, 1859-02-03

sEvESTR pAY-MoRSIsg sEseIoN.
In the Circuit Court .of Cook County, Judge
Mauierre Prcsidiug.


ingz already noted must have remained 10 be
done over sksin n souae fo]io-ipE serm-
Tho present prospec:s ere that but s,tus mar
gin wlll b. allowed far tbs jury to decide upon
their verdict before tho hour Of necessary ad-
jourumtHt on Saturday, 4 matter now, however,
Of little moment as ere this l.w has been
passed By the Legislature now in session, pro-
vidipg for just this clasa OF eases.
Intelligence reached this city yesterday, that
Mr. Peck of the delegation from this county, on
the lst INST, stated in the House that he had
just received letter from the States Attorney
and City Prosecuting Attorney Of Chicago, stat
ing thas the trisl OF Henry jamper,z fur the
murder OF eapais Werner, now in progress, will
not probably be concluded By SATURDAY. eFeniog
next, at which time the Court is compelled By
Law to adjourn. lie, therefore, atked the unani-
NOUS consens OF the House to introduce AID
pass immediately, 3 bill to-p|low the Court to
hold o-er. when capital trials are pending, until
such cases are disposed Of. Leays was granted,
and the bill rerd three times and passed With
out nee ea4ire vote. Tillin less than IN hour
niter it passed the House, message was receiv-
ed that the Seaate had concurred in its pas.
aage.
It hos doubtless become lag, and though it
may not be needed, is timely and well done.
The Prosecution having closed their testimony
On the evening preceding. that for the detence
was commenced os follow1:
Il. " Goet=, troora Have known Jumpertz
nearly two years; irst saw him in Chicagr; en-.
asRed him to work for me in Milwaukee; he
worked there eight or nine months; he worked
in tTo establishments fur ME all that time: his
character ss q peaceable md ino1ensire man
was good it ~as little over year ago that
I drst ss.w Sophie WerEcr; sometime in the
winter; saw her at her bouse in Market street,
Milwaukee think Bhe whs living with Henri.
q. Did he make to you full ditco*ura Of his
relations with Sophie? {0ajec,ed to: objection
orerru1ed.} Il. He told me that he had wash
woman who did bis washing and cooking for
him, and he lived With her, and che kept house
for him !; this IVES in Chicago; and be wanted
to know if that would be any ohisc'ioa with me;
be wished TO get a~ay from here aud take her
with him; told him no, had no objection, all
l wanted him 10 do was bis work; Ee said she
WAS IN family Way while they were residing
tagethet had conversation with s. about j.;
mas to mtet J. up to his house. for the pur.
pose Of showing him lot; got there hall an
t. nour before be did; got talking to he5 about
great deal about her being his sister she said
she supposed We kuew she was not; told her yer;
she asked me- if l Wss going upon tho hill
with Henry If wouldn't ask him 70 marry her
really aud to give her tha answer whsteyer it
may be: spoks to Jumpertz about it, and he
positively said "Ho;" abe wasn't the right
person for bin to marty asked him Why he
WIS g bard-workinR,~ saving woman, aud might
mako him happy; he snid no" he couldn't,
abr wAs ei''s~r tna old C. sanstktaE to .h-t
effect; there was nothing aatd which Indicated
Sophie that hat arked Henry and she need
not depend upon him thut he had absolutely
REVISED; expressed no conviction myself; she
said. " l cannot be mad Ut uenry if be does not
marry me; told her that now The child was
dead she wss clear Of him, aod che had better
keep clear and not get in that condition again.
lie WIS preparing to 20 10 Chicago then ste
said Yes. she surpassed it would b the h.at
thing; she did like Henry very much" From
what could hear he treAted her very kindly !;
! shouldn't think lie had much money when he
left Milwaukee; be had just bought lot; when
| cAme back from New York | wanted 10 raise
some money; j. atkcd NE how much wanted,
told him $l50 or BITS and would give him ten
per cent; be let me have it and l 9aye him u
note for t2le aecuEed BY mortgage; be gaze me
that note fot lot valued 1T 1910 or 1850, sub.
ject to q mortgage of $le5. and t62 Of which was
due the first Of last Murch all OF the lot, except
this $l25 WIS pEld up; this wes year ago last
December, think; we all used to joke him in
the shop about bis srter acd his sleeping with
her; he always spoke af her kindly.
