Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-10

The direct examination of Mrs. Christine Klipstein was resumed by Mir. Bush as fol- lows:
 MT. Bush-Have you seen any of those parties that you saw in front of the Elliott House since that time?
 Witness-No, sir.
 Mir. Bush-Do you recognize any of the parties in this room
 Witness-Yes, sir (pointing to Walter Nal ley and Blanche Douglass).
 Mir. Bush-That is all.
 Cross examination by Mr. Stoddard-I have lived where do now two years next October. occupy the top floor; the front room is my sitting room I am in my sitting room all of my spare time; there are three in my family; the kitchen is in the back part of the house; l spend most of the morning there. We break fast at 73O, dine at 11:3O and sup at 500 I am not engaged in the kitchen after 12 o'clock My family is composed of my hus- band, my little girl and myself. After 1E o'clock spend substantially all of my time in my sitting room. ..
 Mr. Stoddard-What time was it that you saw these parties in front of the Elliot Housei
 Witness-It was in the evening" I should think between 6:3O and 7 o'clock, on Wednes- day.
 MT. Stoddard-Was there anyone with you at the time?
 Witness-I don't think there was.
 Mir Stoddard-W What fixed the time in your mind as Wednesday,?
 Witness-I was sewing and mending
 Mr. stoddard-Was there any other req son that fixed the time in your mind
 Witness-No sir, only I know that it was Wednesday.
 Mr. Stoddard-Is there any other fact that fixes the date in your mind?
 Witness-I am thinking. I think it is impossible for me to give any other reason.
 Mir Stoddard then asked the witness sever- al questions as to occurrences of recent date in order to test her memory.
 MT. Stoddard-When did you next see Jen- nie Cramer after Thursday morning?
 Witness-On Thursday evening about ten minutes of six. I saw her also on Thursday afternoon between and o'clock.
 Mir. S.-What were you doing at the time ?
 Witness-Nothing that I remember, except looking out at the window toward the Elliott House.
 MT. S.-Did you see anyone else passing down the street on that day that you remem- Der |?
 
 Jennie Cramer. I have no means of fixing the exact time when I saw Jennie Cramer. had means at the time, but it is not in my mind at the present time. I know that Saturday, the 9th of August. was my husbands birthday and on Friday before I went out and bought him 3 pair of slippers.
 MT. S.-Can you now state positively that it was on Thursday afternoon between and o'clock that you saw Jennie Cramer
 IT nm hptc hi,,1y of any reason for it. The reason that said I saw Jennie Cramer standing at the window in the Elliott House about ten minutes before six was because I thought I saw people going home from the shops.
 To Mir. Blydenburgh-I told my story first to Register reporter about the 31st of Au- gust, 1881. I did not tell the reporter about hole being burned in the awning by cigar or cigarette on that day. They must have got my story mixed up with somebody else I think it was Mrs. Crofut's story. I did not talk it up with Mrs. Crofut at any time that I remember. Mir. B Do you recollect Mrs. Crofut read ing to you the story as you told it to the re- porter?
 Witness-I think she did; if I so testified at West Haven. I do not remember that Mrs. Crofut and myself talked over the mat ter.
 Mir. B.-After your story was published in the Register did you recollect that it was the week before that the awning was burned Objected to by MT. Doolittle. Mr. Blydenbnrgh then changed the form of question. Did you not testify at West Haven that Ms Crofut read to you the story as told in the Register? Witness-I don't remember. MT. B.-Did you not state at that time that your memory was very poor? Witness-Yes, sir; I think I did. Mir. B.-Is this not the fact to-day? Witness-Perhaps it is. Witness continued-I do not recollect what MT. Bollman said to me about leaving out Saturday in my testimony. Yes, my recol- lection is quite indistinct as to what I testi | fled to at West Haven. I don't remember of saying that I got the description of the gen l tlemen I saw from reading the papers Re-direct-I first heard of Jennie Cramer's death on Saturday morning Re-cross-Ih have not seen the lady I saw at l the Elliott House Blanche Douglass) since last August until saw her here in court This concluded the evidence of Mrs. Kip stein and recess of five minutes was or. dered
 After recess Deputy Sheriff Peck of West Haven was called. Mr Bush-7Were you member of the cor. oner's jury that held an inquest on the body of Jennie Cramer? Witness-I was Mir. Bush-Were you present when James and Walter Malley and Blanche Douglass testi fed before that jury? Witness-I was. .. Mir. Bush-Were they under arrest at the time?
 Witness-They were not: Mir. Bush-Did you hear James Malley ac knowledge to certain letters having been writ ten by him :? Witness--Yes, sir.
 MT. Bush here produced letter marked ex- hibit B, which had previously been offered in evidence, also exhibit A.
 MT. Bush-Did you hear James Malley tes- tify that the letter exhibit A was in his hand writing?
 Objected to by Mir. Case on the ground that under the rule the witness Games Nal ley) was not cautioned at the time he testi- fled before the coroner's jury.
 Mir. Doolittle said he knew of no rule that would exclude testimony of persons given under oath.
 The court-I will admit the question so far as identifying the letter is concerned.
 Ruling excepted to by Mir. Case,
 MT. Bush-What if anything did James Malley say about writing the letter
 Witness-He said he wrote it.
 Mir. Bush--What did James Malley say about the letter exhibit E before the coroner or the jury Of inquest?
 Excepted to and exception overruled by the court.
 Witness-He said that 8 friend of his named Duff was up here from New York and they wanted to make up party for shore drive. James said he had no lady and Duff said he would write letter to lady &C., quaintance of his in James Ma1ley's name and this is the letter that James Malley said was written.
 Mir. Bush-We call your attention to ex- hibit F.
 Witness-He said he wrote that letter to Jennie Cramer.
 MT. Bush-What if anything did he say about exhibit G :?
 Witness-I don't remember anything that ke said in reference to that letter.
 Mir. Bush--What about exhibit H
 Witness-He said he wrote and sent that letter to Miss Cramer.
 Mir. Bush-I call your attention to exhibit K.
 Witness-He said he wrote that letter to Miss Cramer, and the same is true of exhibits l., M and N. As l remember now, he said he received such reply as is on the back of exhibit l..
 MT. Doolittle-Will you please to look at exhibits 0, o, Q and s. They are letters signed by or reputed to be signed by Blanche Douglass. What, if anything, did Blanche Douglass testify to concerning the letters re- ferred to in these exhibits before the iury of