The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-22
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Altenberger Arraigned This
Morning Before Judge
Lippincott.
Has NO MONEY TO EMPLOY 4 LAWYER
His Trunk Arrived Here Today-A
Bible Given Him By
His Mother.

b6ruaTub AlLe1DerRer was aTTalgueu Al
the Court of Oyer and Terminer, today, be-
fore Judges Lippincoet and Kenny, on an
indictment for the premeditated murder OF
Katie Rupp, at Snake Hill, on Sunday,
May 10. He pleaded not guilty,
Long before court opened the court room
was filed by curious persons who desired to
see the a~rraignment. Another crowd which
could not get into the court rooms was
damned on the stairway and in the corridor,
and frequent and ugly remarks were heard
concerning A~ltenberger.
Precisely at ten O'Clock Constable Locke
walked out Of the Jail with the prisoner.
Half a dozen court constables and deputies
surrounded them and kept back the crowd.
Altenberger, when he saw the dark looks
on the faces of some of those in the corrl-
dor Of the Court House, became paler than
usual and trembled visibly. When placed in
a chair within the bar, Aitenberger lost his
nervousness, but retained his palor. Judge
Lippincott came from chambers immediate
ly after Altenberger was brought into
court, and directed a court constable to
notify Judge Kenny that he was waiting
for him. Judge Kenny took his place on
the bench Immediately, and Judge Lippin-
colt remarked
ne 4IE1lS ulEeut luHf LAKE plic0.
Prosecutor Winfield walked toward Alien
berger, who arose, and he formally ar
raigned him Tor ~preIneditated murder and
asked him to plead.
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
Counselor Max Salinger, who was pres
emit, said that the accused did not speak Eng
lish, and the Court then directed Interpreter
Pressler to repeat In German the words Of
the Prosecutor, which he did, and Alien
berger, In German, replied in a low voice.
"Not guilty.
When the oath had been taken Prosecutor
Winfield said
II would like to ask the court to Ak an
early day for the trial OF this Indictment
fsYour HONOR interpolated Counsellor
Salinger, ssThis is a peculiar case, and while
/ represent the defendant now, l do not
wish to be understood as being permanently
in the case. II accused sent for me last
Sunday, and from what / nave been able TO
discover about the case, the defendant can
not be ready for trial at an early date"
"The State can take care of the work in
its part Of the case." Mr.. Winfield inter
rupted.
Il know that said Mr.. Saiinger, Il only
speak for the defendant.
81 understand said Judge L~ippincott,
and then he consulted a calendar and added,
unless some other arrangement is made the
Court win name June % as the date for the
trial"
A-LTENBERGER HAS NO MoNEY.
1.-THE defendant, your Honor, is unable to
pay tbe expenses OF this case at present, and
It will require considerable time to prepare
the defense, snore than the Prosecutor is
aware of and I do not see how he can go to
trial on that day"
Of" replied Judge Lippincott, ''the de-
PENDANT has no money, he has the privilege
of selecting such course as he may desire
and the Court has no option but must assign
such counsel to defend him and the. State
must detray the expense
IT will say, your Honor" said Counsellor
Salinger, shat the defendant has $50, but I
refused to take that to defend him.. I cant
say that I desire to be in the CASE
Judge Lippincott said he would take this
matter in consideration, and directed Mr..
Salinger to report to him on Friday next
anything he desired to say concerning the
defence of A~ltenberger.
The prisoner was then removed from the
court room. As soon as Constable Locke
took him by the arm the crowd in the court
room made a break for the door, but Judge
Lippincott Numbered out an order that no
one should leave the room until Altenberger
reached the Jail. This order was obeyed TO
the letter.
A-LTENBERGER's TRUNK OPENED.
Altenberger's trunk arrived at PoiiceHead-
quarters yesterday afternoon from Rome,
New York. 1t was opened by Inspector
LANCE. 1t contained three splendid suits of
clothes all cut in the very latest fashion.
The trunk also contained a prayer
book, a Bible which was given to him
by his mother August Q, 1898, when he left
Germany for this country. A book on
How to Write Love Letters" was also
found In the trunk. 1t was worn out, and
showed signs Of having been used By the
murdered In his correspondence with his
host of lady friends. All these things were
taken to the County Jail at Altenberger's re
quest.
Last evening when the Inspector took the
articles named up to A~itenberger, he was
found fast asleep in his cell. Inspector
Lange said this morning that he is broken
down and worn out. The Inspector antici-
pates seeing hlm break down completely
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