Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-27

Of this testimony was to disprove the
allegation on the part OF leconey'1 law
yers that Lingo's relatives had known OF
the tragedy before anybody in the neigh
borhood.
ATTACKING EVIDENCE or THE DEFENCE.
The next step OF thu state was an at
tempt to batter down tho evidence of Bev-
ersi OF tho defendants witnesses, who
had testified that ii was impossible owing
to distractions in the line of vision, for
Garrett Murray to have seen the whole of
Chslkley Leconey's person when the
latter issued from the kitchen and went
to the pump to wash his hands. This
led to the recall of Garrett Murray, who
had been taken TO the farm by Detective
Gallagher yesterday morning. Ths negro
stated that certain distractions had been
moved in such manner between the
wsgon-7hed and the pump that it was
now impossible to see every part OF
person going from the kitchen TO the
pump. AT the time OF the murder these
distractions were in different position,
and did not prevent him from seeing all
of Ohalkley's person, so that he could
describe how the latter was dressed. The
testimony OF Murray was corroborated
ny DcsoOtlNp ohllh1nSfi WIZ uuu hbttpeu
the petition of the distractions on the
day of the murder.
EXPERTS TELL ABOUT THE BLOOD STAINS,
Undoubtedly the most telling evidence
Of the day was that given by DR.. Albert
Brown and DR.. Henry Formal, the states
experts, who made microHcopical and
chemical examination OF the blood
stained garments which Leconey is al
legged TO have worn when he murdered
his niece. II had been the object OF the
counsel for the defence to prove through
witnesses that the garments had not been
washed for over a year. and also that the
damp condition in which they were found
to be was due to atmospheric moisture, it
having rsined nearly every day during
the week OF tho murder.
DR.. Brown testified that q microsoopical
examination Of the clothes disclosed the
fact that the dampness in the garments
arose not from atmospheric moisture but
from having been washed in water. This
fact was ascertained from the color OF the
fungi, which were exactly similar to those
found in water, and dissimilar to the
fungi of atmosphere. In the croBs-
examination by the defence Lawyer Grey
elected from the witness the information
that the latter had never before made q
like examination in reference to gar
ments.
The counsel for the defence then made
desperate attempt to have the evidence
OF the expert o7erruled, claiming that
Dr. Brown was not properly qualified to
TESTIFY as an expert on the question.
Judge Garrison, however, learned from
| the witness that he CDR. BROWN had
made many examinations relative to find
| ing out the difference between the fungi
OF water and the fungi Of the atmosphere.
| The judge decided the evidence Of the
witness to be admissible, and granted an
exception to the defence.
1 In the testimony OF DR.. Formal tie
State secured q confederation OF the pre-
4 vioua witness statements, much to the
disgust Of Leconeys lawyers, who gnawed
their finger nails and raised q multitude
OF objections.
| TRYING TO IMPMcATE LINGO.
In their sur-rohuttal the counsel TO,
the defence lsuUohed their final blow
toward shifting the guilt OF the murder
on Francis Lingo, the negro. Ex Judge
Pencoast offered to prove to the court
that 'Lingo is fufian, burglar Of
! NASNNAASN' AoPAhahish u uhukEEOuh
character" He produced from thu
criminal records of New Jersey, Delaware
and Maryland documents showing thai
Lingo had been convicted of burglary il;
each state, an had been sentenced &c
imprisonment in peniteptiaries.
| The offer was Overruled by judge Gar
rison on the ground of its irroleYanoy to
the present case. Leconey's lawyers also
! thFnu1tA mi Al a.
mems OF Samuel STILL ard also those Of
| Murray and Detective Gallagher with
reference to the change in the position Of
the distinctions between the Leconu,
Sagon-shci and the pump.
At the close of the sssJion judge Gar.
rison announced that Prosecutor Jeukin,
/ would maka tho opening argument fol
| the state yesterday. The Address OF the
prosecutor will be lengthy one, and
will last between three and lORr h urs
MIR. and Mrs. James LsConsy, tht
| parents of the murdered girl, sat al
usnai beside the prisoner during the pro
ceedln4s. After tho court had adjourned
they retired to the prison, where the,
had long talk with the accused man
The Rev Mr.. McMinn OF the Moores
town Baptist Church, which Annie LIE
coney uasd to attend during her life OF
the Leconay farm, was also present and
joined in the conversation.
1t is known that the relatives of th,
murdered girl stoutly assert that the let
tor which the prosecution has to prov,
that ohalkley abused bis niece is for
gerry. They cay that Annie never would
have written the word farm" for she
always called it the "mill.n The letter,
the relatives claim, contain other marks
OF forgery.