The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-29

manner in which Burton answered the
questions that determined Bulen to take
Oh, pshaw,' he said, in response to the
last answer; that amt so.''
haven't been in Bayonne since them"
declared Burton.
4 know all about it,
Why do you ask ~
Now don't act like that; know all
the visits to the house.
Burton grew more nervous and said
What the matter? Is sthere trouble?''
There is the devil of time going on in
What is it?"
!, Bulen l;n says az he thought to scare him 50
How long has that been going ori?'
ana what have | got to do with it?"
Burton wanted to know. The upshot of
the matter was that Bulen led him on
by talk of an imaginary divorce suit and
by pretended knowledge of Burton's guilt
OF which he had formed suspicion from
the laffer,s nervous actions. until he ex-
rorted from him verbal cinfession.
Bulen maintained his self control with
difficulty when Burton declared his guilt
with Mrs. Bulen. He says that his first
thought was to strike him dead with the
table knife that lay before him. He main
tanned his self-possession, however, and
pretended that that was no news to him.
He made all manner of threats to Burton
and finally got him to consent to make a
written statement to show an imaginary
judge who was to grant him an imaginary
divorce the following day If he could pro-
duce Burton's confession in writing.
Bulen agreed to return the statement the
following day at one O'Clock He took
Burton to his office to write it. Burton's
hand trembled SO violently that he was
forced to ask Bulen to write it for him.
Bulen wrote as follows:-
September 20, 1896.
&c. r. Bulen:-I have no hesitation in
q
just made to you that have repeatedly
held improper relations with your wife,
Mrs. Carrie D. Bulen on various oc-
casions, notably in Pacific avenue, on
Staten Island and in Bayonne.'
Before signing this, Bulen alleges, Bur
ton said:-This is going to be awfully bad
for me in case it is ever seen. Won't
you add that this was done before my
marriage?''
Mo- replied Bulen that's a lie."
II know it isl said Burton" but it will
be terrible thing for my family If 1t is
not added e
Bulen was afraid that he would back
out of signing at all so he added that
| clause. He then locked the document in
his safe and turning on Burton drove him
from his presence.
At first he contemplated immediate sui
eide. He changed his mind and thought
he would defer it until after he had seen
his wife and had heard her side of the
story. He went home and asked her ii
| so. She admitted that they were. He
| bid her farewell and started off to carry
out his. original intention. She begged
! him to hear her confession. He took pity
on her and did SO. For two hours he list
ened to her while she told how Burton
had at first gained advantage over her
had frightened her into submission BY
holding the first offense over her head
and threatening to make It public. When
she had finished. she seized a revolver be,
| n hnT h11C md a md .fa tod n111
of the house. Mr.. Bulen stopped her and
| took the revolver away. She said she
| hadn't a friend in the world and only
wanted to shoot Burton before ending hel
| own life.
| Bulen believed her story that she was
| innocent of any intention and promised t6
never again be anything more than {
friend. He would take care that she was
avenged. He kept her in their Harlem
companion for her and then he took hel
| to the home of her parents in Ohio, wher'
| he left her. He says he sends her $40 {
I week for her maintenance.
/ Soon after this he discharged Burton
| who was an inspector IN the Electrical
/ Sprinkler Company and he has since KEEP
him from getting six different positions
cepted He also had him tried and ex
| PEELED, he says, from Amity Lodge %
Masens, 3o,, n Lafayette, and from from rftl tn
president of the company he is identifies
with told DR.. Stoddard and advised hin
to expel Burton from the church. Afte
| hearing both sides of the case DR.. Stod
dard refused to do this
DR.. Stoddard's statement of the affai
is as follows:-
4 This event occurred before Mr.. Bur
| toms marriage. He has not been intimat
| with Mrs. Bulen since he was marries
eight years ago, and has therefore no
been unfaithful to his own wife, He con
fessed his sin to me in the church, befor
the Lord, and has lived clean, manly
/ Christian life for eight years. In view 0
this fact am prepared to defend hin
and I think he will also be forgiven b,
up the Sunday School and leave town
solely in the hopes that the man who i
following him would not make the matte
people. 1 have heard both sides of tn
| story and am satisfied that what Bur
ton has confessed to me is correct. HI