Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-12-11

strongly on this point Thomas Il.
Lynch was with that man, day after day,
for two months, getting this man into
the management Of the detective agency.
With all Of that crime he has not brought
into this case a single confession from
Gibbons that he ever burned that barn.
he has talked with him as with bosom
friend. He has con6ded in him, yet
with all that confidence Lynch did not
come here with single confession. There
were threats, and have no doubt that
my learned friend will diate upon
them. say they were the threats such
as a man under 1.-THE inhusnee of liquor,
and such as a man acting under the Inn
pulse of the moment would have made
and do make every day about their en-
ployers
HOT SHOT FOR MOORE.
"Now we have Jimmy Moore There
Is q man whom my learned friend says
he cannot see how buying OF an oyercoat
and.pants, being kept at the best hotel,
| being furnished his board, drinks and
amusement has any influence over his
testimony. When you look at the
motive, the bloated face OF that rum
soaked bum (Lsughter) you will give him
but little credence l submit TO you that
that man was not telling the truth. If
he did not act in just the way a man
would who had made up a story by him
self or with the aid of Traynor, / never
heard story that was made up He had
down a conversation Of a great many
words. But when you will recolect, IS
you will know, the testimony OF that
/ man as IL was given and the manner ia
which it was given and one who thought
| for almost a minute as to how long It
| took him to make up that story. l do not
think yeu will put any dependence 10
! It.
eve brought Gilbert Eggleston He
says that Jimmy Moore said Ia the sum
mer house that he did not know anything
about it. Eggleston is a young man who
Is entitled to your credence He tells you
that Moore told him he did not know
anything about it.
II asked Moore whether he said at
Frank Harklns that he did not care. it
served the SIS of b-s right. he
would not deny it. He Is out of the case.
| know that you as fair-ninded men will
not allow that testimony, given In thai
way, and under those Influences to judge
the guilt OF your fellow citizens.
Nov, gentlemen, that covers the
threats. Now l am coming TO a strong
part OF our case, made out by the state.
They are these confessions that they ask
/ for conviction upon. The first is the one
made to John w. Lowdhsr He says Az
Gibbons stood there in that crowd of f'ty
men he said L done it, The man TFo
said that did not set that barn on fire.
have heard of a man when he stood, as
it were, in this presence Of his Maker, On
his death-bed, about to 60 to the judge
ment seat, making a confession / have
heard OF men under the influence OF fesr
make such confessions have heard Of
men, when rewards we're offered, msking
confessions l have heard Of rsrer cases
where a mans conscience made him
make clear breast. But no man under
Heavens ever heard guilty man make
a confession Of guilt under the circum-
stances alleged.
1T explains something in this case
{ Just that thing. Gentlemen, you know
that the passions of people are easily
aroused ard then that anger subsidies as
the heat Of passion cools say that If
the people around at that time had heard
him make that confession he would have
been thrown into the fire. and he would
have deserved it"
There appears from the facts and
circumstances OF this case that this
young man, was man who talked I
| great deal and IN a loud tone and voice
he WAS fond Of parading himself arounC
you as @ great man. especially when IN
der the influence of liquor. That was
rational expression for him to make
while in that condition. Lowdher says
he was sober when he did 1t. Just thinl
Of a man making a statement like thst
in an excited crowd
| "Dennison tells you that he done H., ol
/ fred it, he don't know which. Was b.
trying to keep It a secret2 No, h'
thought It 5oastful. They tell you in tn
testimony that he was recovering from
Christmas jollifcstion the day before
GIBBONS WAS HOME IN BED.
"The time when Thomas Moore says
that confession was made th
young woman says he was home in bed
am ashamed OF myself when | ask yol
to weigh the testimony Of Moore and thi
young woman.
Il do not know what yon read in thi
young mans face l read weakness OF
every line Of It, but don't resd Grimm
atty or wickedness. | say that when M
learned friend got up and made an in
situation before you that those ba mi
We're set on FIRE for the purpos
of blowing up those yards | wa
simply aghRst II there be such wicked
ness ia the human heart l have
never read OF ii or seen It in my expert
ence. They accuse him of attempting Il
blow up Hagley yards, which would ais
have blown bis mother and sister int
eternity | say cannot understand tb
wickedness which would tempt or lea
anyone to bring destruction in such
way to the home of his own mother ADJ
sister. The man who set on ere tina
building is man who had no mother an
sister who would have been ruined o
killed by 1t. The man who set on FIR
that building had grudgs deeper tina
has been alleged in this case, unless 70
lend your imagination. but know 70
will not do that.
ADVERTISING THE DETECTIVES
"My friend has said that this detectiy
agency is not working for reward, bu
for a stipulated sum per day. As Nj
, Wilkinson told you from the stand the
have only been established for FIVE year
, and they are endeavoring to establish
!, name for themselves. Where respectabl
agency had reaped the ground and foun,
nothing, here comes in this new agency
If it convicts This man IL will be sprea
broadcast over this land, and they are in
terested more than If they had rewsr
OF dollars and cents They are bound t
, convict in this case If It lies In their powe
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