The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-03-07
LINGO IN JEOPARDY.

Damaging Evidence Again+t the Negro.
Witnesses Who Saw Lingo In the
Woods Near the Scene of the Tragedy.
He Assumes a More Sober Manner.
! CAMDEN, N. j.. March THE third
day OF the Miller murder trial proved
to be the most interesting thus far,
and the evidence adduced by the State
was by far the most damaging to Lin
go, the accused negro.
County Physician lsZar,i was recalled
to the stand, and his cro5s-examina-
ton was proceeded with. Continuing,
he said:
Upon examining her undershlrt I
found blood stains ON the garment;
the stains were on different portions
OF the garment; her collar was lying
on the clothing loosely, and there was
blood on the collar also; / cannot say
that there was blood on her clothing,
or on her face above the chin"
At this point Dr. Iszard wGs allowed
to step down to hear the evidence of
Isabella Maui, who testified that Mrs.
Miller visited her home at aIoores-
town on Thursday morning, September
18th, to get some clothing belonging
to her sister, and left in time to get the
LILO train for Merchantville.
pr. lszard again took the stand and
said: "Mra. Alillers hair was hanging
down her back, with the plaits par
tally cut, and matted badly; her fin
gers presented the appearance OF hav-
ing been bitten; the little finger at tho
! Joint was evidently gnawed by the
teeth of some one; the wound was
nearly an inch in length, and could be
made by the human Teeth; the wound,
In my opinion, could not have been
made by an instrument; i examined
Lingo's teeth, but that examination
did not convince me that the wound
A was made by human teeth, us that was
my opinion from the first; there was
also a punctured wound on the thumb,
which might have been made by a
tooth.
THE SCRATCHES on LINGo's HAND.
I'VE found scratches on the left
hand, one on the inside and another on
/ the outside; we also discovered a mark
on the side of his face, which looked
like an old scar; tho cuts on the hand
were fresh wounds; Lingo said little
child cut the one on his arm with n
i knife; he did not say how he received
the other cut"
On cross-examination DR.. Iszard
said: Il think Lingos teeth could
make such wounds as thoSa on Mrs.
Miller's hand; We made the first ex-
animation OF Lingo ON the day the
pody was found; l think it might have
been O'Clock in the evoning; the ex-
animation was made at the lookup at
Merchantvllle in tho presence of tho
d coroner ana an officer; we cut out the
front of his trousers, aud also took
his shirt, there were stains on his
clothing OF a brownsh color; the
stains were on his shirt; did not see
any other stains on his clothing; [
TOOK tho scrapings from under his
hnger nails. but did not see any blood
on his fingers; cleaned all his finger
nails and kept the scrapings until the
next day, when they were turned over
TO Dr. Formal; | did not see any blood
under his nails, but there was plenty
ol ulrt; we again examined Lingo in
the county prison and took moro dirt
from under his finger nails; the cut on
his hand showed evidences Of COM
mencing to heal, but there was no
scab; the cut might have been made
with razor
LINGO AGAIN RECOGNIZED.
William II. Davis, colored. said: 81
have known Lingo for about five
years; saw him on the afternoon of
the day before the body was dscov-
cred, standing on street in Match
'C''ii hA' haso ibOAlLS ONtI lHt lbIltt
near where | was at work. he did not
remain there long; l looked up and he
was gone; saw him again that after
noon about three quarters of AN hour
later going up the street towards Mer-
chantyilie; ho was alone at that time;
did not notice whether he was walk
ing fast OF slow.
LINGO IN THE WOODS.
David Wilder. an insurance agent of
Camden, testified that lie wen. 10 AIef-
chantNillc on September % arriving
there about 2,l5 and that, going
through the woods he met a colorad
man and as!lel him where the Du-
Hadways lived. 'tIr told me where [
would lind them,r he said, 'and then
hurried oui l recognize that man
lpolhtinE to LinSo) rs the man | s;tw
IN the woods; lie was going toward
Matchtown; this was between > and
$50 o'clock; he Ind slight limp in his
walk, and wns In d hurry WITNESS hera
exhibited TO the Jury the manner in
which Lingo walkedl; recognize Lin
20 as the man l saw In the woods"
ALfIrLE dIRL's DAMAGING STORY.
Millie DuHadway, l6 years old, who
lives near the Miller farm, was next
sworn and said:
Il met Mr., Miltlerun the 25th OF Sep
tenlber last, as ! was going through !
the lot on my way TO the railroad sta. I
ton, and had some conversation with /
him; also met colored man; that is
the lpointing TO Lingol that met I
when WAS going through tho woods: |
Lingo was going in the opposite direc- |
ton; he wore gum boots, Elue shirt !
and overalls, slouch hat and had sone- |
thing over his shoulder; was goipg |
to make the 2.33 train; also met Mrs. |
Miller alter had passed Lingo; this |
was only a short distance away from |
tho wire fence. Mrs. Miller said .liel- t
10, Millie, and / said Hello, Mrs Mill |
ler;' did not see Lingo after that until {
| saw HIM in the Prosecutors Office: |
saw him among n number uf cOloreu
men IN the prison; ne was dressed diff
ferently from the time he was when |
met him in the woods; | positively T
recosnias him as tha man met In tho !
woods. /
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