The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-10
SEEKING FOR REST.
DR.. Kniffin and Miss Pur-
sci Fleeing from Brutal
Curiosity Mongers.

TRENTON, Jan. 10, 1890. 0.--As soon as DIR.
Kniffin and Miss Pursel were released on
$780, 600 bail last night they were driven to
the house No. 206 Broad street, the
second story window of which was lit up
for some time. A knot of idlers gath
cred across the street and watched the
shadows that fell ON the windows. About
ten o'clock the lights were extinguished
and the crowd dispersed.
Miss Pursel, it has been learned, broke
down after her release and wept bitterly.
Her health is seriously affected by the
cruel way she has been prosecuted.
At nine o'clock this morning her brother
took her to the old family homestead at
Broadway.
DR.. Kniffin goes away this afternoon,
but nobody knows where. There was
another brutal scene when the girl took
the train. A mob of pumpkins gathered
to stare at her and pass brutal remarks
Though pale and evidently sick, she
smiled contemptuously at the morbid
wretcnes.
Before leaving the house she had drug
gist Patterson put up enough bromide po-
tassium TO last her at least two weeks,
saying that she was suffering from ner-
yous prostration.
Although it is known that DIR. Kniffin
intends to leave town this afternoon with
DR.. Palmer and Mrs. Palmer, who is his
sister, his destination is carefully guard
| ed, but he will probably go to DIR.
| Palmer's home in New Brunswick.
The prosecution seems to have worn
| out its fussineSs, and reached the end OF
| its tether All its big talk about reveia-
| tions to come is regarded as mere gas.
The Philadelphia Press this morning
tells this in connection with the Trenton
| tragedy
This afternoon some new evidence
| came to light that may possibly turn the
| case and develop the muchly mooted bur-
| glar theory. Lawyer Barton has secured
an important witness in the person of
George Lambert, fifteen-year-old boy,
| residing in Donnelly's alley. His bust
ness requires him TO pass DR.. Kniffin 8
residence each morning between four and
| five o'clock. On the morning of the MUIR
| der he went by as usual, and in passing
| the house he saw standing in DR.. Knit
| fms doorway a colored man wearing a
/ slouch hat. The boy went towards the
\ curb and therefore did not get good
| look at the man. He went to his work
I and did not hear of the murder until he
returned TO supper, when he at once told
| his mother of the man ne had seen in the
/ doorway. His mother at once cautioned
him not to say anything about this, and
| giving as her reason that the police would
summon MIN as q witness, and he would
/ have to attend court and would lose his
! DOS1C1On, ana on GLlS ADVICE ne kept QuleJ.
This morning his mother was calling
| on a sick friend and was led into discuss
! ing the tragedy, she asserting her belief
| that the house was robbed, and told what
her son had seen. This was at once told
! to Lawyer Barton, and he sent for the
| boy and has secured the first important
witness that will go to establish the the
| ory that burglars did do the deed. Dur
| ing the early hours last Friday morning,
j Emma Pursel, in telling what she knew
Of the burglary, stated incidentally that
| she thought her assailaat was a colored
man.
Some new light mas also been thrown
| on the robbery of November 80 A re-
| porter last night interviewed Flagman
Price, who is night watch at the State
street crossing of the freight loop of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He said:--
"About one O'Clock on that Sunday morn
| ing saw three men standing in the dark
under the shed in front of Martin Backe's 5
| little saddlery shop. As l approached
| them one moved away, and the two others
turned their backs and began looking into
| the store window, They were all strang-
| ers to me, and their actions so impressed
| me as being suspicious that | spoke to a
| friend I met further down the street.
The description given by Miss Pursel the
| the next day tallies with the men met. "