The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-12
JENNIE cRANER,s DEATH

New HAVEN, Sept. 12.-Mrs. Cramer
was further examined in the Malley trial
to-day. She said that when she called at
the Malley store and asked James to bring
Jennie home, James said that he could
not, for he had arranged to go to the
shore. This was on Thursday, Aug 4.
James said that he thought Jennie was all
safe. Mrs. Cramer continued: Il told
him that was afraid that Miss Douglass
would entice Jennie to 90 to New York.
He replied that he did not think she would
do any such thing. He said Miss Douglass
was lady. told him that did not think
she was. took dislike to her." James
did not say anything about Walter
going to Stamford in search of
Jennie or Blanche. The next day Mrs
Cramer received notes from James and
Blanche Douglass saying that they knew
nothing about Jennie, and she never heard
from them about Jennie after that. James
Malley had called on Jennie several times
besides taking her out The defense ex-
tracted from Mrs Cramer that one of Jen-
nies friends, Mr.. Plant, of Plantsville,
wealthy young man, had introduced him.
self to Jennie at a picnic, and that he
asked if he might call, and subsequently
called twice, but neither time remained
later than 10 o'clock. Judge Blyden-
bnrgh's sharp cross-examination finally oc
casioned the following:
Did Jennie ever tell you of going to
ride with gentleman to Birminghah and
staying out all night
mo, sir"
"|Well, if that is so, that is one time she
did not tell you. is it not?"
''She never went. Jennie was never out
all night until that Wedneday night at the
Malleys."
''Do you mean to swear, Mrs. Cramer,
that your daughter never went out to ride
late at night and stayed out all night until
she met James Malley ?''
II will swear that she never stayed out
all night until she stayed at the Malley
house. She of course went out to ride and
stayed out late, but she always came home
excepting at that one time"
Mrs Cramer told how she sat up all
night waiting for Jennie on the night of
Friday, August 5, and also of what hap
pened the day after a ride late in July,
when Jennie did not come home until
o'clock IN the morning. Jennie, said
witness, ttold me that James Mal,ey tried
to keep her out at the Malley house after
she had come home from riding. She said
she did not want to stay. She could not
trust herself with h1m out there. He tried
again to make her stay, but she was afraid
to trust him. She told me that James
then said: You are nothing but an inno-
cent child and laughed at her
The defense, who claim probably sui
eide, drew from Mrs. Cramer what hap
pened when she last saw her daughter: q
| told her that If she remained out at night,
disgracing us and herself, it would not do
for her to stay at home and we should
have to find another place for her. This
was in the presence of Mrs. Douglass
| That was all that I said to her. She said
nothing to me before ] said this to her.
did not say that she must find another
| place, said that we would find another
place for her. was not angry; cried,
for felt very badly. / could not be harsh
to her. Jennie knew that L never meant
to turn her out of the house"
Mrs. Cramer, why didn't you take
Jennie into another room to reproach
her?"
'toh, if had only known might have
| acted differently" Mrs. Cramer half rose
IN her seat and said exeitedly in a raised
voice, pointing at the Malleys: '1f had
| got out a warrant for them then for
keeping Jennie away overnight she would
be alive to-day, and they wouldn't have
| forced poison down her as they did"
| Walter Malley laughed at this half scorn-
fully; James smiled.
Control yourself" said Judge Blyden-
| burgh.
81 can't; you are asking me too many
questions, and my heart is breaking, and
/ you seem to want to annoy me-
Henry B. Allen, of Brooklyn, recently
of New York, who contradicted the Mallev
alibi before the Coroner's Jury, after having
/ identified James Malley at the jail as the
person who was with Jennie Cramer In a
| carriage on the fatal Friday. was uncertain
/ in his indentifcation to-day. He was pos
| tive that Jennie was in the carriage, and