The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-03
FIFTH edition.
DLAcKBURN's TRIAL BEGINS.
Big Penalties for Grand Larceny and
Little Ones for Little SteaIings.

Big Penalties for Grand Larceny and
Little Ones for Little stealinGs.
At 10 o'clock this morning the court
proceeded to sentence the prisoners
who pleaded guilty yesterday, and
were heretofore reported.
Johu }. Fahey, alias "Johu Fitch, re-
ceiyed sentence to pay costs $500 fine.
five years imprisonment, one hour in
the pillory and 20 lasheS for burglary.
Charles Alexander, coiored, for
burglary, received sentence of five
years 20 laShes, one hour In the pillory,
costs and 800 fine.
Grace Price, colored, for larceny,
$500 tine, costs and one year imprison-
ment. VIM. Williams, colored, lar
ceny, costs, S75 restitution money.
three months Imprisonment and five
lashes. Andrew Hall, for horse steal
Ing, costs, Sl25 restitution, 5000 fine.
one honr in pillory. twenty lashes and
three years Imprisonment. Chas. San
der5, colored. for larceny, costs, three
months aud five lashes. He was much
pleased with his sentence for stealing
one pair of shoes. Daniel Cunning
ham. larceny of watch, COSTS % res
titutlon money, five lashes and three
months.
Judge Cullen told Fahey, who COM
mitted the burglary of the Hllles
uHtiIllbt anu WHO
glarlzed Grace NJ. L.. Church parson-
age, that, while their oifenses against
the law were great and IL was necessary
to make an example of them, the
court had made their punishment
lighter because OF thor having plead
ed guilty.
In tho case OF the Pennsylvania Mu-
tual Loan Association vs. Samuel II.
Hunter and Carrie IL. tnisa,nter, Alex, b.
(ODnFr E4u FOR, dA..SlElanE
moved that the judgment be vacated.
1t was a pennsylvania note" |. o.
note with judgement and power OF
attorney. Unless such form is filled
| according to law, Mr.. Cooper said it
was invalid.
| 1t was for SlI3.5O, or else the note
which called for Sl95 was contrary to
law. MIR. Cooper said the nots had not
been properly executed. Tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock, or at some time
convenient to both attorneys, MIR. Hof-
fecker will be heard, to show cause
why tho rule asked for shall not be
| granted
At II o'clock the examination and
panaliinE Of jurors, for the trial OF
| Walter J. blackburn, was commenced.
In tho trial OF Walter j. Blackburn
for the murder OF Edward Ii. Gardner
a panel of jurors was reached and tho
indictment read by ll.35 o'clock a. m.
| All other Jurors were discharged UNI
til 10 O'Clock u. m. Monday next.
The States Attorney General John
Biggs defined the two degrees OF MUIR
| der and manslaughter and made q de-
elnratlon of the history of the case as
he proposed to prove it to the jury.
Architect John n. Carswell presented
and explained, under oath, diagram
of the scene OF the MURDER which oo-
Cured on tho 18th day of October, 1891,
the body with broken neck being
found in p, W. IL b. railroad car
near tue boys home, No. So3 East hthz
| street.
Mrs Annie Gardner estlfied she
was the mother Of the deceased. She
had throe sons living, Martin, Michael
andJohn. Eddie had been the youngest.
Her oldest child-a daughter now 81
years OF age-marrled the prisoner
but lives with her infant child In wit.
ness home. The prisoner sometimes
came there to eat and sometimes to
| sleep.
Between l and O'Clock D. m, Octo-
Der 18th, was the last time she saw her
| son Eddie alive. Alarmed at supper
time because of his not returning
home as usual about Z o'clock sho told
| two OF her sons to go and hunt for I'd
| die. She searched for him herself and
inquired Of the Reliance Fire Engine
men at their house without avail.
She proceeded to tho City Hall and
notified the police department. She
sat up all night, often walking the
floor. She went in early morning up
to the house of the father of the pris-
oner and interviewed Walter j.. Black
burn there.
He said no had seen Eddie at the pa
ra.le on the previous afternoon. She
told him ii lac would find Eddie she
would treat him good" that is. give
him money" IL WAS about $50 O'Clock
that evening that the prisoner came
to her house with lantern and called
his wife out. with whom he had O con-
versdtion by themselves.
Right after that there WAS a conYor-
sRtion between the witness and her
daughter In the presence OF her daugh-
ter's husband, the prisoner.
After hearing argument between
counsel rs to whether this conversa-
ton was admissible court adio urned
at O'Clock p. H., promising O deci.
sion OH that law point ut 3.3J o clock.