The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-10

two, ana tried to get in 10 get my coat
and hat. / had seen my wife In the back
door. | was streaming with blooi and
my right eye was closed. thought my
right eye had been torn from MY head
completely. did not pull the trigger at
any time in front of Mike BoYle's saloon.
went around in the alleyway to my
wife, and told her 10 go in and get my
clothes. thought Ward Was still behind
the ice box. While | WAS talking with
my wife iu the dark alleyway, Paddy
Ward jumped from benind my my VII, wife ana
said, You - I'll kill you.
now,' and ne struck at me. l Immediate
Iy turned arouod aud fired at him, be-
cause he said he carried both gun and a
knife. 1t was too dark to see Wards
position. l could not even tell him by
mis- clothes. He knew me, because was
in my shirt sleeves"
In response to questions, witness SAID
that after he fired. Ward appeard to fall
cn his knees, but regained his feet. They
were near the mouth of the alley way.
Witness did not know why he fired the
other shot. He did not fire at Ward, but
fired at the ground. 1t had flashed across
his mind that Ward had d knife. When
Ward jumped from the alleyway he To-
lowed and saw Ward going up the side
walk 1t was then he fred the second
shot into the ground.
DID NOT WANT TO KILL WARD.
"Did you not fire at Ward the second
time with the intention OF killing him,
ami in pulling the trigger in your excite
ment, you pulled TOO hard and linus low
cred the muzzle?" asked the Prosecutor
at another point i'll the proceedings.
mo, l had no desire TO kill Ward"
Witness said further on that he MI
Ward were good friends until about two
years after he came to Bayonne.
"What brought about the trouble?"
'Well, I don't know. Ward had i'll
feelings ABOUT u little matter. L do not
wish to talk about that"
"You had better answer the question:"
said the Court.
II don't want to-" said the witness.
But finally he said:-"He wanted me to
marry my wife. / did not want to marry
her just at that time.
Witness here alluded to Wards visits
to Montana and Ireland and OF his wish
ing Ward good luck ana a safe return on
his departure from Montana. He denied
that Ward had any occasion TO leave
Bayonne to get out of the way OF the
witness. He had carried the pistol over
three years, because one night while on
his way home and going ap Twenty mrs
street he was waylaid by two men. One
of them wapted to know what he said
about his sister. He was knocked down
and in the struggle was stabbed In the
left hapd. Several persons told him tnat
if he didn'G leave Bayonne they'd kill
him.
WAS ONCE CONVICTED.
Witness met Ward in Charles Nc Gees
loon on tue night of his marriage.
Ward took off his coat and wanted to
them.
Cross-examined by the Prosecutor
witness admitted that he was arrested u
year ago for assault and battery. but that
nothing came of the case.
Witness further admitted that he got
out warrant for the arrest of Con Mur-
ray, for assault aud battery. The fight
grew out of something Con Murray mad
asked him about his (Murray's) sister.
Murray was not arrested. Witness didn't
want to press tue charge.
The Prosecutor asked witness it he
didn't purchase the revolver about the
time he was arrested for assault aud bat
terry on Ward, Marcn 81. 1890. Witness
could not say, nor could he remember
what he was arrested for. Couldn't say
what time he married, whether 1T was in
summer or winter, but admitted that he
did uot marry until he was arrested for
bas6ardy.
issuedW asked the Prosecutor.
Counsel for defense objected. The OBJ
lection was overruied.
Witness said he didn't know whether
Ward caused his arrest or not.
sDidn't you have i'll in for him for
forcing you TO marry that girl?"
mo, sir; was always willing to marry
her,"
Witness, in response to questions. told
how he hid away after the shooting, part
of the time in Two vacant houses in Ave-
nue +, aud III the bushes nearby He adj
mitted that his wife visited him aud
brought HIM food and comfort.
Part of the time ne was In relatives
house in Avenue E. He went there Sun
day morning. Didn't hear of Wards
death until Sunday evening. Prior to
this he wanted to go to the Hospital
and see Ward ann talk the matter over.
MRS. e1vENs' TESTIMONY.
All eyes We're turned upon the lone
little woman in black, whose hat was
name ted with several large red roses.
when the name of Annie Givens was
called in court She is the wife of the
prisoner. Her facial features are natural
ly sharp, but the Intense strain of mental
excitement under which she IS Iaboring.
made her an object ptiful to gaze upon.
as she faced the lawyers, the jury and
the spectators. On the hrst day OF the
trial she was accompanied by her two
children. Yesterday she sat almost alone
on one of the benches in the lobby. Her
eyes were cast down most of the time.
but that she was ingently listening to
every word OF the proceedings Was evil
dent.
Sne corroborated every important state
ment made by her husband. But 1n
mauy instances her testimony was at
variance with that given before the Coro-
ner's Jury In some instances, however.
it was not difficult to see that the differ
epce WAS due to techuicalities OF language,
coupled with the excitement consequent
uuon such trying position to naturally
nervous woman before Coroner's in-
quest. She corroborated her husbands
story in detail concerning the meeting in
the alleyway at the time of the shooting.
Counsel for the defence objected 20 her
beiuy cross-examined as to her evidence
before the Coroner. because her husband
was not then present. nor was she then
represented by counsel.
Tne Court oyerruled the objection, and
sad that the witness must be treated the
same as other witnesses. Each question
relative to testimony given uy witness
before the Coroner's Jury was objected
to by counsel for the defense. Objac-
tions were in almost every Instance over
ruled. aud the counsel for defense asked
for exceptions.
The Prosecutor asked if the witness
diu not testify before the Coroner's Jury:
..raev rushed out OF doors, one out ct
one door, the other out of the otnery
her husband aud Ward in the alley way
and heard Ward say, Now I've got you.
or Now have you," she was not sure
which. Witness did not think that
Ward was shot because she saw him walk
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