New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-22
ANNIE WALDEN'S STORY.
TELLING HOW HER HUSBAND BEAT HER.
SHE DOESN'T EXACTLY KNOW HOW SIZE CAME
TO SHOOT HIM.

SHE DOESN'T EXACTLY KNOW HOW SIZE CAME
TO SHOOT HIM.
Annie Walden told her own story yesterday 10 lhc
Jury which is trying her for murder In the first ucsNc
for killing her husband, james Walden, on octooci d"
last The is in the Court of oyer ana ieI'"ol'
before Justice Ingraham. She detailed the brutal uca'
ment which she had received at the hands OF her nus
band, and the jury listened, seemingly with soou
deal of interest to her story Of illtIeatmen D'ser
crowd than has been in the Groom on any previous
day of the trial present, and many WHO "ahteu "
gain admission were excluded by the ohcer NJ inc
door,
The first witness called for the prosecution was
Young woman named Jennie ID. Mcbride, who lived III
the same house with the Waldens she told about inc
time that young Greene after Waldens truhK' anu
Mrs Walden threw a pitcher at him ana struck mn
in The back.
Mrs Blanche Greene. the daughter Of The Harris
woman, of whom the prisoner was Jealous WIS '"o
next witness. The first day that Walden ana '"c
prisoner to the Nat in Fortiethst to lve bel0N
they married, she went 10 call Oh them' Inv
couple seemed TO be extremely loving al fst Du' "o
they had been Camden and were married t'cy WIZ
unhappy. When the witness would go around t"cre
MIS- Walden would complain that Jimmie was not
treating her right When Walden was home they Wouu
quarrel and Mrs. Walden would say that her husband
was not making enough money for her. lie wanted
her to live quietly, but she declared that She "oul
not do so. When they returned from Camden uo
witness said, Mrs. Walden brought young girl WIN
her. but she became jealous of the girl and sent her 10
Philadelphia.
AT the end of the testimony Of this witness the
prosecution rested and Mr.. Howe made his opening
address to the jury. lie began by saying that no 'oh-
tention would be made that the prisoner hau always
been viItiOus. Then he referred 10 the TUT 'houE
racetIack, and characterized it as SINK oil inquiry
which has ruined more merchants, dragged down NOR
women. broken up more happy homes, made more bad
boys of good than any similar place on ear'
Mr. Howe then declared that he was not receiving Il
cent for his labors in this case
The defendant was then put on the witnesses ana
Her voice was SO soft and low that no one except me
stenographer and the judge could hear what she ''u
so The stcnOrraphcr had TO repeat most OF tle Vsl
mony for the benefit OF the jury. The marriage cer'
cate showing that she was married to Naluch oi
September H. 1891, at Camden was put IN eViueHoe'
Then Mr. Howe told her TO tell her own sorry VI Ill
the circumstances Of their married life, from the uno
they went TO live in the fat In FoFtieist up 10 'e
time of the shooting. She heSitatcd for some u'he
and then said that she lived with her husband III le
fiat for about two weeks before they were married
Then they went to Camden where they lost cohs1ei1Oe
money the Then they were m'ri1eu' i'tH
returned 10 this city, and when they arrived NJ u'
station her husband left her there ana saiu nc was
going TO the racc,rack. He did not have any money
aud as she had some which she had saved, she gave
him part Of it. He did not so TO the track O" went
TO the pOOlroOms. When he returned 10 inc nay 'ha'
night he was greatly cast down, as he Iau Dtch III
successful
one night Walden came home with three boys ana
wanted the witness 20 get nghtshrs for them. oiic
would NOT do so and called them loafcrs. Walden
Insisted that she should apologize TO them for that re
mark, but she would not do Then walden s'ruoN
her several times, and backcncd her right eye ana
the right side OF her face That was the hIs' time
he had struck her. and She lay In the bed and ced 'he
blows hurt her so. In answer 10 4 question DN Il
old hat Walden q
man. After that he beat her frequently, almost every
day. In fact one time when he had Dcch p'auht
her Mr. Elrose the jantor, and Mr. Mcbride, who hVy'
IN the same Nat with him, came In and lnerefed III
her behalf. on occasion her husband INT her pc-
twcer the ewes and knocked her sensccss. When she
had recovered he had gone away, having left her lying
where he had knocked her. Thc next morning ne
asked her forgive him. and she said she WOMB 40 81
II no would promise not TO do 1t again and would leave
the boys and the women alone
On the Thursday night before the shooting warren
came home and gave her terrible beating Iha
was the time that Darringer said that he hit hef
twelve times She I'D not know how many times lie
struck her, bu he beat her until she was unconscious
She screamed and the iantOr came HIhhlF
IN ard nterferrcd She sent for me'sen-
ger boy to 20 after policeman ana nave
her husband arrested, but the boy returned ana
said he could nos And policeman. After the hos
reported TINT he beat her more and II Wa then thi'
she became unconscious. When Size came TO she wa
lying on the bed, both her eyes were black ana her
body was Of bruises. lie left the hons7 then
and she did not him again until FRIDAY night
On Friday night the servant told her that Mr. Walden
wished TO her. lie came IN the house, bni woam
moi sit down although dinner ready, and he s;'ld
lie was going 10 restaurant 70 dinner lie had Won
S4Oo on tie that day. but lie paled out 20 Diii
and gave IL 10 her. She said that II WaN not enough
10 pay the Blk, but he refused 70 give her any ni'e;
lie went away. aud lalcr she went to tr house Of
Mrs Harris 10 get him t. come back home Greene
Slammed the door In her face, but soon after her h
bard came down the steps and they walled down
rhirfy-eirhfh->..
She entreated him to come home. but he said That
he going TO take Mrs Harris ana so'nc o'ho .
also bat hc refused 10 DO 50 tlhah her ro'Ncr r
tion became and more heated. ulI'il he called
a heavy blow. II then that the shooting was
done, but the witness aid that she c0ld nO' Ith'Il
bsr ANYTHING that followed after tue sl9w wa struck, irn
dawe.. She did not know 10 whom II belonged shc
had put the pistol In her PoShe Tor me , pP ,; 1
had IT, lie had replied that he was not AFRAID 81 II.
She could no; remember ethel What .e Lao , ss'i u,
The sorce1ut at the station house. She had no inlen
tiCn Whatever OF shooting her husband when she took
'le on the Examination by Nj Weman the prs
oner got little mixed In some pacH5 ana apPaIenH
cOniradicted herself once twice, but she stuck 10 we
main facts OF her story and Mr. Welma1 did not shake
them lie asked lci If she had not been In the com
ppStcrs' she scfnc%cdged that she kncw some of
them and denied acquaintance with many Of them.
lived ,fstiGod that enc nlsi he heard quarrel mp
stairs and when he soi up there the prioner % S
fsst Witness wife testified that she had Mrs.
Walden stripped and that hex body was covered with
C. W. Mcbride. who lived in The same house, on
the night before the shooting heard womans voice
gor Gods sake help me- he is killing mc!'
He heard mau'S voice, and the prisoner c2m> run.
n mn ,o o1i aGr for the day and court adjourned mil
this morning. The case VIII probably Dc h"ished %
day.