Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-26

thursday, august +, With an eXcurS1On party from New Britain A number of Meriden people were along.
 Did you know Edward Cramer? I did not know him but he once called upon me and showed me picture Objected to by MT. Doolittle. Mir. Blydenburgh said he proposed to show that the picture shown him by Edward Ora
 mer was recognized by him as that of young lady whom he saw at Savin Rock. He amended. He then showed the witness a picture of Jennie Cramer. The witness said he thought he had seen picture resembling it. Mir. Blydenburgh then recurred to the visit of Edward Cramer to the witness. 1T object" excltedly interjected Mir. Doo- little. ''1hey have sent to this man some body who pretended 0 be Jennie Cramer's brother. It was done for an object. I won't permit this line of inquiry" The witness continued-The person whom I believe to be the original of this picture l
 saw in the pavilion at Savin Rock on Thurs day, August 4. It was about ? o'clock in the afternoon. I saw her going towards the grove an hour or two later. Cross examined-I think I saw as many as 1,5OO people at the shore that day. Idon't
 think could tell how any of them were dressed outside my own party. first spoke about my belief that I had seen Jennie Cramer at the Rock on the Sunday after her body was found. spoke of it at my rooms in the presence of three four persons. I can't tell who they were My wife had spoken to me about the dress of the dead girl as described in the papers and I said I thought had seen the girl. did not make the identification until Edward Cramer came to with the picture. had talk with reporter about seeing Jennie Cramer at the shore and it WAS pub- lished
 To Mir. Jones-The general appearance of the girl at the Rock attracted my attention. The dress cut low, quite low. Mrs. Annie Murphy, wife of the former l witness, next testified After. looking at a picture of Jennie Cramer shown her by ! MT. Blydenburgh, she said she could not ! identify anyone by it from the face; it was < the dress she recognized. From description she read in the paper on August of the \ dress of girl found dead on the shore she I recognized it as that of girl she saw at the
 Rock on the previous Thursday. The girl
 was in the pavilion She was fine looking and attractive. did not notice her com. ] plexion, but her neck very white. ! think the dress was ruff1ed. think the hair 1 was dark.
 | Have yeu held any position? Yes, sir, ! Representative to the Legislature. Yes, sir,
 I remember Friday, the 9th day of August
 I was in this city that evening" I left home, ! Branford Center, about minutes of 7; on the road I met MT. Walter Malley and lady ! they were in carriage driving; they were coming up the first hill on the East Haven l line, the hill near Saltonstall Lake, about 4 1-2 miles from here; it was about 20 min ! utes after T.; yes knew Walter Malley be- ! fore this time: for the space of two years ! and four months.
 Could you recognize the lady who was with l him? Don't think could now ; she had on f a sacque and sash. Mir. Fox held up the l old gold basque Witness-Yes, that looks | like it. MT. Dow took the basque and | passed it back of him to Blanche, who smil ! ingly received it back. The buggy was 8 narrow side-bar buggy, with oroide or brass I bands or hubs; something rattled about the carriage; the horse was small bay horse I the buggy had no top; the running gear was of a dark carmine color; the place where ] met them is about three and one-half miles l from the Branford Point Hotel; they were driving in that direction. 1 How long did you stop in the city? re- l mained in town here until about 10 minutes of 8; then stopped out East Chapel street awhile and then went direct home. And did you see these parties again l did.
 And where? About II miles this side of the Branford Point Hotel :; they were on the road about five rods this side of the junction road which runs to the hotel this was about ten
 
 good gait.
 How do you know that this was Friday, August 9th? The day after the body was found at Savin Rock.
 Mir. Fcx-That's all. Mir. Doolittle-About 7:2O yoH saw w. Nal ley and & lady with him driving along, going
 east, about where you have described it near
 How was it at 10 o'clock, not dark ? Yes, I noticed that the buggy rattled the same as the one saw going over when I was coming in.
 Was it cloudy that evening? I couldn't say
 Mr. Jones-I can't hear witness
 MT. Fox-He has not been very we'll of late.
 Mr. Doolittle repeated the answers.
 Were there trees along there by Plants :? Witness didn't think there were any to ob- struct his view of what he saw.
 You heard the rattle of the buggy and by that you knew it was Malley?It was quite light and I saw them.
 You knew they were coming by the rattle of the buggy. Some other buggies rattle don't they |? Yes, this was peculiar rattle.
 How peculiar AS if it was quite new. The shaft might have been loose, ,or the iron loose on the reach.
 You knew by the rattle that they were con- ing, so you were all prepared to see them ? did see them plain as day.
 Oh, that isn't my question. You heard that rattle, didn't you? Your mind being them? Do you think you could have distin- guished them if you hadn't heard the rattle i? I could I did see them. Ho was tucking the wrap about the lady's feet. He sat on the right
 The woman was between you and him |? Yes, sir.
 To Mir Fox-No. doa't remember what T-,x l<~Eo bot %I, 1ol., l,oI
 To MT. Doolittle-It was side bar, open buggy.
 Mr. Doolttle-''That's all"
 John Kelly was next sworn. MT. Fox in- quired-I reside in Branford, near Saltonstall Lake. I heard the last witness. The place he described of his first seeing W. Malley was located by the witness. am rustic work manufacturer and have place of business near Saltonstall Lake. l remember Friday, August 5 last. I saw W. Malley and lady that evening. They passed right close to me buggy had red running gear and flat bottom the horse was small brown horse. The lady was dressed in neither black nor white. Mr. Fox passed up the old gold sacque again. Yes, it looked like that. They about twenty feet from me. was just outside of my shop. They were going in the direction of Branford My place is five miles from the Green. No one was with at the time. I did, yes, sir, recognize Mir. Malley by sight. Had known him for a long time. I knew the team, yes, sir. I knew it was Friday he came-the next day the body was found.
 Mir. Fox-That's all.
 Mir. Doolittle did not cross examine.
 Frederick E. Stowe sworn-Live in Orange. Resided in East Haven in August last. At that time he peddled milk Yes, I | knew Walter Malley. I saw him on the road | to East Haven beyond the Four Corners. It l was about 63O; he was going east there was | lady with him. I recognized Walter at the l time. It was brown mare. The buggy was three quarter bar buggy; the body | was painted black the running part was red | or dark carmine; it was narrow body with 1 no back seat and no top on it. Yes, testi- | fed before at the lower court. The time I | testified to in West Haven I remember
 Didn't you state this in West Haven, MT. l Stowe?
 Mir. Doolittle-I object to that [Court it.
 My impression now as to the time is it night have been z. If I fixed the time as ater at the West Haven trial was very likely most accurate then.
 MT. Dool1ttle-If you said twenty minutes ,r half-past six you thought so? Yes, sir.
 Willis L. Mix was called for by Mir. Fox. There was no response. Mir. Fox said Mr. Nix had been subponaed. A deputy was ent down to Klock's drug store to get Mir. Nix
 R. G. Averill was called for, but was not present..
 Mr. Mix havino arrived was directed where !