Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-24
SaurnaI srIS Gprlrier.
Saturday Morning, Sep. A. 1881.
Jennie Cramer's Fate.


  Horse Railroad Mem Testffyfng-Testfng Evidence for the Sfate-Blanche Doug lass' Bath-Kitty O'Brfen's Evidence Other herPofnts-Adjournme to Tuesday. Court opened at West Haven yesterday morning at about half past ten. Counsel for defense were delayed half an hour. Justice Botoh said no court would be held to-day Saturday, and none on Monday on account of the proclamation.
 Wesley Tryon, conductor on the West Ha- ven railroad, was the first witness yesterday morning. Thursday, Aug. 4, he ran the car No. Il on No. 7's time; did not know Jen- nie Cramer; that day left Savin Rock at PIG p. m. on one trip; saw no one re- sembling that picture (Jennie Cramer's) on that trip, nor any girl answering to your de- scription of her on my car
 To Mir. Bush the witness said Jennie Cra- mer might have been on the car and witness never have noticed her at all, and he had ab- solutely no recollection as to anyone on board except perhaps regular passengers.
 In answer to Mir. Blydenburgh he said he did not notice anyone answering to Jennie Cramer on his car on either Thursday or Fri day.
 George Coyne, bell-boy at the Elliott House at the time of Blanche Douglass bath, (testi- fled to the day before) was the next witness Aug. 4th Blanche Douglass rang the bell of No. z; I went to her room-it was then 8 quarter or ten minutes of ? in the after noon-she asked me for the key to the bath room; I went to MT. Bryant and got the key hi ka Ear 1u fho chambermaid, to give to Miss Douglass.
 This was all witness could recollect of any consequence. He thought Jennie Cramer did not come in that afternoon with Blanche, as if she did he would have noticed it. There was nothing of consequence elicited on the cross examination.
 Emanuel M. Cans natter at 43 State street, testified next Knew Jennie Cramer for or 10 years past last saw her alive, as near as can recollect. on Thursday noon, August it was between 11:3O and 12; she was dress ed in white and was alone; she was at the corner of Jefferson and Grand streets, just west of where she lived; she was going into Jefferson street on the side of the Eaton | school; that is all I know about her. Cross witness was pretty l sure the day was Thursday; but it was pos | sible it might have been the day before. George H. Pierce, conductor on the West l Haven road was the next: On Thursday, | August 4, was on car No. 16 and I made 2 | trip from the Rock at 2:45p. m. I don't | know Jennie Cramer and don't know wheth l CT she rode on my car that afternoon; I have ! seen her picture and heard her face and dress | described, and don't recollect of seeing hel | on my car have no impression at all in the | matter; Idon't remember anyone on the cal | i'm unu IodV 1xu11n of ! tracted my attention.
 There was no cross-examination of the wit ness.
 Alpheus Futile, another conductor on tho l West Haven cars, testified I only saw Jen nie Cramer after death to my knowledge on Thursday, August 4, ran car No. or ! the West Haven line; on my first trip after | 12 that day left the Rock at 1:12 o'clock; ] could not say how many were in the car; l could not say whether saw Jennie Cramel on the car when heard of the body and saw it I could not recall having seen her.
 To MT. Bush-She might have been on the car and I not see her.
 Mary Early, chambermaid at the Elliott House, testified: Have been there three I months Blanche Douglass stopped at the ! house at room 7 {; I got the key to the bath room from George Coyne at Miss Douglass door, and then I showed her to the bath l room that is all saw of her that day. Cross -examined-I was the only one that took care of Miss Douglass room while sht was at the Elliott House; there was only ont 1 day that the bed was not touched; l never | said there were two mornings when the be6 l was not touched; witness could not recollec l which morning it was when the bed was not disturbed; when Miss Douglass was there | there were no curtains to the room; there | are curtains now.
 | Conductor Royce, West Haven road, wal next witness. Witness was on car IT Thurs day, August 4 :; my time from the Rock tht first trip after dinner was 1925; it was my dinner trip and got on at the office; [pic ture shown1; did not know Jennie Cramer saw the body, but could not tell it from tht picture did not recall having seen the girl made an effort to recall her, but could not i; have no impression of having seen her.
 Cross might have been o1 the car; shouldn't have been likely to notice her unless some unusual circumstance hac called my attention to her have no idea how many people have carried on my car since July 1 great many days have carried 50t to 800.
 | Conductor Herman Hamlin, of the road couldn't recollect that a person answering tt Jennie Cramer was in his car that August 4 had tried to recollect her, but couldn't. | Cross s-examined-HIs first trip from th Rock after dinner was at 1:44 that day W, I were busy-we had picnic and carried great many persons; it isn't strange that didn't remember seeing the girl even if sh had been passenger; shouldn't have remem bered 1t unless something extraordinary hat happened have labored under the impres sion that was being inquired of as to Thurs day, August 4; made no effort to remem Der that day, but did in reference to Friday
 Redirect resumed-I thought I was in quired of about Friday, the day before tn body was found would have recollected she had been on the car between noon and ola ha1k ieA AIoAT r see her between noon and o'clock Thurs day.
 Conductor Henry c. Elmer testified to be ing unable to recollect Jennie Cramer as ol his car that Thursday. On the cross -exami nation said it was doubtful if he would hay remembered her if she had been on, seeinI so many faces and being very busy.
 Conductor N H. Nickerson had had Al impression that he had seen such girl a Jennie Cramer in his car on that August 4 but couldn't swear ran an extra that day.
 Cross s-examined-Simpl had an impression that had seen her; not that I had seen he 1 within 8 few days of her death have the i'm pression that there were a good many extr cars on the road that day.
 A recess taken to p. m.
 Afternoon Session.
 The first witness called was Miss Kittie E | O'Brien. She said she lived at No. Az 1 Winthrop avenue I am employed in the mi linery department at E. Malleys store remember Friday, the 9th day of August was at my home on that afternoon until o'clock, then I went down to Mir. Malley store; reached the store about 4:3O; I sa, . James Malley, jr., after had been in th store about ten or fifteen minutes; think b l was pinning tickets on the ribbons in the Til bon department, and near the millinery; th tickets were sort of advertisements rt mained in the store about half an hour; Mis Harland, of Wallingford, was with me
 was doing some trading while in the store g the lace counter I saw James Malley abou five minutes before I left the store he wa then near the lace counter; I did not spea ,, with him he was passing by the counter a the time; after I left the store I went dow Chapel street as far as State street and the came back to Orange street and stepped at jeweler's on Orange street, between Chape and Grown streets; from there I went u , Grown to Temple street and then to the ol Green stopped there about five or ten min