New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-25
Tile WOMAN AT SAVIN ROCK.

a Girl, WHO RESEMBLES JENNIE CRAMER.
MAGGIE KANE TEsIIFIEs THAT SHE WAS DRESSED
LIKE THE DEAD GIRL AND WAS AT sAYIN ROCK
GROVE on THE NIGHT THAT JENNIE cRAMER
MET HER DEATH
IRON SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSE.l
NEw-HAyEN, May 24.-The object OF the de-
fence Today trial OF James and Walter Malley ana
Blanche Douglass was Jennie Cramer after sho
went to sayin Rock on Thursday August A. Two VIII
nesses Mrs Clark and Miss Carroll, te5tlhed tnat lhey
saw young woman about o'clock in the nelgh0orhOoC
of the grove and that her dress ana appearance
were 40 like that Of Jennie Cramer whose picture only
they had seen that they led to believe that
WAS the same person. Both witnesses gave
careful description Of dress that the woman
wore which corresponded with that which jennie
Craner that occasion. They also TESTIFIED rs 10
the appearance Of girl saying that she was rather
pale On the xamihaton Mr. Dooliite asked Mrs.
Clark the fret witness, she testified at West Haven
that she brother get for her newspaper OF
Sunday Monday and she testified at the same place
that she read description Of Jennie Cramer in that
NEWSPAPER The witness replied that she had read just
little OF the description" she sent her brotheriniaw
for newspaper to II the description OF Jennie
Craer correspondent with that of the girl she saw at
Savin Rock.
Miss Carroll testified In detail about the dress the young
woman wore at the time she her, and although she
had never known Jennie Cramcr, she believed
that the picture her the likeness Of the
woman she al the grove
One of the most important witnesses FOR the defence
Frederick c. King, then called He testified that In
August be was a clerk the Branford Point House, and
saw Walter Malley there the evening OF Friday,
August s. II was about o'clock, and woman be had
never seen before WAS with him Walter Malley came TO
the hotel in buggy. The witness
ared the day of his visit from hearing OF
Jennie Cramers death the day. He out riding
that evening and saw Walter Maey after o'clock
when he returned from ride. lie remembered seeing
on the register the Of Walter Maley and Blanche
Douglass and several other names which he mentioned
| He was not present when Walter MGlley registered
| During the winter clerk at the Grand Central
| Hotel in Sewtown, and benjamin f. Brady
P5 RAY had been di.charged rom the hotel lac
called the witness Of the Office and asked him TO have
confidential tax. Brady was intoxicated at inc tlme,
r s" nd a propostion TO make to him whereby each
Of them could get $3.50. Brady said that when
| Ice went down To- Ncw-Iavcn TO 20 and see I'd
| ward Maey, senior, aud IN quiet way intimate
10 him tina Tor $500 ne (3rady) wou1 DC missing rom
| the state when wanted as witness f0r tne stare
| that he was an important witness, but that he
had 10 autiUahy toward t4e haIeys and tnat he did
lOi care to do them any Injury II the scheme was a
success he witness send $50 TO Brady at New
town ana Keep the balance himself. King tod him that
he did care To enter INTO any s9cn compact anu tha
il he Thought his testimony vas OF 80 much Importance
| he should see the Jaeys nimscf
On lie xannat:on, Mr. DOoittle called for the
hotel register, and examined 1t carefully win Tie Wit
The names Of Walter sIacy Gad blanche Douglass
| Inlv 80 lie did hot the names when they were
written The second entry mace on sunday, July
me head OF remarks at the bottom OF the page was
written J. Cramer" IL had been scratched our and
| he did not know how 1t came there or when
| il was scratched OUT, lie was subjected
| TO a rigid examination. His testimony
| mat Walter was at his Lo.el in Branford FRIDAY
nIgni August D. contradicted the testimony OF asst
haf dozrn Witnesses for tho state who testified tha
| they saw him savn Rock Grove al that tune.
Maggie Kane was then called by the defence 1t is as
serted by the defence Maggie Kane resembles In ap
prruce The late Jennie Crlmer, and that at
SaI Rock Grove and riding the lynn horses and
TIA she IL person VINO seen by dozen or more
the state, who thought nat tney saw Jcn
me CraIncr iag-ie Kane IL g1odlOoAlns lrisn gir,
49, td Won d moi lead one 10 suopose thai sne was a
servant sac told story in strais forward manner
She said tnat she reached the shore AZ 0:3O ana
,gs IN comnluy win four friends three men and wo
man She met them the Ayns horses. They rode
me dying horses except tie man who WAS with Ler.
They rode nye minutes. she rode On Of the
lorcs She cot outside horse, her friend Degnan
on inside horse and rest OF the Parry rode in the
! box Degnan had been drinking; she SAID she was
dressed n d ligat dress, white hat ana feather and
| long white mlits there were about
| increased in number On account Of tine noise
sac shouted have the horses stOpPo, but Dir. Degnan
told the man to Keep thcin R6 iie ne she Jumped
| from the horse she said My God! I'm pareiyZed -
she trled 10 get away Irom Degnan bccAuse NC was
annoy ing her, AIer tat se vent 20 tent she Went
about II o'clock thai ght ana had been in the
on the she said that her friend Mar
| win told her tnat there was young woman drowned
Thought Irish girl sine sk hiIu II did not
rec tle witness the nyng norsea tnat eAt. he
replied tnat he ana not remember H. This all occurred
| AFTER the trial al West Haven
O.-Didn't yOu tell Marvin who attends t. the ny1ng
horses mat yOI supposed 10 be- girl who was
mistaken Dy the witnesses Jennie Cranieri A-Pcr
maps ana.
| Marvin Il he remembered seeing you that FIJI
cay night on the dying horses and ae answered that he
| did not A.-Ycs cir.
| Do you mink look Ike Jennie Crarer A-No
| sir.
Odd yon ever bay you thought you looked Ike her
! Al think not
sac was asked n she sill had the same clothes dress
hat ana nts that she tn.t Friday al s.vIn
Rock she replied That she had. WAS requested 10
bring them 10 court Tomorrow aud agrce4 40 80.