Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-17

In the fall you'll see hell raised, for vel
blow everything to hell. As soon as they
get through building the Wayne barn
we'll burn it again; we'll burn all of their
barns us fast as they build them up"
HIS LIFE IN DANGER.
In the cross-examination Detective
Traynor said he had heard Edward Clark
frequently declare that he would kill spy
or an informer.
ibid he know you were detective ?"
asked Mr.. Harrington.
mo, sir" responded the witness, vigor-
ously, IF he had known 1t l would not be
here to-day"
"Why not2"
He would have killed me. I've heard
him say hundred times d-n the detec-
ttectives, and threaten what he would do
to them.n
ON DELICATE GROUND
Mr.. Harrington asked him IL he did not,
the first night he was at the Clarks' house,
sleep IN the same room with Mrs. Noble.
He said he occupied the same room, but
did not go to it until o'clock in the morn
ing: She was then lying on the bed asleep
with her clothes on, having retired SOME
time previous, while the Others were still
down stairs, playing the fiddle and dane
w iiCn ilC Ntltb lilJb tIlt room ne
awoke Mrs Boughton, and she at once
went down stairs, while he lay down and
went to sleep.
Detective fraynor said the Ciarks told
him the Pinkerton agency had been en-
gagged in working up the du Point cases
but he did not know it of his own knowl.
edge. He never told the Clarks exactly
what was the nature Of the trouble he
said he had gotten into In North Carolina
will you tell us?" asked Mr.. Harring-
ton.
why / never was in any trouble in
North Carolina at ALL"
He said that when he told Clark about
being in trouble Clark said to him, ''all
right, John. if you are really what you are
I'll protect you"
Pending the cross-examination court
took recess until go o'clock.
Again, at Tuesday afternoons session
Of court, Austin Harrington took in hand
the detective, John Traynor, and cross
questioned him in regard to his testimony
against the Clarks and William ]. Gibbons
IN the barn-burning. conspiracy cases. To
the mind of the witness, however, many
Of Mr.. Harrington's questions were not
very explicit, and he hesitated in his
answers. go on" said Mr.. Harrington
don't let us have any trouble"
TITS only you who are making all the
trouble" retorted the witness. IF the
Jury can understand you, can't
cLARR's BusiyEss PARTNER.
Thomas II. Lynch, another detective of
the Wilkinson agency. was next called.
lie came here first Oh August 3lst, 1891
for the purpose of becoming associated
with Edward Clark in conducting the
Columbus Inn. They formed their part
nership and took charge Of the hotel the
next afternoon, September LIST.
Did you ever, asked Mr.. Biggs, hear
any Of these four defendants make any
statement going to show twas their inten-
ton TO burn the old barn ~
II heard William Gibbons say that he
and Eugene Burns went one night to fire
the old barn, but the watchman was there
so they got drink of water as all excuse
and went away. This statement was made
in the Keystone Hotel, Philadelphia"
Mr.. Biggs. next proposed to put a ques-
tion as to what had been said to the wit
ness about the best time to burn all the
property of the du Pont Company. He
said if all the property was mentioned
certainly the old barn, which is the spe-
ciiic allegation in the Indictment must be
included.
Mr.. 1Iilles objected to the States prem
Uses.
The court held that the indictment was
not for general conspiracy to burn all
the property Of the dr Points, but to burn
q certain barn, to which averment the evil
dence must be confined.
Then Mr.. Biggs asked: did YOU ever
have any conversation with any of these
defendants, or hear any Of them make any
statement relative to their intention to
burn the old barn n
mo, sir" answered the witness. after
reflection, mot to my recollection"
did you ever have any conversation
with William j. Gibbons, relative to an
oath being taken by another?n
Yes, SIR
The witness then repeated his conversa-
ton with Gibbons in Philadelphia. de-
tailed in the previous trial, when Gibbons
said that If Eugene Burns had confessed
about the dn Pont fires he had gone back
on his oath.n
In cross-examination Mr. Harrington
asked if the boy, Joseph CLARK, was not
required to stand behind the bar at the
Columbus Inn. The witness said the boy
frequently came into the bar room but he
invariably drove him out, us he did not
consider it Il fit place for the boy. lie used
the profits of the business in buying new
stock.
"At tho time of the arrest was the
Columbus Inn doing good business?n
"0h, yes"
The witness frankly admitted to Mr..
Harrington that his sole purpose in going
into the copartnership was TO worm ont of
the Clarks confessions about the fires and
the conspiracy.
The next detective was Thomas Lynch,
who went under the name of Kirby dur
ing the investigation. lie said he was pres
ent at the Keystone Hotel, Philadelphia,
when Gibbons made the remark about
Eugene Burns going back on his OATH
He detailed the conversation in corrobora-
ton OF the testimony of Thoms II. Lynch.
FIXING THE LETTER on JOE CLARK.
Walter j. Young, registry clerk at the
Wilmington post-ollice, was called, and
after identifying registered letter receipt,
looked at the Clarks and said he knew all
three of them. He said that Joseph Clark
signed the receipt for the registered letter
and also signed the receiving book, which
he produced and submitted TO the inspec-
ton Of the attorney general. The names
signed in each instance were Edward
Clark and "Joseph Clark and the re-
ccipt was for registered letter sent to
Edward Clark.
Then David N. carvalho, the hand
writing expert from New York, was
called and said he had carefully examines,
these signatures, which the previous witt
ness said had been written by Joseph
Clark. Taking in hand the two letters
signed with Mrs, Clark's name and the
letter, Mr.. Carvalho said that
these three letters and the signatures on
the segistry card and in the registry book
were all in the same handwriting, written
by one and the same person.
Have you any doubt about this n asked
Mr.. Biggs.
None whatever" replied the witness,
positively.
Mr.. Biggs then took from the registry
book the page containing the signatures
and offered it in evidence together with
the receipted registry card
Watchman Joseph Knox, testified. as in
the previous trial, to seeing Gibbons and
Eugene Burns come to the old barn one
evening iii June, 1890 On seeing him they
got a drink of water and went away.