Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-02-11


while asleep on settee in his fathers
kitchen. He would show that before
going asleep Blackburn's thoughts were
OF the Hazel matter and that when he
dreamed he saw blood on the tracks.
ne would show that there is in the
blackburn family a circumstance which
makes the family have faith in dreams,
and that the prisoner was urged by his
sister to go and look in the cars. (Here
the sister wept.) Telling the dream, he
commended, was the act of an innocent
man.
IMPEAcHING A WITNESS TESTIMONY,
Mr.. Ward called for the defence Martin
Gardiner, brother of the murdered
boy. Witness declared that Isabel Scott,
October 10th, stated in the presence of
himself and Mrs. Blackburn the man
she saw on the railroad was tall and had
a black moustache. He never saw Black
burn have moustache. Blackburn
called him upstairs and said he believed
he knew who "did IT," The prisoner said
he had seen Hinesley and Eddie going
down Lord street. He also SAID TO Mr..
Gardiner DO you think l did this 7"
Witness did not hear Blackburn say he
did not kill the boy. lie heard his
mother accuse Blackburn Of the murder
K Michael Gardiner, another brother,
testified that while they were at the car
his mother accused Blackburn of the
crime and no reply was made.
Elizabeth j. Robinson described
Eddie's wounds. Mr.. Ward started TO
ask her about something Mrs. Blackburn
had said, when the attorney general
objected and the objection was sus-
tanned. Court then took recess until
Friday morning,
During. the afternoon the jury in the
murder case was given permission TO
take walk last evening, accompanied
by bailitis, and the grand jury indicted
the following: William GALLON, en-
bezzlement from Charles Meiller; James
O. Cooper, murderously assaulting
Eliza Green; Edward Becson, larceny
from Benjamin Gooden; Alfred Spencer,
William s. Harris, Leslie Hemphill and
William l.. button, larceny from Isaac
Dukhart; Charles Salisbury and Walter
Crump, carrying concealed deadly
weapon.
Soon after the opening of county
court Friday morning the plea of guilty
was accepted in the following cases and
sentence passed as follows: John Davis
and Frederick Brown, larceny, each
pay costs of prosecution and 81 restitu.
ton money, be imprisoned three months
and tomorrow be whipped with five
lashes; Smith Moss, Walter Crump and
Charles salisbury, carrying concealeda
deadly weapon, each costs of prescott
ton and 10 days imprisonment John
jackson, larceny, costs of prosecution
and So restitution mony. three months
imprisonment and five lashes; John
@. Cooper, assault and battery, costs Of
| prosecution, $50 fine and three months
imprisonment; William Frazer, larceny,
costs Of prosecution and $3.50 restitn-
lion money, three months imprison-
ment and five lashes.
In the case of John Shorter, indicted
for assaulting the Rev. Samuel Ambrose
with intent to commit murder, the
encouragement refused to accept a
plea of guilty of assault
The Blackburn murder trial was re-
sumed about 1880 o'clock.
Mrs Elizabeth J. Robinson was re-
called by the defence. She testified that
she heard Mrs. Gardiner, who was up
stairs, crying and accusing Blackburn
of the murder. She did not hear Black.
burn then reply to the accusation.
Downstairs Blackburn said 81 did not
kill the child, you must be crazy She
had heard the prisoner deny the accusa-
ton twice since.
DIR. Joseph II. Smith was recalled and
stated that he saw the body about 10
o'clock the night it was found. He was
of the opinion that the boy then had
been dead at least IL hours. He might
have been dead anywhere from IL to "a
hours.
TRYING TO PROVE AN ALIBI.
William ]. Blackburn, brother Of
the prisoner, testified that the defendant
came to his house about 430 D. m, DC,
toher 18th, and asked the loan of wit
ness coat and vest to wear to the fire
mems ball, Witness could not positively
fix the date and the counsel for the de-
fence started to prompt him, whereupor
the attorney general became angry ant
made some remarks, which caused the
court to ask the counsel not to quarre
and make their complaints to the court
Harry A. Brady declared he saw The
accused at Lord and Church street,
/, from 4.30 to 800 o'clock in the after
noon of October 14th,
Charles August testified that he saw
Blackburn there at $50 p. m. and he re
? manned two hours
, John Kennedy asserted that he saw
Blackburn at the place stated from 3.3C
to $50 p. IN.
john Garvey stated that he saw de
PENDANT at Lord and Church between
J and 4 p. m. Of the day in question.
Harlan J. Feaster testified that Black
burn came to his barber shop between
and : p. M, October 14th, and remained
about 30 minutes
MIXED IN REGARD TO TIME.
r Walter Batten stated that he say
S Blackburn in Mulrinc's saloon, Lore
Z and Church streets, about IN. m. Black
I burn remained about Is minutes. IL
a next saw him at Eighth and Churcl
streets about 3 p. m. From then uni
r after 8 p. in. Blackburn was uptown
4 On cross.eXaminatian witness declare,
5 Blackburn entered Mulrine's salool
c at 8 p. m, and left some time between
e and 8 O'Clock. About S.15 y. M. Bacl.
S burn went uptown. He left Taylor
d saloon, on Fifth street between Kin
i and Market, about SID or $50 O'Clock
Q He stopped on the way up Market stree
|. and went 10 the ball in Institute Hal
n about 9.l5 o'clock. Witness in contra
e detion, stated he left the hall about
o'clock, leaving Blackburn there. Befor
his departure, he asserted, he had bee
at the ball 10 or 10 minutes.
u John H. Mcllugh testified that Blac,
z burn came IN Mulrne's saloon betwee
{ $50 and p. m. He next saw tn
c prisoner at Eighth and Church street
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