The evening world., 1892-04-22
He Refers to Murderess Walden
as This Poor Little Girl"
Susceptible Jurors Weep in Sym.
pathy for the Defendant.
Tho Case VIII Be Given to the Jury
This Afternoon.

Two elu6Tly WOlleH Vi TeIlcu
clad In mourning, joined the group of sym,
patnizers to-day about Mrs. Annie Walden,
who is on trial In the court OF oyer and
Terminer for the murder OF her husband
james Walden.
The small and weak prisoner was escorted
to the COURTHOUSE from the Tombs by Deputy
sheriff John Brown in cab She was even
more pallid than yesterday and seemed
weaker and more listless
The elderly matron raised her Widows veil
and ferYentiy kissed the ful! almost purple
lips or the frall Annie. and then she assumed
her familiar pose reclining In the arms of her
aunt, Mrs. Defining.
The story Of the tragedy and the events
leading uD to 1t had nearly all been told when
Annie Walden finished her own narrative and
was permitted to leave the witness stand yes
terday afternoon after relentless cross
examination by Assistant Dibtrict-Attorney
Wellman.
She had told the jury In faint tones that
she was being starved by her husband, and
that It had been his daily practice TO knock
her down; her body as result was one mass
OF bruises and Commissions and her physical
condition pitiful.
Yet 1t appears that three days before she
shot Jimmie Walden she had money enough
TO pay for a sitting TO a Sixth avenue pho
tographer, and the photograph resulting
shows her rather pretty though sensuous
face without blemish from Jimmie waiden's
fists. 1t was shown, too, that the rent for
the Fortieth street flat was not due when she
killed him.
1t is admitted by the prosecution that
Walden had beaten her, but not because she
upbraided him for his liking for other women
or his failure to provide for her creature
wants, as she has sworn, but because she
persisted In consorting with negro woman
OF the town, had penchant for colored horae
jockeys as visitors 10 her nat, and associated
with the low creatures who used to infest the
Slide" and the Excise Exchange"
REBUTTAL EVIDENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.
William +. Howe, counsel for Mrs. Walden,
announced n: the opening OF court to-day
that the case for the defense was closed and
Mr.Wcllman began the rebuttal with Thomas
p. Stewart, OF Eatontown, n. j.
Mr.. stewart is n young man. He said he
had known Jimmie Walden all his life. They
were schoolmatcs in Eatontown.
"How much do you weigh, Mr.. Stewart2'
asked Mr.. " Gilman.
"I weigh 147 pounds"
i" "Describe James Walden"
He was shorter man than and rather
lat. lie weighed seven pounds less than l.
He was not strong man."
This in contradiction OF Mrs. Walden's
assertion that her husband was big, strong
man ana m athlete, implying that 1t was
easy lot MN 10 abuse htr' ana that she could
not uefend herselt WITHOUT arms.
Then photographer oscar Dummer, OF 433
sixth avenue look the stand ana testified
that he MADE Photographic negative OF
Annie Walden on Oct 27, three days before
Tie Tragedy.
"Were there any bruises or discolorations
on her lace that day: asked prosecutor
"ellmah'
none Whatever
Mr' Howe Justice lngraham and one OF the
Jurors asked lot OF questions and brought
out that Mr.. Dunmer was sure that he
shoula nave hotlccd any dlscoloration or
ofuises ON lhe lace OF the SUBJECT and lie re-
hielhoer'o none.
seoVAi' one OF the colorcd Jockey boys. was
called, but n consultation with him resulted
IN MF' Weiimans dlsmissing him, and then
ne announced that the case for the people
Vas 'oHhpic''
rhh SUMMING UP BEGUN.
A' lo"" ociocA mr. MOVE Desan his nnal
Piea 10 'he jury lie was listened TO with
nla' Aeu a'Veh'i"h' ana frequently during his
auuIes" Sc'erai u 'he jurors were moved TO