The Jersey City news., 1892-06-16
ng fee," said the Prosecutor. [Laugh-

that ts different, mentally speaSing-?"
81 object" interrupted the Prosecu'c r;
81 don't know what mentally speak'l" 4
is, and l don't believe anyone else does"
EVIDENCE OF INSANITY.
"What d d you observe about Stocker
that was stranger
"Why, when 1 asked him to take a
drink he refused. He tod me time and
again about his family troubles"
Cross-axamined: "You say he only diff
ference between St9cker at this time and
when he was all right was that he refused
to take drink?"
"That was not 8il. l met him once
week at the lodge and he would not hav
word to say. He kept away from tGe
other members. He was dowacast and
downhearted."
"Wbat lodge did YOU belong to2"
'Steuben Lodge"
''This lodge has taken an active interest
in this c8Se.n
'Yes."
Engaged lawyers?"
eyes The ladl appointe1 a committee
to engage lawyers. | approved OF the
act. and / am member of the committee.
/ contributed some money"
Re-direct:-"What WAS Stocker's repu-
tation for .peacsfulnessS"
Good"
"His reputation for peacefulness, J"
asked Prosecu or Winfield, ''ls as good
now as ever it WASP"
Yes
WOMEN TOO BAD FOR A SALOON.
Several other witnesses testified to the
reputation of Stocker, and then Gus Hum
brock was called Humbrock keeps the
saloon beneath the rooms of the John h.
Dunno Association. and he has found the
association profitable one for him.
In testifying, Huubrock said:-'I know
Dunno and Bremner and l also know
Mary Tierney and knew her sister, Mrs.
Stocker."
Did you ever see them all togetheg"
"Yes"
"Thev visited your place of business,
your saloon. together didn't they?"
II can't say They have all been in my
place, but don't think together
did not Dune and Bremner bring
these two women TO your saloonF
II don't think So"
"And didu't you say to Dunno and
Bremuer ! want you to keep them out of
II remember that found fault with
someone for bringing them there, but
never used that language. said, don t
want these ladies in my place"
"You allow respectable women in your
saloon?"
Yes, sir"
"Well. were not Mrs. Stocker and her
sister respectable?"
II can't say anything about their re-
spectability."
"But you wouldn't allow them in your
placeF'
NO"
"And you would allow respectable
women in your placer"
Yes
"Now, didn't you tell Dunno and
Bremner that you would not allow Mrs.
Stocker and Miss Tierney to enter your
place?'
ar l.
no right to go into this matter"
II claim that | have" retorted Counsel
lor Salinger, "for Dunno and Bremner
both claimed in their direct examination
that the women were respectable"
Ehe Court ruled the question out and
Mr.. Sallinger dismissed the witness and
called Philip Pattberg. He failed to an
swer and ex-Freeholder Adam u. Smith,
the poet of osculation, was called. II g
too had remained away and SO had Hugo
Humurock. Constable Boland4 said all
but Hugo Humbrock had been subp@n-
aed.
PHOTOGRAPH AND LETTER.
Then Arthur Stocker was recalled.
When The defendant was seated he was
shown IL tin type photograph of two wom-
en- and two men taken In a group.
81 identify one of the women as my
wife," said Stocker, looking at the photo
graph, land the other woman is Mary
Tierney, aer sister; one of the men is
Arthur O'NeiH and the other is man
named Foley, but sometimes known as
Reich"
Stocker was shown letter add asked if
he had seen it before. He replied that he
had found it on the floor when he and his
wife were living with Mrs. T1erney. The
letter read as follows
December rs, 1891.
FRIEND CHARLEs:-I write few lines hoping
you a merry Christmas. would like to see you
on Saturday night at half past seven O'Clock at
Evans Your FRIEND
Cross-examined Stocker said he found
the letter five or six months ago. He
found the picture in an album: he had
seen his wife place it there about the
first of last September. Stocker testified
that he had seen his wife ont walking
with Arthur O'Neill and Foley.
John B. Blake, the keeper OF one of the
many saloons ON the Heights with
"ladies' parior" annexes, was the next
witness. He testified that he lived at No.
II Booraen avenue, and his saloon was
at No. 1928 Pallsade avenue. Dunno and
Bremner had been in his back room sew
eral times Once or twice, to the wtpess's
knowledge, Mamie TierneY and Katie
Stocker were there, but there was moth
ing wrong.
NOT ON HAND.
Arthur O'NeilI," called Counsellor
Salinger. There was no response, and
Salinger called the name again. Con-
stable Boland was sent for, and said that
he had been unable to serve subpoena
on ONeill, who was In Washington at
tending his father, who was very ILL.,
"Timothy Foley" called Counsellor
Salinger. Again there was no response.
Constable Boland reported that Foley had
left Hoboken. 1T IS very important that
these witnesses be here" said Mr.. Sal
inger.
O'Neill is the son of an ex-Mayor of Ho-
boken, and Foley's father, Michael is one
of the wealthest contractors in that city.
John Tierney was recalled and testified
that he had emptied every barrel of his
revolver on New Years eve and thought
that he reloaded it.
1.-THE defence rests" said Counsellor
Salinger, much to the surprise of q great
many, as iG was said that several proml-
ment Young men of the Fourth district
had been subponaed.
KISSES AND HUGS.
Mamie Tierney was then called by Pros
ecuIor Winfield in rebultaI, to show tn at
Bremner had left the house at the time
that Stoc&er said he came in from his WALK
and found them in u compromising posi-
ton.
"Dunne, my mother and were in the
Kitchen" the pretty witness testified.
"Kaie was standing at the dining room
door near the wall Bremner had just
gone out when Stocker came in and began
the Quarrel which ended in the shooting -"
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