Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-26
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iYes, and we were deeply pained to learn of her death. She was pure and lovely girl and we thought a great deal of her We have received several letters from Mir. and Mrs. Cramer in which they spoke of Jennie and said she had entirely recovered her health"
 young lady who extracted promise from the reporter not to reveal her name said she knew Jennie Cramer very well and was on quite intimate terms of friendship with her when she was in Syracuse. 'sShe set all the male hearts in the city fiuttering'' said the young lady in terms of admiration. She was just as good as she was pretty, and felt like crying when I heard she was dead"
 Whether Jennie Cramer was murdered by the Malley boys and thrown into the river to avert suspicion, or committed suicide through remorse because she vast cast of by her parents, still remains mystery. The testi- mony already elicited at the inquest is dam aging to both the Malleys. No direct proof, however, has been shown duplicating them in murder. On the contrary, the theory that the Cramer girl remained at the Malley man. sion on Wednesday night, August 3d, and was ruined by James Malley, who occupied the same room with her, and that on her return home the next morning the parents were an- gry and discarded her, when, driven by re- morse she committed suicide, is one that is considered reasonable by many. A reporter of the Courier interviewed gentleman last evening well acquainted with Walter Malley In reply to question of the reporter in re- ply to the Malley case, he said: 'I have been peculiarly interested in this case, and have read Its progress as reported in the Courier from the beginning, and I can hardly under stand how young Walter Malley would be guilty of the crime charged, from the fact that know him well, and considered him a quiet, exemplary young man. I was at &c., ton Hall College, South Orange, New Jersey, for several years, and Walter Malley was studying there at the same time. He was then about seventeen years old, and was con- sldered eccentric by the boys. His time was spent in the music room, and he was almost continually at the piano, or writing music Occasionally he engaged his recreation mo- ments 1n working small hand press, and printing cards for his college mates He did not make many intimate friends while at col lege, neither did he make enemies, on account Of his distant manner, and his refusal to en- ter the games usually engaged in at college
 TALENT FOR MUSIC.
 lie was devotedly attached to musical studies and in 1873, his first or second year at the college he composed march, which he has published entitled ''Setonia March" The superiors of the college considered the production extraordinary for boy so young, and the piece was played by the band for the first time at the commencement exercises of that year. On account of being an only son, his father, man worth over half @ million dollars, was very indulgent towards him, and gratifed every wish. l understand from per sons who knew Walter well at his home in New Haven that after he left college he con- tinued his reserved habits up to the present time. He was a stay -at-home fellow, and did not indulge in any of the frolics of young men in his station of life. He was cold and reserved and made few acquaintan- ces He did not seek female society, and am exceedingly surprised to find that he had allowed himself to be drawn into this terri ble scandal, to say the least. I have the ut most confidence that he will, upon fair trial, be acquitted of any implication in the murder, if there was any, although I will say that he has acted very indiscreetly in allow ing himself to be drawn into the society of the Douglass girl. I never met James Malley and would not venture an opinion to his guilt or innocence. My first impression was that the girl committed suicide, and the tes- timony thus far has not been sufficiently strong one way or the other to change that opinion" The reporter called on another gentleman who had lived in New Haven for years, and well acquainted with the Malley family. He said
 JAMES VALLEY.
 "I have known the Malleys for years. Mir. Edward Malley, the father of Walter, is the owner of the largest dry goods establishment in New Haven and is reputed to be worth
 
 man. His son Walter is ssa sedate, quiet young about twenty-four years of age, and assists his father in the management of the business James Malley is cousin, and employed in his unele's store. His position his cousin was that of a servant, but Walter, outside of business hours, was disposed to be kind to h1m. James was inclined to be fast, and was considered jolly good fellow. He was fond of female society, and do not wonder at his getting into this scrape, although am disinclined to believe that he murdered Jennie Cramer. He may have seduced her, but do not think he would commit the crime of murder. My theory of the case is that the young lady committed suicide. If thought the Malley boys were really guilty of the crime laid at their door, I would be the first to desire to see them suf- fer the extreme penalty of the law. Howev- er, my idea is, that the Malleys, on account of their wealth, have excited the envy of the blue bloods of Connecticut, and malice alone is the cause of this great agitation against this family. The coroner's jury seem to di- rect all their efforts towards eliminating the boys, instead of investigating other themes equally as plausible. The evidence against the Malleys is weak thus far. It may be that stronger testimony is forthcoming. But I think eventually the boys will excul- pate themSelyesn