The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-22
HIS LIFE IN THE BALANCE
INCIDENTS or THE SECOND DRY or
THE hIPPIE MURDER TRTAL.

Quieted and Then Placed In the Dock
Testimony by Witnesses of the Terrible
Orime-Kippie Said "Its all over and I'm
Glad of It"-Trial to be Resumed To-day.
The trial of Thomas Ripple for the
murder Of his wife, Mary Ripple, Jan
uary 81 last was resumed in the SUI
perior court, criminal side, yesterday
morning before Judge Prentice and
jury. BY order of the court Ripple
was handcuffed to prevent a recurrence
or the scene which occurred Wednes-
day afternoon. when Ripple had fit
The gallery and court room, as on the
preceding day of the trial, was crowd
ed with a curious crowd.
Officer Simon STREET., who was the
witness on the stand when court ad-
journed Wednesday afternoon, was
again on the stand yesterday morning.
He testified that he saw Ripple and
his wife on January 81, the date of the
murder Went to the house. "a Silver
street, about $40 p. m. and found the
prisoner in bed. Mrs. Ripple accused
her husband of cutting her with
razor and throwing hot clam broth on
her and scalding her chest. She did
not want the man arrested, and as
matters seemed to be Quiet the wit
ness went out on his beat About 1885
witness heard of the murder and went
to the yard in the rear and found the
woman's body lying in pool of blood.
On cross examination STREET. said that
when he first went to the house Ripple
was in bed tied hands and feet. AS
witness left the house he heard Ripple
say, For Gods sake Mary, let me
alone. Get me something to eat" Wit
ness testified that there was a bottle
half full of whiskey under the bed.
When he first visited the house two
knives lay on the table in the kitchen
alongside small piece of meat. At
the time of the second visit both knives
were gone and the meat was on the
floor.
The next witness called was Mrs.
Anna E. Tiederman of rs Greenwich
avenue, a sister of Mrs. Ripple. She
said that she called at the Kippies'
house on the evening before the muir
der, and that as she entered the door
of their room on that night her sister,
Mrs. Ripple, turned her head and look
ed, toward the door. She looked terri
BILE Her eyes We're blackened and her
head all beat up. Ripple was there
and said, II done it, and jumped up.
Continuing, witness said: my sis
ter showed me where Tom had choked
her. and said her throat hurt her so she
couldn't swallow. Tom went out to get
some milk, and when he came back 1
started to CO. My sister said: Man,
don't leave me- I told her that I
couldn't stay, and asked her to come
home with me- She got up and started
to put on her clothes. Ripple jumped
up and said: You shan't leave this
room I'm not going to hurt you. If
wanted to there's lots Of ways besides
a pistol or a razor.
Witness said that Ripple was not
drunk on the occasion In question.
Mrs Tiederman's story differed very
little from the story she told at the
coroner's inquest and tended to show
that Ripple was insanely jealous of his
wife.
Mrs. Maggie Clancy, who was present
when Mrs. Tiederman called at the
Ripple place and who lived in the same
house with the Kippies, was the next
witness called. She testified that she
had seen Ripple beat his wife on the
Tuesday before the murder and that
she had heard him say that he would
kill his wife and Mrs. Tiederman.
A little later on the same day wit
ness heard a pistol shot and heard
Mary Ripple say: TON has shot the
ceiling" On Friday night she saw
them in their room and Ripple had his
hands tied Sometime afterwards she
heard Ripple calling: Nom, I want
to see you" Then she heard strug-
gle and Mary cried out: Tom, don't
kill me-"
Witness ran out and a few minutes
later she saw Mary Ripple dead. The
body was lying in the back yard.
Court adjourned for the noon recess
at this point and when it reconvened
at 2 O'Clock the cross examination of
Mrs. Clancy was finished by Attorney
Tyner, James F. Clancy was next
called but his evidence produced moth
ing of a material bearing and he was
excused.
JOnn Il. f1dTGIIldull VI ~ tollNSi otiSS'
was next called to the stand. He lived
at the time of the murder in the other
side of the same house as the Kippies
He testified that on the evening of the
murder, January 81 he saw Ripple in
the backyard of the house between
and s O'clock Witness was in the
closet situated in the yard when he
heard scream. He thought it was
that of woman. He opened the door
and Just then saw Ripple coming out
of the back door of the house with a
knife in his hand. Witness saw Mrs
Ripple in the back yard and didn't
know where she came from Witness
walked towards her and she cried
"Save me- Just then Ripple came
cushing up, raised the knife and hit
witness over the right eye, cutting
quite a cash. Witness was afraid and
started up the back stairs of the house
Hartmann said that as he started up
the steps ST turned about and saw
Ripple stabblng his wife most awful
saying. as he did so: Have it now
/ will finish you
On cross examination, Hartmann was
asked what sort of an expression of
countenance Ripple wore when he
struck witness with the knife. Witness
yen1ie6 that he cOuldn't saw