Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-26
The Malley Trial.

pied. Sauntering along to the court house were lawyers, reporters and people going as spectators. Among the latter were farmers, with whom friends were arranging for ad- mittance. At the foot of the stairs guard was stationed to prevent too great an influx of spectators to the lobby. Asa Curtiss saun- tered in in a reflective mood but confident air, as if prepared to encounter the cross -exami- nation by Mir. Jones. The cross examination ambled along at smooth pace, interrupted occasionally by the State's attorney objectipg to a question either in form or subject matter Walter Malley sat directly back of the table lined by counsel, facing the counsel and jury and noting intently the questions by Mir. Jones and answers by Asa Curtiss, and ob- serving questions and answers from time to time. James Malley occupied seat next to Walter and was similarly occupied Blanche Douglass sat opposite them on the other side of the table, her face in the rear of the audi ence. She was regarding MT. Curtiss in 8 1istless manner. Inside the privileged space, between the lines of lawyers and reporters, sat Drs. l.. J. Sanford, P. A. Jewett and Moses c. White, who were prominent wit nesses at the Hayden trial. Several lawyers and newspaper editors from other parts of the State were present as spectators. Crowd ing against the temporary wooden railing separating the court room proper from the lobby stood some fifty or sixty law students, academical students, business men and others. The line of seats devoted to the general pub lie were we'll occupied The witness box was about half filled with ladies' The entire pro- ceedings evidently afforded great interest to the spectators, none of whom were mapping at any time, and the illustrations given by Asa Curtiss to Lawyer Jones of the way he drew the body of Jennie Cramer to shore were of such interest that some of the spec tators half rose in their seats, to the disgust of those behind whose view was thereby ob- structed.
 Early in the afternoon Drs. Shepard and Painter of West Haven, also Justice Booth, who heard the preliminary case in West Ha- ven, entered and took seats in the court room near the lawyers table, Dr. Barnett of West Haven, J. Gardner Clark, lawyer, and Deputy Peck were new corners also. His Honor Mayor Robertson and lawyer from Hartford, who shook hands with Judge Granger on leaving a little later, Mr. Eu- gene Bristol and Lawyer Bennett were. also present. During the latter part of the after noon important scientific testimony, neces- sity in the case, was taken.
 Morning Session.
 The court opened promptly at 10 o'clock. When the roll of the jury was called all an- swered promptly to their names.
 Mir. Doolittle opened with brief state ment of the case. He rehearsed briefly the finding of the body on the West Haven shore on the morning of August 9th, 1881. The condition of the body when found was de- scribed; the arsenic found in the body, the absence of air ill the lungs were all described He said the facts would show and the evi- dence will be sufficient to show that Jennie Cramer died from poison administered by the hands of somebody, and ,as the State believes, by Walter Malley, James Malley and Blanche Douglass. He then referred to the bringing of Blanche Douglass to this city by Walter Malley, her introduction to Jennie Cramer as his (Walter's) cousin. The visit to the house of Edward Malley by the girls and the aLCSuuluS ClrCuIiSJduccS were DEleuy TeI0rr0u to. Ire separation of Jennie from Blanche and the formers disappearance, the anxiety of theVmother to find her daughter, the search made at the Elliott House and at the store of Edward Malley were all gone over briefly. The visit to the shore on Friday night the attorney thought they would be able to show to the satisfaction of the jury. Jennie Cram CT sought out James Malley and insisted that he should marry her she threatened to ex 1,0c nd ha hu "a nf ro51th hpr out of the way on the principle that 'dead persons tell no tales" The first witness called was John J. Hauser of 93 Ashmun street. In reply to Mir. Bush witness said that in August last he was driving & beer wa gon for c. A. Moeller; was acquainted with James Malley jr., at that time; saw James on the center of the green August 5th lady was with him. I cannot describe her dress or anything about her, it was so long ago. I was on my wagon at the time and was coming through Temple street while they were going toward Elm street on the walk.
 Cross examination by ex-Judge Blyden- burgh-It was between a quarter and half past 12 when I saw James on the green with lady. l was going to dinner at the time After dinner I went down Ashmun street stopping in Wall street. Witness then de. scribed the route he took to get to Wall street. Said he called on Mir. Howard in Wall street. The purpose of the examination was evidently to test the recollection of the wit ness in regard to occurrences on the day that he claimed to have seen James Malley jr., with @ lady. The witness seemed quite at loss as to where he went on that day In general way he described the places he tion of visiting any of the places he named except that it was his habit to visit these places every day to dispose of his lager. The cross examination was continued at length, but no new facts were brought out. In re- gard to the witness conversation with Mrs. Twining after the body was found he said that he believed that Mrs. Twining told him that her son saw James and a young lady walking on Trumbull street on Thursday or Friday preceding the finding of the body. The conversation was at Mrs. Twining's house on Temple street.
 Re-direct-I think it was after the body was found that I had the talk with Mrs Twining. I heard of the finding of the body about Saturday noon of the day it was found.
 Judge Blydenburgh said that the defense desired that the witness should remain and not leave the State.
 The court decided that the witness must not leave, but he should not be detained any longer than was absolutely necessary.
 Edward A. Futile was next called. In re- ply to MT. Bush witness said he was civil engineer. A map was produced SnOW1ng the West Haven shore and the various places or points of interest in this trial. Witness said he made the map from actual surveys. He then pointed out the spot where the body was found, which was marked A. He said the figures on the map indicated the depth of water as nearly as he could calculate at the time the body was found. Afterward 6 stake had been placed on the shore to indi- cate where the tide line was at that time; I was 0 number of days engaged in getting the mean low and high water. l assumed that the body was taken out of the water three hours and three quarters after the tide began to rise. At the point where the body was taken out the water at the time was one foot and three hundredths in depth.
 On the cross examination by Judge Blyden- burgh witness said he did not finish his sur veys and map until about two weeks ago. Said he commenced his work on the 2d of February. Did not make any measurements last fall. The storms shift the sands on ths beach according to the direction in which the wind is blowing. I cannot demonstrate how much the bars have shifted during the last winter.
 Asahel Curtiss was the next witness. In reply to MT Bush he testified as follows lived at Hills Homestead in West Haven last August discovered a body on the shore August 9th about 53O in the morning in- dicated to Mir. Futile where I first saw the body; should judge that the body was about two rods from the water line as the tide was when I discovered it I waded into the water to where the body was it was face down.