Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-22

that his daughter had locked the door,
II. The witness then detailed his search
for the missing boy and told of his being
up stairs when word was'brcught that
Eddie was dead. He went down stairs
when the boy was carried in. Blackburn
approached him and asked do you
accuse me of thisf" He had not yet
spoken to his son-in-law he declared
when he approached him and asked this
question. Blackburn said he had Seen
Tom Hinesly going down Lord street
with the boy abouy1 o'clock, but prevl-
ously to that had not told anyone about
seeing the two. Blackbhrn's fatherrin-
Jaw then detailed how the former had
threatened his wife and child and
threatened to kill his mother in law
more than once.
Mrs. Annie Gardiner, the mother-in-
law of Blackburn, declared that when
she went to his fathers house at No.
S15 East Seventh street, on Thursday
morning at 4 o'clock, Blackburn re-
sponded to the ring of the door.bell and
the moment he saw his fnother-in-law
she declares he trembled all over. This
witness also began telling Of the family
relations Of young Blackburn and his
wife TOWARD the GARDENERS, when STOP
ped by the fury, th6y, not caring tohear
the family woes ventilated by over
anxious Mrs. Gardiner.
Mary Blackburn, wife Of Walter
Blackburn, was the next witness
sworn, and stated that she gave Eddie
bis dinner at 1880 o'clock on Wednes-
day and that was the last she saw of
him. She said that her husband came
to the house at 8 O'Clock on Thursday
morning and began to search for the
boy. That'very Afternoon Walter caihe
to the house and said he had dreamed
he had seen blood on the railroad track.
The next she remembered seeing the lad
was when he was carried into the house
dead that evening.
The next witness was Detective Haw-
kins. He detailed the taking OF the
statement made by Walter j. Black
burn and also that obtained from Belle
Scott of No. 1923 Robinson street.
Belle Scott was then sworn, and told
the story Of seeing a man with o boy on
his shoulder between and 10 o'clock
on Wednesday night, the night of the
murder. Her statement did not differ
from that made to an EVERY Evening
reporter on Saturday, and which has
already been published In detail. When
asked if she identified Blackburn as the
man she had seen with the child We'd
nesday night she said she could not,
positively, but thought be looked like
the man. She declared che believed he
was the man in the corridor Of the police
station Saturday night.
In corroboration Of Walter J. Black.
burns statement, John t. McHugh, 72o
Church street; Frank Kirk, John Jen-
nings, 702 Church street, Henry Nicholas
and George Lynn stated that they were
with Blackburn on Wednesday night.
In contradiction to the statement OF
Blackburn, Walter L. Taylor of No. II
East Fifth street, said that he was be.
hind tie bar all Wednesday night and
did not see Blackburn in the saloon
Frank Kirk and John Il. Mcuugh sworc
that they In company with Blackburn
were IN 'Taylor's saloon about O'Clock
Wednesday night.
John jennings Of No. 702 Church
street, swore that Blackburn did not
take him home drunk on Wednesday
evening and that he wasn't so drunk
that it required any one to go home
with him. He drank nothing but beef
the whole evening.
Harlan j. Feaster, No. 722 E. Seventh
street, swore that Blackburn was in hi;
barber shop, between 7.30 and $50
o'clock Wednesday evening and got hi.
hair cut.
Sarah Blackburn, sister Of the &C
| nnsad xuoc tHnt, H. al r., tt,o ~ r.
q juryman had demanded that she b.
called, and told of Blackburn coming
| home Thursday afternoon aud laying
down about 8 o'clock. When she awokt
him about o'clock and be sat down tC
the supper table, be said he had had {
dream which he revealed 70 her abop
Eddie. He spid he believed Eddie wa!
drowned and would never again be seer
alive.
| Old Thomas Hinesly was then re
| called aud reiterated bis statement tina
he had seen BLACKBURN and another mar
down about the railroad tracks OF
Thursday afternoon.
The testimony of Mary Hinesly
Katie Corcoran, Katie Dugan and Kat,
Conklin went to prove conclusivell
that TOM Hinesly was home in bee
the night Of the murder. There beinl
no evidence to hold Hinesly the jury
ordered his release.
Detective Hawkins made the an
nouncement that he had heard O
another witness that he understood
1 could throw some light upon the tragedy
4 and the jury decided to adjourn unit
| Wednesday night, at s O'clock, fo
i further examination Blackburn is still
locked up.