The Jersey City news., 1892-06-14


brlskie street my eight children and Stock
er's daughter lived with me. When we
went to the ball W e walked. My daughters
Kate, Mamie and Tillie were with me.
met Stocker there at about II O'Clock.
let Stocker have 81 to treat us with; we
drank soda. 1t was O'Clock when we
went home. Tilie. Mamie and went in
coach, and Katie aud Bremner
walked. When we got nome
invited them in to eat something
Stocker was then upstairs asleep.
He left the ball at half past three O'Clock.
/ called him and told him it was time to
go to work. Ny husband went away ten
minutes after StocAer went away.
Stocker returned at half past eight
O'Clock. He said it was too cold to go to
work. After that those in the parlor
sang and talked about the ball. and
maoe milk punch, and George Brenner
wanted to play cards. aud sent out and
got PACK. We played two games OF
"Biack Peter"
A WILD SCENE.
"About eleven O'Clock Stocker said.
Mrs. Tierney, am going for walk
He went to the door and returned and
said to his wife that he wanted her to
dress little Minnie. he wanted to axe her
for walk. His wife said it was too cold.
and Stocker went ont alone; 10 minutes
later he returned, and after we had some
beer and were waiting for lunch Stocker
began to lick Katie. When Katie got up
he punched her in the face"
"You're iiar," yelled Stocker at this
moment, springing to his feet shaking
his cleuched hand. Two constables
pushed him back into the chair, and an
other constable handed Mrs. 1jerDey
glass Of water, for she nearly tainted
when she heard Stocker's shout.
Continuing the testimony, Mrs. Tierney
said AFTER went into the Kitchen the
next thing saw was man running
through the Kitchen door to the alley.
followed him through the alley. When
he got near the gate | saw the re-
volver in his hand. shouted
"'For Gods sake, Arthur, don't fire.
| that's Mary and hadn't the words out
of my mouth when he shot her. When
picked Mary up, she said:--
He has shot me-
"I had passed Stocker to reach Mary.
| He did not say nnything, bat ran back
saw Katie rum ny to save her life and
! he ran after her. then heard two shots
| fired. Then l left Mary and said would
look after Katie. When went after
| Katie l met Arthur Stocker face to face.
| / saw the revolver in his pocket. l
| said
Arthur Stocker what have you done?"
"He pushed my hand away and | asked
him again and he pushed me outside, say
ing.
1.-The next day when you were sweep
| ing the front room did You find any
| thipg?" the Prosecutor asked,
Yes, Ifound a bullet; found breaks
| iu the wall; gave the bullet to my hus-
| band" ~
When the Prosecutor showed her the
ball for Identification. she said it resem-
bied the one she had found.
| A QUEER OMISSION.
| Cross examined by eX-Judge Hoffman
| the witness said she couldnoS say whether
sne told Coroner Parslow about the fight
! that took place before the shooting or
| not.
| Don't you know you didn't" said Ex-
Judge Hoffman, sterniy.
! II answered all the questions he asked
But you told the story today without
| being asked? ..G
YES"
"Who danced with Mrs. Stocker the
/ night at-the ball2'y 'y,--,--.-------- ---'-----
| '"rhe only only one l knew that she
danced with was Mr.. O'Neill. Mr.. Dunne
and Mr.. Rremner did not dance with her
When Stocker got there he did not speak
| to his wife, but he stood near the
| door watching his wife, and he came
| over to me and said, Mrs. Tierney, Katie
is looking NICE He was not
! angry that night AT half past
then, Stocker gave me some change that
| belonged to me. and said ne was going
| home. We were drinking at the table
| with O'Neill, Dunno and Bremner. We
| remained together from four until six
driuking soda. Katie took port wine
once. Mr.. Dunno invited me and
Mamie and IilIie to go home in a
niue years; he lived near to me; he was
never in my house but twice. Dunno did
not ask Katie and Bremner to go in the
coach: they walked to the house and
asked them to go in. Bremner left the
house at quarter before twelve O'CLOCK.
IL got breakfast for the party.
made milk punch for Dunno and
| Bremner after Stocker went TO WORK.
Bremner did not drink his. After while
he. Stocker and Dunno drank whiskey
Noke of them left the parlor to go to any
other room. / was there oil the tirne."
| QUEER AGAIN. ..
| "Did any one leave the front room to
enter this room?" asked Ex-Judge Hotf
man. pointing to a bedroom on the map.
mo, SIR" sharply answered the wit
ness.
in that roomr
"Why did you say to me repeatedly
that for six hours no one had slept in the
| roomf"
''Well, mean only Mr.. Bremner. Die
any one else 90 I'm that room?"
dNo-only Kate Stocker when She
: | DlaCkGueu 1oSts 41i. DtOChCl
was in the front room with us, and he en-
ioyed the fun as much as we did. DOM
remember when it was Kate blackeneC
Bremner's face; it was about dinner
. "Riaht after this, Stoci1er began t.
Quarrel with his wife didn't heS" asked
ex-Judge Hoffman
''Yes. SIR"
"Immediately afterwardp
Eyes"
"That is all"
sToCKER's THREATS
Prosecutor Winfield asked;-"Did
: Stocker ever threaten his wife before this
recurrence"
eyes, only a week before he had said t.
her katie, if you do not live with me
will end your lite.' He told me that HI
would make trouble for me and make mi
leave the Hill, For three months befor'
he killed her he threatened he
: eyery week. Three times he asked he
| to live with him, and he threatened hel
, SO much, ! got sick listening to hin
. threatening his poor wife. He said t,
! her once:-'Katie, il you don't live will
: m o will fix you so that you won't livt
with another man.
, "Did Stocker ever see the pistol of you
; husband before Katie died?" Mr.. Win
| field asked
ayes, he fired one shot from it Ney
; Years eve. He had it in his hands in tn
rarlor once after"
Re-cross examined
when did your daughter leav'
| StockarpO