Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-16
: tried on her dress and stayed while after

tried on her dress and stayed while after wards
 Mir. Bush-This was the second time she called? Yes, sir.
 Mir. Doolittle-She did not see her How does she know she called ?
 Witness-I heard her voice.
 Witness was pleasing looking young lady, 1 we'll dressed in 8 lively brown sult with Gainsborough hat with heavy brown feathers l and small red and white feather. She is blonde, with dark eyes and hair.
 Witness-Yes sir, she who called is that lady over there sitting back of MT. Dow. Yes, | she was dressed in blue satin polka dot dress.
 MT. Jones-I haven't got that.
 Mir. Doolittle-It was blue satin polka dot dress.
 The sheriff was asked to have the dress brought in.
 To Mr. Blydenburgh-What kind of dress was it you were making for her It was a brown.
 More merriment among the lawyers on the technicalities of women's dresses
 Do you recollect when this party called you needn't say it was young gentleman had Miss Douglass got the dress on? Partly
 Did you hear the voice of the person who called Yes, sir, it was gentleman's voice. Do you recoilect any incident that hap pened on that Saturday? MT. Doolittle-What's the object of that? Mir. BIydenburgh-So as to fix the date so that there may be no doubt in your mind or anybodys as to the testimony. Judge Blydenburgh now walked up to wit ness and showed lady's brimmed hat with white feathers. "Yes," witness said, ''that was the hat she wore" Did you see Miss Douglass on Friday Yes, it was in the afternoon, little before | three, perhaps.
 | How long did she remain on Friday l l don't remember just how long I Did anyone come back from dinner on Fr1- I day with you? Yes, a little girl. l Now, don't you remember that Miss Doug l lass was there? Yes I do, she was there. l Yes remember that she tried on dress l that afternoon. It was f or 4:30 o'clock \ when she left.
 That is all, I believe, said MT. Blyden- 1 burgh.
 1 Mr. Bush cross examined witness-Do you recollect what you said to MT. Bollman be- l fore the trial at West Haven about Thursday l morning ? I do not recollect l We'll, what you testified to in West Haven was correct, was it not Yes, sir. Objected to and admitted by court. Somewhat later than your interview with 1 Mr. Bollmau you testified before the justice | in West Haven? Yes, sir. Do you remember what you said about Thursday afternoon before the justice? No, sir, do not.
 MT. Bush-Let me refresh your memory on that point Mir. Bush read that witness said she was there between 3 and o'clock l Thursday will not swear that l did so testify, but tbink that what I first said was right I could not tell without having time to think about it I think said witness after casting her eyes about and thinking her level best 1 said she called between and 3:30. Whatever told MT. Bollman was correct. Didn't you say at West Haven that she had an old gold basque with black hat on | Thursday? I don't remember specifying anything
 MT. Blydenburgh-Y don't know wheth- CT Mr. Bush took it down right in his notes, do you? Witness-(Smiling) No, sir.
 Mir. Stoddard inquired in behalf of his client, Blanche Douglass: Did you say q saw her between and on Thursday''? l don't remember.
 Don't you remember correcting yourself to MT Bollman and saying that you thought 33O was correct? Yes, I think I did.
 To MT. Bush-To the best of your belief it was between 8 ahd 3:3O that she called Witness answer was indefinite, something about the time she returned from dinner.
 John J. DuBois-Reside at 428 Howard avenue Am a member of the bar
 To Mir. Blydenburgh-I was frequently II swimming last summer at Savin Rock, and found that foated to the eastward coming in After that I threw in some peanut shells from the landing at Kelsey's pier and they drifted to about where Jennie Cramer's body was found, Tide was high at 4:59. as given in the JOURNAL AND COURIER. The
 wind was given southwest. ] Mir. Blydenburgh-Then with the wind in the southwest body nearly all submerged.
 with the tide rising-half tide--would float from the first or second landing to point
 where the body was found or near Marsden's ] cottage? Witness assented.
 Witness-The point l spoke of is about $50 feet from shore. It is where the railing ceases, and therefore point where a person might walk off.
 To Mir. Doolittle-The peanut shells were thrown off about the middle of September.
 How was the tide? It was coming in the wind was southerly or west of south the shells fioated to near the Marsden cot tage.
 Chief Justice Park at this point shook hands with Judge Granger and retired.
 Witness-I foated by keeping my lungs in- Hated.
 Mr. Doolittle-And had to make motions, too, I guess?
 Witness-I foated inward from various points.
 You've seen the people fish at Kelsey s wharf for bluefsh? Yes, sir.
 They generally fish on the east side? Wit ness had not often seen the fishing.
 Mrs. Lottie B. Brown sworn-Reside in New Haven have always lived here. Yes, 1 know James Malley it is about a year or so that have known him previously to last | August have seen him.
 Mr. Dooiittle to Mir. Blydenburgh-Don't put the words in her mouth ask her legiti- aaately.
 Judge Blydenburgh-State about an invita- tion to ride last summer? On the 9th of July last summer James Malley sent to my residence inquiring if 8 friend of mine named Ketchi3m was there I lived at 866 State street at that time The messenger left word requesting me to call at the store when con venient. I said I would call Saturday at about o'clock; I called at that time and James Malley said he had an invitation and asked if 1 knew the address of Mrs. Ketchum.
 | MT. Doolittle-I object.
 Judge Blydenburgh-Your honor, we will connect it with the case. | Court-Wen I admit it. Witness-He said he had an invitation for 1 her to go to shore dinner. At that time r. ceived an invitation from him then 1 from the store went over to Mrs. Ketchum's and told her of the invitation. I don't re I member whether carried letter or not. 1 Who did he mean :? Mrs. Ketchum? He called her Mrs. Ketchum her name was Mrs. Eager. Yes, her maiden name was ] Ketchum.
 l A controversy GnSueu OeGWSSD GA6 lawyers about whether the Ketchum part was mate 1 rial or not.
 Witness-Mrs. Eager was stopping at her l brother-in laws on Spring street. His name, please Frank Hermance 1 The court-I don't think it proper to carry all this before the jury. Witness-Yes, sir; Mir. Hermance is con ductor.
 On what road ? The New York road l; she went over with me to my house and in the evening we called at the Malley store and there he gave the invitation to her; she asked who was going and he said friends from New York And did he say where it was intended to go? It was at Buelrs
 And that is where? Near the Cove. Mir. Doolittle objected to mode of cross examination
 Witness---I remember on Tuesday-we were to go on Tuesday, the 12th; but we didn't give him any decided answer; On Mon day, the 11th, Mrs. Eager called saying she was obliged to go away.
 Mir. Doollttle-Dont give the language
 Court-You could hardly claim the conver- sation between the witness and Mrs. Eager. Judge Blydenburgh explained. The court said the point in question was did she go.
 Witness-I went down to the store about 12 o'clock and stated to James Malley that Mrs. Eager couldn't go, that she was called