The evening world., 1894-01-16
BERTHOlO Pepper ON TRIAL.
He Must Answer for the Marriage
to Mrs, Della Hallock.
Her Husband Testifes that lie Wrote
20 Pepper.

Berthoid Pepper, against whom an in
dictment for unlawful marriage was
found by the Grand Jury on oct. 0 last.
was placed on trial before Judge Fitz-
gerald. in Part /. of the Court Of General
Sessions this morning.
Pepper had been employed as an usher
In the Academy of Music, and 1t was
while serving in that capacity, It is
said. that he met Mrs. Della Hallock,
the pretty. accomplished wife of Charles
IL. HailOck, of Moriches. l.. !.
She was the daughter OF DR.. Charles
Robert, n well-to-do physician of Mys-
tic. She had been married only three
years, and was the mother OF a two
year-old daughter when on Sept. s last
she yielded TO the pcrsuasions of Pop
per. and deserted her husband and
child.
Pepper. as far as has yet appeared.
was a single man; but 1t is claimed he
knew that Mrs. Ilallock was married and
a mother. Notwithsiandlng this alleged
knowledge. he entered into a marriage
contract. the ceremony being performed
by Alderman Flynn at the city Hall the
same day the unfortunate, misguided
woman left her home.
They vent to Chicago and registered
and wife, New York" Mrs. Haliock had
a few months prior to the elopement
Pepper, It Is alleged by the prosecution.
induced her to advance him sufficient
money to defray current expenses. and
after leaving New York. he obtained pos
session Of all the money the woman had,
said to be about $500. He deserted her
y, aInni an c h9nr' ,e ea ,rs ,n tie poGr W y9n IN
her great sin and the Coll-bloOdei
dupllcity Of her whilom lover.
On the morning of Sert. s she was
ficted bullet wounds. A note addressed
to the prisoner on trial was the only
explanation. IT read:
1T is hard to find ones self forsaken
in n strange place. Good-by forever,
Burt; the wages of sin is death"
Pepper was arrested in San Francisco.
The jury chosen to pronounce upon his
guilt or Innocence Is composed OF John
II. Hilliker. John G. FAIL, william u.
Nichols. Dennis p. Dowd. August +.
Kinstler, Henry Lane; James l.. Walsh.
Adolph Helmers, Ciothar Boettcher and
Thomas W. Jones.
The case for the people is being con
fSftea y 3 Msess. Williams RiifIiri1'I +. Hd%.
The case for the people was opened by
Assistant. District-Attorney George Cor.
don Battle, who will assist Mr.. Weeks.
He promised to prove that Pepper, a,
the time Of his alleged marriage to Mrs.
Hellock, knew she was a married WON
an: also. that he induced her to draw
$500 from the bank the day they left to.
Eether for Chicago. and that when he
deserted her there he wrote a letter
to her advising her to return to her
husband. The letter. however. did not
reach the hotel until after Mrs. Hal
locks death.
Charles H.; HaIlock, the deserted hus-
parently, not more than twenty-five years
old; and boyist. in his demeanor; He
A. Robert on Oct. 3. 1889, at Morichcs
by Rev. David 5. Wylie.
II last saw my wife alive he testified,
sSn Sept z 1893; at the Norishes depot
The witness then identified n curly
headed. red checked. boylsh-looking fel.
low, the prisoner on trial, as Berthold
II first saw him March 81, 1893. at
Tony Pastors Theatre he continued,
knew his name, but never had any
conversation with him. n August. 1893
general delivery. | received no reply to
Mr.. Weeks tried to bring out that the
contents of the letter was q warning To
Hallock, but Lawyer Howe succeeded in
having his objections to the admission
of the testimony sustained.
Two photographs of Mrs. Hallock were
two tin types OF Mrs. Hlllock taken
The Witness then identified a photo
graph of his baby. which he said was
two year and one month old. The Wit
ness was then excused and a recess was
Alderman SOBER Flynn was examined
as the next witness.