The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-16
TOCKER TELLS HIS STORY.
x,ryrrBERs NOTHING ABOUT KILL
ING MS WEE.
. the p1.r "s.. . cs. s.G s.s ma. A..
@ ,ntcpded 10 Help His Lawyers.

s ,,,.,ded 10 Help His Lawyers.
u,.,.;o, Of Arthur Stocker for the murder
ipo .n,,o was resumed in Jersey City yester-
on'' Mo state closed on Tuesday. and the
on .,,oss for tho defence yesterday was the
nI I,sndont. lie was pale and nervous. He is
oe'V .s old. His story on the stand was to
ns following effect:
:" Al tbe time OF my marriage was boarding
80. Mrs Ticrney. my wfe's mother. My
VIII W., ,os wears old on the 9th OF this month.
Gnu CIV ,,fo Ind not been home for three days be-
~, ,,, night OF tho ball. She told me she
lo'o storning with her sister Mamie in New
s sa she was COMO until the day before the
III She went away on Friday and returned
Uo rroslov. and then on Wednesday went
VI a,,in, She remained at home Tuesday
a",ht and did not see her again until saw her
n..r,ohnll. She told mo two weeks before the
III that she intended going to It said she
vD, not get In without an Invitation. Her
.t,,,r Mamie, who was present said she was
e.inc ont that night with Jack. handsome
,,or Dunne. My vito and mother and went
saTsssler's that night Soon after Dunno and
Manila came in had spoken to Dunno but
n.o hetore. He sat down at the table with us
.nd ,reatei He also gave mo invitations to
.ss holl for Mr.. and Mrs. Tierney and
s,olf ON tho night Of the ball went to
ndd Follows Hall in Eighth street, New York.
When camo back went to the ball and stood
,..rirc ot the dancers. My wife was dancing
N,h Arthur O'Neill. After while Tillie. my
..sr.jn law. came over and told mo that her
thor was over on the other side OF the room.
Irept over and my mother-in-law said; JACK
i,.rrating Manic awful nice. but that 10 the
xar with young men; they treat the girls nice
until they got the best Of them and then they
can go 70 hell"
Atthis iuncture Stockcr seemed to lose con-
troll OF himself. He stood up in the box. and
trr-in- toward Justice Werts. with uplifted
hand. exclaimed: THAT is the TRUTH judge
sS T Ts Jul directed him to sit down. When
10 had been restored to calmness. ne CON
pne% hdsS two rrs in 9Sd %na asAeo
WIZ rbs wei Iris in red we're Mrs. stocker and
Mamie. The witness had rust repeated an m
ncomplimsnRry SrtiSlsm eo ono 20 teI
m nusssM When HpP Prosecutor Winfield objected.
was anything said to yon, about your wife's
Yes; after what Mrs. Tierncy said to mo
heard Police Sergeant Conlon, say to Adam
smith, They are chucking hell 81 blum to-
to" ,r' .in-law. Another reporter asked me to
take drink and did SO. i was with him for
i AZ % T h when sf h hm sSa pe saSs
Sui1Gs "e arthur Nei took wife to sup.
per. and after SUPPER they drank together A.
with her and some others who came over to
The table. l saw my wife dance and drink
%saee WITH WITH danced with little Tille willis
nv wife was Mt supper. When went homo
saw saw no ono hut my child. She slept with mo
home home would would take her from TITLES bed or my
viias into my room.
The morning after the ball. when I came
my mother-in law. my wife. Mamie. and ,Tilie.
While was eating breakfast heard Brem-
ner say Come. Jack. let US 20 home Then
went to work. 1t was too cold to work. and
went to my hrother-in laws. and then re-
turned home. got home about 9 o'clock.
There was II bottle, of whisky on the table.
Ny mother-in-law asked me to drink some
thing. | sat by the stove twenty minutes to
warm myself. and then my wife said: Why
roihesH did 80. When / came down my
Iled out glass glass Of d Thifksy for
r Hss Ii hnye cnough.' We had two or three
POUNDS, and my wife drank each time. Ny
y"nrs"It;' said Yes. YOU come home once
and told your, mother that you had gang
hrinG for me-. | don't remember distinctly
tcwat me: and 90 did my mother,in- law and
Mamie, Ny mother in-aw said. Katie; you
1vs aWnys trouble yos oR rhnr
much trouble. but since he has been boarding
her. this last ims And it is son Who oSse
plsyin n: cards Mamie and dunno got into thu
bedroom" i ''' While they were playing card
hume called ErsmnSF s tG int
a a. good 0 hand. wait. Dunno called hin
Snin and b wntnh the got up T5s synE
,a yin :' cards tU any mors but did Bremne
came out and Joined us. could see only tn
there. When Dunnes face was blackencd m,
wife did it. Bremner was near the bedroom
door when Dunno and Mamie were in there
break away and give somo one else a show.
Then sho said: That puts me in mind of m,
Young days. huGCnG; kissing. and l4ying,'
punn" and Mamie came out. My wife ant
Bremner remained h IN .ne rogm H. eat SOM
law slapped me on tho back and said: Arthur
cheer UP there are better days for you ! go
went into the bedroom and my mother-in
law followed me-
At this point the witness again became OK
cited and exclaimed: If she would tell 20,
what sho and ] saw, there would walk GU
Continuing the witness said: II went III
out ofthe bedroom. told her TO dress the chile
and would take ner the child fora walk, Sh,!
refused. and went lone. When came bacl
isaw my wife standing against the wall IL
The room. Bremner was with her. Their &C
lions We're such that don't remember VIVA
Ibid"
What was 1t you saw ?" asked his counsel.
Stocker sprang to his feet. and in verI
dramatic tones exclaimed. "I'll give my life
n ni,G III sprak the word want to spare my
sit down" Numbered Prosecutor Winfield
we have had enough Of this dramatic
acting"
There was intense excitement in court. ant
some Of the people at the rear stood up.
He i my witness" said Mr.. Hoffman. "ant
ne shall tell his story in any manner he
Tleases.'
What did yen see ?" continued the lawyer
turning TO Stocker
Thewtness stubbornly refused to tell FOL
sometime. Justice Werts finally persuaded
hlm to speak and toll the Jury what he saw
The defendant continued that after that his
mind was all blank. He only remembered
going UP stairs. He had no recollection what
ever o' getting pistol or shooting anybody
Hr cmsing Dunne through the street or kiss
,,E ms wife after he had killed her. lie Their
iolq OF the number of times he and his wife
n mau qnaTelled. separated. and been recon
District Attorney Winfield cross-cxamined
rum. In answer to his questions Stocker saiC
heheyer bought the cartridges, didn't know
e.had the pistol. and was uncertain where hi.
ia.her- law kept it..
When YOU went into the bedroom" sai(
Mr. Winfield. and saw your wife and Br"m
ner there. why didn't you go all the way in anr
make sure your suspicious were correct ~ N"'
couldn't control myself. I want -,