Daily globe., 1882-07-03
THE MALLEY CASE.
HoU the MMrdcrers Of Jennie Cramer
We're Acquitted.

Hoso the MMrdcrers Of Jennie Crasner
We're Acquitted.
A New Haven correspondent gives at con-
siderable length the closing scene upon the
acquittal of the Malley boys who murdered
Jennie Cramer. The following is an interest
ing supplement to the brief telegraphic an
nouncement:
Cheers rent the court room this afternoon
when the jury returned verdict of not guilty.
For few moments confusion reigned, and
friends pressed forward to congratulate them
upon their escape. Blanche Douglass sat
alone, smiling, until her counsel came to her
side, and then she s0bbed in q manner half
hysterical for q few eeconds. The women
almost stood on each other, SO closely we're
they packed, while the men pushed and strug-
gled to get front seats, where they could see
"Queen" Blanche as she sat nervOusly finger
ing snowy handkerchief that hung from her
girdle.
Mr.. Doolittle said: "There was no ade.
quate motive for this murder. desire to
turn your attention to little law upon this
subject, to show some of the motives that
from Wharton on evidence, page 7s4. ssThe
records of crime," said he, ''are full of cases
where motives are shown for the commission
of crime that would occur to NO reasonable
mind" In fact no reasonable mind will think
OF murder. There is no law that will show
what is an adequate motive. In this case
Of guilt lie led these accused
in the land. They went out Of
Connecticut and selected Philadelphia
lawyer, thinking he would be shield, and
that they could skulk behind him. No one
could deny the fact that fatal dose of arsenic
was found in that girls boey. No one has
suggested flaw in the evidence. They say
the whole body was notIanalyzed. It was not
necessary where blood had distributed arsenic
as In this case. Arsenic affects the nerves and
produces stupor and death. Now, the con-
duct of Jennie Cramer, they tell us. was extra
ordinary; that it was queer that she should
call for them to stop the horses; that she was
paralyzed. at that moment poison was cours
ing throuph her veins. She was truly becom-
ing paralyzed. When she was IN this agony
she was taken somewhere, whether to the NAL
ley cottage or both houses. They undertook
in the water. That's the rase. Haven't
those men who are defending these young
men charged with murder anything better to
offer than the suggestion that arseuic got into
the body of Jennie Crsmer as it lay on the
board fresh from the planning Elill in that
unde.taker's establishment? There is not a
particle of proof that there was ever any arse
mic In that undertaker's shop. When body
is dead there is no circulation of the blood,
and you may sprinkle your arsenic upon it
and It wouldn't get into circulation like the
arsenic in this case. say these defendants
to cause that girls death. No sort
Of consequence whether they did it month
before she died or the night before; whether
that Wednesday night or Friday night thsy
killed her. I say they conspired in the first
place to rob this girl of all woman holds dear.
They talk about pity. Did they show pity to
that girl who has gone to her grave? Did
they show pity to that mother?
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Doolittle's srgu.
ment Judge Granger delivered his charge to
the jury. He occupied twenty three minutes.
AFTER period Of more than thirty days, in
which yon have lIstened to the testimony, -
aid the judge " Is win be hardly necessary for
ne to occupy much mere Of your time. /
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