The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
FIFTH edition.
THE BLACKBURN TRIAL.
A Crowded Court Room, Guilty..
Pleas Receive Sonte nces.

Pleas Receive Sentences.
The court re.commeneed Mt 10. Is a.
M. to-day. The following sentences
were passed upon prisoners who
pleaded guilty ~ per last report,
John q. Cooper for assault with in
tent to commit murder was allowed
to plead guilty of assault which he re.
ceived sentence to pay costs $500 fine
and ba imprisoned months, ending
on the fourth day of May next.
John jackson for larceny OF one
robe from Charles 7. Maroney costs,
restitution oil $500 months imprison-
ment and on Saturday, between 10
a. IN. and 2 p, IN, five lashe5.
John Davis, larceny of one plir of
shoes costs, ~ restitution money, 8
months In prison and 1.-Two lashes next
Saturday between 10 a. Ill. and 9 p.
m.
John Shorter, out of jail only six
weeks the court said: ut appears to
be u favOrlte resort OF yours"
He said he would plead guilty OF as
snult only. Hence lie was re-eommitt-
ell to his cell for trial
Frederick Clark, larceny of one palr
shoes. must pay costs ~ restitution,
stay in Jail three months AMI receive
five laehe5 on Saturday. between 10 q.
III. aEd 2 p. IN.
I IlitIl'1o guilty III NHlIy~
Ing concealed deadly weapons, receiv-
ell ten days Imprisonment as he could
not pay 7i5 and costs
Vaughn Smith and Walter Crumllsh
received the same penalty for like Of
| fense.
ID. THE BLACKBURN Defense.
Elizabeth j. Robinson was recalled
In the trial of Walter w. Blackburn on
tho charge of having murdered Ed
ward III. Gardner. he heard I}lnck-
! burn say: Mrs. Gardner do you think
| would do III You must think me to
be crazy"
bIr. Ward desired by this witnes TO
contradict statement OF fact by Mrs.
| Gardner.
Mr.. Biggs opposed and after long
Argument the court decided that Mr..
Ward could let the witness say Mrs.
| Walter W. Blackburn did not rush up
to her mother and say anything at ali
when the dead Eddie was brought I'M
to their home. Her crosS-examinatlon
| by tho Attorney General was the SO.
vercst OF any during The trial, but the
witness did not seem to mind 1t.
| DR.. Joseph II. Smith first saw the
body of Eddie Gardner about 8 o'clock.
There was relaxation of muscles.
| Rigor mortls takes place to 0 hours
iii October weather. 1t might be 0 to
10 hours that relaxation and degenera-
| ton come on.
Eddie must have boon at least twelve
hours dead.
| AS CGosS-ExAsiINED.
1t might have been ~ or 80 houra
but moro likely it was IL to "a hours.
Rigor mortis sets in to hours after
death and lasts IL to SO hours. The
boy had been dead all Of IL hours and
somewhere from IL to "a hours dead.
VIM. }. Blackburn, of 70S East
Eleventh street, brother OF the prison.
or, testified Walter was with ne about
two (2)o'clock on Wednesday evening.
the l4th OF October lie came to bor-
row a coat and vest from me to go TO
tho firemen's ball that night.
Harry A. Brady, Of 14l3 East Fifth
street sworo no hld known the prlson-
or two or three years, and saw him at
40 to $50 p. m, at the corner Of
Lord and Church Streets near Baker'a
morocco factory. There were several
boys there.
A STRONG ALrDr.
An elaborate abb was proved by
numerous witnesses locating ths pris-
oner on tine afternoon and evening OF
Oct. l4th at Walter w. Blsekb Irn's q
o'clock and AZ to 5 Z, one witness as
Lord anu Shutch ana from "a 10 l3S
O'Clock p. nj. by several witnesses dc
being at first on the steps of
Bakers morocco factory near Lord
and Church, then at McHugh's saloon
at Lord and Chlrch and at Mulrlnes
, saloon ut Eighth and Church and next
! ut THyloris saloon on Fifth street be.
tween Market and King, then on Mar
ket street and the tiromen'S ball in
Institute hall,
Other witnesses located him as late
: as 1880 to ll.30 o'clock, and also at the
ilremen'5 ball.
Pefore the completion of this allbI
court adjourned at o'clock p. M, to
ESQ.
Tho witnesses to establish this allbi
Included: Harlan ]. Fea5t Walter
Batten, John p. McEIngh, Frank Kirk.
James &iarlha, John II, Feeney and
others.
Cine Of our most cstimable citizens