New-York tribune., 1881-08-17
He showed a hat with blue

am positive only gentleman and two ladies' were
there III the evening"
on FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Mr.. William Twlning the next witness. lie
testified: 81 live at No. 1G1 Teinple-st. New
Haven; / work in Sargents factory; Friday
August s. was in the forepart OF the afternoon on
the corner of 1rmbull-st. and Whitney-ave.'
''Do you remember the hourW 1t was AFTER dlh-
ner; think it was before 3p. M"
"Were Won acquainted with Jennie Cra-
merw ~ sI have known Jennie Cramer eight
wears. | knew her from buying stuff at her
fathers store. where she has waited on M she was
acruson,cd TO call on our folks. have not spoken
: TO her lately. saw her Friday. her along
that little green Just at the extreme part OF Iempe-
ST. between Tr,unhull and Bralley-sts A gentle
man was with her; he had on wnite straw hat
wels w1e rSas S tonaTa S WeyPo o was pans S~s
the store at the corner, was thirty or forty Yards
away. | have ho doubt this girl was Jennie
Crnncr."
Audley was taking away some trunks on that same
BY DIR. Pairter-Do yon know the Malley boys'
o. / do not. | was u lttle further away than the
length OF this hall-'eu fifteen feet more. | was
about seeing the girl but do not remember the
How was she dressed ?" Jennie had white
Was it not Saturday, "Nov
:" How far dld yon see, see them walk l,, bey2nld
when saw them" Irhis is northwest irom New
toeds"ntT aye @ pTr End a%d S~n nj & Roc o'S 50 m men
George +. Audley testified: 4" drive for my
opposite Hatstat's store Know James Maiiey.' jr;
have known him for eight r nine years used
to go to school with him; | occupied the same
room; have seen hun once a week, probably, since
then -, e..
Friday, August ~ dad; saw him
that day at about 3 O'clock L was sit
fathers office; John eally, the hostler, was
sitting with me he was II H my fat9ers Naa employ
on the sidewalk on Trnmbull-st., between Whitney
ave. and Orange-st A young lady was with him
did not know her; do not remember her dress
she had round hat Will broad brim do not
remember the color of her dress. She had four
up so fhodng his hands before hin) in front of her
was from five to eight feet away when they were
side. stopped to ee what the time was. The
clock was in front of the door and showed about
take trunks to the depot at O'Clock. l took the
trunks from the corner of Whitney-ave and Brad
!" Have YOU, at my request, examined your busi-
ness book" 81 have. The book shows a business
call al this place at tins time. L am the man
was James Malley. The party was walking toward
''When did You afterward remark about this p"
"Saturday night, as soon as read the account,
remarked L had seen that couple Friday after
JENNIE's PARENTS ON THE STAND.
Jacob Cramer, small man, with iron-gray hair
and beard, mild-looking and sicky,. the next
witness. He apparently ffty-jive years of age.
Z" L am the father of Jennie Cramer My daughter
was twenty years old. She always lived at my
house, her home"
" Have You had occasion to strike or punish your
daughter for the last five years G'"I don't think
have / know have not"
''When lid you last punish her by laying hands
upon her ~" Dat is SO ng ago. he said IN broken
English, " and the punishment So small don't re-
m1enber; she was small l may have given her a
dragged her by the hair around the room never
threatened would strike her or beat her never
said anything to make her fear punishment no. no.
no (tenderly ana decidedlYl, my daughter had no
reason evei tn fear me never scolded her so that
violence she
couldn't"
She had the most kindest treatment she could
have; in fact, have been sick for five years and
the child if any thing by leaving everything to her
mother about the Maleys calling. | knew there
saw her last alive on "Wednesday afternoon An-
gust 10, tie Wednesday afternoon before she was
found dead, when she to the depot to take two
little girls to the train for NewBriain. knew she
was absent from the house that night because her
mother sitting up all night waiting for her"
During the absence of your daughter did you
threaten anything against her to your wife ~
No, did not. L had 10 idea of driving her
Had she come back would you have received
herp "Of course would knew of no
reason for not receiving her. This the first time
she had been away. She generally retired between
where did she visit when she was away from
the city |" "She visited III New-York, the Wal
Did You call at the Elliott House for Jennie p
House wsHf to- ud my ay da%sysr 10 descTbed f aS %o
man and the clerk said she was there but alone
taSHed clerk 10 20 up ana see III anyone was ther,
answering the description OF my daughter. He did
received message from James Malley the Fri
day following, sometime about dinner time | die
not read the message and send an answer tina Jen
ME was all right. had nothing TO DO with any
messages. never saw James Malley at my stor,
after Jennie was missed and did not call on him a
What reply was brought down from the Elliot
Housep The porter came and said that Mis-
Douglass answered that the young girl who hac
been with her had gone away to New-York to SCI
her brother"
Mrs. Cramer. refined, mild looking woman
dressed III deep mourning, the next witness
Her voice was tremulous and low; her appearanc,
elected strong sympathy from the spectators.
What can you say of the treatment of Jennie
at homeia Mr. Bolman man asked. Il dom
dragged her abont the room. My hus
band has been sckly for years; Jennie wa.
sickly. never punished her. | humored her il
on Wednesday night; only my husband said OF
Thursday morning when she did not come home
s'Then she is lost tor u.s." He said nothing about
keeping her away, nor did l."
" Give the events of Thursday morning at youl
house r. Jennie came home and said Mis-
douglass was In the parlor. l went mp t,
the parlor soon. / asked Jennie why sh,
did not home Jennie replied: g
could not come home; they wouldn't let me-
eaid, You could If you had wanted to- as YOU hay,
done before, as this Is not the first time Why didn
you do as yOn did before when they wouldn't let yoI
go home 7 She repeated she couldn't / said Don
you know you are disgracng yourself and your par
ents by staying out night. If the neghbor
tnd out that you stayed away over night, you, viii
have been she said Yes, 1 thiak they do know it,
81 was excited and sad, and said Jennie. VIII,
Gid you not keep your promise not to go with tha
party again. said nothing more; Jennie KEEP
still. ABOUT week before she had been out rdInt
with the party and Jennie had not i'm until