New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-10
THE TRIAL AT NEW-HAVEN.

RESTAURANT WAITER WERE SURE OF.
trRov A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TRIBUNE.t
NEw-HAvEN. Conn, May 9.-There was an
unusual Of ieviy In the courtroom to-day III
began with counsel taken up by the jury, spread
10 the accused young men. and reechoed by the
spec,ators The counsel for the defence when not
gagged in pleasantries with the Dstrict-A ttorney,
lved" the witnesses and laughed the replies OF
their victims on the wtnessstand The jurymen poked
each other In the ribs and had gay time OF IL all day.
Walter and James Malley seemed dreadfully uckled
about something OF the time and when they were
not taking notes laughed until they blushed only stop
ping at the point where laughter becomes gufaw.
The spectators equal to the occasion, smiling
audiby. 1t pleasant scene. IL seemed
more like "a circus than murder trial The
only person who pretended to be sober expect
the Judge, was Blanche Douglass, and even on her
face an occasional smile percepble But the jury
men had the most fun. There one member OF that
body who always smile and seems to see some
thing funny in everything on these occasions he is
always good enough to communicate the reason OF his
amusement his neiGhbor who is more aged than he is.
and who has less control his emotions. Between
them they usually have a comfortable sort of q day.
Notwithstanding all the harity something
complished. over the testimony OF Mrs Kip
STEM the most OF which was gfven last Friday
and which quito important, the counsel
on both sides wrangled for time They split hairs
on every point that not absolutely bald. In the
afternoon much laid upon the relations OF
Jennie and Blanche Donglass,and their intimacy
on the evening before the murder was made evident
The proceedings OF the day interrupted by oil sorts
OF questions, and in the
those carried by Mr. stoddard counsel for Blanche
Douglass-there no end OF unmeanng and unneces
sary questions that made everyone tired Relief the
spectators well 10 the jury only when Mr.
Jones and Mr. Case took the questioning and carried
it in their lively manner-and some parts Of 1t were
notccaby lively,
At the opening OF the morning session, Mrs Klipsten
resumed her place the witness-stand and testified
woman who were in front of the Elliott House
titled Walter Mauey and Blanche Douglass as the per
Mr. stOddard began the crossexaminaton in behalf of
his client Blanche Douglass.
GLOW large family have you A-Ihree.
Q.ow much OF your time in me IN mong 90 you
Q.-IIow much Of the afternooni A-Ihe time be-
Q.-Then after II o'clock You spend substantially all
| the afternoon the sting-roomf A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-From your you can all who 80 in and out
o'~when did You irst see Jennie Crameri A
About o'clock Wednesday evening, little after sup
Q.what fixes it in your mind that was Wednesday,
Al was sewing and mending stockings ,,.,....,.u,
Q-Now does that satisfy you that 1t was wednesday,
Q-s there any other fact or circumstance that fixes
| that datei Am thinking. (Attcr some time) It's
| impossible fer me TO give any fact. 4. ,on.
| sewing
Wednesday Al haven't paid any attention to that
since this affair. When saw Jennie Cramer last year
was sitting by the window sewing next saw her on
| tdtting by the window. l had been looking out the
aO Gd NOT see onns ali 90 into
the house Saturday August 6, was my husbands birth
pair OF SLIPPERS; Thursday evening was making up
my mind What to get him that's now know those were
'oCWhat want to is how you know that it was
between and o'clock on "Wednesday mat you say
TcneInbor them. know that it was about O'Clock
that her in the evening because people were com
Mr. Biydenburgh in behalf Of James Malley, took up
Tho of the witness after Mr.. Soddard
had concluded but his examination proved unmporant
Sheriff Peck the next witness. on the dlrect
examination he said he was member ofthe cOr0neTs
Jury which hed Inquest on the BODY OF Jennie Ira
mcr: was present when James ana Walter Maley ana
at the time lie stated that he heard James Maley
The identified some OF the letters already gwen
in evidence The defence noted an exception 10 the
ruling OF the court allowing the letters to be Identified
That is the exception taken thus far Tie witness
stated in regard 10 one OF the letters James Maley
N, o trive lanes sad that he had no lady Duif
saiI he would write letter for him to an
acquaintance Of his in James Mailey's name and
was written In regard to the letters purporing to be
from blanche Douglass, the witness identified them and
Cramer. The witness was not cross-examined
John Manning called ne stated tnft ne was or
Mr. Casc-Mr Attorney, If these are the same letters
vou'ye offered here in evidence before, claiming them
he i'm the handwriting of Walter Macy, wen admit that
time by not iegnrng any psoGt a IRON you to
Douglass written by Walter Ma!Iey'
MIR Dooite-A right. How about the letters claimed
70 have been written by James Malleyf
Mr. Jones-Wt don't admit any thing just now on that
%T Do"fc~f Want TO know before we 20 further
whether Blanche DOugasss counsel admit these letters
6 t Fainter was recalled he stated that he was a
menler OF the jury Of inquest that sat upon the body of
Jennie Cramer lac heard all Of the accused persons tes-
tfy before mat jury The illness identified letters writ
ten by James Macy and brought before the jury Of
| which he member The witness was not cross
Al the opening Of the afternoon session samuel J.
Mattoon was called. His testimony was substantially
follows: lie employ ed IN drug store at olive and
Crainer and her last Thursday evening August
A. She was company with woman. Witness identi-
| her out in courI. He her in the
where ne is employed at about o'clock IN the
evening She came IN aiter some soda wafer ANA wished
to wait few moments; witness gave her chair lie
had Blanche Douglass before that evening, ON the
saturday previous III the store AZ mat line one was
with a man. Witness identified Walter Mallcy the |
person with. lie next saw Blanche Douglass 1t
recognized the one he had previously They
over ON the opposite after leaving the store and
stood there. At TIE time they were III the store Nh
Mr. Jone--If understand you it was about O'Clock
that Jennie and Blanche came into the store was tAere
ANYTHING peculiar about their acuOnsi A--NOthlug
Q-Wbo WAS the drug store the day before you saw
Jennie Cramer therei Al don't know.
could say what two ladies' were IN your store A-No,
o-EIow do you know it was Thursday EVENING" A.
Because it was my night Tor being away from the store
Q.-Was there any connection between the two A
No. sir.
Q.-When had you Jennie Cramer next before |
that lime Alt some time-it might have been a
number of years.
Q.-Abou how many years A.--Perhaps five years. |
q-YOu hadn't her for fl, Elk ears and yet
you recognized her A.-los, sir
Q.-When did you first Miss Douglass A.-The |
Saturday previous TO that Thursday.
Q,-WnO else in your store that Thursday-what |
ladies' Al don't know,sir
Own you swear that there were not twenty ladies
therei A.-NO, sir
Q.Wha il, then. that makes you so certain that
these two ladies theret A-Becau,e II was ini-