The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-17
THE TRIAL OF LINGO.
The Prisoners Cross Examination
Finished.
MORE EXPERT MEDICAL EVIDENCE


Lingo Tells How He Got the Blood
ON His Clothes-Attempt to I'm
peach Insurance Agent wilder.
DR.. Formad Recalled by the De-
fense.
CAMDEN, N. j., March 17.-The cross
examination of Lingo was continued by
the state. The questions put to him
were searching, but he made his an
swers in cool, deliberate way, and did
not at any time appear to be confused.
In answer to question as to why he
had cut off his moustache, he said 1t
was done by the advice of his lawyers,
who told him to shave his face clean.
Prosecutor Jenkins ordered him to give
practical demonstration Of the manner
in which he cut corn, so as to show to
the Jury how he inflicted the wound
upon his hand.
The prisoner retired after being on
the stand for seven hours. The defense
then put witnesses on the stand to i'm
peach the testimony Of Wilder. the in
expert medical testimony.
A Question of Time.
"Now, Lingo, what did you do be-
tween the hours OF quarter past g. when
when you arrived home, and five min
utee of S, when Isaac Thomas says he
met yous" inquired Mr.. Jenkins. II
don't know exactly what the time was
Mr.. Robb says it was twenty minutes of
3 when he was talking with me at my
house. | can't keep track of every min
ute OF the day." answered Lingo. This
concluded the cross examination.
On redirect examination Mr.. Wescott
brought out the fact that Lingo had no
watch or other means OF telling exactly
what time it was. He accounted for
the blood on his clothes by the state
ment that while at work in Pennsyl-
vanin last summer he cut his hand to
the bone with the blade of moving
machine. The blood got on his clothes
then and he made no attempt to con-
cealit.
AT ex-Judge Wescott's direction the
prisoner gave another object lesson. He
took the old blue shirt he wore the day
Of the murder and the sleeve he says he
tore off tho shirt the day before, and
holding them up to the jury showed
how they were pieced together.
An Attack on Wilder.
Insurance Agent Wilder was recalled
and admitted that he had once been
sentenced to ten days imprisonment for
disorderly conduct. The object of this
testimony was to impair Wilder's credi-
bility as witness. he having sworn
positively for the state that he saw
Lingo in the woods about the time Mrs.
Miller entered them.
DR.. Harrison Dufiield who is a gradu-
ate Of jefferson college, and has prac-
tised for seventeen years, testified that
the amount of blood in person of Mrs.
Miller's size and build would be eigh-
teen pounds. Such a wound as was in
fiieted on Mrs. Miller would drain the
body of twe-thirds to three-fourths of
the Blood. In handling the body some
Of the remaining blood would run out
afterwards. 1t would take from six to
ten minutes for the blood to empty cut
when the throat was cut.
DR. Thomas Reed, who graduated
from jefferson college in 1888, testified
that there would be about from five to
seven quarts of blood in person
weighing from 120 to 1876 pounds and
"a years Of age. In case the throat was
cut some blood would remain in the
body. 1t would take about five hours
for blood to CONCEAL.
DIR. Formad Recalled.
Professor II. F. Formal was called by
the defense, and testified that there
were from ten to twelve quarts of blood
ordinarily in the human body.
Doctor he was asked, chow much
blood altogether did you find ON Francis
Lingos clothes?" About few drops"
'.Could that blood have come on those
clothes at different times and from DIFF
fereut sources?" 1T could"
Mrs. Harriet Baker, white woman,
testified for the defense that she saw
Mrs. Miller's body in the woods, but
saw no blood on it or about it. This is
to bear out the theory that Mrs. Miller's
body was carried into the woods.
John Thomas Hall, colored, testified
that he saw Richard Robb and Lingo
at Sterliug's tavern in Matchtown be-
tween 2:30 and p, m. on the day of
the murder.
John ID. Courier, reporter of Tho
Philadelphia Press, testified to going
out to the scene of the murder on
Saturday in company with another
reporter. They saw Charles Du Had
way, and he told the witness that he
aud his sister left home at ten minutes
of to catch the train that left at
twenty minutes of 4. This contraliets
young Du Hadways testimony
DR. William Wescott was called and
testified concerning the amount of blood
a body weighing 1856 pounds should
have.
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