The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-22
FOURTH edition
HELD WITHOUT BAIL.

hbLD ulAhOOA Dahl
Blaokburn's Dream Pans Out Bad for
4 He Dreamed 1.-THE Coils Tighten
and the Prison Doors Open for Him.
The coroners jury In the murder
case OF Eddie Gardner met again last
eyening and proceeded with tile far
ther investigation tntS tsie mysterious
murder SO far as new evidence had
been found. The principal witness In
the case last night was Lawrence Nc
lkagncy, No. 7l5 East Fifth street, who
could not be produced before the in
quest at its previous meetings.
MIR. McKagney at first thought he
would keep his Information to himself,
but the more he thought over 1t, the
more he felt that as good citizen he
should tell what he saw and knew in
the interests of justice and In the
maintenance OF law and order.
1 1t will be recollected that Blackburn
stated that no had his dream at home
at $50 o'clock on "Wednesday evening,
and his sister swore in her evidence
j THAT he was at home that afternoon
asleep from o'clock until $40 O'Clock.
II will also lie recollected that the
father OF Thomas Hinesley swore that
he saw Blackburn near tho car where
the body of Eddie Gardner was found
between $50 and $50 O'Clock the same
evening.
Mr.. McIkagney being sworn testified
as follows:
On Thursday afternoon was sitting
at the corner of Lord and Church
streets. He said he had been looking
t,.t Fs,t. nd
had nearly walked his sole of. | did
not know the boy was lost. He had
Iglven Eddie u cent and the lad bought
two apples; he said that was the last
time he saw HIM.
Blackburn asked me II ! knew
where Edward Hazel had assaulted the
Gardner boy. / told him. He said that
he Just came from home and had been
dreaming. He did not dream often. he
said. He told me he had dreamed that
morning that there WAS blood on the
track, After he said this he asked me
about the Hazel case. The boy was
found dead near the same place.
II know 1t was between and $50
O'Clock when saw Blackburn, because
| saw the night men going to work at
4 o'clock, and we separated at $50
O'clock when the rolling mill whistle
blew | did not tell before what !
knew because / made many enemies
for my knowledge of the Hazel case.
II thought it better, hOwever,to tell the
detectives.
Blackburn looked like a man who
llhad drink OF two. He was somewhat
,lexCited. saw him again at $50 o'clock
,that night, when he asked me II /
knew where he could got lantern. l
saw him half an hour afterward. He
was going up Church street with a
lantern.
!, when heard of the boys death /
thought Blackburn was mixed up in IT..
,IIf / had known that afternoon that the
hoy was dead would nave followed
: Blackburn
\ A clincher to the truthfulness of Mr.
)lMcKagnev's testimony was that Of
l Frank Mckinley. No S22 Lord street,
',who being sworn testified that he saw
IMcKagney and Blackburn sitting ut
, Lord and Church streets, on Thursday
| between and O'Clock He did not
-lstop to talk. That night he passed
!, Blackburn and his wife and she asked
him for lantern.
I detective Hawkins stated that he
! learned that the car in which the body
, ot Eddie Gardner was found was
,lplaced upon tho side of the track on
iiISunday night at ll.3o O'Clock, October
filth.
| James Merther, Katie Corkran and
Hannah Cananaugh all testified TO see
ling Black burn Mt the iiremen's ball on
"Wednesday night, and william j.
i blackburn brother of the accused
l.swore that on Wednesday night the
ACCUSED wanted to borrow coat and
/ Vest from him to wear to the bail.
lAll the evidence being adduced, it
was stated that the States Attorney
= General desired tie jury to hold the
1Iease open as long us possible In order
N thut all tho evidence that could be
: found could lie produced.
h Foreman Quinn did not scot the use
OF waiting on the Attorney General
lio had been invited, though there
were several sittings of the Jury
neither the Attorney General nor hii
; deputy appeared. Anyhow he wa;
eInot the attorney for tho jury. The
7 tlmamhers all coinclded with thoIr fore
llnan and MS there was sufficient eva
iience to hold the accused they agreed
:, upon tine following verdict:
II "Resulyed That tho jury empnnelet
Sin the case of Eddie II. Gardner
p found dead in baggage car. No. All
/ at this foot Of Fifth street OH the nigh
lOr October 10, 1891, say that Eddie Ii
ItIHfuneI came TO MS ueAlu ny HelIi
,sIchOked and having his neck broken
!. and after hearing the evidence TIL
70 jury feel Justified in holding Walter W
blackburn for trial.
he verdict was signed by all tn
members as follows:
l, William II. Quinn, William II. Wal
n :. lker, w. II. Robinson,J. I. Walker, JOIN
! Crawford, John b. Duntar and 1aylo
> Wickersham.
This morning Detective s liav.kin
and Hatton took Blackburn handcuil
y led over to New Castle jail in the s. 10 a
I'M. train. Patrick Gardner, the father
/ Iin-law of Blackburn. WIS at the depo
TO SEQ him start, but had no CONVERSE
Ition with him.
Akron oatmeal, all grades, crushed
oats always fresh At j.. j. Smiths, Att
land Shfpley streets.
-@S~
A New Lodge.
NJ. Meyers has received warra mt Il
open a new lodge of the Knights of II
John OF Malta. There are alread
-four lodges of this order in our city
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