, 1877-03-17

In Justice Sun1metdcl6'a court at $50 yesterday
) and was presided over by his Mightincss, Coront
= | Dictzsch. Tho usual policc-court audience WE
present. and manifested the usual.des;rce Of moi
bid curiosity necessarily connected, it would seem
| with such affairs.
The exercises were begun by the +Coroner sing
ing ont: ''Capt- Buckley. p!easc fetch in tn
| Professor
But the Professor wns down-atars In his cell
consutingwith the only legal friend he had, hIr
William r. Gutler. Ills comir g1yas therefore dc
]aycd few moments, and when he came in b.
was preceded by his wife. Each Of them tool
chairs, about foot7apart, and separated by only
. thin railing Both were very much downcast, TIL
old weeping a1ni trying to catch the tears in
| dirty handkerchief. while the wife lowered hc
head against the r,iling and sobbcd violently.
| Judge Greedy took au hair beside her.
Coroner Dictzsch called On
! PIKE
and asked linn II lfc ha any statement to make.
His only reply the following, or reitcration
thereof, when pressed to- speak:
II would say that llas been advised tnat, per-
haps, under the circumstaL it is not proper for
me to make any statement u present more than :
have made. Perhaps have said than ]
should have said already. What have done~1
| have dunc'
| CAPT. pUCKLl:Y
was called. and testified to Ikcis coming in, Civ.
ing himself up, turning the confession, ss:y-
ing that he had killed Jones, End tho confcss ion
would give his for the deed, together with
| other matters which have hccn fully published.
| MARTIN BEST,
Clerk of tho Police Court testified that pk had
| confessed to having shot s. S, Jones twice that
hc had sa,d Best might Gull it murder hat lie
| pleased. This happened when Best asked hin,
| what he would plead to the charge Of smurdcr
Thursday afternoon.
Dir. HOLDER,
| County Physician said he had made .the post
| lnostem examination during the morning. One
was gun shot wound in the most vital lnrt of the
brain, and was necessarily fatal. Thts ball was
found lodged in the left side of the ekul in tho
rear Of the forehead. The other wound was 4
flesh wound, two three inches from the
shoulder blade. This wound had extended M
wards, but he had not succeeded in finding tlp:
ball. Tho deceased must hare died lulmcliateJv
from the wound in the brain.
The Coroner next turned Oh
MRS, PIKE
and asked her II she was rcady to muke.n stntc,
II don't know anything about it, ~ she sui i,
Ro you recognize this psper' Is th1t your
- Did you sign tts"
How do you know it is trues"
II heard yon read it.''
juror When wps it wElt:,nf" ::
''Cant you 1ecolicct:''
1never did know"
''I don't want TO have anything to lido with this
case, eide the other. don't want to iujurc
the dead or the living don't wish to zell any un
In answer to further questions to the: same end |
she next replied
sick. ~"
*'Humph, IS said a disgustca juror.
''What is your first name:" said the Coroner,
''u0w long have you been marrfed!'
sixteen years ago the :s3d of lust OcLober.'
..Mlsre ..1v !; ;, wsre ss.;s;y, you maFrled!"
Hive yon lived with him during that time:''
s4Whcre were you living ]atelyr'
''1n the Religio- Philosophical Building. We
went there in October last and staid there all tie
'.,You saw Jones every day, and your husband !:
~ saw Jones every day, but did not se., my hus-
..csa M yon rsco'ect now how long it is aince you
the d5 H. n 9,ohhdp h1t is true andhs
4 moment afterwards she added, in response tn
jurors question that she thought the paper was
signed 1tter she left jones' building. after this
they had no trouble because they separated Her |
husband, after he knew the truth, gave her IN.
Having said this much, she stuhbornIy refused to
again wa
Officer Kirch testified to having found the hodv
MS account differing in respect from that pub-
sl:cd in yesterdays TRIBUNE, except that it was
ediously verbose. - VISA
THEN THE BuxoM MRS ROBINS ON
Tas called and moment aftcrward t.1at ratber !
celebrated woman bounced in and took htu nlace in
he witness chair. She testified that she lived ut
~ Fourth avenue, in the Rcligio- Phi hi3osophical
Building; that she had known Jones for ycars:
hat she had lived there in his building nt=lrly two
eEants; TINT she had however, had eor oo conycr
aslon with them at times; once oil the day they 4
The coroner-.'What was this conrcrsat;ons n
DID she sive any reason for their moving out:"
mMz Jones wouldn't allow them to stay any b
..pid -. she tel you that or did you know it,"
'@Whut did she eay?'
t'Shc referred to the story she had told bcforc
: What story?'
'.I The statement Pike had made. She denied
aat she mad ever Ind any improper relations witr X
Did she say she had confessed that before,r d,
She She sad she md told her husband 80 because
ae wanted to get rid of h1,-didn't want to live 81
m M. nm 4 my 1ongcr She bad said several times be-
'Ie tis that pikc wasn't her husband; that he had &c
:duced her from her husband when she was Dnf ar
i 81 lawful y wife. She told so in Pixies pres. i,
4 juEor-Did he make my replys az az
~ don't know that he did. u ~
:" D.d they have any quarrel, as fur as you
:. Frsquently-from the time they first camc s'
Mha. Ssh !.,g wns the esnse Of the quarrelsr' be
- occas,o sne t'e q1dnt love him, and he said on ha
ana leave min, le would let her 60 IN
- Did YUu see Pike ypafcrluv. rot
s. did not. >" eh'
:. Who informed yon that somebody was k1edfr W; W;
cond floor. =" N Ao ""'t oa Tue
- Yes :" o~Aeo o011s A1oaeJ'' bal
= What fors"
:" For rent"
- How much*'+
- ue tr:t made ont the bill for So8, Pike na,1 ..
\ =, leaving balance Of S24. ~ f''" sue
- Dla Jones bother hin, for the money,r ,
. don't think he did The night before p;lo |
Zones fonnd out that he had rented room m o 4Ao
. 81 sidt and that be paying rent Joncs ~ ~,
han II he could rent room on the West s;Ia nli1
he didn't be would haye to icare at Tna mat he:
naay night. Vs. A"'t WIS :
juFor-Werc you and Mrs Pike on friendly ., he
Yes, until found ont what IN awful Story. 49,. "
Did yen see anything improper between her re-.
i never did. never 1,,s.rra+.5 ,..:, kce
70 you know where that note is:7' a1dI
= dont heard it was given up at tho sto
When did you zee it.' -
rhe !, Day 1t was made-a week ago Inst Tues. @ sns
Do you know that Jones had it in his Dos s.,
I do.'' ''4
DO yQu EnOsv any o,,a c1eo ana