Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-04

WANTED a dLAnb DF IOhThh.
Isabella Scott, a stout. middle-sged
woman, was called by the State. She
said:
II live at No. 7S2 Robinson street.
have lived there for about year. re.
member he day Of the parade was on
this side of the railroad on the
evening Of October Ia, 1t was 8 80
o'clock when left home. l was tired
and wanted to get a glass OF porter.
Laughter. crossed the railroad at
Fourth ann Church streets went on
the vest side of shurch street. went
clear to Eighth sud Church streets on
the same side came back again on the
same side. When got back to the
railroad there was freight train stand
ing there. The gates were
down. walked to the
end of the trsin, passed around the
caboose. 1t was about two car lengths
back Of Church street. There were
several other cars on the siding went
between the cars and got on the north
bound track did not see anybody till
got there. First | saw dark ob1est. At
first thought 1t was dog. Then
saw that it was man with child In his
arms. WomRnlike, | peeptd. Laugh
ter / was standing on the northbound
track about half way between Fourth and
Fifth streets He had come frem Fifth,
in the direction of Fourth street. When
be got opposite the letter Z
on the fence, l got a good look
at his face He was between the
siding ana the fence. | was watching
him He came down between the fence
ard two or three cars that were stand
ing between me and Fifth street. He
WAS the length OF a freight car from me
when / saw his face There were
no cars between u.s. / watched
him care fully. He must have seen me
for be acted as If he wanted to avoid all
scrutiny. de turned around when he
saw me and then | saw what 1t was He
| wore dark derby hat, dark clothes. was
Of short and slight build and had a
smooth face. The child was barehsaded,
aud was lying. face down, on the mans
! shoulder. He had dark pants and a
| lighter coat or jacket on. l saw his side
face
Biggs-"P stand upl Is that
the man?" Witness-"Let me see the
side Of his face
Blackburn laughed and gave her q
good profile
Biggs-"Is that the man you saw
carrying the child9" Witness-"To the
best of my knowledge that Is the mai
saw.
Blackburn laughed and sat down.
Witness-"I thought the child was II
or hurt. l thought | would ask hin
what was the matter. l waited eight O
ten minutes for him to come down. Il
did not come l got tired of waiting
aud went home. When he got there
was g. IS o'clock. 1t was a bright moon
light night. | have not seen such nigh
since
IN WARDS HANDS.
She was the star witness for the stat
and the defence knew It. During he
examination the court room was Gro wdel
ard the audience was so demonstrative 8
/ times that Judge Grub had to threste
to have the court room cleared by th
sheriff
THE MOON WAS OVERHEAD.
Ward Where was the moon on tn
! beautiful and brilliant night.f" 1T vi
overhead. somewhere, think
g Laughter
: Whist did you drink at Thomas No
Hugh'sg' Nothing at all. SINE m,
! were quarreling on the corner and d
dow was the man walking27 'Slowl
with his head down and his hat pull,
! over his face"
: yet you say you saw his facep 50
i the side Of it. did not tell Nancy
Cauffman or Richard j. Cook that b
,, man was tall and had heavy mou
q tache
y rs not Tom Hinsley your speci
8 friendT mo sir, he is not. {"
4 "Did you tell Tom Clifford on Frld
y morning that you knew something
e ''No, sir.
y did you say to him that you KIN,
% something, but you did not want to
= it. and that when he told you of
e finding of the body you said the man "
IA tall and had dark moustaeheT' 81
~ sir told him what had seen and
told me 10 keep it to myself or il mig
get me into trouble F"
u Did Mrs. Gardiner tell you 10
s. presence Of Lola Sever that you must
! careful how you testified or you would
= caughtY' mo, sir
= Didn't you reply that you must wa
- yourself 2" mo sir "
~ Didn't you say that you would say
20 i was Blacky you saw, whether it was
!, not r" i" No, sir
III Didn't you tell Catharine Dolan. al
~ Kitty Lsary, colored, that you had e
- the detectives pack Of lies" No
said the reporters came to my house a
: O'Clock when l was in bed told thel
y pack OF lies and slammed the wind
y down"
he Didn't you say that his mother wan
ne you to do it-that there was money
nd it. III mo"
cd As she left the stand and passed
ny reporters table she was heard to
ck mark:
Next time come I will brin
sn rocking chair and not stand there
70 break my neck.
IN THE FATHER OF TOM H-NsIEY
~ Thomas Hinsiey. Sr., was sworn
! > was old and on crutches His evide
~ was Rs follows
% II live at No 500 East Fifth. mex
Gardeners home On the day after
parade saw the prisoner go to the (
bis on the siding | was sitting on the or
ase ties. It was at 4. 40 he came back
her Fifth and Church few minutes be
Tvs 8 o'clock. He went to the cars sgai
$40 and man was with him. d
lis know who it was. He came bsrk by
en- at eighteen or twenty minutes past
at The sun was setting"
not UNDER Cross FIRE
.ne Under eross-examination he aGmi
s Ss that he had seen Blackburn there OF
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