The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-08
COURT INDIGNANT.
Jurors Sickness Causes a
Postponement of the
Burger Trial.
POINTS FOR THE DEFENSE
The Sick Man Will Be Laid Up
for Five Days--Jury May
Be Discharged.
POINTS FOR THE DEFENSE

sickness yesterday afternoon caused an
entire suspension Of business in the Courts,
Inc Burger murder trial was Interrupted
ny the sudden illness Of the tenth Juror,
laarfy A. Williams. In the Sessions
court Judge Hudspeth had a very severe
attack Of lumbago and was compelled to
ADJOURN a trial until this morning. The
Juoge was on hand this morning and the
trlal was resumed. The juror, however
mas not recovered. Williams is in a high
IeVer resulting from an liberated sore
throat. He passed a very bad night at
the Hotel Washington. and at midnight he
Ieit convinced that he was about to die.
Dr. Mclean attended him first, then DR..
McGNl was sent for. but could not be
found, and after that DR.. Spencer, of Nc.
OH Bergen avenue, was called in. He
PAID three visits to the patient last night.
and called on him again this morning.
Justice Lippincott sent for DR.. Spence to
come to court
Before the sudden interruption Of the
Burger murder trial yesterday by the ill.,
ness of the tenth juror. Harry A. Will
lams. Burgers statement made at the in
quest which was held BY Coroner volk
was admitted in evidence despite the pro-
II. SIOuSS LUX an
exception. The only new feature of the
testimony which was taken after recess
was the statement by Daniel Broder that
before he and Martin Teute left the sa-
loon on Sunday night Engelbrecht had
taken a glass Of beer upstairs to old Louis
Bauer. and that Burger was not with him
when he went upstairs. Teute had testi-
fled that no beer was taken upstairs while
he wac fba,~a 2 D,Alo.s- $50
the case up considerably. Bauer says that
ne had My n glass of beeer that night,
and that was given to him by Burger,
VINO was accompanied by Engelbrecht.
Steiling Schiller. who was the most positive
and one of the most important witnesses
at the first trial. testified that while he
was looking in the window of the saloon
he saw Burger with a glass of beer in his
hand go upstairs and Engelbrecht ac-
eompanying him. That was some time
after Teute and Broder had left the saloon.
There is some significance in the ex-
tended and searching examination Mr..
Grouse has made Of a trip which Teute
and Broder made with a Secaucus sa-
loon-keeper famed Michael Walsh after
and then to different places in Virginia.
This IS the first time Waish's name has
been mentioned in the case. What the
slg~nificance OF this new matter is has not
appeared.
William E. Gerdts was the first Wit
ness called after recess yesterday. He Is
the collector for the brewery and identified
Eingelbrecht'S beer book.
Daniel Broder repeated the testimony
ne gave at the former trial. the only adj
dltlonai feature feature being his states
of beer out of the barroom. On cross-ex.
aminat.on Broder admitted thai he worked
in Secaucus under the name of Kennedy.
and that he was also known as Buck
Murphy.
epian't you leave here to get out of
trouble?'. asked Mr.. Grouse.
mo, sir. I did mott" exclaimed the
witness exeitedly. Il didn't have to get
AS Mr.. Grouse. piled him with questions
about the trip to. Virginia Broder became
excited. and shaking the stick which is
Mr.. Grouse, shouted.-'.If you want to
know what kind of people I come from
write to Virginia, | come from some of
Broder denied that he told a prisoner
in the Jail that he hoped to God they
wouldn't catch Teute.
Broder's eross-examination had not been
concluded when Justice Lippincott's at
illness DR.; Mclean wa called. Justice
lsagaa fd III dire adss, that the Juror be re-
all the attention needed. Then Justice
Lippincott said that the Juror should have
called the attention, Of the Court to his
jury box After expressing his indigna-
ton he said that the next time a Juror
fails to do his he will be committed for
contempt.
DR.. Spence reported to the Court at iva
2. M; that Villains would probably be laid
up about five DAYS. judge Linpjncett
for the jury. with 2 view to dischars-
them. it is Supposed. Otto Crouse'twill
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