The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-06
MURDEROUS BURET
Judge Hudspeth Peremptor-
lily Orders the Trial of
the FrenChman.
INSANITY HIS DEFENCE.
Story of the Shooting Told by the
Wife ~Victim-Long Sprees
and Sullen Fits.


on bail yesterday succeeded iu discovering
him in a beer saloon near his home. Buret
was in the act of drinking. He was brought
to court and recommitted on the charge of
having attempted to murder his wife. 1t
was six o'clock when Judge Hudspeth, not
withstanding the protests of Senator DAILY
and Counsellor Dixon, sent Buret to the
Jail and set down today p~eremptorily for his
trial.
This morning counsel for Buret presented
an affidavit to the Court that Bmret's men
tai and physical condition were such that he
could not safely go to trial. The affidavit
said that there was still a bullet in his head
which be shot there after he thought he had
killed his wife. The Court refused to post
pone the case, and Prosecutor Winfield
moved the trial.
There was some difficulty in securing a
jury, and the defense made many challenges.
One of the challenged men was Michael
Leonard. He was challenged on the ground
that he was not a. citizen. Mr.. Leonard
swore that he was, that he had his papers.
He admitted, however, that he was seventy
years old, and Judge Hudspeth discharged
him from the panel.
THE wIFE's STORY
Prosecutor Winfield made a very brief
opening, and then the accused mans wife,
Jane Louise Buret, was called as a witness.
She testlfied-ttI live on Demott street,
West Hoboken. was married three years
ago. l have one dead child aud one living.
On June 6 he shot me. We were about
half q block from the house. 1t was about
half-past ten. We had been to New York
where we attended a theatre. We had sup
per at half-past eight o'clock In New YORK.
When my husband shot me he had his left
arm around me. fell down and was I'M
conscious for a short time. fell down
twice while trying to go home, was
taken to Christ Hospital in IN ambulance"
Cross-examined by Counsellor Dixon, she
said that before going to the theatre her
husband bought her a silk dress at Lud-
wigs. The parcel was left by them in a
LIQUOR store, and they called for it after
leaving the theatre.
QUEER CROSs-EXAMINATIoN.
Had you and your husband been living
together for three or four weeks before he
shot youl' asked Mr.. Dixon.
ssWhere did you lives"
'With my mother"
"Where was your husband at this timer
you kept a store until you separated from
your husband:m
Eyes"
"Why did you separator
because he did not treat me right. He
STAYED out late and drank"
dBut when you parted didn't he give you
s1OOg'
HYes.n
ssDid your husband ever threaten to kill
youl"
men"
A BRUTAL HUSBAND.
Redirect-"Did Buret ever chase you
from the house with a knifep
ssYes sir, and once with a pair of scissors
when I had my baby in my arms"
'fWas your husband jealous of you?" asked
Counsellor Dixon.
'sDid he have any reason to be j~ealous"
mo sir.n
'sDid he ever forbid you to talk to any
particular anP
'No sir.n
HER MOTHERS STORY.
Mrs. Mary Enders, the mother of MEs.
Buret, testified that her daughter and son
in-law had been separated three weeks before
the shooting. On June 6 Buret called at the
house and asked his wife to go to New York
with him. She did SO. next saw her when
she staggered into the house shot. We sent
for a doctor and the ambulance. She was
taken to Christ Hospital.
DIR. White of the hospital related how he
had taken Mrs. Buret to the institution and
that on the following day DIR. Dickinson had
extracted the bullet. HI also described the
finding of Buret on the sidewalk on Demott
street.
DR.. Dickinson told the jury that the bullet
had penetrated the scalp about four inches
above the ear and had broken the skull. He
exhibited the bullet, which was iatueued.
The State rested and Senator DAILY in
formed the jury that the defence would be
insanity.
HI
Mrs. Buret was also the first witness called
for the defence, and in response to questions
by Counsellor Dixon. she said that her hus-
band frequently went on sprees which lasted
two weeks or more. When recovering from
them Buret would return home and be ill.
He would not pay any attention to Mrs.
Buret or the baby, and acted in a sullen man
ner. When drunk be became affectionate.
Cross-examined, Mrs. Buret declared chat
her husband pretended to be Jealous of her,
but he never accused her of intimacy with
other men. Mrs. Buret asked her husband
to begin housekeeping again just before he
shot her. but he refused. Mrs. Buret and
her husband had not quarreled.
DR.. Gordon A. Dickinson testified that a
man who acted as Buret had done was
in his opinion temporarily insane. After
Counsellor Dixonread s-eyeralextracts from
a book on ins~anityucaused by alcoholism,
DR.. Dickinson said that he believed in the
theories advanced, and that a man whe had
delirium tremens might be insane for an in
definite time.
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