Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-03-06


awaited by all arrived the courtroom was
rapidly filled. All through the long hours
the crowd had fingered around the COURT
house to be at hand at the finish.
When the judge on the bench had cau-
toned those present against any demon
stration when the verdict should be rom
dcred the jury were called in. Amid he
death-like silence which pervad9d tho
courtroom the usual formula was gone
through.
Again, aa at almost every instance OF
the long trial, he man who had the most
at stake was, rs far as every visible mani
festation was copoernsd, the coolest and
least affected man in all that vast con-
course of people.
When the verdict was reached and the
low, but distinct, response OF the fore
man, mot guilty" there was no mani
festation o. feeling on the part of the
famous prisoher lie scarcely moved
muscle and seemed one of the leaat in
terosted men in tho court room. This
was the end and, after a few words had
been spoken by the presiding justice OF
thanks to the jury and officers of the
court, the long trial OF Ohalkley Leconey,
charged with having murdered his niece,
was over.
When the Last tap of the gavel Of Judge
Garrison had ended the trial there was an
affecting scene. all the relatives and
| friends of Leconey crowded around him.
Many and hearty were the congratnla-
tions and evidences Of sympathy wkich
he received. After il was all over he was
taken in charge by Edward Burroughs,
his firm md fass friend, with whom he
went TO the Burrough's farm OH the
Oo:estown road, one mile and half from
the scene of the murder. All the other
90 ors in this great drama went their
way, and the greatest sensation which
Camden county has had for years Was at
an end.
LFcoNEY NEVER LOST CONFIDENCE.
"Wa3 the verdict expected by you 2"
was nsked Leconey. II expected to be
acquitted he responded, HIS face illu-
mined with Joy, "for I am on innocent
man. znew that if there were IL sensi-
BILE, unparalleled men on that jury ]
would bs proved innocent. Never dur
ing my imprisonment have expected to
be convicted. Way should 1? / have
been treated bad enough, very unjuGIiy,
have been falsely accused"
eyes, you have" interrupted Lawyer
Gaskill, "but you mover needed me when
asked you wheth8r you ever did such
and such things"
"Eimply because / never did," ar
swered Ohalkiey. hated 10 have what
l Bsid taken down by shorthand. sock
to tell the truth. They endeavor TO say
l am guilty because said didn't reco!-
lecs making certain statements to certain
people. How could rememoer2 will
not lie for my own sake, even il BY so
doing it might help me. No, didn't re-
mamber saying what some Of the state's
witnesses said did. defy any man to
repeat his words months after he has
spoken them. We forgot them. How
can We recall them2"
"WhRt WAS your prison experience;
were You treated nicely?"
Eyes, very nicely, indeed. In fact oil
this people about the prison did what
they could for me. BIT my prison life
has told on me. Look at my hands, and
see how tender ihoy ere. In that cramped
cell have suff red terribly. My bach
hurt me so, having been forced to sit o.
lie down all the Eve months was there
Then again il was very warm. The
Thermometer in my Cell averaged abou
T5 degrees. So you can just imagine how
it affects ones health. l passed most o
! my tims doing nothing. Occasionally
, read some.
"Do you expect to do any work soon p
"No, shall take several weeks rest
: The trial has completely upset me, am
] has almost ruined my constitution.
, doubt very much il ever will be ablc t.
do much work"
"Whet ore your future intentions ?"
"Well, haven't decided, / expect Il
| ,rE Eor 81. In h.,
shall not live there. II ia very probable
I and almost absolutely certain, that vii
go west and live with my brother q
Waverly, O. He wants me to come.
J shall be happy there. But still woul
| love also to be among these kind neigh
i hors, who havo done SO much for me il
8 this TT al. am sorry, but don't thin
. will ever live on that farm"
. "How do you feel toward Murray ar
: Smith 2"
"Whst would you think against mel
who would try 10 put you to the ga lows
) Murray is liar Of the deepest dye.
don't want to say any thing about him.
: want nothing to do with aim. SO for q
q Smith is concerned am still more lem
y ent. He is not right in his mind, and
g not accountable for what ha does or says
|, - ,,ata 80 Las hg Mn,ray n vss ali
~ oo sSA.y ~, Nv ,a ,tYa y, visa
ILL go AZ ~, 90, ,oxno.5 81. ,av,
: ,onars ~ - 80
: II think tbot most Of them bava don
8 me great injustice and tried to do every
i thing against ma possible. Some Of til
8 newspapers have ected very nicely, and
n feel grateful to them"
Here Chalkley turned to LAWYER Ga