The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-23

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winking at me-"
What did she mean by that?"
WANTED HER HUSBAND BEATEN.
"She meant that they ought to give me
a beating. She INK first at them and
then to me-. Pretzmann was there. He
talked to my wife and then told me not
it looked to me as if he was specializing
with my wife. 1 told Pretzmann If he
WAS harbori1g my al wire found | g94 my R Mife
Meklofuki's and told Mrs. Meklofuki if
she did not put my Wife out 1 WOUND
have her arrested"
Czech testified to a number of such
escapades, and that on one. occasion
had been unfaithful to him. The recol-
lection of this confession seemed. to at
feet Czech for tears came from his eyes,
which were absorbed by the red ban,
dana that he passed over his face and
bloodshot eyes. Some of the o~ffenses
of his wife were committed as late as
April. Continuing. he Said:-
II did not eat anything Monday (the
day of the murder) morning, but l had
some beer. I got some on West Sde
avenue. and then I went to Marion and
to Bauch's and had a glass of beer. He
told me my wife had just left there with
a pint of beer. 1t was the second she
the saioon and we had one or two glasses
of beer. and 1 said to Gardiner, Wen
50 to your place and have a pint OF peer
Meklofuki told me my wife was taking
beer TO Pretzmann. 7 don't remember
showing Mrs. Meklofuki a pistol n
Went to P~retzmann's and Otto Pretz-
mann pointed to me to Indicate that
Mary was in the house: The Boy sd
said. no. 1 am not going into such a
hoIse.i, Then / went back toward Van
Wrinkle street. I was going TO Gardlners
going HOW g 2 H fnFG0 sHo ! II HIS WIFE.
Mother, stand awhile: I want to talk
"She stopped. I took her by the arm
and said:-sMother, what are you going
to do now? Some more dirty work? Come
my wife tore herself away from me me
and said:-.No. you =, IN
not go home
saThen all her badness and her past
what I did; I didn't know whether was
| alive or lead,
Czech while telling, the story of the
| callv. When more composed he added,
Il don't know whether I shot her or
struck her I was SO excited. l aone re-
me. I went to Gardeners and told him |
had shot my wife and wanted him to go
and see if she was dead; If she was | IN
tended to kill myself. I have had a hitter
life. I rave her plenty of money and she
spent it as she pleased. I only asked of
her not to do wrong. I DID not unde sr
SIdflQ lie SldieIifFllL VI NAliO 1900 PNJ
read to me in English"
seWhere did you get the pistol yo11 had
that day?" inquired Counsellor Franz
bach.
"Mv wife gave 1t to me q year and a
r,saf ago. She traded a small rifle for it.
I generally carried it with me when my
wife was not home and she didn't need II
for protection"
"Wpre you ever injured about the
head?"
1naJ naor tho oar five vparC ago have
pains in my head and the side that was
injured seems at times as if dead. l can
not open my mouth without its hurting
me-"
Cross-examined bv Mr.. Winfield Czech
testified that he did not tell ChleI
Murphy he hid behind the fence and
wait one minute. I did not tell Detective
Keenan, I waited around the corner for
my wife to come out. At P~retzmann's I
never said to my wife. TN fix you. you
whether I shot her or not, but 1 had that
idea in my head when I talked to Charles
self"
That closed the cross-examination of
TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
The. proceedings at The trial Of Fish
John" Czech for the murder of his wife
today as they were yesterday. although
the audiepca was considerably larger;
The jury looked as If they had eaten ard
where Constahles Harper, Wills and
Henry escorted them after the trial yes
terday. The defense. as outlined yester-'
day, was entirely in the direction of Sc
curing 2. verdict for q. lesser degree, and
the evidence produced was for the pur-
pose of corroborating Fish pJohn,s'
acter. The worst that was proven.
however. was that she was addicted to
drink. but no act of unfasthfulness was
- 0J %o ALTHOUGH inf0rGpaQc trdrn
strong.
william. Fenning of No. 1854 Newark
avenue testified that he sold whiskey, to
Rosa Czech, the daughter of the muir
derer, ives next called. She is, a slightly
built child and gave her evidence in a
low voice and honest manner Rosa
said she was at present living at No. 10
Lewis street, but had lived in Peaks
kill. Her mother was IN the habit Of
three davs at ghe time. 'Whan she was
away" the girl continued, my fathe,
would be excited and keep always watch,
father seemed to be changed and he was
real rice. When she was home they
seemed to be all right : together. wo ana
scold her" At this point Czech began
TO weep. He listened attentively to the
william Hefferman. of No. 80 Lewis
street. and Lawrence Kenny testified that
they knew that Mrs. Czech had frequent
w aDSenteF herSelT from nome anu tildl
when she did so Fish John" would act
as if much worried
George Deftsch. of No. TO Communi.
paw avenue, saw John the morning of
the murder. about fifteen minutes before
| six. John treated him to y glass of beer
in the Glendale House. Witness left him
| there and went to work. John went up
Westsida avenue.
THE DEFENSE RESTS.
Charles Sherry. bartender at the Glen
| dale Horse. correborated the last wit
| ness. With this testimony the defense
| rested.
In rehutal the Prosecutor called Joseph-
| ire Spiras. who did not know the name
IF the street she lived in. On Easter
| Sunday she. her husband and a boarder
went to 'Fish John's" house to buy a
Ex-Jidge Smith objected to her testi-
raony as not being rebuttal. hut new evil
! dence. and the Court sustained the OBJ
Detective Keenan, testified that he had
| tnown Czech for ten or twelve years and
frequently conversed with him in Eng
lish. This testimony was for the purpose
Of hawing that Czech understood Eng
Hen. for durir~ the trial ne had nrofoesaf
/ admitted thu he nae waited aro-ra the
corner for Mar to come out oe Pretty
n7ann,s rspse. He made this admission
SOON after being arrested, and two DAYS
le SOP in the Corrty Jail.
Ex-Jndge Smith Objected to this testi-
me.v hut -7ae averruled.
Charles Gardiner. recalled, testified
uhen ssFisr Mary, Knocked her .hnshand
down. He admitted that he had-frequent-