The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-05

LacKaWanna and Western Railroad Com
pany. The testimony shows that on the
afternoon OF the day kin question, Mrs.
dayner. at the invitation of John Adams,
Went to he house of Mrs. Adams on the
corner OF Fourteenth and Henderson
streets. at about two O'Clock, to help Mrs.
Adnms fix up the house into which she
mad recently moved.
About six o'clock John and Michael
Adams started for the house.
hayner was playing cards on
the dock. They asked him
to go along. He said he would wait
whlle and then he would go there.
supper was provided and just as It was
over, the prisoner came in. Michael
Adams and John Adams, Mrs. Sarah
ADAMS aud Mrs. Hayner and the children
mad supper together and Mr.. Hayner had
his after he arrived. Michael Adams aud
Gne prisoner, after supper, went to the
barber's together. Hayner always car
RE revolver and this was not the first
time he had attempted the life OF his
wife.
NEARING THE END.
About eight O'Clock the Hayners said
they must go home and Michael Adams
said, All right; let us 90 downstairs to
the door,. There is saloon downstairs
ana they went in there and had two
rounds of beer. John Adams then said
he was going upstairs to bed. Michael
dams said he was going down 10
look after his boat and would then
come back to his nephew's. John Adams
IL was then half past eight o'clock. The
party separated, John Adams going into
his mousse and the others, as was sup
posed. going to their boats. After John
Adams had been In bis house about ten
minutes, his son, Frank, heard Michael
Adams voice in the hall. Frank
ofOir
at the door of the saloon
and asked him to come up. He said
MS boat was leaking and he must go
down. The prisoner and his wife were
Then across the street and the prisoner
called to Adams and said, Come on
down, Mike. I'll see you on the boat. ;
Frank Adams replied, No, let him stay
up and the boat will be all right in the
morning Adams then went across
the street. to the HaYners' Frank
Adams followed him aud asked him to
come to the house. The prisoner said,
FRANK, you go on upstairs and mind
your business and 90 to bed. Mike will
be all right. I'll see him on the boat
From this it is probable that Adams
was under the influence of the beer
ne isst had ID. drunk. ngas This is the
Adams and the prisoner and his wife un-
TIL about ten o'clock, when the prisoner
walking with his wife from Pier 10
to Pier 8. got into an argument
with Adams, pulled out his revolver, shot
his wife and then ADAMS
why did he shoot him? He said Be
cause she was unfaithful,' that he acted
the part of wronged husband
She says, because he was Jealous and
that he threatened to do 1t and has done
it at last His story cannot be true for
one witness saw him and his wife coming
from Pier No, 10 through Pier No on
their way TO Pier No. s where their boat
was just before the shooting"
THE ENIDENE.
Louis Broome was the first witness
called. He produced aud explained a
map OF the locality when the homicide
was committed. Sarah Adams of No.
Il Henderson street testifles that
on September Mrs. Hayner called on
her. She reached the house at two O'Clock
and remained until after supper. They
drank beer. Hayner called for his wife
and they Went away tegether.
HAYNER SURRENDERED.
Policeman Fenton told of the capture of
Hayner. The policeman was keeping a
crowd back in front Of Donovau's saloon
in HoboSen ont ten o'clock on the
night of the murder when Hayner came
along.
''ae pushed his way through the
CEOMpp tuO bO1lCSLudu b6bGlAGu, E'AnQ as
was about 10 push him back, he said
Hold on. l have committed mur-
der, don't shove me back l
thought he had the bats and
| asked him wheIe he committed murder.
and he said on the the coal docks. When
searched at the police station he had a
revolver and three cartridges.
Hayner repeatedly begged the sergeant
TO send doctor to his wife as she was
dying.
BLOOD ON HIS HANDS.
Sergeant Rathjen testified that he was
doing desk duty when Hayner was
brought in. When questioned by the
Sergeant. Hayner said:-
ANY many tnat had seen his wife in
the same condition that l did, would do
the same thing"
II saw" the Sergeant testified, sthat
ne had blood on his hands, and asked
him where he got it. He said he had
opened the bosom of his wife's dress
10 see where he had shot her. The blood
was hers. He said that when he attempt
ed to shoot his wife the second time the
cartridge refused to go off and he turned
the chamber and then shot.
THE FINDING OF ADAMS BODY.
Policeman James Harris, of this city.
testified to the finding of Adams body.
He had been particularly instructed TO
notice il Adams clothing was disarrang-
ed. 1t was not, the witness positively
testified. Policeman Thomas T. Collins
corroborBted Policeman Harris. Captain
Kelly testified that in his Office a state
ment had been obtained from
Hayner on the promise that it
would not be used against him
This statement was admitted despite the
objections of the counsel for the defence.
when confronted by his wife," Cap
tain Kelly testified, "both began TO cry,
and she aaid. This is my husband. This
IS the man who shot me'n