The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-30
TOLD ON HIS S"TEPFATHER.
SOME SPICY REVELATIONS IN TIE
RICE DIyoRoE CASE.

SOME SPICY REVELATIONS IN TIE
RICE DIToRCE CASE.
A Woman with a Pistol-The Rockawsy
Dam Unsafe-A Brakeman's Tragic
D~eath-Other News of the State.
Testimony was continued yesterday
morning before Master in Chancery Levi
Hannum on the part Of DR.. William Rice
of Trenton on an application for a
divorce from hiswife.
William A. Peas, of Toledo, Ohio, testi-
fed that he was a stepson of Charles II.
Knapp, one of the correspondents IN the
case. His fathers name was Corbin Peas,
and be died in 1877. His mother had been
divorced from hin sometime prior to his
death, and married Knapp in 1868. Inc
latter was clerk at the Oliver House,
Toledo. In the month of August, 1865; a
woman who gave her name as Mrs. Lesile
came to the hotel, and she became qul1e
intimate with Mr.. Knapp. The witness
told of a number of times when ne saw
them together. and particularly mentioned
a time when he saw them in a private
room in the rear of his stepfatherss once.
He saw them through y window, when
opened upon the porch. lie saw them eA-
change Kisses, Inc they were otherwise
very affectionate. This was between one
and two O'Clock in the morning. !,
Mr.. Peas was handed a letter, dated
Cleveland, Ohio, and directed to MISS
Lydia Rice, Trenton, n. J.' 1t was Writ
ten during the present month. The Wit
ness was shown the envelope, and also
the open letter, and asked If he recog-
/ 1withe handwriting. He replied that
Undoubtedly that OF his steptather.
illness was Their handed over TO
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manner for about an hour. Mr.
first asked the privilege OF open
letters and cross-examining the
5ss upon the contents. Mr.. Vroom
tied, and the discussion grew quloe
N. The Master finally ruled that
Ensel should be allowed to per-
the letters, but only to question
witness as respected the hand-
ng. Peas then went over his
history thoroughly in answer TO
tRrton's questions. He had not lived
is mother and her husband since
He said he came to Trenton on May
30, at the request of Detective
He had made Speedy's acquaint-
hree days before at his store near
b. He had q conversation with
hid started for Trenton the next day
met Speedy at Toledo. On arriving
renton he went to Lawyer Macpher-
rs office and there met DIR. Rice. He
subsequently, went to the Doctors house;
The following day he left the city and
was accompanied by Speedy as far as
Philadelphia. He had not seen Speedy
since until Monday of this week.
The witness told of his arrival here on
Sunday night, and said that he had
stayed at DR.. Rice's house. He was then
questioned closely about the different
times he saw the so-called Mrs. Leslie
and Knapp together. He met them on
the street several times and saw them
driving on one of the principal streets OF
Toledo. He saw them together nearly
every day for about a month. lie told
how he watched them in the room adjoin-
ing the Office from the porch outside for
over an hour and a half. He did not see
Mrs. Leslie from the time she left Toledo
until he came to Trenton on May Ia last.
He had received letters from DIR. Rice and
Detective Speedy relating to the case.
Mr.. Barton objected to the admission OF
] the letter as evidence, because 1t had
: never been read, examined or unfolded
by the witness, but the Master admitted
it. The Ease was then adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
Democrats, Register tomorrow
Thursday. 1t is your last chance.
The party and the sOelf0re of the State
require your 0otes. Make sure Of get
ting them in.
Her Employers Went Her Bail.
Il would not appear as il the truth had
been probed in the case of grand larceny
against Alice DAILY, who her companions
swore stole the $3.50 from George Dangling,
the New Haven young man who skipped
home on Monday night. A very remark
night at Newark, when Counsellor
M. IL. Barrett asked Justice Rod
rigO to fix bail for Alice. 1t was explained
that Alice had only been away from her
situation u few days; that she was an
orphan, and that her employers were will
ing to go her bail to any extent for her
appearance at Special Sessions. The JUS
tice fixed it at e., 1000, and there was nc de-
muir. The bond was made out and Alice
was taken away by people who will see
that she does not get into bad company
again. Her accusers, the notorious Hat
tie Penn, Lizzie Miller and Edgar Chand-
Ter, are unable to get bail and are hela in
She County Jail. Miss PENIS record will
bear enquiry into, and the detectives can
spend the interval before the trial very
proftably in looking up the case. Tha
there is q deliberate attempt to make the
DAILY girl a scapegoat to shield the others
there can be no doubt.
When Chandler arrived at the Jail yes
terday morning he was confronted by De-
tective Bailey, of Asbury Park, who ar
rested him about two months ago at that
place. His friends raised 800 and bailed
him out, and 1t vas thought that the case
would end there.
Democrats, Register tomorrow
UbagSday. 1t as yoar last chonce.
The pn1t9 and the aoelfare of the State
require your ootes. Make sure Of get
ting them Ia.
A Woman Draws a Pistol.
Miss Jennie Pierce, aged twenty-eight
years, and Miss Marguerite Walsh, aged
twenty, of Midland Park, Bergen county,
made the acquaintance of several target
GERS from Newark while in Paterson yes
terday and accepted an invitation to at
tend a ball in Newark. The women
boarded a train IN their way to Newark.
One of the men asked Mrs. Pierce to
dance with him when they arrived at the
hall. She refused and he punched her on
the nose. Miss Walsh did not consider
his conduct gentlemanly and whipped out
a revolver and fired a shot at Mrs. Pierce,s
aSSaifant. She was knocked down and