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

req with Lizzie
Ing ak her hus-
They lome thine, COM
ing to Mo- before the Fair.
On Thursday q lex Warner and
Lizzie had some ne accusing her
of being drunk ana ending on other
men money he had liven her. This
quarrel was continued in the evening,
near the iron bridge IN Mount Holly.
Lizzie's sisters interfered here and took
her from him, and started toward home.
Warner passed then. on the waye-aRd as
they turned into Pint street, Ihe stood on
the corner watchingthem. That night
Lizzie and Amanda sIIpt together. Some
time during the nigh WARNER appeared
at the house and enfsred the bedroom,
abusing Lizzie and e14ing her vile names
Amanda went fromte room and left the
two together. Noth azther occurred
and the next morn arnef was at the
breakfast table. Il was badly scar
red, the result, he s a fight in which
he became engage -lzzie's account.
He asked her if ST ID him to come
back, to which REPLIED she never
wanted to see hirn3 again, "You will be
sorry for this" saiy Warner. After break
fast he went into Bwn. where he met two
friends to whom expressed determi-
nation to kill Liz2M Peak.
From Thursds! night the State lost
sight of Warner, hot gaining any knowl-
edge of his whereabouts until Saturday
evening, when ne was at the waiting
room of the Arcade hotel, The Peak girls
were there, also. Mrs. Warner, Wesley's
mother, asked Lizzie to take short ride,
saying she wanted to talk with her. This
request was consisted with, and the two
women went snort distance, returning
in time to allow the girl to get to the
opera house in time fer the entertain
ment
Later in the evening. Lizzie's father
and mother were going home, when they
met carriage in which was Mrs. War
ner, Wesley and anothef man. Mrs. War
ner asked that Wesley might go home
with the Peaks. They assented, and
Wesley went with them, constantly re-
ferring to the Thursday at the fair, and to
the quarrel on that day.
This was also his subject of converse
ton after he reached the house. He
said that Lizzie vas nos- strpng, not used
to hard work. and finally remarked, well
see who will I've the longest" Mrs.
Peak tried to ges him to 20 TO bed, but he
refused, SO the family retired, leaving
Warner sitting up. Before going Mrs.
Peak took carving knife which was on
the table and placed it under several
dishes. When, later, she heard her
daughter was murdered, she discovered
the knife had been removed.
James Lippincott was the first witness.
At the request of the State he had made
map of the scene Off the murder.
Shipper Wallace, chemist, of Burling-
ton, identified knife he received from
Prosecutor Budd, which he had subjected
to an examination. He found that there
was blood on the knife, which chemical
analysis showed to be mammal blood.
Rebecca Peak, mother of the deceased
girl, was next sworn. On the 18th oil
September she lived or the South Penn
berton road. Lizzie would have been rs
years of age last week if she had lived.
The first witness knew that Warner and
Lizzie went together was two years ago,
when the Peak family lived in Burling-
ton. Lizzie did not live at home, but
kept house on Barclay street, where she
took boarders. Whei lizzie went to
Brooklyn to live her 81 Amanda went
with her. Letters WI frequently re-
celved from Brooklyn Bome of which
stated they were wrSs =, " Wesley War
ner. A slip of par !, identified by
witness as the Bro q address Of her
daughter On it wass Lizzie Warner, D
with the number of tshe residence and
street. When witness lived at Beverly
Warner and Lizzie paid visit to her and
while there occupied the same room.
When they left they went in carriage
with Warmers mother, going to Borden
town. On the last Fourth Of July War
ner and Lizzie were all the home Of the
Peaks In Mount Holly, occupying the
same room. When Lizzie went away
Warner went with her. The next seen OF
Lizzie was the Saturday before the Fair.
| Warner came with her, and both occu-
pied room on the first floor of the houes
On the Thursday of tile Fair, Warner OBJ
jected to Lizzie going TO the Fair. but wit
ness said she wanted her to 90 she did
not want her to stay IL that lonely place
Lizzie had no money hy her way into
the Fair, 80 her mot gave IL to her.
Inc entire family arriving at the
talr ground about ~ bck, keeping to-
gether until after di Il. when Katie,
Amanda and Lizzie snt off together
MRS. feak got nome dark that night,
Lizzie ana the other ls coming home
later, the former com into the house
and going to bed W. Amanda in the
room that Warner az lizzie had been
occupying. Warner me- home about Ii
o'clock, and was let Sy Aae of the girls.
He went into the room sbere Lizzie and
Amanda were, and witness heard him
talking in loud tofSs of voice. cursinq
and swearing. This EBntinued about q
half hour. The ne4E morning Warner
appeared at the breakfast table with 9
SCARED face. He renAarked that 1t twas
pretty docking fac@. and Won are the
cause of it, The ngxt witness saw Of
Warner was ON the n1asht OF the murder
She had been ID M bit Holly and was
going home when sh met Warner and
| his mother, who we in a wagon, and
| hailed Mrs. Peak. Warner asked II
| Wesley could 20 hon with witness, thai
she had seen Lizzie had a talk with
| her. In which Lizzie ID she did not care
| to talk with Wesley en- he was drunk
| but II he would 20 h i she would tall
with him. Mrs. r. told Wesley L
come home, and bI mother babe hin
good night, telling TO 70 home and b,
. good boy. WRrnef ind bsen drinking