Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-28

Argument Bsxun In tn. cramerCas

argument BOSun In the Cramef Case.
Tho state has closed it's rebuttal testi-
mony in the Cramer murder case, the
thirty-six day of the trial. The defence
said it had no sur-rebuttal to offer, and
Mr.. Rush began tho opening argument
for the state. 1t was agreed that the
state should have two speeches, and the
six lawyers for the defence four.
CT. BOllman, who helped to prosecute
in the preliminary hearing, was called by
the state to show the disagreements be-
tween the evidence given by the sisters Of
James Malley before the justice and at the
present trial. There were contradictions
by Louis Z. Mallsy as to the lighting Of
the gas at the Malley house on the even
ing of August5 and by Lizzie Malley in
regard to the order in which the inmates
of the house took supper and left the table
the same evening,
A new witness was Mrs. William E.
Hunter, who could not testify before on
account of poor health. She stated that
she was at Savin Rock on the evening of
August 5, about 0 o'clock, and saw party
of three gentlemen and two ladies' riding
on the flying horses.
After recalling DR.. White, Mr.. Doolittle
announced that the state was through.
Mr.. Jones then proposed, on tie Part of
the defense, including the lawyers of
Blanche Douglass, that tue case be sub
lmitted to the jury without argument. To
this Mr.. Doolittle would not agree, saying
the state proposed to try the case out to
the close in the regular way.
Mr.. Bush then began the opening argu-
| ment for tho prosecution. He said dc
PENDANTS formed a conspiracy to ruin Jen-
! lie Cramer, and to facilitate tho work
| brought q prostitute from New York.
Even then the conspiracy was not sue
| cessful until violence was used. 1t was
altogether one Of tho foulest crimes of
modern times. The body was found in
side of a bar, over which it could not have
drfted in conformity to the theory of the
defense. The state had shown that death
was not caused by drowning, and a chem
ical examination proved that it was due to
arsenical poisoning. The body showed
conclusive proof that an outrage had been
committed upon it within 4S hours
and this furnished a strong motive on the
part OF some one to have committed mur-
der.
Mr. Bush argued that the theory of Sui
eide was untenable, as Jennie Cramer
| could not have gotten into the water if
she had poisoned herself and then her
purchase Of the arsenic would probably
have been discovered, as q person intend
ing suicide had no such motive for secrecy
in obtaining the means as one intending
murder. He detailed the fact of Jennie's
companionship with the Malley boys and
Blanche Douglass from the time the girls
became acquainted, and declared it fur
nished positive proof Of conspiracy.
Jennie Cramer's visit to the Malley house
on Wednesday night was an entrance
through the gateway of death.
As to the aliki story of James Malley's
sisters, it was not worthy of any credit.
They had the strongest possible motive for
shielding their brother, and the states
testimony in disproof of the truth of their
story was simply overwhelming. 1t was a
very singular circumstance that the do
fence had not introduced James Malley,
ST., as witness, when he was in the house
that night as we'll as the girls. eve have
not" said Mr.. Bush, in closing, "shown
the perpetration and administration of tho
arsenic, but VIC have shown everything
else to bring home to these plrties the
guilt of this murder. No case Of cir
cumstantial evidence could possibly be
stronger