The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-30
A WEARY TRIAL.
Round and Round 60 the
Wheels of Justice in the
Burger Trial.
THE JURY FRESH AND SMILING.
Weather Prophet Dunn Tcsti-
fes That a Fog Pre-
vailed.

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Some new testimony in the Burger
murder trial was given during the pro-
longed session last night. The cross
examination of Stelling Schiller was re-
sumed after recess. He contradicted
some of the testimony he gave in the
previous trial, but it was only in minor
points. Mr.. Grouse e~ndeavored to show
that Schiller has wheels in his head n
that he is altogether an irresponsible
person unworthy of credibility. Schiller
said that he had several conversations
with Lawyer Anthony Engelbrecht in
the County Jail. He also talked with
Detective Feeney, and Mr.. Feeney asked
him if he needed any money. The wit
ness admitted having said after the
second trial that if the case was not
hurried up ne would forget all that was
said. He denied that he had lad dreams
about Burger in the jail, or that he ran
around the Jail corridors with a broom
crying that Burger was after him. He
said that a Jew who was in the jail was
playing tricks on him and he complained
to Feeney about it. Then it was stopped.
Mr.. Grouse asked him how he could tell
what the time was when he looked
through the window and saw Burger and
Engeibrecht in the saloon. He said ne
had a watch, but he couldn't tell the
time except by the big hand. He didn't
know anything about the little hand.
The witness finally admitted that his
watch was no good n that he only got
it for a bluff ITO wear with his new suit.
Mr.. Grouse showed the witness his
watch and he told the correct time, that
is if Mr.. Crouse's watch was correct
The witness said that the dog was in
the habit of snarling at strangers, but
didn't snarl at him.
Louis Bauer, the old man who was
Sleeping upstairs, repeated his former
testimony. The witness explained the
presence of a piece of blood stained
cloth which was found in his basket, by
saying tina he is a butcher. He makes
a speciality of killing pigs and he takes
choice pieces of the pork to his friends.
The cloth was used to cover some fresh
killed pork. Bauer testified that Burger
brought the beer up to him that night.
1t had a strange taste and the witness
thought there was something in it. The
old man introduced a new element into
the case by testifying that the door at
the foot of the stairs was open when he
came down on Monday morning. The
prosecution has been under the impress
sion that the door was closed by the
murderer, as there were blood stains on
it. The witness said that the clothes he
wore that night were at home.
John C. Engelbrecht, the driver for
Peters brewery, who discovered the
murder in the morning, recited the story
of his discovery. He identified Engel-
brecht's beer book, and said that it was
a foggy, misty morning.
At this point the trial was interrupted
for a few minutes to permit Mr.. Palmer
Campbell to sign some papers,. With
the consent OF the court and counsel
with Mr.. O'Toole, managing clerk in the
office of the Hoboken and and Improve
ment Company n Colonel Stevens
Charles Wittrick, Jr., testified hat he
was in the saloon at 5:45 on the morning
of the murder; He didn't remain, as the
sight of the body made him sick. He
saw two glasses on the bar n one of
them had something in it which looked
like whiskey.
the saloon when Burger was brought in,
noticed his hands particularly and saw
blood on them and under his finger nails
There was more blood on the right
hand than on the left. The defense ex-
plains that the discoloration which Mrs.
Schuman noticed was walnut stain. and
1OIZ DlOOQ. buIS6T Nat. Dttu L
some furniture for Bilstein.
Romeo T.. Churchill. Justice of the
Peace, told his previous. story with some
amendments. He said that he found $40
in one of the drawers. The Justice had
not mentioned this fact before. He also
said that he found a womaq's skirt.
another fact he omitted to mention either
at the Coroner's inquest or at the pre-
vious trials.
Henry Caspar testified that he saw
Burger at 5.l5 A. M; on Monday and ne
yyo 6 "a rryyipp a hlIn6ln r
County Physician Converse described
Engelbrecht's wounds.
Detective Feeney told in detail the
manner in which he investigated the
case. He told every step he la taken
and how the discoveries he made from
day to day led to the inevitable conelu-
sion that Burger vas the murderer. Mr..
Grouse subjected the witness to a severe
cr5ss-examination.
A. Krauss, the bactereologist. repeated
that he found blood stains on the bills
and thai the stains or Burgers trousers
were made by red paint.
before ten o'clock, after Lawyer Furey
had made the opening address for the
defense.
when they came UP from the Hotel
Washington. They had the appearance
been we'll taken care of. Justice Lippin-
colt announced that another prolonged
session would be held this evening if ne
cessary.
who testified for the State at the first
trial, was the first witness called for the
defense. He testified that o the morn
ing after the murder he saw Louis Bauer
standing IN the stoop of the saloon.
Bauer remarked that it looked like rain,
but said nothing about the murder.
one suspected of the murder, was called
and told over again the story he told at
the first trial. 1t appeared from the ques-
tions put to the witness by Mr.. Grouse
that the defense was rylng TO create
the impression that the witness might
objected, and some of the questions were
overruled. The witness slept with En-
gelbrecht on Saturday night. He did not
see any woman's skirt. Mrs. Mothes Of
ten came to the saloon. She came almost
every day and sometimes in the evening.
she brought Engelbrecht's meals to him.
Bernard Mothes was recalled and testi-
fed that he had heard Weirauth threat
en- to break Engelbrecht's head unless
he paid him some money he owed him.
The threat was made last January and
Weirauth. was drunk at the time.
ting about the middle of the court room
on the east side, began to talk in a loud
and angry tone to a man who was sit
ting beside her. Justice Lippincott rap
ped his gavel sharply and remarked se-
verely that some Of the women zone in the
make disturbances. The men, as a rule.
behaved themselves properly. He desired
everybody to understand that order
must be present. Mrs Strickhoff ~contin-
tice Lippincott ordered her removed
she was wanted. The woman was in
| clined to resist, but the constable took