The New York herald., 1876-02-08

foregoing evidence as TO Kramer being pros
ent at the society meeting on December Il
Hermann rishman, OF Sixth avenue, gave simiiAr
testimony.
Julius LOchmann, of No lis Eighth avenue, brother
in-law OF Kramer, testified that he belonged 70 the
same lodge he and met him there on the night OF
tho 18th OF December In reply TO the District Attor-
ney witness said he did not know the prisoner nor had
he heard OF him before the alleged murder fow days
after witness heard of the murder Kramers wiic camo
to him and asked where he was.
John b Roncey, clerk at Cypress Hills Cemetery
who keeps the books Of that insttuon-There was no
jewish funeral there on the 18th Of December
w. l. Hilton, Superintendent OF the Salem Freed
other entrance to the Jewish Cemetery except that
the Jamaica plank road child buried there that
day the body came from Williamsburg; the child had
died nom smallpox and witness buried II; tho iatheT
and three boys present; that was the only child
buried there that day. he did not know Kramer but he
had heaS no had bcen at his office two or three days
after thealleged murder.
J. l. Johnson marble cutter who had charge of two
Jewish cemeteries on the 18th Of December-No chill
dron we're buried there on that day.
Patrick Daily, superintendent OF Portuguese ceme-
terry the Jamaica road-No child was buried there
on the 18th Of December
Joseph Barnsby, another cemetery superintendent
on Fresh Pond road examined. There was a child
buried there the 18th OF December from Thirty
eighth street, New York witness saw Kramer IN the
cemetery the 18th; nobody was with him but HIS
baskets witness did not him pointing to a grave,
nor did he see him do anything
Joseph Zetler, stonecutter, testified that he knew
Kramer: saw him at Peh Mach Pelah Cemetery; kra-
mer wanted to show him tho grave tho body in which
| had been buried the 5th of December.
Adolph Kramer, OF East Houston street, brother OF
Solomon Kramer testified that It was the habit OF the
latter to come " his house every Friday for dinner he
ceased to do the murder him three weeks
after at Detective Zundt's house in BTooklyn witness
asked him how did he como there and ne replied, II
was at funeral whom the thing happened" then ne
| grew angry and said, s'ct me alone +"
After brief recess the examination or this witness
was rcsumed:-Hs brother had told him ne had gone
out riding in a carriage that he had asked man TO
give him a ride and the man said "No," and then he
said his cap blew OF and he was afraid and he came
home; witness added that another Sunday he told
another story that his brother honest but foosh
In reply to the District Attorney the witness stated
that his brother was about sixty years old; that he
came ffom Prussia years ago. he had then
learned the trade of furrer witness did not oeeve
his brother OF sound mind as on different occasions
he had stated matters OF a foolish nature
| TO Mr.. Beach-My brother was never able TO obtain
the wages OF FIRST class workman he could not count
accurately the skins he had dressed he could not add
figures at ALL he In the habit OF mutterinS to him
self; no never had child
! Michael Dresner, OF Thrcop avenue, was next ex
amined He knew solomon Kramer his reputation
that OF gossiper from ono house to another anc
that dependence 10 be placed on what be SAID
Kramcr's brother and others had said that Solomon
was not in his right mind
Adolph Katzky, furrer, stated that he had employee
Kramer and had discovered that he was not truthful
and cited instances to corroborate his state
mont.
Cornelius Messerts testified that Kramer had worked
for him. his reputation for truth and veracity no
good
After some further like testimony the Court ed
journed until ten O'Clock this morning