Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-03-12
BRIDGET0N,.N j.. THURSDAY. MARCH H. 1891

important witnesses to-day pointing
directly to the alleged guilt of Lingo
Judge Wescott, counsel for Francis
Lingo, who is on trial for his life in
Camden Court House, charged with
the murder of Mrs. Annie Miller
Friday afternoon failed to make the
States important witnesses waver
from their direct testimony, though
his cross-examination was rigid and
searching.
During the morning session Miss
Sallle McManamin, of Collegeville,
while on the witness stand, was over
come by nervousness, and was unable
to resume her testimony during the
day.
The testimony of the States wit
nesses was damaging to the defense,
and when Lingo left the court room at
the close of thei days proceedings he
was less buoyant than when he en-
tered. The testimony of the witnesses
tended to show that Mrs. Miller had
been assaulted between the hours of 2
and 3 O'Clock on the afternoon of Sep.
tember %, and that Lingo was in the
brush lot in the vicinity where the
body was found, between the hours of
2.40 and $40 p. N.
The principal witness was County
Physician lizard, who described the
wounds on Mrs. Miller's neck and
hands. On cross.examination in refer
ence to the condition of the body and
clothes he said: II found blood on the
lower part OF her skirt, which was ex-
tensive. Her collar, white one, was
lying lose.from her neck, and was be-
meath her. The right hand end was
stained with blood" He did not no.
tice if there was blood on her dress.
W. s.. Davis, colored, of Home
steadville, alaborer, said Lingo passed
where he was working, near Centre
and Third streets, about two O'Clock
on the afternoon of the 25th. Three
quarters of an hour afterward he saw
Lingo going toward Merchantville in a
hurry.
David Wilder said that while pass
ing through the woods, before cross
ing muddy stream in front of barb
wire fence, be saw colored man. He
asked him to show him the way to a
certain house. He said the colored
man was coming toward him and go
ing toward Homesteadville. He wore
rubber boots, blue shirt, blue overalls,
slouch hat, and had a sack Or coat on
his arm. He was in the main road
He was walking very fast, with a
slight limp, and had G "sprawline"
way of throwing his feet. He hung
heavy on one foot. He was walking
very fast.
do you see that man here?n was
asked by the Prosecutor.
"Yes, there he is" said the witness,
pointing to Lingo. He is the man, I
am positive"
"What became of the man after he
passed"
Il looked over my shoulder and he
disappeared from sight"
Millie DuHadway, 16 years, positive
ly identified Lingo as the man she met
on the outskirts of the woods on the
25th of September. She said she left
home to make the 232 train from Mer
chantville. When near the edge, she
met Mr.. VILLAIN. Afterward she saw
Lingo, who asked her if white man
had passed. He was going into the
woods. When she had gone little
farther they met Mrs. Miller, who
said, III clio, Millie!"
SAW LINGO Follow MRS. MILLER,
Mrs. Miller was at the end of Match
town road, near the edge of the woods.
The colored man was Lingo. She had
picked him out of the Jail as the man.
She said she had not talked to anyone
about the case, and had only seen
Lingo at distance of about two
squares.
Have you ever talked about this at
night while stopping at Miller's?" was
asked on cross examination.
mo"
'Who was the first to ask you about
Mrs. Miller?n
"Mr. Miller came to our house about
10 o'clock on Friday, the day after
Mrs. Miller went through the woods,
and asked where saw Mrs. Miller.
said near the entrance of the woods"
The girl was on the stand for long
time, and she adhered to the one posi-
tive assertion that Lingo was the man
who passed her and her brother.
AT the close of her testimony the
court adjourned.
The State examined mum Der of ad-
ditional witnesses Monday in the
Miller murder trial in the Camden
County Court, chief of whom were
r 1o4e