Evening journal., 1892-02-06

MARY ANN BARRY NON EST.
Mr.. Ward opened the case by calling /
Mary Ann Barry and Richard j Cook !
They did not respond Mr.. Ward asked ]
for sub oa las and they were granted. he /
said that the woman, Barry. was an i'm /
por ant witness. He had snbr@naed her
once, but she refused to come.
SHE WOULD SWEAR HIS LIFE AWAY
Lola Sivand, a young woman, was the
first witness who took the stand. She
came up with . smiling face and weak
voice. She was the star witness for the
defence.
ward-"whe do you liver at No.
606 West street.
Ward--"Do you remember that in
November, in tine ladies' witness room.
that Mrs. Gardiner tod Bella Scott that
she must be careful how sue testified, or
she would get caught, as she would be
questioned a good dealf' Yes
"Did Mrs. 6srdLier tell her she must
be sure and say that it was BlackyY
Yes She said she would say 1t was
Blscky whether 1t was or not
Ward" Did you not hear her ask
Mrs Gardiner whether they would get
any money Yes
Ward-'Did not she say, what have
! been here d ! these days and not get
anythingf' Eyes
Ward ---"D,d not Mr. Gardiner say
that he would 60 and seer Yes
Ibid he do IN Yes.
BROKE DOWN UNDER CROSS Ex IMITATION
Bggs-"wnat did Bella Scott sayg
"she said: i will swear it was Blacky
saw whether 1t was him or not, but | am
LaF he IL h.
Ing the child !"
BAD ON BELLA.
Catharine A Dolan, known as kitty
Lesry, an aged negro, of No. IA Mechan-
les street. testified as follows
Il saw Bella Scott az Seventh and
Poplar streets on November 10. She
said she was attending court. asked
| her If it was on money business
She said, No, 1t is about that
young Blackburn I asked her If they
got that woman on Robinson street who
had told those two stories. Sc said, i
am the woman. l told a burned pack OF
lies to the detectives | said, oh, would
you do the like Of thar I did 1t. his
mother wanted me to do it; but don't
know bod burned thing about it,
said, I would not want you on my case.
She said There is money In 1t. :
SHE KNEW EVERYBODY.
Under cross-examination she showed
that she was a negress of the old schoo
and Mr.. Biggs did not gain point upor
her.
Biggs-"Dldn't she say that she told ,
pack Of lies to reporters and slammed th'
windows DOWN. ''No. sir, she said thai
she told park of lies to the detectives
Biggs-''Do you know anybody il
Brandywine hundredf' Yes, sab
know everybody there except them that
dead. +" (Laug hter)
Bigga-"Well, hold on a minute an
let me talk a bit
Witness-"Will you let me make
stateme-"
Biggs-"No. Let me do little talk.
Witness" Certainly, sah Certainly
daughter
Biggs-'Do you know anybody In WI
mingtonY" Witness-''Yes, sab, kno'
all de sristocrscy, Mr. Hilles, an Nj
,, Biggs, an Much laughter
She was q good witness for the d.
. feuce, and Mr. Ward seemed to be yer
well pleased when she left he stan
unimpeached.
THE STATE IN BEBUTTAL
= While waiting fer the two last defenu
witnesses who had been subpe aaed, N
. Blggs proposed chat the time be used
!. put In state evidence in rebuttal. IT
/ court acted on the suggestion and order
a him to call his witness. He recall
Patrick Gardiner.
|, Biggs-'Did you hear Blackburn
: wife say to your wife, oh, nom, kne
/ this long ago, but Walter threatened i
4 not to tell
Ward-"Don't answer"
Witness-( Before Ward could obioct)
:. eyes, sir.
= Biggs-"Who was tbere?' "Blac
"a burn, myswife. his wife and myself"
Ward obi acted again.
Biggs-"You don't want me 70 do an
!. thing, Mr. Ward, that's about t
a amount Of It Mr. Gardiner, did VI
SEQ Blackburn and his wife on the eve
re- ing of the parade2'
q Witness-"Yes I saw them at Fiji
,e street and the railroad at 600 o'clock.
DEFECTIVE HAWKINS ON THE sTANI
Y Detective Hawkins was called
= corroborate Kitty Leary.
- "Whst did Bella Scott tell your
Is Ward-''bon'o answer | object It
~ hearssy evidence
81 Inc court overrulsd the objection.
- Hawkins-"On Saturday afterno
y October 10 saw Bella Scott. met
y at Fifth and Church streets. ! told
~ what wanted to know. / went with
~ to the railroad. She showed me VIII
~ she saw the man and where she sto
w She said the man was tall, slim, dresi
~ in dark clothes, wore a dark derby b
~, and had smooth face. got
~ to 20 to the hall. | turned the Iii
" down in the corridor, so sthat it would
~ about as light as 1t was at that time,
~ stood Blackburn about csr-lenl
IN away. When she saw his side face
u said.
=. my God That is the man. dc
W like to swear mans life away, but &
u is the mani
an Ward-"Didn'tsshe say to the evron
Jury that she did not identity the p
a. oner at the hall2' Mot that
~ aware of.
M Richard J. Cook, one OF the miss
oss witnesses putEin an appearance He
ma intoxicated, but told straight st
w although slightly mixed in his da
~ He said
o. II heard Bella Scott tell Mrs. Ka
ION man, at her house on Robinson street,
:, Friday, that the man she saw carry
tne the boy was tall, slim man, who ha
~ black moustsche
ina Biggs-'Dld you ever tell anyb
w about this conversation until now2" =
'u0 think not
Biggs-"How did you happen t
~ summoned. That will do.