Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-14


,y'ss hsrrel murdsrS case, with which cur read
er, are familiar, is stilA on at Chicago. Sens
80 - mystsrious dsvslopmenfs have Ben
SSds which the Chicago Times Of Sunday
1ornine gives ~ follows: -. e Z. :. e
The examination Of Elisabeth f. Riley vas
eousinesd saturday forenson, and it u nos Jet
The stor, Of the sosnsstios Of tbis vsnsn
with yumpsrtx Is full Of the strange mystery
which has surrounded this tsrribls case from,
the frst. II true. Il heaps deeper and more
damnipg weight Of guilt upon the had Of this
man yumpsrsz than evsn the most vivid imagi-
nation had before conceived. II not true, it
reveals degree Of moral turpitnds on the part
Of the witness which th hardly lpossibls can
exist.
with Sophie Warner ssUfGrDss, Jumperts, q
a lecture one night received An introductien te
ayoung and beautiful girl, Elisabeth r. Bald
win. With the instincts Of . libertine, he per-
ived in her alask Of those positive intellsetnal
proach Of such villain as himself. He called
upon her subsequently; scqusintanes quickly
grew TO intimacy; and love, or something skin
10 IL, was awakened in the bosom Of the Young
girl Under . promise Of marriage, the sm0oth
feed and oily-tongued barber seduced Her
from the way Of virtue- Then he acquainted
her with his relation to Sophie Werner, and
],
his second victim, as soon as be could get nd
ofSophie- The young gin left Milwaukee, and
remained away until her child was born
In the meantime Jamperts and Sophie had
I. both left Milwaukee. and we're supposed to be
in Chicago. Hifher the young girl followed
yumperts on the street. She asked him whers
Sophie was. He hesisated at first but finally
told her that Sophie was desd-that she had
taken laudanum and slept herself 70 death, and
that be bad cut her body up and sent it away.
Some other conversation passed, which II given
in the testimony. Not long aftsrvsrd, jam
ports was arrested for the crime Of numbering
beth visited him In jail, whsre he repeated
substantially what he had told her 1t the pre-
vious interview on the street. He further aid
$50 runs the story ct least) that he would prob
ably never get out of his Troubles with life, and
advised her to endeavor 10 forgst him. He re-
turned her miniatnre, and told her that she
had better resign all thought and hope Of him,
and marry some one else. She len him, and
became the wife Of . man named Riley 80
IL appears that some extraneous and power
fal Influences were brought TO bear upon her 10
induce her to consent to this marriage, a. her
conduct in all other respects shows that her af-
fections and heart were still With Jumperts.
Never q night passed, state her friends, without
seeing her upon her knees praying 70 Heaven
for ber seducex, and for his liberation from the
dreadful death which stared him in the face.
IL is likewise said she stated 10 { woman named
Kehoe that she did not care what Jumpertz
had done, for she loved him stili, and would
marry him X he got out Of his trouble. This,
hewevsr. she denied very positively on the
witness stand. -ase . lslsl =. 80 irf'sfftff
Subsequently to yunEsrts's HEst conv'o ion
and the granting Of new trial by the So.
preme Court, be again had an Interview With
this unhappy girl He then entertained stroaa
hopes Of an aequittal. and was % hrm In biz
belief that he renewed his VOWS Of afsotier
and love 10 her, told her to get rid Of her bus.
band and Of the fruit Of her marriage will
him, and promised IL this was done, that upor
his release he would marry her. The girl, still
actuated BY affection for this wretch, which
neither time, nor guilt, nor msrriaes VOW
could efsce or weaken, appears to have fol.
lowed hissdvice- She left her hnsband, who's
character appears to be neither upright no,
manly, and from statements made by the sirl',
mother, it appears that che took medicins, ol
submitted 70 an operation which probably hsd
the desired effect, but which wss fclio1ei by
p1erpersl fever, from which she IL Just recov.
sring The abortion was produced six week
Ago. ftsi,r ~
- such sre the outlines Of this strange story
which IL true, certainly reveal motive, hith
erto unknown, for the horrib act the prisone,
IS charged with committing, and also contra
diets out OF his own mouth the pretenee tha
Sophie Werner committed suicide By hanging