The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-04
EDITION.
WALTER W. BLAoKBURN.

Most Foul Murder was Committed by
Somebody. ..
The Court OF Oyer Il Termlner re-
sumed yesterday afternoon at $50
O'Clock.
Mrs. Annie Gardner testified in pur-
{ port that Walter w. Blackburn, the
prisoner whose life is at Il stake on
this trial and who Is tue husband OF
her daughter came TO her house, No
D0S East Firth street, about S. 30 O'Clock
ton the evening of the day on which
the body was fount,and after long
conversation with his wife VINO is her
daughter and oldest child, took IA Ian
tern and with Harry Seaman went TO
Y the T. W., Il b. railroad to lind Eddie
and that she went with them.
Blackburn got In freight car, found
the dead body of the boy and carried
1t to her. She cried. Blackburn said
that he knew who killed Eddie, ana
that he would swear out a warrant Tor
Tor his arrest the next day. He refus-
cd to tell the name OF tho person WHO
he alleged committed the crime. When
Mrs. Gardner arrived home with the
dead body OF her child her dau4h er,
Mrs. Blackburn, wife OF the prisonr,
came to her and said: "Moin, Walter
told me this long ago, anu threaten
ed
After hearing argument of counsel
the Court decided. as announced by
Judge Grubb, that it could be shown
by the witness whether the wife OF the
prisoner had asked him acertain ques.
Hon and then whether the prisoner by
not answering had given assent.
Mrs. Gardner said that when the
child was brought i'll her daughter ran
up TO her and sald ..-
"'Oh, nom knowed this long ago,
Walter told me- l said: oh. Jane,
you knew that Eddie was dead Why
didn't you tell me before She re-
plied: Well, / didn't know he was
dead, but Walter told Inc he would
lind him.
"When we went upstairs and were
crying Walter Blackburn came up and
a sud: You don't accuse me OF the muir
der. do you Then he said: Hinesley
did It,
On the following Monday several
persons went down to look ut the cal
where the body was found, but Mrs
Gardner could not go Inside. She tes
tilted that Blackburn had no home
but came to the GARDENERS and slept il
the cellar each night for live weeks
Her daughter and Mrs. Blackburn
alone knew of his presence there. Ed
die took food to him. Mr.. Gardner lat
not spoken to Black burn for a year
but eight days before tho boy wa
been sleeping in the eel lar, and order
Cd him to go away. lie then went /,
his fathers.
On the day before the murder, sh
ordered him away from the house. IL
was very drunk. Her boy wore lar
trousers, dark gray coat and darl
brown hat when she last saw him ol
IN "Wednesday, the day OF the tlremen';
parade.
On cross-examinatlon she said Eddl
Mixed Walter Blackburn very much
She did not know that Walter though
great deal OF Eddie; he did not seer
10 caro- for anybody except those VIII
kept him Rs long rs they kept him h
= wns their friend. Walter Blackburn
son was named after her son Eddit
but Walter did not name him. She II
peated whit she had said about Eddie
disappearance and was then aske
about her visit to Blackbnrn's. Sli
W Faid Walter came to the door shaking
She could not see what hG had on b.
gould SEQ him shaking and heur h
feeth chatterng f,he offered to giA
him money II he found herson so Tia
he could treat himself, because 81
was anxious 10 find the child.
Architect Garswell was recalled an
said he had seen mark like AN luXer
ed "I' on fence 100 feet distant iror
The murder spot. Mr. BiSg5 said fu
Hher testimony would explain this.
THE e0RoSER's PuYsIcIAN.
DIR. Joseph Il. Smith, the coroner
physician testified that lie male Il
posl-mortem examination on the bod
of Eddie Gardner, He found ting,
prints on the neck which was hIok,
and had caused death, His lips We
bruised and cut as if he had bee
struck in the mouth or knorkei dow
There was some blood insidU the I'll
and upon thom
On cross examination ne said Il
boys neck might have bceu broken
pushing his head back or 10y his lulIi1
upon his head 4 WAS possible that
fall which might hHve caused +
bruises on the lips could htyo caus
the broken neck. He Gil no. suppn
for minute it would happen the
simple fail would break Eha chill
neck. The only tAln2s to iEltc,
how his neck WAS broken were {
tinger marks. Tie boys neck cot
have been broken by chtehiuE
hook with one hand aid pressing
/. head back with the otter,
Court adjourned until ten o'eio
this morning,
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