Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-02
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Running out the CIues-IL Look
DArh for ahs Negro

Running out the CIues-IL Looks
DarR for ahe Negro.
Annie Miller, the victim OF the terrible
| tragedy which was enacted last Thursday
| afternoon In the 'bu1h lot" at Merchant
vile, N. j., was buried Monday afternoon
| In tho OoestowD cemetery. The funeral
| services, which were held at this farm house
within sight OF the lonely place 10 which
abe was so toully murdered. were attended
| by large number Of relatives and friends,
| and the netghbors turned out en- masse to
listen to the words OF the funeral sermon
end pay last tribute OF respect to the
murdered woman, who had been so sud.
| denlY taken from their MIDST.
! AZ the grave. besides those who had come
| with the funeral cortege from the house,
| there were gathered many OF those who
| resided In the nelghborhood of the GENE.
terry. Among the others who stood by the
side OF the grave and listened TO the solemn
words OF the burid service were James
| Leclney and his vile, the father and
mother OF the murdered Annie LeGoney,
who met her death 10 the same manner IN
which Alre, Miller was murdered and
almost within the year.
They were rauOguiz9d by but few and at
tue close OF the services silently and with
bowed heads went back to the Leconey
farm, AZ which they have been living since
NE trial last March. The SCR ices al the
crave were very brief and ut the close the
husband and friends returned to the lonely
iarm house and from there altered to
fher homes, with the exception OF those
Few who will remain with tho AFFLICTED
family for u short time.
Very ittle new evidences was discovered
aOntay and the prosecutors officers are
nov engaged IN Running out every bit OF
evidences thGt has been discovered up to the
Present time,
The wild It Kind OF rumors are being
constantly put Gh1ar regarding the Identity
" tao murderer Of Annie Miller aud none
4te 50 aiii or impr0bI9l3 that some are
4oi found rtady 20 give them credence.
All OF these tunors, no matter from what
source they c0in~or to whom they point as
me guilty party. are being run down, but
20 Tar none OF them have yielded any In
formation which tends to destroy the chain
nf circumstances which connect the negro,
Francis Lingo, with the murder.
GDESrITYISd LINGO.
Prosecutor jenkins ala not 20 out to the
9ceue OF The murder, but remained mt his
office In OGmdan all day. shortly before
stock Aune Laffsrty and Sallie McMina-
man ~ Collegeyilie came to the Office,
where they Lad bean summoned TO sea ii
tney could identity Francis L'lSo MS the
nAu they saw In the "bush lot" last Thurs.
aay afternoon between and O'Clock.
leaving the young girls seated In his
Pi1iaa, tho prosecutor went l1to the jail and
-pcurei iiys negro mon whom he stood In a
iaa in the east corridor. Then he had
Lingo brought from his cell and added 10
us ms.
lIe 'hen took ME- LifYsrty and Miss Nc.
Nlnaman iuto the jiit, mat warming them |
n9t 10 speak until thcy had returned to his
flee.
Toeach Of the negroes IN the lina he gave
a number, and cal-d tina attention OF the |
girls 10 which was one two, three and 80
o.. The ladies walked ny and down the |
'Ha, carefully Hcrutlnlz ma tue faces OF each !
the llne The men were rhsn ordered to |
yak up The corridor. Ricr which Plosecu.
tor Jenkins took the ladies' back to his
Office. when asked u any one Of the men !
Was the cnlpred man whom SIRE saw I'm
hush lot last Thursday Miss LgfTsrty said:
feSi NUMBER three ID the mau | saw, am
snre." No. wls Francis Lingo.
Miss No inaman picSBd OUT No. now
and said she thought h9 was the man she
hai saen. No. 9 man vas colored man OF
about tho same build, slze aud color or
b tdnG'S Lingo.
% Prosecutor jenkins the two young
l1uisa stated that icy SAY ths Golored man
4 the bush lot 1T be-. Reea 9 80 aud B o. clock
p1nr-iay afternoon, AT tbs tina they we're
midway N the patch OF woods, when the
aaRE0 suddenly came around turn 10 the
.3Hi, Tao stAnf tho man caught sight OF
en ne siHrtsd and tnrua back and then
m t4lo the bushes. IA was apparently
refy much agltatsl and acted ike man
Who was trying co hide from sons one
be b,eastpin which they had picked up In
~ road they gave to Prosecutor Jenkins
and L Will BIS shown to Mi. Miller for iden-
assistant Prosecutor Railway, with Detec-
tiVa5 Werner amt Gallagher, were out at
The scene OF the murder, but 80 far As could
% learned, thsv mAuS no nnw discoveries.
pieca 0f wood with a STOUT string at
achnd, which mad the appearance OF nav
us D1eh used rs y gag, As given to Mr..
iIidgwsY by parties VINO claimed TO have
picked It up at tho spot whero the body Of
lir5. Miller was found.
Lawyer Jess made another unsuccessful
lttelnpt 70 sse Lingo yesterday at the Oaul.
lon jail. la the afternoon Lawyer Taylor
his partner, also tried TO gain admittauc9 to
seq Lingo, bur acting under orders from
Prosecutor jenkins, JGilsr Logue refused
% allow him 10 see the prisoner.
He then applied TO Prosecutor Jenkins
Tor an order to admit him, but the prose.
'utor refused 70 allow him to sec Lingo,
giving us his reason that no counsel had as
yet heen appointed by the court Until
hat Is done prosecutor Jenkins said thar
le would recoRu!zs no one as Lingo's
counsel.
Lawyer Taylor then applied TO Judge
Garrison for an order, bur ne, too, refused
% make IL on the ground that It YVES II MAJ.
.er which should receive due deliberatlon
before any sreh steps was taken. kcoord-
ngly no one has us yet bad an interview
With Lingo except the prosecutor and his
Jitlcers.
Coroner Stanton stated on Monday that It
lad bsen decided to postpone tna Inquest
Tor the present. This is done SO that more
ime may be given for hunting up new evil
ienee and also 80 that tho microscopical
examinations which are now going on may