey's house, which wat
locked up. Leooney Ras sitting on the
a porch. There were several others pres
/. emit. went down to the creek with vii
o liam Lavery and found two foot track
a there, one leading away and one toward
4 the house. l stuck stakes around thu
J. footmarks nearest the creek. The track
4 looked as II they were made by an olC
! shoe or slipper. | went back &c TIL
"a house and examined it. saw blood o.
4 the kitchen door, shed floor and boart
n leading to the arbor, and on the soreel
d door thumb mark on the inside an,
% finger marks on the outside"
"a The witness described the condition o
d the body and clothing as testified to b!
d preceding witnesses. Ca being asked b
/ the defence whether he could positlvel
Il say that the same shoe that made the tW
Ia tracks on the bsnk of little stream run
] uing into the Peusauken creek made tn
n indistinct tracks found further away i
ar the husband, the witness said
"a II think they were made BY the sam
~ shoe"
ID That's not what want RESPONDED
I. Lawyer Grey, for the defence, we don
N want an expression of opinion, We want
m positive answer cue way or the other"
IA "Well, 1 sm not positive that tho
81 wers," was the reply of the witness. tn
Id statement piqued the prosecution COZ
o. Bidernbly, IS they had hoped that tn
~ witness could give positive statemeI
Nv regarding the similarity o. all the trace
n Counsel for both sides donned the
II armor and sharpened up their weapon
nm when Dr. David II. BArtins was called
~ the chair. He was the only physici6
n who had seen the body OF Aunie LeCone
NV on the morning OF the tragedy. The wi
~ ness Ia a friend OF Chalk!ey Leconey, al
h. the defence depended upon him in a lsrl
M. measure TO help their side of the case.
ail DR.. Bartine stated that he had reach,
M the Leooney house at about 3, 80 o'oloI
re- on the morning OF the murder in Rnsw
tn to summons FROM Ohalkley Lecone
wa In reference TO his examination of Il
,at body the physician said:
~ did not make any examination belle
the line Of the shoulders and above Il
pal knees. l did not find any marks
tly bruises about the neck. The edges
ia the cash around the neck were jsgge
for The knife had severed all the arteri
nd and windpipe, and death must have
the suited almost instantaneouBly."
ng, The witness described how Chalk
ler Leconey had taken MIN through I
ry- rooms of the house and had shown hi
m undenisble traces Of bur larry.
OF The legal fight about DR.. Bartine's i
3D. timopy started in when Lawyer Grey to
up ths crosq-eKamination for the defen
sx- Or. Bartine was asked as to the length
the the time of examination, to which
nds responded that it lasted about Is minut
Oh "Ihen it was 8 40 O'Clock when y
ms, finished your work." asked Lawyer CIR,
to- 'Yes sIr.h
the "WRs your examination an inquiry it
"a the canse OF death ~
Rs s'No sir. ] came merely az an oRdint
ice. physician to SEQ whether there wan
lpt- lifs left, and il SO to use all medi
ade measu 10 save the girl"
de. "Oan you from your experience be a
ag, 10 tell how long q person dying fr
lsh. hemorrhages had been dead from the O
: of ditiou of the body2"
the eyes, sir, CAL"
cay- "Well, then, how long had Annie
,ad. coney been dead before you sRw
ION body2"
By At this point Judge Pancoast forbl
lob, the Witness answering the question, al
I ~ ing that the court decided upon the
ons) timony Of the witness that he was not
lout expert in the case, that his e1aminat
} was merely Of q superficial nature,
med be was not qualified therefore to ansT
zach Lawyer Grey took exception to the
by ing of the court and INDUCED in l.
d it woEdy war.
tor Doctor, can you state positively
Rers exact length of time the girl had b
that dead 2" asked Lawyer Grey, in the l
, or Of tho argument.
"Y 9, SIR, Gao !" was the answer.
tho 'sIhGt Immediately qualities you o.
the expert 10 the case," interposed Ju
ng q Garrison. "You can now answer
s1Rd question"