The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-06
FIFTH edition.,
THE CONFLICT OF TESTIMONY.
Great Interest in the blackburn Trial
and Crowded Court Room.

Court resumed at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Lola Styard swore | remember that
in November, in tho ladies' witness
room at this Court that Mrs. Gardner
told Bella Scott that she must be care
full how she testified or she would get
caught. as she would be questioned a
good deal. She said she would say 1t
was Walter Blackburn whether IL was
Or not. / heard her ask Mr.. Gardner
whether they would get any money.
She said: "Whatl Have been coming
up hero all these days and not getJing
any money"
Mr.. Gardner told hor he would 20
and see about the money, and he did it.
Catherine A. Dolan sworn: My name
before my last marriage was Leary.
live at No. II Mechanic street. | met
Bella Scott November 10th, the first
day OF court, at Seventh and Poplar
streets, betwSen 2 and p. IN.
She said: How are YOU Mrs Leary p
| said my name is not Leary.. It is
Catherine A. Dolan. What ls your
name !" She sald: bella Scott. I'm
going to court l inquired: con
money huslnessT Sho replied: "uh,
no. It's about the Blackburn business
She said: ''The detectives have been
to sec me. told them burned pack
of lies"
asked her II they had got that wo.
man OIL Robinson street who had told
| those two stories She said: Il am
| tho woman." | told 'durned' pack
| OF lies to the detectives"
II said: "Oh! would you do the like
of tlat?' She replied: II did IL. His
mother wanted mo to do 1t. but don't
know "dod burned" thing about it.
| said: 81 would not want you on my
| case" She said: There's money In It,
get a dollar a day for attending
| Court" .... ....
On cross examination the witness
| was not shaken. She said: bella said
nothing about reporters to me. 1t was
about detectives. She surprised me
very much. She said the detectives
came there to get her to testify. /
| thought was very bad"
Mr.. Ward desired to have Mary Ann
Barry, Richard J. Cook and some OF
the persons present at the coroner's in-
quest as witnesses.
Patrick Gardner, on re-cross. exami-
nation, swore he saw the prisoner az
40 p. m, October l4tb, at Fifth street
and fifteen feet from p, W. &. d. Rail-
road. ......".
After long argument between
counsel as to henrsay evidence, Defeo.
tive Hawkins Was allowed to testify to
a conversation between Bella Scott
and himself. He said also In purport.
She did not admit Mt the coronsr's in.
quest that sho could not Identify the
supposed murderer.
Richard J, Cook swore he knew Mrs.
Corkran and Bell Scott, who lives on
Robinson street He heard q CONVEX
satlon between them about IL O'Clock
Friday, after the body was found.
Bell said 1T was tall man with q
black mustaohe, who carried the boy
on his shoulder.
Mary Barry testified that she saw
Walter about $50 p. ~, on Oct. 18th,
on Market street near 7th with two
other gentlemen.
She saw him again at II 80 the samo
evening. Walter went from the ball
with his wife and herself down Eighth
street, to Church, then to Sixth and
Church, where she left them.
1t wac Just ID o'clock when she
reached her home.
When she parted with them Walter
went oyer toward Old Swede's church.
The defence here rested. Court ad.
journed at 12.48 p. m. to $50.
COURT NOTES.
Edward Beeson, colored, pleaded
guilty of the larceny OF q coat valued
at 50, from Benjamin Goodwin.
John Horner, colored, of st. Georges,
stole an overooat 50, one dress coat nj.