, 1859-01-31
1.-THE BARREL MYSTERY"
Trial Of Henry Jumpertz, for the Alleged
Murder Of Sophie Wern'r, ut fhleago,
March 9Th, 1855.
n the Circuit Court Of Cook County, Judge
Mauierre Presiding.

THE TIE S TIM NY.
In the Circuit Court Of Cook County, Judge
Mauierre Presiding.
roU7Tu DAY-MoRS1sG SESSION.
TESTIMONY CONTINUED.
{Dy ogcement Of Counsel aud permission of
the Court, two witnesses for the defence we're
brcu ht upon the stand.)
Hrs. Louisa Hfglthntr s,c0rn Have known
prisoner for five years intimately, both in the
Old Country and here; knew the deceased
for seren years intimately; she used often to
come to ny house; lived ID same house with
her IN Chicago; know her band writing uetter
etown, the one on ~hite papcr); think that is
her haud Y: itiuR, arn sure il looks tie ye.r
same; cannot tell certainly when prisoner came
to this country; j. was i've years ago; re
we're living at No. is Sprin: st:tet, New York;
WAS then married my husbands name is Ere.
derrick; don't know who Jompsrtz lived with
when he f7st cuu1c be lived With Il year AID
q hal!; during th"t time his character was first
rate; we liked him very well; be left us to 90
to : little town, haye forgot; don't re member
tie r2me; it WAS New Bedford, Mass.,; We
GAZE We-t four years ago; my husband, nos
able te sft f95Sa2 q h1H PEI; F25t %ta AE
Sophie; We lived IN Mr. Coleman's house On
Dearborn street; Werner lived in same
house; m5 husbaud caGe frat; Werner, bis
wife snd young g1rl lived altogether in up:.er
part OF the oute; they ind o great deul Of
trouble, ths Werners; lived up stairs; had
to "a through the room where they lived; the
Girl wss The ''boss' OF the house; 80 Mrs. "eT-
ntr had fuStes with her, us she wanted money
to keep tue house in food; the Yonng girl kept
boukR IN tie shop; Mrs. Werner did the wash
ing aud all the work washed for 1hs girl; Mr.
Werner kept the gr. for liz mistress; dosne-
times she siep. at The bouse all IN one bed "lth
Werner and his wife Werner wasn't very
herself, and didu's like it; be told her. she
might 90 away and look cut trr be-sef; IS long
IS She was with them she had great trouble,
mud cried sometimes she would say, ~ had
better 20 guess and clear 1nyseif; 11s 20 use
10 try aad get my husband bacS;' by "clear
home; One day she had 6nca trouble the glzl
tod her she could 60 aa4 buy herself. dress,
and GO: che came to my rom; We had cen
like s:Hie,s; bid ne good bye; went. ~rs gone
three hours, and cace back and Sat on my bed;
she put her hand on her forehead and said,
"WeII, q ebllinR's worth Of laudanum
will do Tor me;" l said, :" You are
crazy to-day; you are are foolish womnn;
you are strong, ,xo into soae family and get work;
~le eaid "gIeS- you wouldn't Ike it to have hus
blud five year, and them 60 ana 1--we oat Us =
setvaut 8 I'll" 1>a'd am afraid you got some poi.
sou in yuur rocket; she laughed and said 20 nos"
then sl,r went away; did uut sec her again until
next morning; lutlng the night some one came
| up to nv rnom and tara sophie h:s poisnn"h her
sell: Mr. Wcruel'$ brother said Sophie took some
thin: uut ul cr pocket, put il in glass ol water
| auu drsnk il; heXt saw Sophie ut nine O'Clock
| next day; Sue said, "a slilliur's worth wasn't
| e:nu.h Tor me;" size said Col did not llk: her;
tlr yomt Il little; one c:!cek WIS rel, tue other
white as >now; she said ''p'ease iX ''e bed for
ME, nuot stand up anyiIsngcr; Sue laid I'll my
l al sl3E FUlulttd
tried to; lay thrre Ill utX day. sc said shc took
| sIiling's wurtn ii }audauin III warm waller; ie!t
dunk; that llcr husband gave her some 1norc
uur1n water, and that va, t!t reason silt: Vomltrd;
| Mr., Coleman tc ta1nc in and bud tlem Leave the
bo1l-c; they did ;tAye; don't Xiv wltc1c they
| wcn.: ,l no: see ttc,n again iur Il :'ml While;
| Su],lne went with tlc1n; NIX: NV Soplle NIX
mon is lfrr; This wIs three cars 40 wren 1uc}
moved; mt sopl'ie; .l'e to! 1ne sh: hved aione
| On tie North :.:.1n and took iu washing;
| she was INT living with hcr husband;
| tlljs WIS six 1IJlEs ;ltser the pusonns;
| it was directly otter tile prisoa1ng thns they
| were ordered to leave the house; SIX months at-
| ter thnt saw her; she asked ule to come over
and SEE her Oh the North Side had room
| there: washed for gentlemen; WAS not able to
| dc II: v.krd her 70 cone and SIZE NE, NC lived
| il Coeman's house yet; she did not come IL q
,ood while; Junperlz was ;hen boarding Tlth
me: he wus not in Chicago when they lived IN
| The house; she came on Sunday estnlng; she
/ Stuld 20 EtuSET LII lille E1oAh HAA- -
| asked her it tha WAS Iot arA'o to 70 home
| ,,,pna: xhe said nhe did rat care, Tas not atrad
| of INV poJy; he weut along With her; did rot
let her 20 eEone hbe did mol coue alter that tor
| ,:ood while; when HLe camt aga'n, Ia lhe week
time. said she way not nole to DO nnF more nara
Washing: asked me what she should do; sad
TO her don't know, you are old enough to kno"
yourself think to get in smal family would
be better; sha enid She did not ike to live With
strauge folks; have been married hFe yeh7s, had
children. can't be u servant; then told her she
could come and wash for me, but yoa "ou!dn't
like to be n1y pe1yant; she said che did not care
it she was scrya2t in my house; usked ms
husbapd, and be ssld she could come; she said
6he had father Rtay with me linn anybody elsa
would Get steady washing to do for three or tous
men. and make wages light for me; she came
back !; l told her would give her DALAI q week
80 ale came, and s,ayed four months; Junper'7
was then living with uB; don't Euow II hls urs
aronuiutascc with her wien he took hel
| hone that night; she took washing Tor thret
mcp; gsse her IL per week; one night my
husband went away we hBd washed that day
and was tired; Juul2ertz sat rtao'oH ioT "
vent to bed about eight O'clock; my HUSBAND
cane home lit,le bit tight; LIE came up stair
md asked where Sophie wus che slept on
| lounge in nY room. but wasn't there; ms nus
band called 10 her to come up; JumpeFtz sald
s.Nonc of your basiness whtra abe is; NJ ~
husband said "Are you master OF my house?
