The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-05
DEFENDING BLAoKBvRs.

noon the important witness for the
State, Harry SeamanS, was exhaustive
ly cross. examined by H. II. Ward, Esq,
counsel for Walter W. Blackburn.
Eddie WAS lying on his back with his
mouth open in the south corner OF the
car on The side next to the river. There
was blood on his mouth. When We
got up front OF Mulrine's the prisoner
said: "Ihis man has done dirty tricks
before He was crying all the way
along. The witness did not enter the
Gardner house tho first time ho went
there that evening. He asked me II |
knew where the coroner lived and l
told him no. He acted as IL he did not
know where to go. After he talked
with his vile ut Gardeners she came in
CRYING.
Joseph Durham, assistant yard mas
ter on r.. W. h Is. r., swore the car
stood on the middle track near the old
church. The car had been there say,
two days at least before the 18th OF
October. / was often along there and
was there Thursday afternoon where
WAS located the car in which the dead
Gardner boy was found. There were
say, about thirty cars there at that
time. There were cars at both ends
of the train containing the car in
which was the dead body which stood
there, say, two or three days after the
discovery,
John }. Cook swore to the narration
of the prisoners famous dream to
him. Also AZ to his going to tue car
with Harry Seamaus He understood
the prisoners dream that there was
dead boy in the cur. II was located in
Wilmington hundred, New Castle
County. James Keith, ilagman at
| Brandywine bridge, swore the prisoner
came to his place and asked for lam
tern, ON the night that the dead Gard
ner boy was found,
lie did not answer when asked him
| what he wanted IL for.
| When cross. examined he said, !
asked him because Thought 1t strange
, what lie wanted the lantern for.
| Attorney Bigss offered in evidence a
calendar which shows the moon Was
full on the 18th of October, Friday, and
rested the case for The state.
THE DEFENCE.
Mr.. Ward to the jury: Thought tkay
must De impressed that the case Was 4
most remarkable one on which to asG
q jury for a verdict OF guilty.
There was no motive for murder.
Walter loved ltdiie and took MS last
cent to buy two apples anu gave tho
buy the largest one.
Except BoliI SCOTS testimony there
is not u word to connect the prisoner
with the murder. We propose to prove
sue is the worst witness that ever Went
on the stand.
Sho has been attending court at one
dollar per day to swear away Waltei
w. Blaca burns lie. We propose II
provo an abb put not 70 so BACK Of
O'Clock with 1t. He Was seen a5 late
as 5 o'clock by James A. konaedy
| There are things which need cxpla
nation one is that Walter had q
dream, while up to five clock he had
10 reason to dream, because o'cluca
was the first moment that, b. all the
evidence adduccd he knew Of the boys
death.
All the jurors have had dreams PEG
pie sometimes have strange dreams
We shall show yon that at three oclOtl
he went to his fathers home and s!ep
TIL about four O'Clock, tuel went on
and did not return till half past Ave
Lawrence Mchelvey was tho frs
man he told the dream to Mohelvey
and Walter talked together OF Thu
Hazel crime. This mental I'M pressioI
caused hts dream.
WElterb last thouRhts before pelnG
to sleep were Of tho Hazel nattar,
! foul AFFAIR III a car right near this spo
where WAS the car in which the deNt
Eddie was found. He l.Hew Lawleunt
Mckelyey was the very one paC
caught the perpetrator az the fua
crime, and tlei efore ne told him th,
dream. lie Lola this sister O; his Evil,
sat near Attorney Ward and lis I'd
ther, ol tbs dream,
His Blackburn family has q pacu
y liar g.tth in ttrgul4 So. nrrcti IL
his sister, he did 90 down. un0eI Nh
: inspiration and guidance OF hi dream
land then. ike un innocent man h
told tho dream to every body. "
sha}laak You for a verdict of No
+. guilty a. n vIfdicauon,
M Ward began The examination {
5 his wltnes SOS az 4. ~ T.. II.
q kiattIn uarIner swofa: am In
. broi her oil Eddie II. GGrtlIef. tIegea4cf
:. feeU lIf,et that lie t!ny after Enc IN,
= ing Of the dead body viz, ON Frida,
0 sister and went down 10 leila scott
N who said ID was tail thin man, with
. G!aek mus.aei.e. who was carr nag
.e Soy IN his urms. never saw Waite
II have a mu,tnche.
He came 10 our home in the afte
:. noon ana talked with NV slater
dent know whether Seaman or Walt.
. told us Of the discovery in tie car, "
l. AZ went to tic car. Iran lack 10 /
- house, for was scared, Walter callc
me and others up stairs. He said /
know WHO Gidit. beceus, he saw Iot
HIneslay gong down tho street an
a.. lo htd lohe things like that beICr
Walter liked EId!e.
I Mother accused Walter OF KILN
&c tile bow, | did Let heitr, ,yIar Wn
n. sad for ] was outside the doc.
= heard Nalter s47 to father III \,