Evening journal., 1891-12-15

was purchased.
"Why did you want the Clark family
hunted upI" Because from the sub
stance matter of the letter | thought it
had been written By some member Of
that family"
ment relative TO Mr. Carmetha, who lived
where the Clarks had resided >
WAS there a man named SeltzsrI
Yes He lived on the William Dupont
farm He lived there when the barn
was burned. It was burned on the 7th or
9Th, l don't know whick. l believe
he was German"
"Who was Collison?' "He was lead
book-keeper."
What does the son of Chatlie Carpen-
ter dol" He is shipping clerk and
pays the men.
Has be storeY" He is interested
in store at Rockland
WHO is William Heatherstoner He
has been head farmer for four OF nve
years"
INSTRUMENTATION
Harrington How did you get this
letter., Through the mails"
"rhis only has a one-cent stamp on It.
1t takes a two-cent stamp to carry 1t
for thatg' II don't know All know
Is that it came to US through the mail.
He left the stand at 80 o'clock aud
the Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
Court reconvened at 1910 o'clock this
morning
Mr. and Mrs. Clark came into the
room with sad faces which showed the
want Of sleep Joe Clark had a genial
smile upon his face, while Gibbons had
stolid, devll-may care expression that
has been one of his characteristics since
the trials first began.
JUDGE CULLEN WAS I'LL
Judge Cullen was Ill last evening, but
was able to resume his place on the
bench this morning. Judge Grub occu-
pied seat on the bench during the
morning.
wRAEGLE ABOUT THE WITNESSES.
Attorney General Biggs again called
the attention OF the court to the fact
that the witnesses for the defence do not
occupy the law library during the SEES
sion, but remain in the court room hear
ing evidence given
The court made "a ruling that all wit
nesses ignoring the ruling of the court
In this respect shall be deemed guilty Of
contempt. Several witnesses Immediately
left the court room.
POSTMASTER STEWART TEsTIFIEs
The FIRST witness called was Postmaster
Daniel F. Stewart. He had Just left
sick room and was scarcely able to
stand. He identified the postmark on
the envelope Of the threatening letter as
being genuine. He said he supposed
that the reason a one-cent stamp
was on the letter was because
It was put there by some person who did
not know that it took 2-cent stamp TO
carry letter In free delivery Office. he
supposed that thesletter was treated as
circular matter and deliEe
Harrington-"Ha William Dupont a
letter box ia the post officer 1.-THE pos
tai regulations forbid me from answer
ing. !"
s'should not this letter have had
due stamp on it, and been held for
postageg 1T should And due cent
should have been stamped upon it.
DO you know that it passed through
your officer" "No, do not "
DETECTIVE WILLIAM WILKINSON.
Detective William Wilkinson took the
stand. His testimony was as follows:
II am detective. am employed BY
Wilkinson & Co. / am a brother OF
James E Wilkinson. have been with
him since 1887. came here August 3,
last, went to the Clayton House. |
came alone. know all the defendants.
did work on this case
saw Clark first on March % 1891 /
saw him in room No z, Calvert House
Baltimore. / was sent the re by the
agency"
did you have conversation with him
in reference to burning the Old barng
Yes"
who was theref" mrs. Noble was
there
what did Clark say9" "He said they
(the LuPonts) had an old barn (Which
they thought great deal Of. Ae had
been talking about the explosion and the
fires he said there were two watchmen
there One was named Knox, who had
one arm, and If he could be gotten out Of
the way the Old barn would go this
fall.
"Did he tell you anything moreY
Eyes. On March go 1891, at the same
place in Baltimore. He and Mrs Noble
were preparing to return TO Wilmington
/ l was leaving the city with the pretense
OF going South He said, Mr.. Boughton,
wish you could be at the next blaze.
| At the present time the watchmen are
there; but wait until everything Is clear
and You will see It go.
When was your next interview
ION June %, 1891, at Newburr, n. Y.
Mrs Noble, her daughter Emily, John
Traynor, Mr.. Clark and myself were
there. Mrs. Noble said. Mr.. Clark, it
seems strange to me that when they
burned one barn that they did not burn
all He said, They are waiting for the
fall. Then all the barns. property. mills
and everything will go.
WITNESSES OBJECT TO BE LOCKED uP
Mr.. Harrington presented to the court
letter from the witnesses to the az.
fence, objecting to being locked up ia the
law library.
The attorney general stated that Il
was Mr.. HsTfington's own suggestion
and gave the witnesses to understand
that it was an order Of the court that
kept them there.
THE EXAMINATION RESUMED.
After several objections, in which the
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