New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-13

the testimony she had given at the inoues,
was ho1 true; but she had wished TO shield
tlie reputation OF Walter Malley Last night
SIG related to Dr. Painter, of New-Hayen
one or the jurymcn, all she knew about tho
case. The substance of her statement is given
below. o''0'
TALK WITH BLANCHE DOUGLASS.
WHY SHE RETURNED TO NEw-YoRx-prcprrr,>,,
THAT SHE DID NOT TELL THE TRUTu-TRyINC
TO SHIELD FRIEND
biahche Douglass who was associated with the
Maiicy brothers and Jennie Cramcr nc Newuovnu
ho whose position and history were given in vcs.er
uaS Tribune, returned to the house Of Lizzie A
bundy Thursday night. Her baggage is still ot tbc
noHinan House, where she registered "Wednesday
.''''o' ,ne name OF Miss Clements" She intended
W SUI" ior IL yesterday. She was found at the
mouse III west Thirty rst-st yesterday morning h,
iKiBtN NE reporter and informed him that she boJ
teiegraD!icd at o'clock a. m TO hcr lo,yver -, M,
raven 10 come on to her at once s she nroposod IN
make II clean breast" of the whole matter She
said: ~
madc mistake in conceang my residence
anu my true position, but acted under the advice
"a waiter Maiiey and Mr.. Du1, One told me to do
one thlng and the other another wish had stoteJ
exactly who and what / was. but | did not
nave Tie heart TO do it in New-fIaven. None
nue the Malieys and Mr.. Duff knew nv po-
si'toE. jennie Cramer knew nothing of #
sue '"ought me real lady, as | ALWAYS
had been before came here | world NOT bavo let
her Know that was fast for all the world. One
,n''e can say that all the while was at New
haVeh conducted myself like n perfect lady.v
but d' MT you know that your testimony was on
oath' and that you perjured yourself when Won
swore you We're living at No. 23l East Tbirtv-
fourth-st"
no didn't know l committed perjury. 7
aiun know was swearing on the Bible:
dldrt see any. l only held nv hand mn
80 unntating the form. l didn't know what
,ha' all meant. l did it because they told me TO-
but everything else testified to was true | only
covered up my residence as not to implieate Wal
ter Mallcy."
" The rcstauraut-keeper at New-Haven savs tb,t
yon were at the restaurant on Thursday night about
lo;3o O'Clock with Jennie Cramer and Walter NAL
ley"
That is false" Blanche said cxcitedly and vebe
mently. woull swear it on as many Bibles "a
yon eonio heap up and OH the Roman Catholic Bible
swear l did not see Jennie Cramer ofter
ii or II o'clock on Thursday morning. when sbo
was IN the Sayin Rock ear What the restaurant
Keeper says about being in the rcstanrant i'm the
and know what he says. Walter and Jennie and
were there III the morning bnt at night Waller
Since the @ d T'Fs sdS had not jennie
aiter that time, and We knew nothing of
hea i'ea ah'lI we heard she was found on the
precise account of how Walter aud James WaiIov
and herself sat at the restaurant table. their reia
tive positions and what occurred. She spoke with
the ar OF telling the truth anI anxious to do so "
o e nc clerk at the Elliott Houss says you did not
ana mat you were NOT iii the house."
tuon9 DOCS ,dn, ne" said she, with a contemp-
%ent in a. the, man entrance. shall
Gay no more about that. decline to answer vomr
SIioS nfiI n on It, shall Say nothing more about it
quest, except IA TO my residence is true" "
Wat bat is your view of the cause of Jenne's |
" don't know anything about it, / cannot inn
d, Did her mothers language, when She found that
Jennie had been out all night with you affect Jen-
/: e deed it did. Il wouId have drvon nm.
girl Of feeling to suicide She talked to her
aawInlly She put her out Of the house; that is She
She threat ned to tell her father ali about H. She
taxed to her so that Jennie Wild You ought
10 10 nave seen Jennie; she came to me trembling and
Iome; But | told her it would not do; that i
would be blamed. and that she must not"
m nc ,9s jennie make any threats about taking her
rsrT aSn hear aaynF Of that kind but she
,ou didY ~ '''0i ''
g Because was alone there and afraid of nv life.
cahe openly all the reporters saw me. Detec-
ives were around me, and newspaper men were tor
m entng me they even followed me to the ears, and
HISS Douglass, AMI then say they had some i'm
'ortant communication Would give them few
'ilnutesg got away from them all. wanted TO
'et where felt at home Pm afraid now when
hey md out who am it will only be all the worse
or me-" ~
Blanche then inquired when the inquest would be
esuI4eh, and SAID she would be there on Tuesday.
nave nothing to conceal now,' she added, =" |
IN glad to have the whole thing known hope
AYE not hurt myself by trying TO save any disgrace
Q Walter Malley." Blanche Douglass appears 10 be
bout twenty years of age she has - round, good
orehoad, brgh intelligent eyes, and her manner is
repossessing. " | would never have supposed it
ossiDlc she was a fas5 woman" the clerk at the
lothian House said earnestly yesterday "her
i;nners were certainly engaging" Sadie Monroe,
friend OF Blanche's, who present during the |
said that Mr.. Duff was she believed
cousin OF Banchc's. This not denied ,