Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-06

! Saratoga, and the hotel people at Coney
| Island in regard TO the entertainment of
! Hebrews, threw very lucrative class of
customers into Kelseys hands, which he
| was too shrewd not to utilize. The leading
| Street-Beach Street-connecting this point
| by horsecar with New Haven, runs almost
along the waters edge. On the land side,
and overlooking the sound, is the Sea View
/ hotel, the Hill homestead and the Malley
| summer residence, all within three squares.
| On the water side, aRd opposite the Sea
View hotel, there is the Kelsey wharf.
| From this point it is about 1000 feet to
| where Mr.. Marsden saw the white object in
| the water, and to Marsdens house was $50
feet more, while about 800 feet further on
were the Malley bathing houses, just oppo-
| site their summer residence.
The Dead Body.
OF course, the first impulse of every one
| on looking at the dead body was that the
! girl had been drowned, but when, how and
where? Then there were those familiar
with cases of death by drowning who failed
| to see in the present one many of the usual
| symptoms in such deaths. Behind the
hotel there is grove. in which there are
swings, flying jenny and other means of
amusement The keeper identified the
girl rs the one who, at dusk on the evening
| before, had visited the grove with Mr.. Jas
MalleY, Subsequently several ice cream
a party OF fff99iEected the face as being one of
and Strange lady-who had patronized
them on the same day. 4 newspaper re-
porter. who happened to be present, tele-
phOned a message to New Haven AT one
asking that the parents of Jennie Cramer
should be interviewed without delay.
ATaIk with Jennie's Mother
| developed the facts now so well known
throughout the country. James Malley
| had been paving aSsiduous court, IN an
| illicit way, TO Jennie, taking her out after
| dark, and to strange places, but never into
| his own circle. During the week preced-
| ing the tragedy, a strange lady, represented
! 10 be a friend of Walter Malley, Jamess
| cousin, had arrived from New York, and
| was stopping at the Tontine hotel. Upon
| this lady, Miss Blanche Douglass, Jennie
| was induced to call. The result was late
| hours. being all OF the night OF Thursday.
| On her return home, Jennie was accom-
| panied by Blanche, who went along 10 eN'
plain matters. An angry mother refuses to
| hear explanations, and leaves the room,
| Jennie goes out into the streets, Blanche
returns to the hotel, and mystery covers
| the movements of the four until Asa Curtis
drew ashore the next morning, the dead
| body OF Jennie Cramer.
The CIews Forming.
At the laundry, whittier the underwear
| of Blanche Douglass had been sent. 1t was
! noticed that every piece was marked with
the name of Lizzie Buudy,' and Lizzie
Bundy's name was somewhat unsavory.
She fed to New York, but suspicion was on
her path The Malleys denied intimacy
with Jennie, and their denlaIs were so
strong aS to attract the attention OF many
who were cocnizant. of the real relations OF
James Malley to the dad girl. Develop
mcnts on the cOroncr'S jury make 1t doubt
ful as to how the girl came To her death.
The publication of several letters received
by Jennie on the week preceding her death
| proved the intimacy OF James Malley anu
| the completely of Blanche Douglass. These,
with other clews, led To the arrest OF the
young men and the pursuit ami discovery
of Blanche Douglass.
The Letters.
The following are the letter referred to
and which the prosecuting attorney pur-
poses to offer as evidence IN the pend
ing trial The letters by Blanche Douglass
will be proved to be written by, or at Wal
ter Malley's diCtation:
If you will overlook my audacity in re,
QueSting your company on apleasure trip
to Coney Island, leaving by to,night's boat
and overlook the lateness of the invitation
| L Will Ieel nOQOreO DN your 10 COule
We will meet Waiter and his friend and re-
turn Monday morning at o'clOck. lfyoul
answer j. yeS, meet me on the corner oi
| Temple and Chapel streets at 1880 this
, / evening. rJennie's mother said this wa'
received on Saturday night and brought 10y
little cash grill
ii.
DEAR JEYYY-I feel very grateful for yout
; kind answer, and feel sorry that things hs.
turned out as they have Walter has re
ceived a telegraph from his lady frienC
saving she cannot come 70 our city thi:
afternoon on account Of illness, which
makes things all mixed up again. But the
next time will take care that nothing o
the kind shall occur again, for | shall make
no engagements again until see her in oul
city. Hoping YOU will not blame me fol
ANYTHING, as have done everything in my
power 10 have all parties meet. Truly
yours. J. w.
DEAR: will call upon you this evening
about o'clock. Letme know by br. [mean
ing bearer if you will be at home. Respect
fully yours, J. NJ.
JrLY 5. 'Sl.-My Dear Jenny: Our lady
friend, Miss Blanche. is to come TO our city
would like 70 have you see her this even
ing, so as we can make arrangements 10 81
somewhere tomorrow. Please call at tht
store this evening; I will tell you at whs
hotel she is. Let me know at what time
you will call at the store.
Respectfully yours, }. NJ.
V.
DEAE FRIENp.-Would you like to drive
out to the shore with party OF four of u!
and have supper and music? Please say
yes, and We will call for you.
Yours, ETC., JAMES MALLEY.
VI
New HAVEN, July "a, SSl.-DEAR JENNY
You have indeed disappointed US so muct
that l am afraid that the same party vii
not have the pleasure of meeting again a
Miss Blanche may leave town before yo,
return. Walter has Just started up to hi
house for the team and will feel greatly dis