New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-14
INCIDENTS OF THE FOURTH DAY.


| INCIDENTS OF THE FOURTH DAY.
| When Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, the mother OF
the dead policeman WAS called 10 testify mt the open
ing the trial. yesterday. there WAS profound silence
| in the courtroom. She elderly woman. dressed
| In deep mourning, and had I'm anxious, careworn ap-
poarahce Mrs Jeunle Smith. VIII" sat directly opposite
the with, S. stand nodded slightly TO her mOtherlnaw
| and smiled When Mr.. McGill. the prosecutor,
said To tho witness, Are you the mother OF
| Officer smith, who was murdered on the
| night OF Jnly 31si" the prisoners countenance
completely changed Her face turned deep crimson,
and IN n few minutes her handkerchief was over her
eyes and wept bitterly She remained N this cond-
ton during brief recital ~ te witnesses testimony
The witness said that Jennie had told her how tho little
dog had Jumped on Harry few nights before The mur
der and bOwlsd furousy She was at the house the diy
before the murder ana the second day after on the
afternoon of the second Cay Jennie asked her ioI some
linimcnt.
Mrs Nctc smith the wife Of the dead Ulcers brother
john Was the next witness 81 Jennie IA" lai'
tle next day after the murder" she sad. and asked
her how ii happened. She said she did not know |
asked her II 1t not done through di0usy She re
pied. Il don't know hut II anyone ms killed Harry
Tor me- he'll never get me- asked her II Irry'- throat
Was cut and che said no. but she saw piece Of hash
outside Of his shirt Ineycr Bennett with hcr cH-
crpt oncr and then her mother-in-lGw was present.
She has spoken to Of learning theatrical rlay-'
Rebecca Nathan hlack-eycd young woman who ap
pearcd TO be about twenty years OF age, amused the
court with her ready answers she said % Two years
ago lived with Mr.. and Mrs. smith. was there for
about a wear and half. All that | ever noticed was
that they quarrcllcd good deal" " Did you ever OBJ
serve any jealousy between theml" inquired Mr.. M'Ii
ON, yes" she said, she was iea'Ous OF !nn and he
was Jealous Of her. II went to ;OOk out OF tue win
dow Mr. Smith would get angry. thinking -ho WIS lirt
| ing with some man" Mr. McGill asked: " D.d Mrs
| smith over talk TO you about hlml To which
! tre witness responded amid much laughter:
| NO, except that she said she didn't love
him and only married him 10 get \ home" she
Was asked o. reat" Of their Guarres. "Ob they
were always picking at each other" she said - Once
they had some trouble at picnic about man. Mr.
smith left her husband and said that she hated him so
she would put poison III his coffee If abe dared to-
Mr. winfield open, cross-eIaruinatiou ny saying
that the witness had related some OF the shades OF Mrs
Smiths married lite and asked her II she could not men
lion some OF the lights Have yOu ever seen them uI
tncr arms around each others necks and kiss and hug T.
The witness smiled with apparent astOnlshment at the
question, and answered with great emphasis 80 why
most certainly very often indeed" she con
nuued I've heard them call each other pet
Names they have gone ~ balls together;
I've seen them dance together and joke together Some
times they would tight and the next minute they'd be
kissing eaclt Other Mira smith used to dance ana wheel
around the room and talk about going on the stage
Don't You think they lived as happy "a most married
people I" Mr. Winfield asked. "Oh, no said the wit
ness decidedly. How old were you when YOU lived
with theml" the counsel inquired About eleven
years" Don't you think were rather young to be
close obseryer" Well that's for you to Judge, was
her reply as she LEFT the witness stand
Zephauah CUnlln testified next and furnished more
amusement Tor the audience. lie occasionally visited
officer Smiths house. He identthed the knife with
which Il IL thought the stab wounds were inflicted ana
| also a PAIR of sleeve buttons. He said ne had
| often sen them at their house 81 saw
/ Mr. Bennett ut the house once" lie said.
