Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-03-12

colored men who were placed in row
in the county prison.
TESTIMONY RESUMED.
At the opening of Court Monday
morning, Thomas Young, a colored
man for whom Lingo worked, testified
that Lingo had worked for Elm the
day before the body was found; that
Lingo quit work on that day for din
ner little after 12 o'clock; when he
went away he said he would not be
back until the next day; ne came back,
however, at nearly O'Clock: Lingo,
ne seid, came down to me in the field;
this was about the time school was let
ting out; be remarked to me that after.
noon that his knife was not sharp, but
that he had cut bis hand; his hand was
not bleeding; he wore gum boots that
day; did not notice whether both
sleeves were on his shirt; he did rot call
my attention to the matter
On cross,examination by Mr.. West
colt, the witness said: Lingo was at
my house on Wednesday night (the
day before the murder); l live close to
his house; he said he could not work
for me all day, as he wanted to go and
buy piece of ground Oh Thursday
afternoon; the stalk knife ne used be-
longed to me, and is down here some
where; Lingo took the knife away with
him on Thursday night; I did not see
him on Friday; he did not appear to
be excited, and talked as usual; when
ne returned in the afternoon to work
he did not say anything about his rea-
son for coming back to work at
O'Clock.
Miss Saliie McMenamin, the young
woman living at ColleysvilIe, Pc who
left the witness stand the previous day,
was recalled and said: Il vas visiting
Mr.. Townsend's, near Merchantville,
On the day of the murder; left the
house to 60 Mefchantville in the after
noon, accompanied by Miss Lafferty
and Mr.. Townsend; We went by the
Hampton road; when We returned
that afternoon I picked up THE breast
pin in the woods, lying in the road (pin
exhibited); when we were going
through the woods in the afternoon.
on our way to the station, saw a col
ored man in the road, in front of US at
the bend OF the road; he seemed to be
hesitating which way TO go, and went
in the woods tC the left of us.''
On cross-examlnatlon she said she
could not identity the man she saw
running through the woods; that she
did not see him walk, but only saw him
disappear in the woods in front;
when We first saw hin." she said, she
was standing a few PAGES off, but he
only stood minute and then disap-
peared in the woods he wore a slouch
hat, long black coat and a sort OF
blue pants"
Miss Annie Lafferty's testimony was
as follows: II was with Miss McMena-
min; in passing through the woods we
saw colored man; that man point
ing to Lingo) looks exactly like the
man we saw; he had on light colored
shirt; he disappeared in the woods to
the left of us; said: What took that
man through there, there is no PATH
l did not hear of the death of Mrs.
Miller until Saturday morning; I saw
Lingo in the county prison afterwards;
he was standing with five other col
ored men, and picked him out from
the crowd"
On cross.examinatiop, she said:
when first saw the man in the
woods, he was running and came into
view from around bend in the road;
the man had little moustache; he
was greatly excited, and l am positive
he wore white Shirt"
Henry Townsend testified to going
to Merchantville with the young
ladies.
On cross-examination, LIE said: "Miss
McMenamin found the breastpin prob
ably fifty yards from where they saw
the colored man; l was walking back
of the girls at the time they saw the,
man; did not see the man; l did not
tell you (Judge WestcotD that 1 had
walked over every foot of ground out
there, and had timed myself in walk
ing; l have worked on this case much
of the time since the murder occurred;
have taken great interest in seeing
If could ascertain all the evidence;
did not do this work for anyone but
myself; 1 was greatly interested;
found some clothes in the woods and
they were given to Mr.. Warner 1 did
not show the clothes to John Miller,
and he never told me they belonged to
Lingo"
Joseph Fowler testified: II have
known Lingo for five or six years: