Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-16
THE HANDS OF A THUG.
THE BREATH OF LIFE cHoKEp
OUT OF EDDIE GARDNER.

Murder Lufke In an EXPRESS Oaf ana
Seeks a lSine-year Old victim-Another
Mysterious Murder without Any APP =
parent Motive,
One Of the most atrocious murders
was discovered last night Edward h.
Gardner. small boy about Q years old.
living with his parents at No s03 East
Fifth street, was found dead in an
Adams Express car which is standing
on siding belonging to the p, w. h B.
Railroad Company at the foot of Fifth
street.
The body was found in the centre of
the car, and near by was pool Of blood,
which is supposed oozed out OF the boys
mouth after death. The boys bedy was
discovered In strange manner
Walter J. Blackburn, the brother in
law Of the murdered boy, says that he
dreamed that he saw blood on the rail
road track near the foot of Fifth street.
He got a lantern and with Harry Sea
man, went to the place The door Of the
car was pushed back and there on the
floor was the body Of the boy.
Blackburn and Seaman carried the boy
to his home, where his anxious parents
were waiting for his return from seeing
the hremen's parade, he having not re
turned home since Wednesday.
When his lifeless body was brought
into the house the family were nearly
erazed with grief Blackburn then told
the boys father that when he last saw
him alive he was going down Lord street
with Thomas Hinesly. Blackburn and
Seaman then left the house and went TO
the corner Of Fifth and Church streets.
Three Msn Arrested.
David q wingate. the Waterman at
John g. Baker & Co 3 morocco shop,
telephoned to the police station and Cap
tain Kersey with Coroner Sparks went
to the house Of the GARDENERS. In the
meantime Officers Lucas and Finn put
Blackburn and Seaman under arrest, and
took them to Gardeners house AS soon
as the men were brought to the house
Mrs Gardner accused Blackburn of the
murder, which he denied.
Blaekburns statement concerning
Hinesly, caused the latter's arrest and
he was locked up. When he was ques
TONED he denied all knowledge of the
boy or Of his death, and was very indig-
Aoho wi bolhE nAAchbcu
Patrick Gardner says that when Black
burn saw Hinesly with Edward he
wanted the matter kept quiet.
Had Bees Dead Whole Day.
The attending physicians say that the
body must have been in the car for
twenty-four hours. The neighbors Of
the family say that the de ID must have
been committed in a different part of the
city and that the body had been placed in
toe car expecting that It would be taken
out of the city before morning,
thus placing the roughs in
the city In which the car was taken in a
grave position, and enabling the perps.
traitor to escape
The lad was "a student at st. Mary's
school, and his funeral will take place
toner ow afternoon Up TO o'clock
this afternoon no further clues had been
started.
He Died ia Great Agony
Coroners Physician Smith made an
1 examination Of the body this morning
and found that the neck had beer
broken. Marks of suffering could bs
/ plainlY seen on the boys face, and 1t Il
evident that he died in great agony. TIL,
face and the mouth is badly drawn as Il
be had been in terrible Agony.
The Death Car.
The Adams express car in which the
body was found is lying on q side track
| Just above the foot Of Fourth street and
can be seen from his parents home. The
number on the car is 415. No one knew
when the car had been placed there. The
car had been securely fastened, thus pre-
venting the crowd of curiosity -seekera
from gaining an entrance.
An Alibi WIZ Be Proven.
Thomas Hinesly had seen the boy up
| to 80 o'clock on Wednesday night and
at that time he with his children went
| TO their home and remained there al
the meeting of the coroDer's Jury TO
night an alibi on his part will doubtless
be proven
The Coroner's Inquest.
Coroner Sparks has been busy all thu
morning summoning with sses anC
| jurors The inquest will be held ia thu
City Hall at o'clock this evening.
To BE Buried Tomorrow.
Undertaken Thomas L. Russell tool
charge of the murdered boys remains
this morning and at once began to pre-
pare them for burial Father Flynn
called at the home and the arrangements
for the funeral were completed. It will
be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from st. Mary's Chursh. Interment viii
be made in the New Cathedral Cemetery
It is expected that the funeral will b,
largely attended.
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