Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-09
Ir LnnhA LIE LINGO.
Place tho Cunt OF Annie miiier's
Murder-MOre Clues.

murder-More CIues.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Further EVIL
denoe which serves to place Frank Lingo
at "bush lot" very close to the time of
the cruel murder OF Mrs. Annie Miller
was obtained yesterday, and last night it
was admitted that the case against the
negro was stronger by far than IT has yet
appeared. Mrs. q. W. Riggs, respect
able oolored woman who lives In neat
house almost overlooking the scrub oaks
where the murder WINS committed, said
yesterday that sho saw him close to the
path leading into the maze Of brush
shortly after O'Clock that afternoon.
Then there we're found Captain Davis
and Mckinney johnson, who were build
ing barn near there and they saw
Lingo. Lingo has given all along as his
reason for stopping work at "fom"
Young's that day that he wanted to go
over to buy little piece Of property.
He found, he said, thar he had not
enough money, and went over to Major
Holmes' house in Matchtown to borrow
SO. He said he found no one at home,
but Mrs. Holmes, the wife OF the major,
says she was not away from the house at
any part of the day.
The prosecutors officers yesterday got
they will probably find to day. This
man told Joseph Fowler of Matchtown
that two weeks ago yesterday Lingo
asked him IL he had seen Mrs. Miller
pass through "bush lot" Mary Collins, 4,
her sister, had been through there, wear
ing Mrs. Miller's hat, short time before
that, but she had returned to the house
by another route.
An old black coat has been traced to
Lingo's ownership. A big square piece
has been cut from the front edge OF the
skirt, and the lining that remains has
stains that looks much like blood. Isaac
Hinchman, farmer for whom Lingo
worked recently, said yesterday that
few weeks ago Lingo had borrowed
long, black-handied butcher knife, and
a day afterward claimed that he had lost
1t. No trace OF II has been found.
All Of Lingo's movements on the after
noon of the murder have been traced by
his own statements, and, barring his POSI-
tive dsnialA that he ives near the scrub
oaks and few other discrepancies, found
nearly correct. Despite this fact, how
ever, 1t was stated by Prosecutor jenkins
last niPht that the negro could have been
everywhere he said he was and yet
have had time to commit the murder.
This position is assaulted by Lingo's
friends, and particularly his counsel,
Taylor Il Jess. William II. Jess, his
lawyer, succeeded in getting an interview
with him yesterday, and he unhesitat-
ingly asserted his belief in the negroes
innocence.
From all that can be gathered in Match
town and vicinity, Lingo has been dis
oussing the Leconey murder for several
weeks with everybody with whom he
came in contact.
John Miller was worse yesterday, and
grave fears are entertained for him. For ,
tho first time he admitted his belief that
Lingo 10 the guilty man.
Counsel for Francis Lingo, around
whom Prosecutor Jenkins' officers bslieve
they have forged complete chain OF
evidence connecting him with the assault
and murder OF Mrs. Annie Miller, near
Msrohantville, N. j., profess to be little
Disconnected over the Developments OF
the past two days. William Il. jess asid
yesterday that the discoveries OF blood
on Lingo's clothing amounted TO nothing
as he had long ago announced that suoh
stains would likely be found.
Lingo Is a professional hog killer, he
said, and no doubt got the blood stains
from that work; the splotches of tar came
from wagon s1les he he'd greased. Mr..
Jegs also said that Lingos razor, which,
it had been claimed, disappeared attor
the Miller murder, has bean in his couu-
sells possession ever since the Leconey
murder.
0nlytuficient evidence will be addu9ed
at tbs inquest on Thursday to fix the
of death and hold Lingo for the
action OF the grand Jury. II is stated
that Insurance Agent Wilder, one of the
most important witnesses for the state,
has given valuable information to the
prosecutor, and that he not only saw
Lingo enter the bush lot on the afternoon
of the murder, but, attracted by the
negroes strange actions, watched him for
10 or Is minutes, and was sure that some
thing WAS wrong.
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