The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-10
FOUR FATErlLHOyRs
An Important Period in the Liz
Of Pranois Lingo.
he WAS SEEN IN TEE BUSH LOT.

BE WAS SEEN IN TIE BUSH LOT.
The Prosecution Presents Additional
Evidence on That Point - Testi-
mony TouchinR LAage's Asseace
from Work on the Afternoon OF
the Murder.
CAMDEN, N. J., March 1e.--From pres
emit indications the Lingo trial will con-
tinue at least ten days longer. The
state yesterday produced more tssti.
mony to show that Lingo was absent
from his work ON the day Of the murder
for about four hours. 1t was Thomas
Young who said this. he employed
Lingo to cut corn for him that day.
Lingo quit work at noon for dinner and
returned about half past 0 or o'clock,
and worked until shutdown. The cross
examination was not without Its sug-
gestive value to Lingo. Young said
when he hired Lingo the previous day
he was given to understand by the lat
ter he would not work full time, be-
cause it was important he should see an
agent concerning some property he de.
sired to purchase.
He tried to dissuade Lingo. because
he was anxious to get his corn in, but
Lingo insisted. The witness did not
notice the sleeves Of Lingo's shirt either
before his departure or after his return.
All he knew was that he wore rubber
boots when he came back. He said
further that Lingo had complained of
cutting himself with his corn knife.
Lingo Is Serene.
If Lingo was worried over the testi-
mony Of Friday afternoon and Satur-
day morning, he had recovered his
equanimity, and smiled frequently dur
ing the session. He listenei closely To
the testimony, and did not let point
escape him.
Two young women who walked to
Merchantville about the time the muir
der is supposed to have been committed
swore they saw coIored man in the
bush lot; could not identify him, but
described him as dressed In a long black
coat, clothes of blue color aud wearing
black hat. When asked If she thought
she saw the man in the court room Miss
Annie Lafferty said she saw q man just
like him. Several weeks ago this wit
mess picked out Lingo from amongst
six colored men as the man she thought
she saw that day.
Henry Townsend, one armed vet
eran, at whose house the Oollegeville
girls were visiting, was the next states
witness. He has taken great interest
in the trial and claims to have done
some detective work in the case. The
witness said he had travelled all tine
roads and paths in the bush lot and
measured the distances by travelling
them on fEot. He found certain bloody
clothes In the woods, and ex-Judge Wes-
colt promised to call him as a witness
for the defense.
He Saw Lingo.
Joseph Fowler, colored, said he saw
Lingo In Merchantville shortly after z
O'Clock on Sept. %.
Charlie Du Halfway, 10 years old
said he passed through Mitoheson woods
with his sister about o'clock on Sept
25. He met the insurance agent
Wilder, and negro whom he identified
as Lingo. He met Mrs. Miller at the
edge OF the woods.
On cross examination the boy blurted
out that Lingo had told a story on him
a week or so before the murder, and he
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Wescott held up the sleeve Of blue
shirt and asked If that was the sleeve
that was found in the woods. Although
there was distance OF fifteen feet be-
tween the witness and the sleeve the
boy said that was the sleeve.
Charles Black, the stenographer, wai
called to the stand. He took the ex
animation of Lingo on Sept. 81 last, as
conducted by ex-Prosecutor Richard
jenkins. Council for both sides agreed
to admit Mr.. Blacks work was done all
right. Then Assistant Prosecutor Ridg-
way read Lingo's various statements to
the jury.
Detective Weaver testified that or
Saturday after the murder he took q
razor. stock knife, butcher knife
and $l7 in money from Lingo's house
These were turned over to Mr.. Ridg-
way. Witness received the clothes
from Detective Canlin.
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