The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
VIOLENT IN COURK
Paul GEM, the Murderer Of
Clara Arnim, Frequently
Interrupts His Trial,
CALLS THE WITNESSES LIARS
Judge Lippincott Threatens to
Proceed Without Him If He
Does Not Keep Quiet.
THE WITNESSES LIARS

Paul GEM, In spite of his protests, was
placed on trial in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer this morning for the murder of
Clara Arnin. 1t will be remembered that
he pleaded guilty to the crime and asked
to be hanged without trial. The Supreme
Court overruled his plea.
GEM lived for several months with the
woman he murdered at No. 1N Hud-
son street, Hoboken. His business. that
of a steamship fireman. took him away
for days at a time. When he eturned
from one of his trips he found that an
other man had been paying attention to
Clara IN his absence. In a fit of insane
jealousy he shot her. He made no re-
sistance when arrested. and made no at
tempt at concealing his crime. In the
police station he said:-sI killed my Edel-
weiss. I loved her."
While Genz was confined in the County
Jail awaiting the Supreme Courts de-
cision in regard to his plea he twice att
tempted suicide. once by jumping from
the first tier to the pavement and once
by holding his head under running water
in the bath tub. GEM is of a very ner-
vous temperament. and from his actions
in confinement many believe him to be
insane. All his actions since he commit
ted the crime tend to strengthen that
ideas Genz was shaved. and had his
hair, which he wears pompadour, and
which had grown to a height of several
inches, cut, and presented cutie a re-
spectacle appearance when brought into
court at ten o'clock this morning.
DELAYED BY COUNSEi.sS ABSENCE.
The case was delayed fifteen minutes by
the absence of ex-Mayor Gilbert Collins,
Wfo : with pY-Spr1 for Stufr Will 4DnEar
for the murderer. Mr.. Collins arrived,
and explained that his delay was unayoid-
bic; Two iarg se s~le Siaaaea N he Barnam :
of the trolley car on which he was a
passenger. Mr.. Collins asked for an aa-
}9aaddmIeKnt o an ngp % ane M anseaee W Vi p !.
absent in Chicago. It was commended by
Prosecutor Winfield that the evidence she
in the records Of the ,~coroner's inquest.
clared that ne preferred being tried at
Snesi neeEfis @oI f a was oia io:45 sa o'elo cIa. w hen
the Court ordered the jury called. The
jury was drawn from the regular panel
Of Of. petit Pet rd jurors Gno a as nn1mp pc h Of e teen we're r e
case. The Court could not excuse him
unless Mes ne Was challenged; ar. vu,neo,a.
I've tired those fellows before, and they
ven against me-
MOI one German was permitted TO serve
GEM BECOMES EXCITED.
Mr.. Winfield opened the case at Il
kill Clara and Stengen, who had replaced
him in the girls affections, when GEM
sprang from his seat and excitedly said:
Collins Office had to hold him in his
chair. The Prosecutor continued to de-
scribe the murder and said;-"After
cho4ffn0 6nr hA ror, 70 how ond in
my love! What have 1 done?"
GEM sprang. from his seat again. and
movement towards the Prosecutor and
said:-"That's the way l showed l loved
her"
Make him tell the truth, them said
the prisoner. 1t was all his counsel
could do to prevent him from flying at
Mrs. calieghan of No. 81 Hudson street
was the first witness. She lived in the
same house with GEM and the murdered
I'll Hugo anG str reaa " who sne liv Snp0 in the same
house also. told of the shooting, and of
GEMS actions just before the murder.
br .5 I Of Ie elaya,s W stepm aa,d ne was wss tes she
flying as to what he knew of Gems re-
lations to CLARA, when GEM Jumped up
Bible! Swear him on the Jewish Bible,
and he won't testify like THAR"
WARNED BY THE COURT.
The witness was asked if he knew that
he had sworn on an Evangelical Bible.
He had, and it was not against his prin-
ciples.
The prisoner sprang up, and, with
cFenched first and a wild look, poured
out a torrent of pr~otestations- between
his set teeth He was ordered by the
Court to be still.
How can ] whe he talks like that?
No one ever did anything but me. if you
believe. him. Why don't he tell the
truth?''
Eyes, sir" said the prisoner, standing
erect and with difficulty controlling him
self as he listened to the Court had
to say to him.
Unless you can control yourself" said
Judge Lippincott, II shall run the risk
of trying the case without you. I'll take
the responsibility with a man who wants
to hang"
GEM clenched his fists. set his jaw>and
trembled from his head to his feet.
George Wolf testified that GEM had
in his presence said to Clara:-"If you go
to Hanse's TN shoot your
The prisoner, d.sregarding he Courts
injunction, ground out in a tone that ex-
pressed suppressed rage. You lie!"
The Court once more warned him that
he must hold his peace.