Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1892-02-04
HIS STRANGE CONDUCT,
Witnesses Tell OF Walter W. Back
burns Dream of Blood

Alleged Murderer Of Eddie Gardiner
Laughs When Mrs. SEQ Ct identifies Him
as the Man she Saw O lrrying the BODY.
Court reconvened ut 2, 80 o'clock yester
day afternoon litter some minor mat
ters were disp osed Of Blackburn was
placed in the deck.
Mr. Ward AZ ,ked that he be allowed
copy of the evidence He cited the
Carr case, ia which Walter II. Hayes
was assign ed by the Court. as his grounds
for the a. Jplication. The Court informed
him the { It would give him an answer
later IT. the day.
ARGUING THE OBJECTION.
Mr.. Biggs resumed argument upon the
admission of the statement of the pris
or4er's wife. He cited many authorities
bearing on the point at issue.
Mr.. Ward replied, eontending that the
evidence of the wife could not be used
against the husband
The court overruled the objections and
Mrs Gardiner resumed her place on the
stand.
Biggs-'This morning we come to the
point where your boy came home and
was laid on the lounge State what your
daughter said"
Witness -"She ran up and said oh,
nom, knew this long ago, but Walter
told me not to tell you, that you would
4 make such a fuss over it when ysu knew
4 it, | said, oh, Jane. did you know my
4 Eddie was dead and not tell. She re-
n piled: 4 didn't know h. was dead. but
he said he would find him after while.
blackburn came upstairs where we
q were crying, and said. Don't accuse me
of the murder. Hinsley done 1t
Hinsley lived next door. That is all |
Il heard him say until he was arrested
Il The car was between Lord and Fifth
4 street, two tracks from the fence. My
q sister came down to the funeral on Mon
& day. We went down to see the car,
q NV sister wanted me to enter 1t but
could not do so. was too nervous.
Blackburn stopped at our house. he
slept in the cellar for six weeks. My
husband did not know he was there for
five weeks. They had not spoken for q
year My daughter wanted him to stay
here He did this until eight days before
Eddie's death My husband told him be
could not stay ! ordered him away from
the house az II 40 m. on the day before
the murder He was drunk. Blackburn
slept in 8 car and Eddie took him food
81 UNDER CROSS EXAMINATION.
II told Eddie to stay on the east side
of Market street BE was always follow
a ing Walter Blackburn. He thought I
great deal of w alter. | don't thinF
Walter cared for anybody unless they
would keep him His child was named
after Eddie. We had to beat him away
n from Blackburn Ny boy was always
home to his meals.
Ward-"How was he dressed2" :"
couldn't quite see
"Then how did you see him shaker
"He shook SO that you could hear him
Laughter.
Ibid seamans say anything to yol
while Blackburn was In the rOomr IN
Sir
Then what you testified he said wa
when you and Seamans were alonef
eyes, sir.
your honors, move that that pal
of the evidence be stricken out"
Biggs-s'The time to object was whe
the evidence was going in. +"
Ward-"Then she said Blackburn wa
present. Now she says be was not.
The court refused to acceed to b
demand.
''Who led the way to the car
'sSeamans He had the lantern all Il
time. Nobody else got in the car exec
Blackburn. ! could not see how he W
lavipg in the car. He had his two ham
up as IL begging for mercy Michael, n
son, carried the body home. 1t was
Blackburn was handing the boy out
the car that | accused him of havil
killed Eddie. There was blood eomii
out each side of Eddies mouth The
were nail marks around his mouth.
not know where the car was on the mig
we found the body"
She then left the stand.
Architect Carswell was recalled Al
testified to the position Of letter y
on the board fence along the railroa
Mr. Ward renewed his motion to strii
out that part Of the testimony which
cludes statements made by Mrs BlaC
burn to Mrs. Gardiner. such statemeI
rot having been msde in the presence
third person. There was much eontt
ton and the Judge decided that that
fact that she had contrAdicted hers
was food for the jury to digest.
THE coRoNER's PHYSICIAN TEsTIFTE
DR.. Joseph R. Smith, coFoner's pl
stefan, testified that he made post M
tenn examination upon the body.
found finger and thumb marks on
throat. the neck broken, and bruises q
cuts on the lips. There was some biz
inside or his lips. / did not notice 8
nail marks upon the lips. His M
could have been broken by the fall
don't say how it was brok
His neck was broken and dis
Gated If man had Piel
up boy and thrown him down violen
such q break would be possible, but 81
fall would cause bruises on the bod
Court then adjourned until 10 o'clC
this morning.
THREATENED TO KILL HIS WIFE.
i Court reconvened at 10 25 o'clock t
morning The Blackburn murder c
III was resumed Patrick Gardiner, fat
of the murdered Roy, testified as foll'
on direc5 examination:
#w IL first became anxious about has
appearance about o'clock on the ev
ing of October IA. The prisoner liveC
my house a good while ago, did
know that he was sleeping in
cellar. My wife and dsugh
I'M kept him In the cellar for about
weeks or more. l found him there
morning. / went out to get an off
I'M and have him arrested. When
turned they had run him out. This
about week before my boy was TO
dead. / used to see Eddie taking eata
awav on Sunday but ] did not know
whom he took them. | ordered BIZ
burn away from my house because
would not work, got drank, was abus
and threatened to to kill my wife