The Wilmington daily Republican., 1891-12-09
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As coon as court reconvened at $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon, the case
Of the State vs.. Gibbons, indicted for
the barns OF the DuPonts, was
again takon up. .....
John Dennison teatified that he is at
present night-warden at New Castle
Jail. At the time the earn was burned
be lived on the banks and was at the
dire. He saw Gibbons there and heard
him say Il done It," or Il fired it, he
could not remember which.
He said this in answer to several who
wero asking how the fire occurred.
After the fire some one gave them some
money, and they walked down the
road together. They were wet and
cold, and wanted some liquor, 80 the
waited about twenty minutes
until Gibbons came back. He again
8 lid that IL was lie who had fired the
iain. The witness thought he was
sober enough TO know what he was
talking about.
On cross s-examtnation he said, that
It the time OF the fire he was employed
10Y the DuPonts, and when he reached
= lie barn was told to get the hose. He
lid not see Gibbons at first, but did
,ee him afterwards.
He waited In the road until Gibbons
'ame back with the bottle OF liquor,
but he did not get any. He did not
know whether ornot Gibbons had any
thing to drink while he was in the tav-
ern.
Edward Vaughn testified that he has
lnown Gibbons for eighteen or nine
teen years, and has always been good
friends with him. He remembered
the night the Fleming barn, at Ster-
lings corners, was burned, January
2lst, 1890. He was ut the fire and saw
Gibbons there. He came up to the
tall hun, when he said he did not want
Ito hear anything from him.
His reason for doing this was be-
cause there was a suspicion that Glib
bons had set fire to the new barn, and
he did not want to talk to him. Glib
uons however held out his hand and
said Il burned tho new barn. and
Burns sev iire to this"
Mr.. Biggs asked the witness: "Dld
you ever hear the accused make any
threats against the DuPontsr'
MIR. Hillee objected to the question,
and after an argument between coun-
sci the Court decided that the question
could he admitted. MIR. Biggs then
asked the witness II he had over heard
Gibbons make any threats against the
DuPonts. and he said that Gibbons
had told him on the iron bridge that
he would make things hot Tor the Du.
Points, and intended to paint things
|red.
This was in March, 1889, when the
statement was made. .
On eross-examinution he said that
Il a tr,lr n NN1gV ~
first fire, and that he gave Gibbons
some money to buy liquor with. lilo
was under the impression that Glib
Ibons had been drinking when he saw
him at the Fleming fire. He told the
witness that he had burned the new
barn, and he could give him away II he
wanted to.
On redirect examination the witness
admitted that he was drunk with Glib
lbons last week and went with him to
MIR. Hilles' Office, when Mr.. Blggs sent
for him, and told him TO remain away
from Gibbons until after tho trial.
since then the witness has been under
the care OF detectives
James Moore was sworn, and testl-
fed that he is we'll acquainted with
lGibbOns and has worked with him at
Icarpentering, The next morning after
the new barn was burned, he met Gip-
Ibons VINO told him that he should
have been at the lire, as it was wonder
HUI. After some further conversation
Gibbons told him that he had fired the
barn, and was id sorry that Frank
lDuPont's house had not gone too.
1.-Two or three days afterwards lie met
him again, wien he again told the
witness thRt he had fired the barn and
did II without any one seeing him. ro
said he had set fire 10 it i'll the fnnne /,
toward DuPont,s house.
When the last conversation took
place tho witness aud Gibbons were
crossing field together.
On cross-eKamiDation the witness
said the pants he bad on, and also an
lovercoat were bought for him iiy John
ITralnor, a detective. He left this city
and went TO New York with him about
IAN houraftor the hearing before Squire
,Sasse, and remained there until II few
Idays ago. John Irainor paid his board +,
land also paid Tor his drinks He went
to New York, because he wanted to go,
las lie prefer cd being there to remain
ing in this city until the trial was over.
lle was in company with other detec.
lives in New York.
On the evening before the fire Glib
10 fine building. aud ON the morning
after the fire he told the witness he
had burned 1t. Two or three days al
terwurds he again told the witnes s
TINT he had burned the barn.
| Before the witness went 10 New
York he stopped at the Clayton House
with John IrainoI, but ha did not
know who paid the bill. He denied
having told John Harkims, when asked
about the fire, that ''it served the
SIS oF b----hs right, and he WAS glad
lof 1t. . Ho was in Philadelphia with
the detectives and also in Brooklyn.
lie was with Irainor nearly all the
ltime.
lie only talked with rrainor couple
lof times about this case, while he wHs
In New York. He also had two or
three talks with Mr.. Wilkinson about
the fires. He had good time while
he was in New York, and returned to
this city last evening. He has since
been stopping at the Clayton House,
with John Trainor.
On redirect examination, tho wit.
ness said that lie had worked for e. e
Dul onts but had been discharged
twice, once being for drunkenness. n Q
never told any one what Gibbons had
Itold him, until he told the detectives.
As it was now near y o'clock. court
took recess until 10 O'Clock this morn
ing.
The State still hHs number OF wit.
Inesses, and the indications are that
this case will consume the entire week.
Mr.. Hilles has some twenty-five or
thirty witnesses for the defense, and
lis working hard to establish the limo.
icenCe OF his client. From what can be
learned, tine State has some startling
Testimony in reserve, which will be
produced at the proper time.
The trial axrifes3 the 1reatcst infer-