The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-15
HAYbER'S JEALOUSY
1t Did Not Attract Any At
tention Before lie Shot
His Wife.
THEY LIVED HAPPILY
30 Says Her Father-He Came for
the Pistol-Fhe Double
Tragedy Inquest.

The inquest as TO the cause of the death
who were shot aud killed last Wednesday
night by Kenuey Hayner. the deal
woman's husband, was commenced last
night by Coroner w. y. parslow. ut Phil
ibert's Hall. in Hoboken.
Mrs. Sarah ADAM, OF Fourteenth and
Henderson street, Jersey City was the
first witness. She said that Michael
Adams and her husband, john Adams,
were away from the house during the
afternoon aud that Mrs. Hayner came to
The house about two O'Clock. by invita-
tioD. Mrs. Hayner helped with the house
work, and when the two men men came
in at six O'Clock they all sat down TO sup
per. Hayner Came III after supper and
s.ayed during the evening. When the
Hnyuers starred TO go, all went into u
saloon downstairs anu mad drink. Then
tae Hayners aud Michael Adams started
off together.
ABOUT THREE DRINKS,
John Adams. VINO Is Michael Adams
nephew, testified taat he was helping his
uncle with some work on his canal boat,
lying at the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western coal dUc4s. tie met Mrs. Hay
her and invited her 10 go up to see his
wife. She went up about two O'Clock.
When he and Michael were going nome
to SUPPER ne saw Hayner on the dock
playing cards, and asked him TO come up
10 The house aud ave supper as mis- wife
was there. H&yner said he would be up
III It little while aud they went on home.
They had just flushed supper when Hay
her came IL, and Mrs. Adams fixed some
supper for him. Then The TN ee men
went out together, Michael Adams going
TO The barD.r's shop ana Hayuer and john
To a drug store. fley took one drluk
while they We're out, aud all returued To-
geJher, having met at the Daruer's shop.
Shortly after thelr re.urn tae Hayners
started 10 go TO their boat aud Michael
said he would go down viii them. John
and Mrs. Adams Went down to the street
win them aud they all went into the
saloon aud drank two rounds of beer.
There was no quarrel or dispute, and
every one seemed to be on the best of
terms. After drinking the beer they
separated, MIR. and Mrs. Adams going
back ups'airs. and the Hayners and
Michael Adams going down Fourteenth
street Towards their. boats.
H FATHERS TOR
Charles Lewis, Mrs. Hayner's father
WHO lives on the canal boat, Was then
called. lie told of his daughter leaving
the boat at two o'clock saving that III.
was going TO visit Mrs. Adams. lie did
~ oCS Lay AZ / HI dlGcIuOOu, duu
went to bed at z O'Clock.
Il WAS awakened by someone coming
aboard the boat" he said, 'aud | asked.
is that you Frank?' His name was
Kenny, but We always called him Frauk.
He answered me IL l said, where is
Lottie.' He said that she was outside
aud that he would go for her. He went
to the bureau and tool something from
il. Ii may have been a revolver, but |
didn't see it. know that he hal a re-
volyer and sometimes carried it with
him.
"He went out. and in about two min
utes l heard two or three shots.
Then in IA few minutes he came
III carrying Lottie in his arms
He said he had shot her and was going
for u doctor and would give shimself up.
He rushed off before l could say any
timing or ask any Questions. raised
Lottie's head and tried to get her TO talk.
but she would only say that there was u
pain ia her breast whore she was snot.
1t seemed an hour before the police
cstne. Then ] heard that Adams had
had been shot. did not know il before.
Lewis laid that his daughter and Hay
ner hadlived happily together and seemed
much attached to each other. He had
never known them to quarrel seriously.
HAYNER's SURRENDER.
OtdceF Rabold was then put on the
stard and told how Kenney Hayner anne
up in the crowd on the street that was
watching for the returns of the Corbett-
Sullivan fight. aud wanted to be arrested.
Hayuer said. "Don't push me back. |
want to be arrested. l have just shot a
man aud Il womau."
The officer thought the man WAS drunk
or crazy, but fually he and Officer
Fenton took him 10 the sta
ton. On the way Hayner said
the woman was his wife and chat he shot
her because she had been unfaithtuI to
him. He said he had seen her in a COM
promising position with Adams.
Hayner gave the pistol up to Chief
Donovan and said ANY man would have
lone just rs [ did if he saw his wife in
the position l saw niue with Adams"
The lHquest was then adjourned until
Friday night.
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