Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-09
SouruaI altO Courier.
Friday Morning, Sep. g. 1881.
Jennie Cramer's Fate.

Jennie Cramer's Fate.
 More Testimony at the Preliminary
 Hearing i'm West Haven-The Mother
 of the Deceased on the Witness stand Interesting Evidence in Relation to
 the Deceased.
 The preliminary hearing in the case against the Malley boys was resumed yester- day morning in Thompson's Hall, West Haven, but previously the perjury case against Blanche Douglass was called up and postponed two weeks by Grand Juror Hull, who is ill, confined to his bed and conse- quently unable to attend to the case. MT. Dow, counsel for Blanche Douglass was ready to proceed, but Justice Booth decided to put the case over as the Malley case was on. It was postponed to Thursday, Sept. 9, at 10 o'clock.
 The hearing did not open until about Il o'clock owing to delays. The prisoners were present and about fifty spectators, also Lawyers Blydenburgh and Fox and Mir. Bollman, MT. Bush being absent during the forenoon. Mrs. Cramer's testimony was resumed: She detailed further the conversation which passed between her and James at the Malley @--~S@~ | since spring. Mrs. c. went on to say that | she understood MT. Higgins did not wish to | introduce Jennie to James. Judge Blyden- burgh interrupted and told the witness to stop. ''That's hearsay evidence" he added. Witness continued: Knew Mir. Higgins by l sight; he had 8 slight acquaintance with l Jennie; he had known her since last fall; Mir. | Higgins became acquainted with Jennie after | she made visit to Forestville at Mrs. Weber's, in August. 1880; Jennie's young sister was with her; don't know as she had any young gentle ! men acquaintances in Forestville she was | introduced to several; among them was 8 MT. Hurley MT. Weber is wire spinner !; | don't know Mir. Hurley's occupation; I | don't think he was bartender he owns a ! saloon but don't tend it; Mir. Hurley was a l neighbor and took her out to ride; was at Forestville two days myself think the sec l ond time I saw Higgins was when he called | at the house; I had not been introduced to him up to that time; when MT. Higgins | called his call was unexpected; there was an- | other gentleman there.
 1 Witness was asked who the other was, but said she did not like to give his name, and that he was a gentleman and might not like to have his name known. MT. Blydenburgh l insisted. Witness leaned over and whispered | to MT. Bollman. Judge B. objected to it, ! and finally asked the witness if the gentle l mans name was not Plant. Mrs. c. said it was, and in further reply to questions said | the gentleman was of Huntsville, 8 man of means, and that his acquaintance with Jennie ! was not long; he met her at Compounce 1 Pond. Who introduced her? was asked He \ introduced himself.
 | It now appeared that what Mrs. Cramer l knew about the man in question was through l what Jennie had told her. Mir. Bollman eau, 1 toned her that she must only tell what she l knew of her own knowledge. The justice, l after discussion, allowed the story to be told. 1 Mrs. Cramer continued: Jennie told me | about MT. Plant about four or five days after I she came home from Compounce she met Mir Plant on State street in the afternoon | and he introduced himself; he asked If he l might not come to see her she had not seen him from that time until he called at the l house I was not introduced to him at the time he came to the house made no in quiries about him his family was acquaint. ed with school friend of my daughter.
 Mir. Bollman objected to question whether she had made inquiries about the character of MT. Plant. Justice Booth ruled out all conversations excepting with Jennie,
 but allowed this question, ''Did you make any inquiries about him ?'' The witness said she had not.
 Continuing she said Mir. Plant was ot stout build, medium height light brown eyes and believe he had chestnut-colore | hair, very light, and swollen face when saw him; both times I saw him, he had smooth face; he was about twen- ty, twenty one twenty-two years old
 he called at the house once besides the time mentioned; that was sometime last fall, ir September; he came about 7:3O in the even
 ing and remained until 10:30; I did not see him, but heard him when he went away; he and Jennie were alone together from the
 time he came until he went away, excepting | when my youngest daughter went into the
 room; she only stayed few minutes don't | know whether Jennie had any correspond | ence with hsm she received note from him l after every time he to see her; it was l on his second visit that MT. Higgins called l Mir. Plant sent note by telegraph boy say | ing he was going to call on this visit he left
 at 1o:15 o'clock; no one was in the room with
 him but Jennie except when Mir. Higgins
 came; he only stayed fifteen minutes or hal1
 an hour know the time Mir. Plant left by
 the time my husband closes the store; was
 down stairs in the kitchen waiting for my
 husband; after Mir Plant left Jennie came
 down in the kitchen; he (Plant) may have
 made another call after that, I am not sure
 about it. he may have come to see her this
 spring; have not seen nor heard from
 him since this unfortunate affair;
 he came sometime in March in the evening don't know that he ever made Jennie pres | ents; she never went to ride with him. for if she had she would have told me- No, sir, witness continued, she never went out with gentleman to Birmingham, being
 out all night; she was never out riding all night, nor out all night until that Wednesday night with the Malleys.
 I r xui11 cIuaor hot cIa avor cto1yad
 out all night until she stayed at the Malley house; she, of course, went to ride and stayed out late nights, but she always came
 home excepting that time.
 A question, ''Who was your daughter out
 riding with late at night ?' was ruled out Judge Blydenburgh now sharply interroga-
 ted witness, asking her to call to mind any
 incident that referred to Jennie that occurred
 at any time either Monday or Tuesday just
 before the Wednesday of the visit to the Nal l ley house. Witness called to mind none. | Mrs. Cramer further testified to Jennies
 carriage ride with the Malleys Friday, July
 29th, and that either Thursday or Friday
 night she did not reach home until o'clock
 in the morning. Witness waited for her un- til she got home no one but she was up | before she went she told me she was going to ride with the Malleys
 did not retire at all on the night of Fri day, August 5 during the day went to New Britain where I have friends; remain d there all day returned I think about or 9 o'clock did not visit the neighbors nor send any messages on my return; I found two messages at home, one from Blanche Doug lass, the other from Jim Malley; those letters informed me that they did not know of my daughters whereabouts Jennie did not have latch key I always waited for her to come in waited, and not her father; it was my habit to wait for her and sit up when she
 was out riding or attending parties; the last two years Jennie was not accustomed to at- tend balls and parties, on account of sick ness; on Jennie's return home on either July
 28 or % at o'clock in the morning I asked her if she couldn't come home earlier !; she said she was tired; five have been out riding and I'll tell you all about it in the morning :" after she got up the next morning she told me she could not get home any soon- CT, as they had to go to different places as they had difficulty in getting supper; Jennie arose sometime during the forenoon; at this time Jennie told me that James Malley tried to keep her out to Malley's house after she had come home from riding she said she did not want to stay she could not trust her person with him out there; he tried again to make her stay but she was afraid to trust