New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-21
THE OTHER CHILD TESTIFIES
JENNIE GREGORY CALLED BY THE DE-
FENCE.
SHE SAYS HER FATHER ACTED STRANGELY ON
THE DAY OF THE SHOOTING. AND THAT
SHE WAS AFRAID OF HIM-A TILL


THE DAY OF THE SHOOTING. AND THAT
SHE WAS AFRAID OF HIM-A TILT
BETWEEN TIE LAWYERS.
pocorder Golf yesterday continued the trial
| for murder of Jesse NJ. Gregory, In Part ~,
of General Sessions He is accused or klliihg
| his wife in April last. on Wednesday, his
daughters. Hattie fourteen years old. and Jes-
sic eleven years old. were called as witnesses
nv the prosecution. and the former arragheo
her father bitterly, while the younger emu
| smoke well of him. Yesterday Jennie Gregory
the ffteen-year-old child of the defendant testi-
| fled for the defence. She broke down and wept
several times but told n straightforward story
| in spite Of her emotion
The case for the defence was opened by
| Thomas T. Dinncan, who is associated WIN
| Abraham Levy counsel for the prisoner.
| Their effort is to show that Gregory was IN
| sane at the time Of the shooting. After the
| testimony of the detective VINO arrested Gregory
after the shooting Jennie Gregory took the
| stand The prisoner broke down and wept at
tho sight Of his child She told of the time
| the family lived in Hackensack
you had nice home in Hackensack?' asked
Mr.. Levy.
| Eyes, sir
| "And your father worked hard?"
Eyes sir he worked a. the lumber business"
| when your father came home from work
aid you tell him who used to VISIT the mouse
during the day.
| Sometimes | did sir"
Did you tell him a man came often to see
your mother?'
| Il did. SIR
| what was the name OF the MANI!
! 81 don't recollect now. sir.
Jennie was then asked about the trouble
which Gregory had with "Nick' Moran. She
remembered hearing about 1t. but she was mol
home at the time
"Did you tell your papa that man visited
your mother after You lived in king-st?
Eyes. sir told him that Harry Ross was
| coming TO the house.
What did you say
81 told him that when Ross would come TO the
house. mamma would want to go into the
street and / always refused to do So
what did your father say?'
He said he was not surprised"
BREAKING Up THE HOME.
Tho witness then told about the breaking W
| If the home In King-st Mamma said she would
| become p woman of the streets before she would
live with papa" said the child.
| What did papa say?'
'IIe said You VIII disgrace your children"
Jennie also said that she often heard her
| mother swear at her father
Did you ever see your father cry?
"Oh yes. sir; he used to cry very often
Did mamma ever gee him cry?"
Yes. sir. and one day she only laughed at
him"
The tears came into Jenn!es eyes as she told
the story She also said that her father used to
complain OF pains in his head and lock himself
up In his room
Jennie went to work nurse girl when
the home broke up. Papa came TO see me every
| day" said she.
| The little girl tnen said that on the day Of the
shooting she saw her father four times He
came 10 see her "a usual.
, How did papa look?
He looked white and his eyes were CLASSY"
what did he say to your
"HIe asked me to go and see II mamma was in"
Jennie said she went up to the house and told
her mother to come down: that papa wanted to
| give her the machine tickets.
"Dil your mother come down to papa"
NO sir
"Did your father come again during that day."
yes. sir: he came and gave me the same mes
sage for mamma.
"Did YOU go and see mamma again?"
Eyes. sir: | went to mamma and gave her the
message"
What did she say"
she told mo u tell papa Snc Npuli SEM MIN
| a lock Of her hair tied with n green ribbon
What did papa say when you told him."
"IIc said ii was nothing new for her To say"
Jennie then told Of third message her father
sent her t. deliver to her mother the same day.
| The message Of the same nature as the other
! two ~
What did your mamma say"
she said If she came down il would be to kill
him. and she didn't want him 10 he coming
| around any more.
| Jennie then told how her father for the fourth
| Ct, Z Ia. N, d
her mother that he wanted to see her. She went
to see mother. and the latter said she would not
come down.
| on cross-examination Jennie said the last time
| her father asked her to go upstairs and tell her
mother he wanted To see her she was afraid OF
him This was a short time before the shoot
ing took place. which Jennie did not see. having
left the house m
II thought something was going to happen,
and that papa going to do something"
Mr.. Osborne tried hard to snake the teStl-
mony given by Jennie. In reply TO question
the girl said that she was delivering the
anal message her father came in the door
"3ut YOU told the jury before recess that you
delivered the message in full to your mother
ana that she said she wouldn't go downstairs, "
said Mr.. Osborne.
| hogan to weep bitterly. She had been on the
stand for more than four hours. and the strain
| proved too much for her.
| Gregory began to weep, too and the scene
was pitiful Mr. Osborne had to suspend the
| examination until Jennie had recovered. She
| then again said that she had only just begun to
| deliver the message when her father came into
the room. few minutes later Mr.. Osborne put
| another question t. the witness which made
| her burst into tears. Mr. Levy sprang to his
feet.
A sPAT BETWEEN LAWYERS
IL object" he shouted. ITO the line Of cross
| examination pursued by the Assistant District
Attorney. Mr. Osborne does not treat this
| little girl with as much consideration as he
would show to a grown-up person..
Mr. Osbornes face flushed as Mr.. Levy made
this remark. If the South raises men like
YOU. I am sorry for the chivalry Of the South.
shouted Mr.. Levy at the top OF his voice
| ahrlIQped his shoulders and