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

e7ttAfs hcO HOTTEST teVbl UEnt OF tDb tflGi,
lasting nearly Que hour, aud wben the
wrangle was brnueht to close b. Judge
Garrison an adjournment OF the cuu,t
until Monday followed. kelton had not
been on the stand at any previous sess!on
OF tho trial, and this evidence in his harllB
was Of most dema8jng nature TO the
prisoner. In Substance 1t went to show
that Ohalkley Leconey was averse to
having any investigation OF the tragedy
made before his arrest. Kelton Intended
tc give the prisoners own words to this
effect. Lawyer Grey, in long and elo-
quent appeal, argued before the court
that the introduction of Kelton's testi-
mony was eminently unfair at the present
stage OF the defendant's trial; was q ruse
on the part Of the prosecution to convict
the prisoner without giving his counsel
chance to attack it; and that was diamet-
REALLY opposed to a just conduct OF the
states case, because it should have been
given In the direct examination.
THE STATE DEPENDS IT'S COURSE.
An answer to this virulent appeal was
made by ex-Prosecutor jenkins, who
gave q lengthy explanation of the causes
which absolutely preoluded the state
from presenting Kslton's evidence be-
fore. He explained that the prosecution
had no knowledge of il before Wednes.
day night, and to attest their good faith
they questioned the prisoner on the fol-
lowing day relative to its truth or falsi.y
This opened the evidence in fair mhn-
ner, according to the opinion of iIr.
Jenkins, and the accused man vas
granted the opportunity Of admitting its
truth or contradicting il. After further
wrangling over its legality Judge Gar.
rison decided that it was admissible be-
cause 1t was pertinent 20 the prisoners
guilt or Innocence, and that tlAe state
had apparently acted properly in the
matter.
CONFLICTING pHYHIoIANs.
| The most salient and important feature
or the days proceedings was the testi.
mony OF DIR. John j. Reese 81 the Uni.
versity OF Pennsylvania, who in support
of the defence contradicted The evidence
Of Dr. Formed that the lapss of time be-
tween Aanie Leconey's death and the
medical examination OF her body could
not be accurately approximateh unless
within few minutes or from Is to 20
hours after her death. In his state nspt
as an expert before the ouurt DR.. Formal
had positively ayerred that except under
the above conditions ii would be impos-
aible to say positively whether the girl
had been dead one or ~ hours. While
speaking eulosistically of DR.. Formal as
medical expert, Professor Reese stated
that from his knowledge of medical
| science he cou,d positively say that the
| girl had been dead somewhere between
one half of an hcur and three hours be-
fore DR.. Bartine, the Merchantyille ply
sician, inspected the body. BY this evil
dence the defence sought to prove that
the murder had been committed after
Chalkiey Leconey had gone to the citron
field.
Leeoney's lawyers apparently secured
valuable point in the testimony of Ed
ward Burrou3h, who stated that on the
morning OF the murder rs Annie LEGO
ney's body Was turned over for medical
examination, he saw his nephew, Joseph
Burrough, step on couple OF slippers
lying partly under the settee cushion.
upon which the dead girls bead rested.
Hs further testified that his nepheg
pushed he clippers under the settee to
get them ont of the way. The slippers,
witness said, had been lying by the pool
OF blood. This evidence was brought ont
4 by the defence to show that the blood
found on the slippers which Garrett Muir.
| ray alleged that Leconey wore on the
fatal morning came there in this way. la
the cross-examination by the proPeeu-
ton, however, it was elected from Bnr
rough that he could not positively swear
whether they were slipp re- or shoes, his
attention having only been attracted to
them for moment.
1t was decided at the close of the ses.
sion yesterday that the Jury will not be
allowed to visit the Leconey farm for an
I inspection of the house and premises
unless accompanied by the defendant,
In yiew-of this decision By the court, the
inspection will not probably take place
before next Wednesday or Thursday.
UTTER DISGUST R1R MURRAY.
An amusing and ut the same time q very
significant incident, IS showing the
supreme contempt with which the rsla-
tives OF the prisoner regard Silly Smith
and Murray for teatiiying against the nj
legged innocence OF Leooney, occurred in
the morning session. Shortly after the
opening Of tho session James, the aged
brother of the accused man, entered tho
court room and proceeded to take his
customary seat by Chalkley. 1t was 90.
cupied by his handsome son Richard.
who, seeing his father coming, rose and
in flial manner rendered the chair. The
son then sought seat among the speota-
tors, and by strange coincidence q CON
stable ushered the young man to vacant
! seat alongside OF Garrett Murray. Seeing
no way to get out Of the predicament
without cresting a sensation in the court
room Richard threw look OF disgust at
the negro and sat down with his back
turned toward the latter. In this manner
the youth sat during the whole session.
II was noticeab Q that he did no. occupy
the came seat in the afternoon.
There was big sensation in the great
trial Of Chalkley Leooney at tha Camden
court house, OF the Gloss OF tue morning
/ session Monday when Supreme Judge
Garrison announced that thera had been
attempts made by certain parties to in
tiiaidate both witnesgrs who have tssti-
fed and prospective witnesses.
II can be positively stated that the
I Judge is cognizant of most severe threats
that have been used for the purpose Of
frightening witnesses from giving certain
evidence against tho suspected man.
There il Bald also to be ii formation in
tho possession of ey-Judge iApcoast one
4 OF Lgconey's counsel, 10 thu effect that
there have been threGta made against the
Witnesses who have gwen testimony in
favor Of tie doiarcs, Whatever may be
the cllims Of the defence, the pert;nency
of Judge Gariison'3 announcement Mon
day WAS directed, 1t il aUtholitatiyely
stated, 10 one person.
THREATENING WITNESS KRLroy.
II appears that immsd stely after
Lepapson Kelton, ona OF the states Wit