The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-01-03

Dert0n road to the bush where WaEne
} was said to have been concealed. TIL
constable did not know at whose sugges
ton the jury went to the spot, but NO
: body spoke to them while there. The,
, were not there over five minutes.
Il Samuel Hullings, the other constable
said the jury went out the South Penn
berton road at the suggestion of the fore
} man. The jury walked to the bush
looked around and then returned
i Mr.. Hendrickson stated that the prise
ner waived all exceptions. That the rec
ord might be kept straight Judge CARR
son asked Warner if he waived the right
to except, to which the prisoner answer
ed In the affirmative.
Charles E. Mcdonnell who lived or
Water street, was awakened on Sunday
morning, September Is, by knock on
the door. Looking out of window be
saw man who he identified as Warner
who asked if Frank Powell lived there
He was told he did not, but resided -four
doors below. The man went out, going q
few steps and then coming back and
latching the gate. Then he went down
to Powells' counting the doors as he went
Mrs. Frank Powell said Wesley War.
is her brother-in-law. On Sunday morn
! ing, September IS, she was awakened by
knock, and going to the window saw
Warner on the porch. She let him in the
house and he asked for Frank. Learning
that the latter was in bed, Warner asked
that he be called down. When Frank
went down, Yves. produced a half pint
bottle half full of whiskey. He said he
had killed Lizzie Peak. Mrs. Powell told
him to lie down on the settee. He left
the house about five o'clock in the morn
ing.
Frank Powell corroborated his wife's
testimony.
Frank Gibbs knew Wesley Warner, and
saw him at the corner of Pine and Mill
streets on Sunday morning, September Is
about o'clock. Warner wanted to know
where he could hire a rig, and if ne got
one, If Gibbs would go to Burlington with
him and bring the team back. Then they
went to Bowker's stable together, talking
on the way about the wheel of fortune and
other games of chance a. the Fair ground.
At the stable an effort was made to get a
team, but the men were told they would
have to see Bowker. They went to the
latter's residence, talking in an ordinary
manner on commonplace topics, on the
way. At Bowkers a request for a horse
was refused. Then they went to the de-
pot, and on the way met Charles Matlack,
who asked If witness had heard of the
murder, that Peaks daughter had been
killed. Matlack asked if the man with
Gibbs was Yves. Warner, and was told it
was.
George F. Cronk met Wesley Warner
near the mating factory on Sunday morn
ing, September IS. Warner wanted wit
ness to buy him some whiskey, saying he
had been in a row, and had killed a
woman. He seemed. nervous and ex-
cited, but did not seem to be drunk.
Harry Myers told of Gibbs and Warner
coming to hire team. They were re-
fused. Both were sober.
I. Harry Bowker said his mother
called him on Sunday, telling him that
somebody wanted to hire team. He
went down stairs, where he saw Gibbs
and Warner The latter asked for a
team. Bowker said they were all en-
gagged but one which he did not hire, but
if Warner would wait, he (Bowker) would
drive him over. Wesley said he was in a
hurry to get there He was sober.
Frank Everham said Warner was sober
when at the livery stable.
George w. Bowker saw Warner on Sun
day morning, and did not notice any signs
of intoxIcation.
Israel Sharp came from the sand hill on
Sunday morning with Jerry Still. A man
on Matlack's corner called to Jerry sever
al times, and he finally went to him.
Jerry Still said he was called by a man
on Matlack's corner. He went over and
saw Warner who said he wanted to hire a
rig and asked Still if he could get one on
the hill. In reply to the question why he
wanted team, Warner said he wanted to
go to Burlington. Haven't you heard
L. <~r.t a mi
asked Still. why, about a girl being
killed, was the reply Still said he had
not, and then Warner wanted to know if
he had seen anybody looking for him.
Then Still said he had heard of it. that
Charlie Matlack told him. "Go and ask
Matlack if the girl is dead" said Warner.
Still did SO, and came back and said she
Was. "All right" said Warner, and then
teld witness he had done the deed, and
had u&ed butcher knife. Still advised
him t0S We himself up to an officer.
Samuel N.mley had known Warner for
about is years. He came to witness
house on Sunday morning about o'clock
Whitley went to the front door and War
ner said, Il think have killed Lizzie"
What did you do that fer ~ said Whitley.
Warner said he could not help it; he
thought so much of her; but she had
used him dirty. Wimley told him there
we're plenty of other women as good as
her, but Warner said, mot for me,
though" Whitley told him to give him
self up, and he said he would If he was
sure he had killed her
Walter Sapp, employed at Vansciver's
hotel saw Warner at that place about
half-past six on Sunday morning, and
ask for rig to 90 to Burlington with.
Witness told him he had nobody to bring
the team back.
Ollie Broom was at the Fair on Thurs
day and saw Lizzie Peak with her sister
Amanda, and was with her all day. Two
fellows we're with them. They all went
to the beer stand. and some beer was
spilled on Lizzie's dress.
Frank R0dman was with the Peak girls
at the Fair. Warner came up to a man
with witness and struck at him. Rod
man declined to answer whether he
struck Warner because the answer might
criminate him.
Henry I. Budd, President of the Bur
lington County Agricultural Society, told
of the state of the weather during Fair
week. 1t rained on Tuesday and a por-
tion of Wednesday, but was clear on
Thursday and Friday.
George Kellock was with Warner on
Friday of Fair week. The latter said he
was going to kill her, and when he had
killed her he would kill himself. "Don't
be so foolish said Kellock, "you are
only throwing yourself away" Il know
what am doing" Warner replied.
7. Clifford Keeler produced the cloth
ing worn by Lizzie Peak when she was
brought to the morgue.
Thomas Bozarth was the man who dug
a piece of sod where Lizzie Peak fell on
Robert M. Brown, constable, told of
meeting Wesley Warner on Water street,
on Sunday morning. 81 was just looking
for you" said the constable. what
for ?" asked Warner He was told he
was suspected of killing one of the Peak
girls. He. denied having committed the
crime, but went with the officer to the
Jail. Warner seemed nervous, but was
not drunk Brown produced the piece of
sod referred to by the previous witness.
Prosecutor Budd then took the stand.
He was present at the coroner's inquest,
when the knife with which deed was
said to be done was given to him. Mr..
Budd delivered it to Shipper Wallace,
chemist, who had it for some time. The
Prosecutor said he called at the jail on
Sunday after Warner was arrested, and
the defendant was brought before him.
Mr.. Hendrickson objected to the Prose-
cutor giving any evidence of statements
made by defendant, and Mr.. Budd left
the witness stand.
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