The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-19
TIME FOR PERRY.
Justice Lippincott. Extends
the Habeas Corpus Pro-
ceedings to Monday.
TESTIMONY REQUIRED As TO IDENTITY
Unknown Sympathizer Sends Flow
ers--Scenes in and Around
the Jail.
TESTIMONY REQUIRED As TO IDENTITY

Just as the big Court House bell tolled
the hour of ten this morning a large
gathered about the doors Of the
County Jail. The last stroke had scarce
ly died away when the jail door opened,
and Under Sheriff John J. Erwin and
Joe Locke, appeared, carry
ing Oliver Curtis Perry. the train rob-
Der. criminal lunatic and general des-
perado. A road was made through the
crowd. and the little procession slowly
made its way up the steps into the court
room, where Justice Lippineott and an
other crowd Of curious people were wait
ing.
Perry was neatly dressed in what is
known as s'Bernstein's suit" and,
excepting the usual palior seen on the
faces of those confined to a jail. look
ed well. HIS foot is still sore. and he
could only limp a little when placed on
his feet.
Among the lawyers at the bar were
Counsellor Leon Albeit. Jr.. Who ap-
peared for Detectives McAleese and Chit
ford. who captured Perry, and who are
now eager to get their lands on the
s2.250 reward offered for his capture:
Ex-Judge w. 7. Hoffman and A. Simp-
son for Perry and the Assistant Prose
cutor for the people.
II am ready in the habeas corpus case"
said Judge L.ppincott, handling a bundle
of papers n glanc.ng oven the tops of
his glasses, and Mr.. Leon Albeit began
by asking the Court not to discharge
the prisoner because he wanted to ex-
anime the papers.
There is no danger that / shall dis
change this man," returned the Justice.
(" as he would be held on a commitment
of some FORM"
= presume it is taken for granted"
interposed Judge Hoffmann." that the
commitment is defective"
Il presume no.. The Court is bound to
recognize the records. of New York
State" replied Justice Lippincott, and
Perry made a grimace at his counsel
at these ominous words.
PROOF REQUIRED.
Does any one here represent the New
YORK authorities? !" cotlnued the Court
looking over the lawyers heads. There
was no response. AFTER a pause he re-
+ will make an order on Justice Reyer,
who committed Perry, to produce the
~af1dayits and proof which were submit
TED to him n on which he signed the
Justice Lippincott ignoredsPerry's con-
LESSON that he is the man that escaped
trom MatteaWan, The Court did not
made another order directing Supreme
Court Nugent to take testimony on that
part OF the case.
Tomorrow was fixed as the time for
the taking of testimony, but counsel OBJ
Jected because of the short space of time
IN which to prepare
ten o'clock. an announcement which
piasgas 'sljv M ar b Kerry, who VI whispered h .
Perry was removed to his cell.
FLOWERS FOR PERRY.
last night Mrs. Edward Mitchell. the
charming wife of the courteous warden,
m~igneaette, tulips and other lowers
writing, to Oliver G.. Perry.
Perry.s box contained a letter which
reaqs-..Dontt be discouraged. Put your
faiTh in God; i toe, have a SON" There
cate the Sender's name.
It's some duck who pities me-" re-
f marEed b psrIry, WIG turned oyer the
useful than flowers, He looked disaps
pointed with them, as if he expected to
ind a set Of watch hair saws and skele-
ton keys by which he could effect an
He is carefully watched and never for
a moment left alone. All the morning he
claimed friendship, but the majority
simply wanted to see the notorious road
PERRY TAKES IT EASY.
When his keepers carried him back
to the jail they placed him in a chair
in the main corridor down Stairs. Elk
a the other. prisoners were locked up.
against ne east val and talked about
more and probably holding up an
other train. This was. addressed to MUIR
derer McLaren dressed in a white wooden
sweater, who smoked a villainous looking
clay pipe and listened gloomily to the
garrulous dime novel hero. MeLaren was
thinking Of his WI trial to come up and
Trains and pen air had
no attraction for him now.
Very different from these men was
murderer Genz. who sat a few feet away
playing. euchre with Constable Martin. He
was blinking st mbowers" not the yer,
ahd o fiaq' m aGts9Wle egti /, ! up, remo pas5 from
his trial, which takes place in a week or
le al 5af in 95hs soh Sias N Mef fhs mated s a0Sr
tum IS g small room. There sat DR.. ALI
son of Matteawan Asylum with half a
YORK YORK oa loers<4, writing rsp naee after taop pag ae Of
the doctors Contradictions to Perrv's
statements of cruelty in the asylum. The
for an asylum il he has any more facts
to s~traighten out. But the funny thing
about these alleged criticisms by Perry
is that the train robber never uttered
half of them. They are the offspr:ngs
of the disordered imag.nations of writer's
for a paper known for its monopoly of
fakes
When some one today told Perry that
DR.. Allison was so engaged, the prisoner
laughed heartily and said.
Guess that'H keep his nibs quiet for
some time. He will let me alone after
this
DR. 0HAMBHRs' coon WORK.