Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-26

I don't know the exact distance from New Haven I should say it was about two miles from the City Hall if was to estimate it.
 Mir. Blydenburgh-That's all
 Mir. Doolittle-That's all, Mir. Mix.
 MT. Blydenburgh to court-There remain | yet ten minutes.
 l The Court-That is worth saving. l Mir Blydenburgh to Sheriff Keefe-Is MT. Averill in the room? Mo- sir; haven't seen him to- day.
 Mr. Doolittle-I supposed you knew all about ladies' dresses. I do; I was twelve years in the millinery business
 MT. Doolittle-Oh Then you ought to be able to describe the dresses. This dress was ruf1ed and had the appearance of being huted? Yes, sir. Witness further described 1 the dress. Yes, this occurrence you speak of was a little before 12 o'clock. We had din ner over in the grove. We had lunch at about 12 o'clock, and after lunch we sat at the tables long time and after that had dance, and after that walked about the grove.
 So you don't profess to know exactly about the time? Not any nearer than I could judge by that The dress was low end cut in a peculiar way to show a great part of the neck don't remember about her having a Spanish lace scarf etc.
 You don't remember whether she had on 1 gloves or not ; nor about the hat? No, sir. All that you can remember then is about 1 To Mir. BIydenburgh Brother Doolit- tle's benefit and myself please explain what 8 ruffle is.
 MT. Doolittle-She can explain for your l benefit. I am not anxious for any informa- tion in that direction.
 To MT: Blydenburgh sir; it was not plain skirt
 To Mir Doolittle-Whether rutf1ed or hut- ed cannot say. Yes, an iron pressed upon it gives it form, and being pressed upon by the iron serves to retain the form.
 Charles M. Bryant sworn-I reside in Meriden; am dry goods clerk for Arnoli & Wightman. I was clerk at the Elliott House last August. I recollect Miss Douglass. She was @ guest at the house. She first came there Saturday, July 30th, think I recollect Thursday, August 4th. Just as was going to dinner the bell boy told
 Mir. D.--I object to that. He can't state what somebody said to him. TThe court sustained the objection
 Witness-There was a bell boy named Coyne He came to for the key ot Miss Douglass room. It was very nearly o'clock I made charge on the books of 8 bath to Miss Douglass.
 Did you see Miss Douglass after that time on the afternoon of Thursday I can't state positively.
 Now will you tell me anything that you saw on Friday evening? I was sitting in the doorway of the hotel Friday evening Mis- Douglass came down stairs with two gentle men one gentleman cramped the wagon ano helped the lady in; one gentleman got into the wagon and the other went up Chape street. the carriage went east down Chapel l the time of this might have been or 7:3O it was black box wagon with red running gear; narrow seat :; no back the other gen tleman, who went up Chapel, was James Nal ley; Miss Douglass was in the carriage; hel waist was old gold material of some kind the color of the hat she wore I couldn't state After the five minutes recess the s'old gold basque'' was produced and passed up tC ; witness. Mr. Blydenburgh asked if that looked like the basque which Miss Douglass wore on that carriage ride. Witness said ii did A pretty young lady seated by Waite, Malley smiled at the exhibition smile "basked" on her countenance
 Counsel here had word controversy, ter minated by the courts peremptorily direct 1 ing them in substance to proceed and moi stand on trifes as light as air. To MT. Doolittle-I do remember that , saw her (Blanche) go out of the hotel. Mir. Doolittle wanted witness to state from actual menl-ry where he was when he saw her go out. Witness said he was behind the desk.
 MT. Doolittle questioned witness closely as to locations at the house to see if witness could have seen anybody pass out as stated l Witness seemed to be pretty certain of his facts
 To Mir. Blydenburgh- Witness now de scribed the Topography" of the part of the Elliott House under consideration speaking of the ''open arch way" which would admit observation of person passing out Mir. Blydenburgh-'"That's all.'' Michael P. Harding was called and sworn Have lived in this country thirty-two years All your life? Yes, sir.
 Hervey Oliver sworn. To Mir. Blyden. burgh-Reside in New Jersey am an agent in the musical line for the sale of pianos and organs; in August last located at the Branford Point Hotel; suppose I lived ! there I was there in the capacity of book keeper; I arrived there iii the morning on the 21st of July and left there think on the 1st of September at noon Mir. Whitney was the proprietor of the hotel; do not know where he is now; l have an idea that he is in ! Florida; there was clerk employed at the l hotel; it was Mir. Frederick King; 1 can't say, sir, that I did know Walter Malley 1 know there was one representing himself as Walter Malley and signing his name; yes, that is he (pointing to Walter Malley) by the side of that lady there; I recollect, oh yes, seeing him at the Branford Point Hotel think the first time that 1 saw him was July 31st, in the afternoon, at about 3 o'clock 1 recalled seeing him again, yes, sir on Friday night August the 5th there was s'female I lady" with him I came to New Hay n to. day on the II o'clock train from New York.
 The lawyers had quiet word two OF witness use of the term female lady" Adjourned to 10 o'clock 8. m. to day.