New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-26
IRYING TO PROVE An ALIBI.

THE PRISONERS SEEN AT BRANTORD.
WITNESSES WHO SAW WALTER MALLEY AND
BLANCHE DOUGLASS RIDING ON THE EAST HAVEN
ROAD On che NIGHT OF JENNIE CRAMER's
DEATH.
IFRoM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBUNE.l
NEw-HAyEN, May 25.-Despite the rain that
has been falling all day torrents there has been fully
rs large an attendance usual at the Malley trial to-
day The proceedings were the most unteresting thus
far owing either to the merely cOrroDorave testimony
given or the generally depressing state Of the
weather The crOssexsminaons were long and tedious,
but the State apparently made no progress The fore
noor session OF the court was occupied in lis
tening 10 testimony corroborating tho story told
by Maggie Kane Jennie Cramers alleged counterpart.
ALI the witnesses testified TO having been the flying
horses in the grove savin Rock the night Of Fri
day. August 3, and 10 having heard Maggie Kane say,
NV God Pm paraiyzed." 1t was the object OF the
State prove that the party seen at that Place ON that
night consisted of Jennie Craner, Blanche Douglass.
Walter and James Maey and they depended upon this
To show that these persons together the time
that Jennie took the fatal dose OF arsenic II
the aim the defence now to show that the party con-
sisted of Maggie Kane Nellie OCOnnOr, Thomas Degnan
and John Haswel, OF which party Maggie Kane, 1t Is
alleged looked like and was dressed like Jennie Cramer
and was mistaken for her by the states witnesses
Each of the witness was subjected TO
animation but the State did not add anything impor-
tant TO It's side OF the case
AT the opening OF the court the afternoon Dennis
Murphy Meriden, called. He said that on Thurs
day. August A. ne went to Savin Rock to join picnic
marty in the grove Edward Cramer called on him and
showed him picture Of his sister Jennie, and ne recOS
nized II as the picture of person he had ut Sayn
Rock twice once the pavilion, about O'Clock, and
again as she coming in or going out OF the grove,
about o'clock, on Thursday. August A. He remem-
bered IL was Thursday because he recalled the finding
of the body on the following Saturday, and also from
the of
dress which attracted his wie's attention
Mr. Doolittle-How many thousands did you see
down there that day Al don't know exactly per
haps 800 people
Q.-Can you tell mo how any one of those 1000 poo
pie you might have was dressed I A-No, don't
think could
Q-when did you first testify i'll this case Al never
testified before
Q-When did you first state that you person that
YOU thought was Jennie Crameri A.On the sunday
following the finding OF the remains.
o-To how many persons did you tell that story
A-Three or four who ia my talking
about the newspaper reports.
O-You remember that you had a conversation, and
that it was with several persons and can't tell who
they were A.-No. sir
o-And these persons remained all the afternoon and
Won don't know who they were A.-So, sir.
o-The before you picture Of Jennie
had ever seen knew that there such person
living made up your mhu lhhi from the description
az the clothing this person found Mt Savn Rock, she
was the same ole that you had seen in the grove A.
Yes sir
OF that is the measure your intelligence you may
go, sir.
Mrs Anna Murphy. the wife of the previous witness,
was then called and testified substantially in corrobora
ton OF the testimony of her husband
Charles NJ. Bryant, drygOods clerk. was the next
witness He clerk Of the Elliott House last August
He remembered that Blanche Douglass was guest OF
the house and that she there Saturday, July