The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-08

the second floor. He was sitting 10 one
of the rooms of his apartments, when he
heard a loud noise. Shortly afterward
he thought he heard a cry of Help" He
came out and saw the janitor's son, and
followed him along tue balcony, and
helped to raise aud hold Lewis hean until
a pillow was brought. He had never seen
Lewis before.
Charles Extrica was called, but did not
appear.
SAW A MAN KISSING MRS. BoUGH.
It was when Mrs Margaret Marsh
began to give her testimony that the au-
dience grew intensely interested. She is
a line looking woman and was dressed in
black velvet trimmed with beads. She
testified that on the night of the Argus
building fire she saw Mrs. Hough Ii a
strange man on the roof of the Arlington
flats.
Shortly afterward, in a vestibule, she
espied the same man with his arms
around Mrs. Hough. kissing her, He was
q rather stout man. with a dark mus
touche and wore a derby hat. Il should
think" she said. 'he weighed about 1870
pounds. asked the elevator hoy how
long this had heen going on. He didn't
know. / asked him who the man was.
He replied it was Mrs. Hough's lover. l
spoke to Mr.. Marsh about 1t, and Mr..
Marsh spoke about it to the janitor next
dav."
Questioned further, Mrs. Marsh con-
tinued:-"Oh, yes, 1t has been the talk OF
the house for sometime. l paid little
more attention to it. l usually spend the
summer out of town" Mrs. Marsh
didn't see the body of Lewis after the
fall.
into my apartments-Pm not sure whether
it was the first or second day after Mon
day nights occurrence, and asked me If l
had heard any particular noise during
tho niphf Tuta in the NIGHT Mrs Miill
said she had heard some one cry out: Oh,
don't kill him for Gods sakel Is he
dead?'"
At this uncture Conover was observed
TO take out a slip of paper and a pencil
and apparently began taxing notes. A
smile played about his mouth.
WHAT MRS. MILLS HEARD. N WHEN.
Mrs. Mills WAS next called, and said she
knew nothing or the tragedy until Mrs.
Russell called out: "My God, some one
is hurt. Come, come, somebody is hurti"
Mrs. Russell stood on the second balcony
directly over Lewis body. Mr.. Lowell
and a son of the witness had already dis
covered the body. 1t was very dark.
Several persons appeared on each bal
cony. Mrs. Mills had never seen Lewis:
Some woman brought a covering, she did
not know who. Mrs. Mills explained
half past ten at night without a key.
In reply to a question of the Coroner
with reference to the statement she had
made to Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Mills said she
and her husband heard someone cry out
at about two o'clock In the morning after
the tragedy, "Murderl NV God. is he
lead ?" The sound seemed to come from
above them, and the Hough apartments
were over the j%anitor's rooms.
Next morning my husband and my
self were anxious to hud out what the
cry meant. Mr.. Conover asked my hus-
had ~ ho haurd INV nniQo and If hA
knocked on the walls during the night.
Mr.. Conover said. We gave her (alluding
to Mrs. Hougn) some brandy during the
night and it went to her head l haven't
seen the Houghs for some weeks. know
Mrs. Huugh has been nervous for some
time, and brandy usually quiets Der and
puts her to sleep. IL would he hardly fair
for me to say l saw Mr.. Conover next
day. l had seen verv little of him. He
looks like Mrs. Hough's son., and both
wear light overcoats.
WHAT MISS DAvI HEARD.
Miss Eliza Davis, who lives on tn Q
fourth floor directly beneath the. roof,
testified that she and her brother were
sitting together just before the crash.
There goes the eievatorl' exclaimed her
brother. She had lived there since Octo-
Der a year ago, but never saw such a man
rs Lewis has been to be described go In or
out the building. Had heard Lewis and
| Mrs. Hough's names coupled together.
Mrs. Marsh told her the morning after the
fire she had seen them on the roof to-
gether. She did not see Mrs. Hough on
| the top balcony the night of the agedv
| She had only a sort of elevator acquaint-
/ ance with Mrs. Hongh. Did not hear any
ticular noise. Though she heard the
crash she had heard no sound on the roof
above. A board walk above the tin roof
would naturally deaden the sound of
footsteps.
CARPENTER HAD AN IDEA.
Mr.. Harry Carpenter knew nothing of
that night. He had occupied apartments
in the flats for the past five years, in tact
off and Of since the flats were first
erected. He works at night and usually
enters by the York street side. Person.
ally he knew but few of the tenants. Had
seen Lewis going in or out for the past
year or more. Usually saw him In the
eveniug-between the hours of seven aud
nine. Knew what family he visited.
Here handsome Mr.. Carpenter hesitated.
"Whichf' asked the Coroner.
"Hough," nonchalentiv responded Mr..
| Carpenter. Heard a number of persons
gossip about it,"
Favorable to the party he was visit
ink?n
s'Not to my idea"
did you ever see Mrs. Hough?"
GA number Of times. Never on the
| EOOts NEWT paw tHCAh tOSSthOAs ooW
Lewis enter a couple of times by the
York street entrance. Heard Lewis and
| Mrs. Hough talking together-at least |
had an idea it was they"
How near were your"
"Close as l am to YOU"
"Pretty near"
Quite close. Probably 1 had better e
plain"
wall between?" asked Foreman
Mooney.
mo, a door. The elevator to this fiat
has a door as near as possible opposite the
dining room of our fiat. l heard these
parties through that door. No, l can't
say l am thoroughly acquainted with the
sound of Mrs. Hough's voice. Heard her
on several occasions; CAM say l ever
heard Lewis voice. No names were
mentioned"
A Jurynan-"What was the converse
ion you overheard?"
"rhe 0ist, as near as l can at present
siza it up was to this effec, This ZEN
tleman, If he WAS a gentleman, said his
wife didn't treat him well. She said II
was too bad and asked him IL he would
stay all night That was all"
WILSON HEARD A DOOR SLAM.
MI. Jon Wilson, who ilves perhaps
nearest TO the spot where Lewis is SUP
posed to have fallen from, said he was
sitting in a chair reading at half past
nine on the night in question. The door
outside the entry leading 10 the balcony
near where Lewis fell trom. suddenly