Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-11
You are here, Mir. Platt to answer ques-

J Because didn't want to get into the case U thought it wasn't very desirable job.
 Now take 8 good look around and see if you see the State detective. l would like to , see that person. r
 MT. Doolittle-Do you want to hire him off ?
 Witness don't see him. MT. Ruck said he had given the State detective all he knew about it and wished me to do the same. ]
 Witness was asked to describe very par ticnlarly how Blanche Douglass was dressed that time he saw her with Jennie, and re stated what he had said Am janitor of Todd's block was not asked by the detective to go down and see if I could identify Blanche Douglass {; she was in @ carriage; Deputy Stevens brought her down in the carriage. The State detective left word at the house with my wife to have me look and see if l could identify the woman in the carriage. identified her as the girl I saw with Jennie Cramer.
 A lively passage at arms occurred between Mir. Dooiittle and Mir. Case as to distinction and a difference as to when witness first im parted the secret the barley enlisting the in- terest of the audience and the jury relaxing their grave countenances into signs of pleas ure at the by play.
 To Mir. Doolittle-Yes; the second time l saw Blanche Douglass She passed in front of Todd s building, and next met her in the hall of the bui ding. She had come down ln the buggy with Mir. Stevens in order to see If I could identify her.
 Henry J. Ruck was sworn. Examined by l Mir. Bush Live in Westville; my place Of business is on Elm street am boot and | shoemaker knew Jennie Cramer; last saw l her alive on Friday, August 5 was sitting | at work near the front of the store at about | Il o'clock, MT. Platt being with me at the | time, saw Jennie Cramer and Blanche | l Douglass pass; they were when first saw 1 l them right in front of my first window on | l State street, going up Elm street. This lady l l over there slgnifylng Blanche Douglass was 1 | with Jennie Cramer have seen her since | | that day; knew who Jennie Cramer was. 1 I Witness went on and told about the location | 1 of his place. 1 Mir. Jones-Have you talked this matter l over with anybody to. day yesterday? To | the best of my knowledge I have not. No, | have not talked it over with any detective l since the trial began. Yes, I had seen Jennie Cramer in my store long time ago, probably eight years ago. I was pulling a nail from 1 personally. I hetled her boots once It was
 within eight years or two years ago. think that is near, enough. (Laughter.) Is that as near as you can tell? I will
 answer if the court tells me, (The court di-
 rected witness to answer) Yes, sir it might
 have been in three years. I couldn't tell the year. l hee1ed her boots. No, sir, have no
 memorandum in any book of work done for Jennie Cramer. Yes had seen her before that.
 When did you first think of the fact that
 Jennie Cramer passed your store Not till I
 heard of her death, when I was referred to
 the case of her going by. thought as soon as l heard of her death that she passed my store. I thought of my own account
 MT. Platt came into the store and said to me:
 ''You know Jennie Cramer went by here yes-
 terday?' I said "Yes" Well" he said, l st.1. CD, I
 asked where. He said ''Down to Savin
 Rock. :" ''How did it happen ?" Drowned"
 ''Well" raid, ''I don't believe she drowned
 herself, for girl going by lovely as she
 did wouldn't be likely to drown herself.' | Witness detailed the situation of his store
 walk. Also where he and Mir. Platt were
 and what doing when the event happened.
 Mir. Jones-Where did you hold the boots?
 You know.
 Mir. Jones-No; perhaps you had them on your head. Answer my question. Don't try to be smart
 Witness-Send the ladies outside and I'll tell you.
 The court-Answer the question. l Witness--Between my legs. Yes, I can sit and sew and look out of the windows. Yes,
 could almost sew with my eyes shut Mir. Jones asked witness to test his mem- ory, if he could give the name of anybody
 
 before, and asked him why he was so cer- l tain and so impressed that he saw Jennie Cramer and Blanche Douglass pass on that | Thursday. Witness was unable to give the ! names of any parties beyond Mir. Platt and l wife. The position of Jennie Cramer with
 reference to the store, the respective heights | of the girls their dress the size of the door, 1 were questions next asked
 Witness-The inside lady's Blanche Doug lass) hat was neither black nor white nor green. It was dark. It wasn't as black as 8 l black hat or as white as 8 white hat. If
 saw Jennie Cramer pass should have known | 1t was her.
 1 Do you think that several girls from Bald I wins corset factory near by might not have I passed your store that day? There might if ! it wasn't shut down. Jennies hat was of a light color. It might have been of straw
 color as far as I know. I might have once l said it was pretty near white. think be- fore the grand jury I said it was pretty near l white.
 1 Did you say before the grand jury that the
 other girl wore black hat? No, sir, said 1 it was dark
 To Mir. stoddard-Yes, spoke to MT. Dow 1 about the matter. Mr. Donovan was not I there at the time of the conversation No,
 sir, I said to MT. Dow that both hats worn l were neither black nor white. I think the ] feather on the Cramer hat was light. l To Mir. Doolittle-Mr. Dow met me on Elm l street and talked with me. He asked me with reference to this. l o. Donovan at the Green and describe Jennie | Cramer's hat? No, sir. Mir. John A. Lovejoy sworn examined by Mir Bush Live at 8S Church street I have l charge of cleaning streets was, in August l last, special constable; I know James Nal l ley, jr.; knew him by sight on the 5th of Au- l gust last; knew<the late Jennie E. Cramer l twice saw James Malley and Jennie E. Cra- mer walking together on Friday, 9th of Au- gust last; saw them walking together on the 1 old Green; they were, between 12 and l o'clock, going toward Elm street they were on Temple street, between Center chu oh and l Trinity, and nearer Center than Trinity; I was at the time on the sidewalk on Temple ! street on the side the church was on /; I was going toward Chapel passed them on the l walk; was nearer Centerchurch. The second 1 time saw James Malley and Jennie Cramer l together that day was down to Savin Rock in 1 the grove, Railroad Grove. I suppose. rMr 1 Bush referred to map hanging up back of | witness box], They came from the back of 1 the flying horses. They were between the 1 flying horses and the swing. MT. Case came | up to map and had it pointed out to him by | witness. To Mr. stoddard-Was it north of the fiv- ing horses?
 Mir. Doolittle-It is as near west as north.
 Witness-They went toward the swing or Ha1e's house. l was about three feet from them. Observed them as they walked by. This was between and 9 in the evening.
 Cross examined by Judge Blydenburgh-| Have been employed in street cleaning since the first of April Am in Mir. BIakeslee's en- ploy. Yes, sir, he is a relative of mine. Yes, sir he is the contractor. Previous to work ing for him worked for MT Blakesee on Long Island Have been in his employ for the last 25 years at different times. The last time I was not in his employ worked at the Amer ican Theater on Church street.
 The theater on Church street known as the Variety? Yes, sir. Am employed there yet nights. Have worked there since it first opened, last October or thereabouts Yes, sir, others are employed there in 8 similar ca- pacity. MT. Lamb is there also. He is special constable We keep order at the American Theater Besides keeping order have taken in several parties.
 In what sense do you mean ''taken in, " it is a term capable of several meanings? I mean taken in to the station house.
 You were on Long Island in the summer, were you not? Were employed there Yes, sir, I came to New Haven last July, I think the SOth.