New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-02
.ARRA YING FACTS AGAINST TITUS
WHEN TILLIE SMITH WAS LAST SEEN.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE AGAINST TIE
HACKETTsTOwN JANiToR BROUGHT OUT.
lay TELEGRAPH IME TRIBUNE.

CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE AGAINST TIE
HACKETTsTowN JANIToR BROUGHT OUT
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BELvIDERE. n. j., Oct. 1.-When the people
began crowdlng into the little court room here this
morning to witness tho fourth days proceeding OF the
trial OF janitor Titus for tho murder Of Te Smith,
gray yhaired officer stood at the door and re-
fused to admit any women excepting married
The rosy-cneeked young girls were
greatly disappointed. The venerable officer was
acting under orders from Chlef Justice Bes,ley.
Charles Munnich resumed his testimony as soon as
the lawyers had taken their at the og table He
testified that after leaving May Wright, Agnes Wright
and Annie Van Sickle on tho night OF tho murder he
walked up ChUrchst to the Institute gate with Tillie
Smith He entered the grounds OF the Institute with
her. but he only about thirty feet from the gate
After talking with her for few minutes he bade her
good might and returned to his hotel When Counsellor
Harris asked the witness what Tillie said to him when
they separated the prisoners lawyers objected.
"When We parted" said the young man, "she told mo
she going by the laundry door Of the Institute.
AS he this reply the face OF the prisoner turned
pale his hands trembed Before Tilie and Mulnich
parted they heard bolt of the big front door OF the
Institute shoot into place some turned tho key
In the lock. The lights in tho Institute were being eI
tinguished. On his way back to the American House
the witness met Annie Van Sickle with young Harine.
Senator Shipman mado deIernnei effort to force
Munich to contradict himself, but IN vain. The young
man acknowledged that he boasted to Haring after
his the hotel OF his conquest over Tie, but
the boast was false
Arturo Layera, who was student at the Institute on
the night OF Tillios murder, was next sworn. He
smoking IL the window OF his few minutes after
10 O'Clock the night Of the murder, when he saw
man and a enter the front gate OF the Institute
grounds They parted the gate and he saw the
leave the woman pass out OF the gate aud go down
Church-st The woman came on toward the Institute
building where some trees hid her from sight, His
roommate. Harry Smith, With him aud saw the man
aud woman separate and go different wars. Smith
called stand In the afternoon and corrob
GRATED the testimony OF The young Cuban.
William Van Sickle testified that formerly the
janitor OF the Institute prior killing
OF Tllie Smith he met Titus who told him OK his fool
ing around new servant at the institute whom he
styled the new potato peeler.'
Henry Haring, OF Port ,ervis, swore that he mot
Annie Van Sickle at Shields Hall that night He
Charles Munnich introduced May l.. Wright and her
sister Agnes and Te lie escorted Annie Van sickle
homo aud got back to the American House about fifteen
minutes before IL O'Clock. lie met. Munich at the
Tue Rev. Dr. George H. whitney, the president of the
Institute, the next witness He has gray HAIR and
q white beard and Is one OF the most prominent Meth
odst Episcopal cergynIon of New Jersey He testified
that Titus night janitor aud watchtnan. On the
OF the murder II his duty TO lock all the doors
10 O'Clock aud during the night attend to the furnaces
! In the basement, the laundry. Whom servants
stayed after 10 O'Clock at night they were expected
tile building Dy the door IN tne
rear known a tho laundry door. The witness
told of conversation with Titus about two weeks after
the murder then said that he nTst knew OF the
murder about the day the body was found. lie
In bed and overheard some one talking about II
down in his yard. He arose and dressed himself and
went down stars His folks said ho should rest, and
he stayed home until O'clock. when he went on duty
again at the Institute. Titus told Dr. Whitney that he
was late closing the Institute doors and windows tho
night the murder because he had to mend bedstead
at the should the last bell lie locked
big front door 1910 testified to by Charles Num-
nich had said that lie reached the furnace
room the basement about To- 90 He nxed the FUR
fires and then went out and walked around the big
building, but saw and heard no one.
Chief Justice Beasley had decided to hold
court tomorrow at the united request OF the
twelve jurymen. As court was about TO adjourn
for the day senator shpman OF the desnce requested
that an adjournment until Monday be allowed. He
based his request upon the poor OF the prisoners
health. The Chief Justice granted his request