The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-08
PROBING THE MYSTERY.
Not Much Light Yet on the
Death of Conductor
Lewis.
BUTCONSIDERABLE SCANDAL
Mrs. Marsh Says She Saw a Man in
the Hallway Kissing Mrs.
Hough.

nigh Valley Railway conductor VINO was
killed by falling from the Arlington flats
a week ago. The mystery surrounding
the tragedy. together with bits of scandal
connected Herewith, made the occurrence
the reigniug sensation of last week.
The testimony of some eight or ten wit
nesses who live in the Arlington flats
threw q flood of light upon supposed
facts in connection with the tragedy; ou
precisely how poor Lewis met his death
in such q shocking manner is as much a
mystery as before the investigation be-
gan. The most important witnesses.
however, as was demonstrated by last
nights testimony, will not be put upon
the stand by Coroner Faherty until
Thursday evening, when the examine
ton will be resumed. These are Mrs.
Hough. whose name has been unpleas-
antly connected with the affair.": Mr..
Hough, her husband. and Mr.. Walter
Conover, a brother of Mrs. Hough. The
latter was the only one or the trio pres
ent ut the investigation.
The interest in the mystery packed
Roche's Hall almost to suffocation.
THE JURYMEN.
The Jury was composed of the ollow
ing genIlemeD:-JOhn j. Mooney, fore
m an: John Holland. John Nichols, John
Wolf, George Richter. Thomas p. Kettle,
Albert Henderson, William O~bergfeld,
Jacob Kramer. Frank Herrick. Edmond
Bronson and John Kelly.
There were present in the audience.
besides the witnesses. A. b. Ellsworth.
of Allentown, Pa. f.. +. Ellsworth, OF
Rochester, New York, both brothers OF
the dead mans wife, and Daniel Holder,
of this city, originally from Allentown,
and who had known Lewis for eighteen
years. All three said to a NEWS reporter
last night that they never had detected a
flaw In Lewis char cter. He lived hap
billy with his wife in Easton, Pa, and
gave her almost every cent he earned:
They nave a beautiful hfteen-vear-old
daughter. Mrs. Lewis received a tele-
gram the night of the tragedy telling her
TO prepare tor a journey hither on the
earliest morning train, as her husband
had been hurt. When she arrived at the
depot she was met by q man VINO toid her
her husband was dead.
Superintendent John Donpelly of the
New Jersey Division OF the Lehigh VAL
lev Railroad, was the frst witness
Lewis" he said, "had been employed as
conductor on that road since December
Is. 1889. He pulled out from Easton, Pa.
with No. Z train on the Monday night in
question at 7.03, three minutes late. and
arrived at the Pennsylvania station In
this city at $685." The superintendent mad
Implicit confidence ia the integrity or
Lewis, Ii would never have SUSPECTED
him OF any wrong doing. He was
shocked when he heard of Lewis sudden
death in a place where he had no business
to be. He had heard two months
about Lewis visiting the Arlington flats.
Patrolman James Coyne told subse-
uuentlv what has already been published
concerning the finding of the body. He
did not notice any excited persons
around. The ~janitor and his two sons
and several women on the lower balcony
were the only ones present
when he got there. NO M
appeared to be anxious to find out IL the
man was badly hurt. No n could tell
who he was until he was being put into
patrol wagon. Then Mr.. Walter Conover
stepped up and looked intently Into
Lewis face. He asked a companion II he
recognized the injured man.. His COM
p~anion's answer WAS inaudloIe. Inc
patrolman then asked onove if he did
Conover replied: eyes. A conductor OF
the Lehigh Valley Railroad" II asked
him to write down his name on q piece OF
paper. Instead OF doing this he wrote
Donnelly. After / looked at IT l saw it
was an envelope containing his name.
Lewis did not speak Mt all going to the
up and clasped his hands together. He
W s bleeding 1T both ears and one OF his
legs appeared broken"
PROBING PROFESSIONAL SECRETS
DIR. Gray was The next witness. His
story of the condition he found Lewis
body in has already heen published.
"The man." he said, "did not speak. He
moaned somewhat, but that Was the only
sound he made"
Had you not another call that same
nighl?" aske the Coroner.
II had: but I didn't visit anyone. l
wasn't feeling we'll when l reached home.
| had caught cold and taken some medi-
cine to induce a sweat"
"Whom were you called to seer as Keu
the Coroner.
~ don't know that I have any special
objection to answering that question.
But it appears to me irrelevant to the in
~vestigation. 1t is simply a matter OF pro-
~fessional dellcacy. No secresy about it.
L don't know tina l ought to be expected
to name the person any more so than any
other patient I may have been called to
attend. Iean't say | was even called to
the same place."
"Well, what manner" again asked the
Coroner.
II decline to answer."
The audience here held its breath.
JurymaD Herrick-"Who came after
you. Doctor"
DR.. Gray Offer some hesitation THE
son of the ~janitor of the Arlington flats.
Il really looks to me as il you were pry-
ing into something that does not concern
this inquest"
The Coroner differed with the Doctor,
and again pressed the question as to who
sent for him.
II still think you are asking too much.
But AS suspicion through these questions
has already been thrown upon certain
pal ties, | answer-Hough."'
WHAT THE JANIToR KNOWS.
Robert VI lis, the muiatto Jauitor, was
then called. His testimony, too. was
pretty much the same that has already
been published, He had seen Lewis pass
In and ont of the house once or twice. He
recognized him as he was helping to put
him into the ambulance. THAT man."
he said, presumably alluding to Conover)
mentioned the name. Thai brought to
nv mind who he was. l always under
stood he visited the Houghs. Never at
night. One or two o'clock In the day.
Heard no unusual noise preceding the
fall"
A juryman:-"Who made the cutlery
that a man had fallen from the ~balcony?"
Mrs. Russell, who lives on the second
floor"
The janitor also explained that there
were entrances on both York and Warren
streets, and that one could go through
the York street entrance n emerge
through the Thayer building on Mont
gomery street. .
Mrs Russell was called, but did not
appear. Her son appeared. and said his
mother had not been subponed. Mrs.
Charles Milton vas also called, but did
not appear.
Charles II. Lowell, who was one of the
first to reach Lewis body along with the