Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-07-07
THE EDGAR NAN CASE.
Tho Intricate Suit Resumed Before judi
Grubb.

Grubb.
The hearing vt the Robert Edgar bail
reduction On was resumed before
Judge Grub, at chambers, Thursday
morning.
Among the witnesses were Julius
Ricard, the guardian of Maggie Welsh;
Mrs. Anne Edgar and Detective Alfred
4. Miller, Mrs. Bourne and Mrs.
Walther.
Ricard testified that he went to New
Castle Jail TO see Edgar about the set
Element of the claim. They got very
near accomplishing q settlement. Ricard
asked Edgar now much he could pay.
The reply was that the best he could do
was 5000 or $500. That was not
accepted. The witness asked Edgar
where Maggie Welsh is. The reply was
that her friends are taking good care of
her.
"What friends-TurnbullY" Ricard
asked.
Edgar made no verbal answer, but
smiled suggestively.
Turnbull is supposed to be detective
in Edgar's interests.
Mrs. Bourne, who keeps boarding
house at No. 140 North Tenth street,
Philadelphia, testified that man giving
his name as Day frequently came to see
Maggie Welsh at her house. lie claimed
to be her brother. lie brought man
to see the girl who the witness was told
was MIR. Turnbull.
The drift of the examination seemed
to be to prove that Edgar had employed
| Pinkcrton detectives in order to get
Maggie Welsh in Edgar's friends pos
session and thereby get her to settle the
case against Edgar.
Mrs Bourne believed that Day was
a Pinkerton detective and that he was
endeavoring TO influence Maggie Welsh
| To drop the suit against Edgar.
Mrs Walthcr, one of the boardcrs at
Mrs. Bournc's, identified Days photo
graph.
Alfred Il. Miller testified he was q
detective on the Pinkerton force and
that he came to Wilmington in Edgar's
| interest. lie came TO interview Ricard.
He left the Pinkerton employ ami then
worked for Ricard.
In reply to questions from Judge Ball
| Mrs Edgar, VINO was again brought on
the stand, acknowledged that she was
acting for her husband all the time he
| was in Jail.
In reply to Mr. Bird the witness sworc
that her husband never did anything to
| keep Maggie Welsh out of the State and
| had done nothing in any way at all to
prevent her tcstilying.
1t was necessary to show that Edgar's
wife was acting directly MS his agent.
The contention of the opposed counsel,
Notwithstanding the production of
several letters indicating at certain times
an intelligent cooperation between hus-
band and wife, was that Edgar being
confined in jail for the heightened term
US understood, his wife could not he
conceded to be acting strictly under his
authority as her husbands agent.
Ii Maggie Welsh were In the jurisdic-
ton of this court She could be sum
moned and could testify in the case for
which Edgar is held at New Castle Jail.
Edgar might then get his freedom and
would be competent to testify in Il case
now pending in Philadelphia which
certain parties strenuously, il is under
stood, wish him not to do.
Argument in the Edgar habeas corpus
case was Opened by Mr.. Bird before Judge
Grubh Thursday afternoon. He said that
the affair was Il most outrageous attempt
10 keep man i'll Jail for life, and de
nounCcd RiCard in scathing terms for the
part he had taken in the proceedings. lie
said lie had been actuated by revenge fol
having lost II position in Tennessee
through letter which Edgar had written
Henry &. Turner followed Mr. Bird anC
strenuously opposed reduction of bail
Mr.. Hayes argued on law points. Edgai
was remanded to Jail until Saturday.