Alezaader Sl4tfr. Of Hof!nann i Gelpcke's
bauk, called BY the prosecution, then read q
copy Of the bank account Of Jumpsrtz during
L'ross.6r4m.aation Of 4. ". Goek- Saw de.
lendaut in jal;; had conversation; asked him
pwh E ha 1r fhl .rnI an iyf hat -
condn't get her in the barrel without it that q
about oil | remember; defendant said "they
saY poieoued ber;' said you had better
proye it is not SO by shoTing the entrais said
he didn't know where they were AS be took
| them out at Eight; this w1s two "s :hree months
ago; il was either in July, August ur Septem
ber; Sophie 1ns nude aware Of the purchase OF
| the lot By me ut the time WHEN se we1e on the
! way TO look Ut It; believed thlt sit would make
him m industrious and saving wife, wheu told
him 80; never had Il conve;satioD With defend
| ant about tFsttnC',on IN The old country
| acquainted with blna. q Viii you till Whist il
| waa?. EOrj%c:td to ami obi c'iru sustained Or
she ground that anything said after his arres
| WAS inadmiskole Never heard bis character
! questioned before or utte- bis urrest; nevel
heard it talked Of morsp4s'lcal"r!s otter his ar
rest he was @lekau Of IN IL c'rTer fr'iow.
! 10 -Nr. -KeLom1s-Nhll lie was il the othe'
l
shonld have been likely t" havs heard Of It
| Hitler HscAtn1erYer, +'oorn- Lire in Milwau
! kee; know Jlnpertz; haze known him since
year ago last May j; he came up from Chicaa.
and came into our shop; was partner wltl
Goe:z lie worked there from Msy to the middI
| OF December; be first worked for Mr. Goet
alone, and afterwards for me; his general char
acter WIS pretty good everywhere among thos
! who knew him best; met 5. Werner sewers
timas On the ntrett; she came after Junpeztz
Milwaukee,; be said be bud got woman IN Chi
cago aud hs wanted her to come up and kee
house Tor him.
| Witness also testified as to the circumstance
of and conv ersations in the late visit Of Mr.. N
Comas, counsel for the prisoner. aud Sheri
Gray, to Milwaukee. Sheriff Gray MAS sts
called upon the sanle point
HIu,am II. Eddy, sscora - Live on Arche
road kept store tvr the storage Of goods i
81 Randolph atrocs; knew a woman whom
supposed to ha Sophie Werner; told me ah
WAS the wife OF ono Werner who kept shol
the third store from 81 Randolph street unda
time Ru Indictment was obtained against We
ner sud woman named Adoiphins; too
steps to procure that indictment; had obser,
ed the woman Sophie in &he shop; appeafs
to be 4 servant girl; aa~ her bring il towe
| and Bhirts for the men one morning was COZ
l
by name and began to relate her trouble; 81
said that she Msa treated worse than uiggel
that she wss willing to work for respectable Pc
| pie, bus 10 work for thst w. and sleep in tt
same bed with her aud Werner, she wouldn't
that: asked her to detail more particular
the history Of her troubles; ebe slated thst
| was ,ler husbund and that she was compelled
sleep in The same bed with him and the woman
that she performed all the menia! services Il
the family aud il the shop. aud thst this y
| man treated her with more contempt than 81
, had heard slaves or nigxers had been treated
, | when she spote Of whining ~ be dead her ma
uer wAs peculiar; there was continual gloo
over her; don't know that ever saw her smit,
she said she had no desire to live under su,
| trouble snd there Was no prospect of its beii
| ended told her this was rash, and would a
! - her friend to relieve her from that trouble
/ | asked her where she hsed, her name and Il
usme Of her husband and the womAn; told b
: would attend to it Immediately; the Gra'
!, Jury OF the Recorders Court MAS in session
Z that time met John Whltton; made complai
to him, md both Of them were indicted tho ht
: band left shortly afterwards; said she was on
n happy; expressed dist-uat Of tho ability OF 4
Law 10 render her sny service. that she was po
t 70 and she passed On down the street cs5in
5 did not talk 10 her afterwards; observed her
ten; utter ". left and The property was trans1'
red TO this woman she would come into the sat
n look round and suddenly go out think her {
L pearlncea Of s0rrow we're increased; she told
i. that she WAS destitute and WAS sick; that she
:, some kind Of complaint which prcven cd her n
:, doing any harJ work; this wuuaan Was left in P
it heAsiou OF hls property and afterwards disposed
'e 1t; have seen Jumpcrtz; s1w him once or twice
0. tue shop where be worked.
Cruz Eromiued.-1 think fItfs fnnYer4st