.{umuer,z ssid he could psy his board; my bus
band was mad, and talked bard; they got mad
S,nhie said jumpertz had such pretty eyes sh
c1uId not part With him; Sophie did rot spea
to me for some days; on Saturday night tn
drayman came for her things; on Monday Jun
pe1tz sent fur his things, and that Was all sas
Of tbem; don't think Sophie had sense cnoug
10 mind her own self; when she washed 81
would sing 30 high, aud then cry again; aske
, her whY she went on SO; she ssld she must sf
to make bersef pleasure, she had 50 n1uc
trouble; then She would shy she must l9ok on
! tor auot:ler beau, because her husoand Won!
not like her any more; this Wsa "he
thew we're Irving with us, in The house
j she would sing aud then cry, then dance all
! iump around, thrn say II must lut It a'l out I
luy t.eld;'' Sue would c1y fEqu'utly; would "a
III her she hadn't much senseIshe "as III t, t!uao'
too much; wuud put it tut Of her head, then
q HouI,l cune IN ugau; don't Know who turM.he
III. roon. where sle aul JuynpeEtz lived to9tthc
she lett the hp!l>c first; dnu't Ic1lenle! seer!
lin give her mpnfy To 90 aud huy u1lnEs WI
:" | went with her 10 market often; she would VII
e cycrytlyius iu and keep her accounts, 50 "a" Lit
# xrj,c c,cn hare sen tllat letter before: reco
:. nizt the hand writing as hers; she was mltl1t
= flyr years and hal tive chdsen-'our still-boTl
T. ehc ilal first o:lc tl.At lived nlnt months, Tit
!. died the girl in Wefner'S saay!ps salooa Vt,
A about twenty-five yeurs old nc g"t mr.
- New York; be sent hs wife 10 the old country
u she Has in q family way sent her 10 get hell
she waited in the cid country; be came to Cn
ca9o she pledged her ]tWelfy IN tne ola cou'
e trT to Get back she vent with me to hasss
- atreet TO mans office, Yankee, who she us'
y 10 live wilb he told her she ought not 10 ha'
et married the MN he gave her writing; 70
5 her to 20 70 Chicago ard get the girl out ot Il
=. | house her husband Kot the girl While sne :"
- oope 10 Europe; Don't knoT where jump
. vent 10, or Sophie when they leta; kne" Ill
+. Werner before she went 10 Europe.
n C5oss tramst<tt by -Hr. AcItroa.-aave be-
~ in Illinois years; lived II New ork 1t year
- been mArrled Ii years; was l3 years IN IL
York at,es 3as marftd; am i years 10 It
country; my husband lecd in New \ otk a. Q
OF mHrriage; be came TO Chicago hTe months
" fore did wc bud not MONEY enough lot oo
:. n cans as we had family; ssw Sophie IT
=. letter to her sieier, and to her t*sner IN ~
1t York CitT; bave seen Jumpersz write but ne
nut locked at the writing; think this THE Latter
,.t her 1ritine: it il in I4uw Dutch am Iii
Dutch: the letters here are long; can o.
h. read q tew words Of her letter; cannot resd
gh il broken Low and High 1t ia her ham
ar think.
I'll Er4lt.icE |Ttylotntr snor1 -hno~ Inc pr
-, ner. and Sophie Werner; knew him since Is
lac when he arrived ID New York: knew her ~
ter IL years before she wss married; be worked
me in New York over ten months; caring :
time his character WAS good be Was we'll LII
| BY eyergb body he went to New Eed!ora IT
Gas there TO Lowell; then came back TO Ne" ! o.
ipp inquired tvr me Of my brother il bowe!J i;
cell | told him WAS at the West; be came on; 81
al ped in Clev eand a few months and got mere
1uu the sp.ing OF 1856; be stopped at the uearo
We House; worked a. Frrzza Ksbolln's; nrst
: of | acquainted with Sophie al my house On W
| horn street: he iouud NE ont in the lreH