Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-20
The Oraner Case.

The Hiatus Before the Veraict-A Clear |
 Statement from Duns Father-The l
 Preliminary Hearing Next Monday l
 Blanche Douglass Agafn--MOre Reve-
 Iations-AIore Mysterious Features.
 Much speculation was rife yesterday as to whether the coroner's jury in the Cra- mer case would not reassemble during the day and render their verdict, which, it is un- derstood, is substantially agreed upon, and takes the view that the deceased met her death by foul play. Coroner Metcalf came in town on the cars in the afternoon, with large mar ket basket on his arm, and was immediately cornered by two sheriffs, one fire marshal and one reporter. He had no idea when the jury would reassemble. MT. George R. Kel- ssy came in town soon after, looking after some one of his numerous business interests which he has been obliged to almost totally neglect since the day the body of unfortunate Jennie Cramer was found on the shore. Sev- eral representatives of New York journals fingered about, engaged in their duties. Prose- cutting Attorney Bush was at his office taking 8 look at law papers which had been neg lected Asa Curtiss beheld the Police GGsette's representation of himself finding the body with an amused face at the striking lack of resemblance. Dr. Painter was taking matters on quietly once more at his pretty cottage the hill top, busily engaged preparing notes taken at the inquest for future use and in this had no occasion to caution witnesses to Ego slow" Blanche Douglass was still ru- ralizing at her cottage prison near West Ha- ven's sea girt shore, and perhaps thinking of Riley and that sweet scented note from Wal ter. Pickle is the heart of woman, it is said, and to Mrs Peck, wife of the Sheriff, she de- ivered the epistle opened. Sadie Munroe had gone back to the metropolis, carrying back perhaps satisfaction at Blanches ''confes- sion," or perhaps wondering if Blanche's new revelations were not after all, another striking proof that a woman's tongue hath charms and wonderful power to talk long and say nothing. Jim Brewer was perhaps growing over the extra expense he was at in diligently sbadowing West Haven shore and people, and thus doing detective work 'tout of pocket" Two of the Malley's store men were meandering along up to the jail to take a consoling package to the incarcerated boys, whose prison life, rumor said, had become
 
 denburgh and Fox patrolled side street for a quarter of an hour, comparing notes, and to an inquirer expressed, with shrug of the shoulders and @ laugh, the view that the tes timony of Thursday would be cas- fly overthrown. Hundreds of people stopped in front of Armstrong's store to look at the large oil painting by MT. Fitch of the tn xyio in the store window. It represents her at tired in white, and gives half profile view, and the expression of the face and it's tone excited many words of sympathetic eharac- ter.
 Coroner Metcalf was in doubt about when the jury would sit again, and it might not be until after the preliminary hearing in the case of the Malleys in West Haven next Mon day.
 A sheriff remarking on this point thought | that they would be released on bonds, unless | there was evidence not yet disclosed which would upset this calculation. As to the trial | of Blanche Douglass for perjury on Thursday | next, that would afford a great chance for
 many people to see Blanche Douglass, and it was thought that good many would attend. Would she be committed again or dis | charged? As to this it was thought it would
 depend much on whether any further con- | fessions could be extracted from her. Her | confessions thus far are taken with good many grains of allowance, and it is not ! thought she has yet told all. However, mem- bers of the jury assert that the woman ap-
 pearsd to them to be telling the truth. That handkerchief is earnestly wanted. It is still believed that it would make tell-tale revelation as to complicity between Blanche
 and the two young Malleys as to the story to be told about the case. Much inquiry is
 made regarding MT. Duff. The New York
 iSun of yesterday gives the following result of an interview in New-York with the father :: l Yesterdays New York Sun says: ''Mr.
 John Duff, ST., said Wednesday evening that
 his son, John Duff, jr., was in Seton Hall College with Walter Malley
 ! {" When it was published that my son was in some way implicated in the affair, MT. | Duff said, his mother questioned him, and he told her all that he knew. He said that about two weeks before the finding of Jen- nie Cramer's body, he had met Walter Malley in this city and accompanied him to New l Haven. The Douglass woman went with | them. On their arrival they went driving, | Walter taking as O companion Blanche | Douglass and he taking the wife of friend. l He returned to this city, and shortly after Walter Malley sent Blanche Douglass here. I This was the last he heard of the matter
 until the Monday following the finding of the | body. At this time he received the following | telegram:
 'Come to me at once. am in trouble
 "He took the next train to New Haven. He saw Walter MaIley in his fathers store His lawyer and the manager of the establish ment were present. Walter told him the same story that he afterwards told the coro- ner's jury, and asked him if he would back him up in regard to the statements to be made in relation to Blanche Douglass having been introduced to Malley by him. He re- piled that he would not back anything that was not so. He had parents and relatives whom he did not wish to disgrace. While said, All what you are saying is a concoc- tion, and you know it. My son then re- turned to this city, and is here now" The real name of Blanche Douglass is An nie Hines. She was born in Monahan's alley, at 279 Mott street. Her father was blind, and she used to lead him about the streets. From Monahan's alley her parents moved to the tenement in the big alley at 25O Mott street, opposite the old cathedral. When sixteen years old she went with her parents to live in "the Barracks,' a tene- ment house in Mott street, south of Blocker. In 1877, at the age of seventeen years, she was married to John Zimmerman sometimes known as Simmons. He was a cook in a restaurant He afterward was vender of soap packages. She did not live happily with her husband. Two years after her marriage, while living in Macdouga1 street, she gave birth to a child, which died tive menths later. Last November, while living at First street, she left her husband. She frequented Bleecker street in the night time. She then went up town and got into the house of Lizzie Bundy in West Thirty-fir street. A month after she left her husband she made the acquaintance of James Riley, the bartender, in a street car.
 BLANoHE's REAL. NAME