New-York tribune., 1881-08-30
THE CRAMER MYSTERY.
NEW STARTLING EVIDENCE.


NEW HAVEN, Aug. 29.-Ihe most .lportant
event to-day ia the Jennie Cramer mystery the
tifcaton this afternoon of James Valley ir by Henry
e. Allen, as the one be with Jennie Cramcr Friday
evening. August 5, lust Jennie were
ing for savin Rock in carriage. 1t overtnrows the
| Malley aibi cOInpletely
note came to the police authorities here this morning
stating that mau named Allen could throw light
| Cramer mystery This news cot into the hands of q
Onton reporter and the TRIBUNE and they
set ont on the cew. Alien was found at his business
place. preparing to go to New-York with his brother
where they are to go into business at Nos. 6s
| and 70 Reade-st, lithographers Henry Allen
decnned 10 say anything at first, but finding
that his name had been connected with
the case he told THE story 81 business
since iast May was in business before that North
ford, and was intimately acquainted with family there
"no" jennie Cramer visited. had personal
qaintance with her, but knew her well by sight saw
her In u carriage here ChapeLst, Friday evening,
August D. was riding up Chapel-st. in westville
horse-car on my way home, which about mile from
my place OF business cannot give the exact time it
was near O'Clock. think little later: am ouite sure
1he gas nad Deen lighted left the office first about
quarter Oh o. went home, returned to the Office and
second time OIL way home. on the end of the
car on the side toward the Malley store The car had
just passed the store and was near RedclT's across
IemPiest When saw covered buggy driv en- rapidly
oo"h Chapefst. ana turn into Temple. In the buggy
was Jennie Cramer. recognized her at once az knew
her race wel know 1t was on Friday evening, as
was at Savn Rock myself alone ON Thursday
| evening" and on Saturday morning,
L heard OF the finding of the body,
II said to my brother: Il saw Jennie myself last
night ana TOLD him the circumstances did know
the man who with but had full clear view Of
him ana could identify him once, should L see him
| again"
Counsellor Bollman informed Of this stat
nent and he Immediately called upon Allen and rot his
story. Arrange mcnts at once mode by Mr. Roll
man 10 nave Alien go to the jail and II he
W uy 'ne man. A carriage was engaged and both drove
to the jail Jaor Stevens informed OF their Grand
and Allen In company with keeper made the ronnds OF
the cells and the various where the prisoners were
gathered when tho two reached the barbershop. Allen
east search1S look at one of the thore he did
say word but returned quickly where Bollman
was waiting for him. Quite affecting scene followed
Aliens lips rembed he said: have seen the man
and leaning on the railing, he burst tears Tho
man was James Malley, jr After Allen had
rcgained his composnre, he sad: "rhe man
l saw In the barbel-shop was the one who
droAe into Templest Friday evening with Jennie !
Cramer feel sorry Tor him lost my control because
lthought the fellow was not guilty of intent murder
the girl and thought all sudden that the most of
us are subject to temptation and always tell !
where we shah bring up" H that he remembered
then that he had Walter Malley frequently before
flor he had been told that of the men he saw was
WaIter but had not known his name he had seen
James Malley, jr, before To- hs knowledge He knew
Edward Malev, Walters father, well by sight He re-
coCnized James Macy. ir the set eyes upon
him, and the thought that he Aen) might instrnnen
th III 10 UNNAMED INN Tor tile
ment
Allen is young man of about twenty-seven yeara of
age preponsessingm in IN manners aud intelligent lie fre
obliged to play and said it had been his 10
testimony, in connection with sanford's who tas !
tited that he james Maey, jr, stroking the neck
of horse as ne stood apparently waiting for
on Friday enins A9gist D ABOUT half past 2 appar
horse and buggy who're Allen James drive up. The
e2rr9ooranNe % es,m"ny M Of the two i. looked upon To-
mony that SHOWS James VAS at sayn Rock the fatal
by the Mailey a'b when according the testimony of
o%e az s aa %a @ h o ys hS 6s %
The "hack-moustached man" Ford. may not amount
to ss much rs expected He said to-day he could throw
40 Hight the actions o4 the party oi which Jennie
Crler was Que mai night he may not be ne real
Ts Greep t. talking aeG S,o me Masys yesteri They al
said they had tased with Walter and james about H.
Their names were secured and they viii he subpopaod
Jennie that he wrought her ruin under this promise,
and that he became desperate when he found could
not escape the girls demands that he should fulfil
James Riley Of New-Yorlx came TO West Haven oeo,n
today with Sheriff Pecks assistant Travers. He Vent
Dow shortly appeared ia stated tonight that Riley
had another interview with Blanche thai new ciews
are in consequence being Vi orkod up
ALIENS TsrTMoNy.
The jury met at o'clock In secret session In West
Haven aud took Aliens deposition The additional
facts given by him are these lie. bora Brooklyn
and has been doing business in the Garfield building In
Chapest He noticed Jennie I'm Norhford particuorlv
because of her compcxion he had seen her in New
Haven until tho Friday evening before the finding |
OF the body; he was then riding up Chapel-sr on
the platform of the horsecar left side as referred
10 above; when opposite the RedcliR build
ing ne met the carriage buggy with |
red running IL is hill there: the hors,ar wa,
going slow, aud nisO the carriage horses ,TallnS
The carragc between the and the esauront
team much IA tine girl In the buggy. was Jennie
Cramcr, the girl lac had seen in Northford lie |
here denthed the race also by the Moulthrop photo
graph lie turned ana looked n second tine be sure
She had light dress light with broad hrIm
with her IN the same buggy young apparently
about twenty Two years ot with sma white straw
hat on whom he had met in Chapelst. a good MANY
times, and also In Maleys storc, where witncss had
bought u necktie az INN the day before he thouCht
James Mailey, lac said, put the necktie his collar
From that Friday " / have that young man omly
once, and that to-day In rber.ahon Of Ia NJ
Haven County Jail. He BARRIERS chair the nny
man bosides him In that the barber 1 stood in
the doorway and official the jai WAS with mo Ii
not pointed ont TO In Before goiucto
the barbcrshop went down the whole length of the &
and looked at all the men had chance to look az
chair ana turned around and looked square i'm the
face was the same man whom saw in the buggy with
ats on the Friday night previous 70 the finding of the
body" 20 - Wv
the couple stating The fact that he was hs way
home the second time. He turning around tba
Redcine corner INTO Iemple-st The witness was posi-
1--WE the couple ne saw were Jennie Cramer and the
young man lie In the chair at the harbershon 10
day The young oan was also the who the tie
to him AT the Aiail6y store The which the
tie Sought was the right hand one cutters
the store and near tho Chapel st. entrance
After deposition Allen said he he able
to kcwfork tomorrow, in consequence OF the pro
ceedngs to day. He stated he had ali along hoped that
he mistaken in supposing that Maey was the
he Friday night the Rodclife corner bu5 he
instantly recognized James saw him M fe iil
to-day. He looking much depressed t,,nishT over
Blanche Douglass was brought from West Haven to-.
hnp ha yplV afh hon haro