| " Officer Smith not there. When he had gone Mrs
smith asked ms II knew who her visitor was. said
no. She SAID. It ia Mr. Bennett Don't you think he Is
hsndsomcp said Thought he was only a boy. 'On'
said she. think no is darllng' have OFTEN neard
ST., and Mrs Smith quarrel sue used 10 spout shake
.prvc ana he would say, For the LORDS sake. Jennie
lad - 1tbif of waking aDout the room talking SNAKE
.ncare all the time" Prosecutor McG asked how he
sounded ike it." Mr.. AcGlll asked 10 whom sue would
say II. Oh" sad ne, " To- anyone that woud cone
! along. Sometimes 1t would he PRS. McGrcPor' WHO
| nyed upstairs, Ol--ln facl, ans oht'
| To Nh winfield On cross eXtlnlnaiion the witness
.au that ShakrsprrGHu quarre- were the huN ones
he ever noticed Did Mr. smith o'ct 70 thr matter or
The manner the quotations" Mr.. Winfield asked The
Wnat would Nj. Smith say r. was the next Question:
| 'Nas 1t tragedy o. comedy -Lo geheTau) st'ecttIl
di, YOU know g" well it sounded Ike It," d" what
m IL sound like I" After tLe hesitation. ihe witness
said well, il sounded something like Far beyond me
soa.." And Tor tnat rcason said Nj. VIM Ia. Won
| thought it was SnakospeIre" The witness replied
atnrInfiyrly "NON, >" said the counsel arr yOn sure
| IL WIS not Bon JOIaon ~ "On. no, / d0"t thGA IL
was" be responded which tie COURTROOM rang with
laughter. ,..a-,
Martin ]. Cummings. dry goods clerk. identified
BENNETT az a man no saw "A street car In the neigh
bornood of Oncer SMITHS house about 1oi6 O'clock on
the might OF the murder. He had never seen Bennett
before out took Particular notice OF lm on t'I ota
ion BECAUSE he asked tl witness Tor hs Cigar - .ht
cigarette. The Observation-Disclosures VI this witness con-
! sumcd nearly an hour
John J0hI-ou aud Wi liam Mccall created sensation
IL when called 10 blchuiy ben ctt AZ
man they had passed bluOk from officer SblhS mousse
a. $50 O'Clock he ~ the murder Ley sdd they
emplOyed the Central Raj road % Ne"-JcIhty'
and going nome from WORK. IL was u very warm
hey their coat, heir arms. y III III
walked past very has y. He was ON the opposite
side OF street Tho man had h.ndhricllo atOuhd
! hi. neck and chin, aud his coat collar Mas tulieI up
They shouted to ulu Dut no did not stop, ana as ho
| passed tue lamySpost they had glance at his ACE
Ihe Attorney asAed Ben"1t 10 STAND up MANY
spectators also 10 see what "otu lOlO" anu
anxiety WAS pictured every COunten3ncr BcunettS
face " as as lmpsaIyo ever Wou, said ono ~ Tie
wltn"ss,s " can't tell his 'front.' face. for only saw him
.ideways." Nj Nctil asked tio prisoner Ia show
his side face. few minutes c1aiuInlLlon john
son said ruat resemble the mans height, bat can't
say thatI the man. the other witness SAID tHe
officer McHorney, who placed IN charge ~ Mrs.
smith, also examined, ana related CONVERSATIONS
with These were similar 10 those l'eh ny pre- IONS
witnrs,eA IN one part Of his testimony he SAID: 81
asked her whore Bennett was and snc SAM sac hitnt
several months. askeu her hat his occu-
patton wa, and she sdld Ia" VASE tudl INK iOr tt stage
and hl- theatrical name was tiNtinhl d-h't
why inquired particularly about him, and added
that "A boy AMI could not nave comm Tea
th, n.i der She said mat Harry one time threw u IL
nett on thn -toop and said would got Square
with hIm she said that people Wcr" no" all tIlhlhS
cd about HAIRY. bur that she had NOT loftn him III
I'VE years So said he olIckCued nor eyes once ana
he dress; he never oOukht her any c0ihas Dnt no
cUulI spend hr money Della Htr ~. IHcn sue shd
me-, n dog coud only sp"aG. sic could tell the
whole taic about laSt night Inc case Will Nv COH-
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