Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-22

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0' Thomas as Hinesly ST., tottering feeble
old man, testified that his son was home
all Wednesday hight. Hinesly's father
also testified that between AGO and $50
O'Clock Thursday evening he saw Black
burn and another man ,n pass up and dow, down
He did not.know who the second person
was. q
room by some One from the audience
rising on his feet and fatty contradicting
Witness Hinesly regarding his sons time
Of going to bed. The speaker accused the
totterin8 old fnRp with wilfully perjuTing
| loud voice: TX iYon know thai is not Sc, n Mr..
Hihesly; your son was over. at our house
| later than that on Wednesday evening"
This unexpected denial staggered the
decrepit old man, who insisted that he be
given chance to ask Blackburn ques-
ton.
Howard wallen, aged years, did pot
n od b ss mature oa A. sah d or liz w and
he.was allowed TO leave the stand without
being questioned by the jury.
Edward hedds1 testified that he saw
Blackburn At M corner of Lord and
Church streets Wednesday evening at $50
| o'clock and saw him searching for Eddie
Gardinef at 1l.S0 O'clock on Thursday.
Blackburn seemed anxious to find Eddie,
witness said
Joseph Keefe told tho jury Of Black
burns coming to his house for lamp at
| $50 o'clock Thursday night which Black
burn procured, but did not say what he
waited with IL,
| Martin Gardiner, aged l6 years, testified
that Black burn CAME to the Gardiner
house, .atie:3o o'clock on Thursday even
ing and called his wife outside Witness
did not hear what took place between his
sister and her husband, but noticed that
bis sister began to cry and would not tell
| the cause. Black burn then went away In
search Of q. lantern he said, and returned
| again at $50 O'Clock with the announce
rnent Of the finding of the body.
John Cook OF Seventh and Church
streets testified that Blackburn came to his
1 store on Thursday evening for a lantern.
Cook had. no lantern and told Blackburn
so. The latter related to him his dream
Blackburn also said to him that he had
seen Hinesly going down Lord street with
Eddie Gardiner on Wednesday afternoon
l William Fuhr of S07 East Fifth street,
said he saw Hinesly drunk on Wednesday
evening. The latter was in Fuhr's house
| nj o'clock. Saw him enter his own home.
Next he saw him about home on Thurs.
day morning and, in fact, most all day, he
said.
Harry Seaman testified to Blackburn's
meeting him and telling him of the dream
on Thursday evening. Procuring a Lam
tern the two Searched for the body and
found 1t in the baggage car. Blackburn,
he said, was excited on finding the body
and said he knew who did the murder, but
mentioned no names.
This was the last witness heard by the
jury when adjournment was made. A
statement by Blackburn in the presence OF
Chief of Police Blackburn and Detectives
Hawkins and Hatton, would go to prove
that Blackburn did not commit them
der. He attempts to account for himself
from noon Wednesday until 10 o'clock
Thursday night and mentions a number of
persons to prove his abb. These wit
nesscs will be summoned before the in
quest.
All that was mortal of pretty, faxen-
haired Eddie Gardiner, victim Of brutal
murder, was laid to rest on Saturday
afternoon in new Cathedral cemetery.
The last sad rites were said over the re.
mains by Rev. Father Kelly of st.
Mary's Roman Catholic Church, after
which repose was sought for the lifeless
piece of clay in the cemetery. While
no imposing ceremonies attended the
burial Of the murdered lad whom all
admired foghis pretty features and rings
OF tlaIen cprls when living, there was
no one present unimpfessed by the
pathetic and solemn scene. 1t was the
case Of o lad forced into eternity and
from oil earthly surroundings in the
very bloom of innocent youth, and this,
too, by tho brutal blow of red-handed
murderer In the shadow of darkness
ALI these circumstances surrounding the
death Of the beautiful lad, the pride Of
his home, could not fail to impress all
who witnessed the administering of the
sacred rites and subsequent burial of the
child.
4 The coroner's jury in the Gardiner
murder case held q long and tediou;
session Monday evening. There were II
witnesses examined in the case and the
testimony, although not directly accus
Ing young Blackburn with completely ii
the crime, still there was scarcely a;per.
son who listened to the testimony las
evening who kid not believe that Walter
J. Blackburn was in some way impli
Gated in the brutal murder. His state
ment made in the presence of Detective
Hawkins and Chief of Police Blackburn
was carefully examined by the Jury ane
when closely scrutinized by that body
it was discovered faulty in several in
stances.
The coroner's office was packed wher
the jury arrived and an immense GROVE
gathered about the streets immediately
in front of the office anxious if possible
to gain admission to the hearing. Thi.
large crowd was disappointed, how
ever. The hearing was private
Among the witnesses noticed BY tie iur,
as that body filed into the room wer,
several present at the city hall the frs
night Of the hearing, and although til,
jury had already heard their eyidenc,
these witnesses discovered some pretex
or other to be present at the hearing tina
/ night.
A point strongly against Blackburn
, was his failure to account for his where
abouts, in the written statement ii
possession Of the jury, on that fata
| night, between the hours Of $50 an,
1880 o'clock, when Belle Scott allege
q have seen the strange man having il
: his arms n child. Throughout hi
yoluminous statement, in which Black
i burn attempts to give an account Of hi
5 movements from Wednesday mornin
6 until the hour the body was found d
, Thursday night by Seaman and Black
burn, he makes no mention of where Ii
; was between the hours above stated O.
: the night of the murder.
! Again the statement Of the sister q
! the accused, in which She SAYS tina
Blackburn came home at 8 o'clock, o
t Thursday afternoon and slept until
e O'clock, is in exact contradiction /
r the written statement of her brothel
who declares that the dream which re
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