The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-10
Third edition.
NOT GUILTY.
walter W. blackburn Stands FREQ
and clean before the Law.

e At five minutes past three O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon the Jury in til u
Statevs Waiter W. blackburn came
into the court room. The prisoner
WINS doeked. There stood Mlllin the
bar his wife and sisters, who have
manilested 30 mitch GRIEF during the
SIX days OF the trial, eager to catch tine
words then TO fail from the Jury's
1oreihtin.
X Clerk Of the Peace, W. Pierce Biggs,
h Called the Jury Toll and all We're press
emit For, man Benjamin X. SerNispn
prononncod the Iury's verdict oil Not
Guilty"
At the very first ballot they had
4 Htood eleven Tor aGquittal. Tho othyr
v one man was won over TO the same
conviction by discussion OF tho evil
dence
No longer prisoner, the face of
Walter w. Blackburn, with liberty and
4 flights equal 10 any other citizen, dis
Y blessed his emotions only by the bright
aiming of his countenance.
The women clapped their hands with
10y, and the gratitude of one flowed IN
Tears. A sensation Of joy and sails
y faction ran through the audience, Tor
v The people We're pleased. Well they
may lie, for II man could be hung
In this Country on that much evidence
IN quantity and quality, 10 person 5
life could be safe, and the Country
would not he worth living in.
Blackburn stood up and Judge
Grubb told him he was tres and clean
before the law, and could go where he
pleased. The group of ladies nestled
around him and went with him from
A the court room, having made AN UNI
unconscious demonstration of how help
full and comforting women are to q
man in trouble.
III now Walter can live In some other
State where lie will not be annoyed by
4 the life lasting personal prejudlces OF
some persons, ii lie will give rum the
total dismissal and never again have
drinking companions, and il he vii
put In an honest days work every SO
cular day of his good health. he viii
demonstrate, by his future life, that
good blood will tell in mans veins
for the evident honest Scotch blood OF
his father and family has been tower
Of strength to him.
ALI the officers of the court whC
took part In this case have handled l
Z with great ability. 1t has been thor
4 oughly and exhaustively tried. Con
Gratulations were flee and plenty yes
terday.
l& AMOR H. BURNETT.
The slayer OF Patrick f. Shields
with an axe while asleep on the night
OF Nov. 2S, 1891. Amor II. Burnett, wa.
tried before the following jury: vii
liam f. Reynolds, George W Reybold,
n Henry Nj. White, Amos u. Anderson
James Darroll, Charles simmons, vii
lam F1tNslmmons' Henry N. Silver
Harry l.. Dayett, William L. Bigger
James A. Lenderman, and Edwarl
Jamison.
The witnesses were Henry ii Brown
Bergeant Wigglesworth. pr. Leonar,
Kittinger, DR.. j. llarmer Rifle, JOsep
Fullmer and Dir. Joseph H. smith. IN
kittinger said that Burnett is undoubt
1dly insane and has been for som
time. He was entirely insane for tn
Aast three or four months. and was he
fore the c smmisson of thecrimc. Di
Rile had told Mrs. III no t, I'll
M night before the tragedy, that her nus
band was insane ana should be put Il
MI asylum.
No questions were asked by MI
n Bird, who represented the prisoner
Judge Cullen instructed the jury, il
( was satisfied that Burnett was insan
10 render verdict of mot guilty b
reason OF insanity This IVES done.
s4' Attorney-General ggsimmcdiatel
asked that Burnett he commitle
forthwith to the State Insane Hospita
where he had been confined awaitin
trial. He was remanded to the hosp
tai and Mr.. Biggs directed TO prepar
the commitment.
COURT NOTES.
~ State vs.. Charles II. Blackson fG
s rape of Mrs. Mary A. Lee Cloth colol
ed), WAS continued until May term
prisoners counsel William NJ ByrH
Just assigned by the court, was gran
ed time to prepare the defense al
without objection from the Attornl
General.
Judge Cullen, however, said he fl
pred the trial OF capital ca5es IA 500
as possible. and said he knew of bi
two that We're postponed from OF
term to another, when he WAS pracsi
ing law In Sussex county
Ali the jurors in Coart OF Oyer an
Iegmlner were discharged from flu
ther Attendance at this term, and
Jurors were discharged until 10 o'elo
~ this morning,
William GALLON, who had plsadt
guilty to emhe2ZliIg 5z6 from Chair
L. Meiler, was sentenced to pay eos
and be imprisoned three n4oNtls Il
sentence is thought to have bee
made lighter OH account Of the pray
= OF his counsel, Victor b. Wonlley, lis
John w. Benson and William
Glasgow, guilty OF policy writing :
ceived each a line oil SSGy and We
esntenced to three months in Iat
Eoth are cOlofed.
Edward Beesen colored, Will get ii
lashes and three months Tor lar any
Taylor Fugh, for policy with
600 or three months.
Elijah turchas, culored. first p}isl
OF larcrny OF l. White flour. =
restitution and ono month. Frank
Carpenter, Eaq, helped HiA u4J L
easy.
Jacob rrus.y for as al. with Into
to XII, Mas continued 10 May term
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