The evening world., 1894-06-21
.ALExANDER'S CASE CLOSED,
Evidence to Be Considered by the
Jury To-Morrow.
The Collectors Wife Tcstifies in Ills
Behalf.

The first witness when the trial OF
John V. Alexander WIS resumed to-day
before Judge MARITIME In Part l.. Cen
cral Sessions, was La Tyer Eugene
Prayer, OF 90 william street. who lives
at 3D West one Hundred and Fourth
street, ami Jan. II last wen; with Dr.
grimshaw to BoutrIchct's house in West
one Hundred AMI Fifteenth street. It
was about 1915 p. NJ, an! he saw George
Hope AMI a man who answered to the
name of Vincent there.
Prosecutor Mcintyre endeavored to
get the witness TO identify the man Vim
cent as the defendant at the bar, but
Lawyer Prayer was In doubt.
Constantine Roswald, a broker. Of 26j
broadway. was mex, called. His daugh-
ter, Julia, loaned money to the Bou-
trichets. and secured 1t by taking mort
titled that he sold the mortgage to n
man named Armstrong
Ihe latter was not present when the
ASSIGNMENT as. nne, was s made made: William Bell
him $3.50 as a consideration for the sale
Cf tie mortgage.
The prosecution then rested.
Mrs: Jennie Alexander wife of the de-
fcndant She L. a dark-eyed. petite,
young woman, and testified with evident
reluctance.
Mrs. Alexander told the jury that she
now lived ut Cruger's. a small place on
the Hudson River, about nine miles
from here. She had lived there for
She said that she and her husband
occupied three floors in the house where
they lived when the goods were seized
from the West one Hundred and Fiji
teenth street house. The two upper
floors She said. were used as store
room. Her husband used these floors
for storing property obtained on fore
Judge MARITIME took the witness in
hand and she admitted that no furni-
ture but that of the ccmplainants hal been
stored in the house. Mrs. Alexander
ander's house, and md that that it had i been been
properly advertised. She could not re-
member the day. but said that the
auctioneer was man named Wendell.
He testified that he had never been no.
titled OF the assignment of the mort
gage. nor was he informed that his
goods were TO be sold on foreclosure.
no money. representing surplus over
the amount of t1e mortgaged gools. as
the result of tn" sac
WIN an HCl APPEL, OF i23 East s v,rty-
third street. assisted IN carrying out
Boutrchet's goods There were four
others. he test flied, helping him. Wit
ness said he carried out no clothing
only furniture. He saw no clothing on
the vans.
on cross-examination he swore that
he saw no drawers opened and articles
taken out. The complainant had testi-
fed that Alexander had carried away
in bureau n pawn ticket for n diamond
ring and a card case containing n s.
bill
Holzapfel afterwards swore that he
saw George Hope throw clothing from
the drawers on the floor. 1t lay there
when he left the house. Alexander told
him where to put the goods in the Four
teenth street house. He saw no silk
under clothing taken to Alexanders 3
house. The underwear was afterwards
Detective-Sergt. Charles Heidelberg.
Of the Central Otiice, was the next wit
ness. He went to AleXander's house
with the complainant and DIR. Grimshaw
to get goods which Alexander, according
gladly return II they did not rightfully
belong to the foreclosure.
Heidelberg said that he had warrant
for Alexander's arrest. when the goods
were returned.
Emil Finttail. one Of the van drivers,
substantiated Holzapfels testimony.
John Fl. Parent swore that he stored
Alexanders store room. The morning
of Jan. II he found some underwear in
the wardrobe and two card cases. Aft
wards he found some bed linen. Tt =
re took tn Mrs. Boutricnet, who M4s
stopping with Or. Grimshaw.
Mr.. Mcintyre brought out the fact that
Parent had lived in AleXander's house
that he was the defendants brother
in-law.
The defense then rested. and an ad-
journment was taken until tomorrow.