Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-29
BY WHAT FlEND'S AAND7
Lingo Accused Of Killing Both
the Armies.
HRS. mTLLERs AWFUL MURDER.

HRS. MILLERS AWFUL MURDER.
Evidence That the Negro Is Responsible
gor the Butchery of Annie miller and
Perhaps OF Aunle Laconey seems to
Steadily Increase-Iater Developments
CAMDEN. N. J., Sept. 29.-The evidence
against Francis Lingo, who is in the
county jail here for the murder Of Mrs
Annie Miller, is so strong that it seems al
most impossible that he can be other than
the guilty man. Public Prosecutor Jen-
kins and his detectives are working ON no
other theory, and they have procured add
tional evidence each day. Lingo, how
ever, does not seem to be much troubled
with the case that has been made out
against him, denying some statements
which can be proved by several witnesses,
and admitting or awkwardly explaining
Others which are very damaging.
Tbs detectives in the case have hereto
fore been very mysterious in their CONVEX
stations with newspaper men and their
stories have been misleading.
When She Was Last Seen Alive.
The evidence now published is aurhori-
Hative. Mrs Miller was last seen alive
about $50 o'clock Friday afternoon. At
chat time she was entering a ciump of
scrub oaks just outside OF Mechanicsville
In negro quarter of the town known as
Matchtown. She was going to her home,
about a mile distant, and the road led
through heavy bush, with no houses in
sight. Her body was found about three
quarters Of a mile from the point she had
entered The doctors have decided that
the bruises found on 1t were made before
her throat was cut.
Lingo Cannot Establish an AIIbI.
Lingo fails to fully account for his time
on the day OF the murder from 1 to 4
o'clo@k, which covers the period In which
the murder was committed. Six witnesses
have been found who are ready to swear
that they saw him In the bush near the
scene of the murder on that day and
within the hours that he fails to account
for his whereabouts Lingo says that he
wasn't In the bush at all The portion of
shirt sleeve with a dark stain on it,
found within few feet Of the body, has
been Identified as piece OF the shirt Lingo
had worn on the fatal day. Tt was shown
20 him in his cell yesterday, and he said
that Il was piece wooden that his wife had
mended his shirt with, and that the morn
Ang OF the murder while working in
1ouugss 1eld, it had become partially de-
tached and he had torn 10 of and thrown
kt away
The Sickle That Couldn't Cut
The place where he claims to have
thrown it away is about threequarters OF
mile from the scene OF the murder. When
Lingo was arrested there was a little blood
on the corner of the lower part Of his shirt. |
The officers were unable TO decide whether
1t was fresh stain or not There were |
$40 sqEsfches on his hand. and Wien his |
attentlon was called to Them be said pue |
was made by his corn knife Oh Youngfa ]
farm the day Of the murder and THAI Che |
Other was made by his baby the day before. /
EaIilee Young told the prosecutor yester-
day that when Lingo returned at O'Clock
the day Of the murder he said to him; "Mr.
Young. / thought you said the sickle
couldn't cut and thereupon raised his
bleeding hand. Neither scratch looks a.
~ ~ could been made with an edged tool.
The Negro Darted Away.
Additional evidence came 70 light yester-
day which may bear fruit. Il was learned |
that about the hour Of the murder Harry /
Townsend and two young ladies from Col
legeville, Annie Laferty and Sallie McIm-
IMAM, were walking along the road ia
the brush when one Of the girls found q
silver horseshoe breastpin. They were
looking AZ IL when q burly colored man
came In sight around a bend 10 the road.
Both girls saw him, but before Townsend
could turn the negro darted into the under
growth and disappeared. The pin was to-
day identified as one worn by Mrs. Miller.
The young ladies will be given look at
Lingo today to see IL he is the man whom
they saw in the woods.
Deliberate Fiend.
The post-mortem work OF the murderer
was done without apparent reason After
be had dragged the body OF his victim to
the place u Witch ii wAs folssd +, ,-o,,,,,..,
aer hat which was un6arfled ana ~
5g'sasl .ls..l been knocksd os 81 ns first
.~.4er with the parcels she had
carried. and carefully deposited them be-
side the body. Some such attempt at ord. q
had been made in the case of Annie fe.
ooney. The same hand was visible in ooth.
chalkieS Leconey's vindioat on.
Chalkley Leconey was busy s .tn-dav a.
going from country store to store ip the |
section round about Merchf .1tyille posting |
up printed notices OF IN sale OF his farm |
on Oe1 y. 10 repor ,er who met him in |
MeTchantville ne sa'' I'm his homely way:
! ain got - % .ng TO say, except this:
hope theyve Got the right man this
time, and IN ak it's about time that the
people IN IN = section got together and put
a stop to Ais sort Of business right here
and now
!, He Seemed to give only passing weight
10 tie common idea that IL Lingo we're
fo1znd "a he tho rnftrdarar az Mira Nffllar n
would be popularity regarded as further
windication Of himself on the charge Of
numbering his niece last September.
Knights OF Aurora All Right.
MrNNEAPoIIs, Mimi, Sept. 29.-The in