The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-14
oLARK-elBBoNs CONSPIRACY.
Continuation OF Testimony for the
state-More Expert Testimony-nIrs.
Emily Noble. Ds.ectlve, Examined.


OF State VS.. james Carr for murder of
Antonio Basso, and that the witnesses
in election cases were discharged un-
Ill next Monday morning at 10 o'clock, |
and tho witnesses i'll the Clark-(iib- !
hons conspiracy case were retired un-
til called.
VIM A. Reynolds said he had twenty
years experience and had examined
writing az times. Had examined the
letters one and three fourth hours.
The letters were written by one and the
same hand. Putting u loop on the 'r'
n number Of times In several iettOls he
thought peculiar and the strongest
proof. Second, the way tho as weie
shaded. Also MISUSE of "a and
uniform misuse OF capitals. Then tho
"yN dozen times by itself was proof
enough. On cross. examination Mr..
harrington, attorney for defense, drew
out that Mr., Reynolds was an expert
accountant. and that lie had not before
been an expert witness on handwriting.
j. J. PeircG had been professor Of
penmunsnlp twenty years. The threa
letters were written by the same hand.
No doubt OF it whatever.
John Nj. Cnrswell, bank toller, and 10
years experience In bank. Had spent
. hours examining tho letters. Ihoy
were written by the same hand with
| out doubt.
Edward W. Smith. OF National Bank
| OF Delaware, paying teller for 8 years.
| Had often examined hand wrSng.
| Had examined the letters before, They
were all written by the same hand.
I. L. +. smith, paying teller OF lst
| National Bank for q years. Il don't
Hesitate to say the three letters were
written by the same hand. No douJt
OF it whatever
Harry Z. tumrord. 25 years of bank
experience, hal carefully examined
the letters, They are incomplete aud
were written 10y tha same hand.
Mrs. Emily Noble. lives in New York
and hns for some yenrs. Has live
in Mass u'hu sets. Lady detective in
employ OF James Wilkinson OF New
York for about 3 years. Came from
Newark to Philadelphia 2Tth OF Octo-
bca, 1880, Got n room In Philadelphia
for headquarters, and got circulars.
Came to Wilmington in 2 or days
and distributed circulars. Then went
up brtndywtno to find about barn
burning. Spent 2nonths distributing
circulars up tho lirIndywino. The cir.
cularS We're about dres3making. Mr.
harrington objected to it as irrelevant.
Attorney tienhral Biygs sail his pur.
pose whs to bring out the conduct of
this witness by which shn Obtrlnnd in
formation about barn burning. Circu-
lar admitted.
November - lS0) first met the
Chrk5 at No. 3li East Seventh street.
introduced her dress cutting system
MIR. liillcs objected 10 the testimony.
The declaration of uny on witness
MS to any statements Of one conspira-
tor to bind 0thnr5 50 charged but. not
present. Mr.. ii. read from Wharton
and other authorities. The contention
wis argued ut length.
Court decided we huve already prImn
facie evivoaco that There was con.
spirary and favored admitting the les
timuny
Mrs. Noble had not seen Joseph
Clark before Nov I'D. when NIr. Clark
wtts seeing her to hcr room one night,
was the Iii At urcu5ipn he talked OF eN-
plosipns and barn burning TO her. He
, said. II know nbopt the explosion and
the very men who did it" Il know
, the men who set buponts, property OIL
tire"
Not long ago wo tried the old barn
but they had watChiuen to prevent.
We are going to shoot Them down, and
1t wont he long before we get at it
somehow That was Nov. 10th. jan.
Is, Alr, Clark explained to Mrs. Noble
| I.
Feb 6, Mrs. Clark said to me ii il
doesutrain we will go ont and see
what things look like. ! don't see
any other way than to get some gun
powder" etc. She recommended q
covered wagon, Then Mrs Bowden.
tanolher name OF Mrs. Noblel said
Mrs. Clark we will go on and see how
things look burning
Mrs. Noble related also conYersa-
tion between her and Joseph Clark.
ilad an arrangement to no and see the
lire. They walked from 60i King
street to tlark's home, talking about
harn-burnlng. The conversation con,
tinucd alter tEey entered Clark 5
house.
They talked tho barn.burning bust
; ness all over. Mr.. Clark said il would
I not matter il u few more barHs were
, burnt as it would make WORK for men
Mrs Glnrk also asked Mrs Noble tc
3 join secret society,
i. She said Edward and some of the
: men who formerly worked for the
DnPoEtS belonRn1 to it. ha Clark
l letter introduced Saturday stated
| We have strong society. Mrs.
Clark said she would Ike To join it
! Edward said thoYare called the "Nerel
, Sweat Mrs. Noble asked her the ex,
: pen5es. benefits. elr.
She said it is like this. II you eyei
get into any trouble Edward could 70
ont the l}randyTiue and Eeta hundret
men Ia help you. If any one rsfuset
to 90 to help II might as well be th,
= last of thcm. This was ON FebrunI,
: u, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark am
\ Mrs, Noble being present. Mrs. Ciarl
y said:
4 "a good way would he for man Il
! go along halftlrank and Joe could q,
,. too. When the watchmam's attention
. was called away the tire could h
y Lighted. Two men could get hal
n drunk and haho= n fight and got tht
Watchmen away. But tile troubl
would be to get both aNdvat ouce 81
tht old blrn could lie Ii, htel.
" Mr, Blg4s asked Il question whicl
e Mr. Harrington objected To, as to-
" general Whether or not this witnes,
. on different occasions whether o
II not statements were made to her b.
II Edward Clark and wife, and ON uthe
4 dates than those testified to same pnt
Is pose. rs 1t shows n conspiracy to bur-
Is the old burn.
Mrs Nuble's conversation with MI
Clark about 29th of July in the dinin.
room OF the Logan House, preseT
lr Edward Clark, Mm. J. Gibbons an
I, Joseph lark Yes Willie aud YOU r.
X member how your father has worke
It for the DuPOnts all his life, aud ha
IS made them wealthy mon, what the
'e are.
n Do you remember when Tho TO
eigners We're employed; Fran
= DUPONT said 10 your father, when Sic
~ III bed that m0DnV ennIl= pnt=It,v#