The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-08
Fond of Riding In Trolley
Cars and Smiling on
Conductors.
aBLACKENlNG HER CHARACTER
Fight of Her Catholic Relatives to
Keep Her Estate From Her
Protestant Husband.

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5000 worth of property left to her by
her father. The VIII is being contested
by her uncle, John Conway. Garrick &
Ewald represent the caveator and Flavel
McGee is looking ont for the interests
of the widower.
Mrs. Ewald attained considerable noto-
riety shortly before her death. She had
been an attendant at st. Patriekss
| Church before her marriage, sang in the
| choir and taught a class in the sunday
| school, but she placed herself outside the
pale of the church when she married
Ewald, who had been divorced from MS
| first wife. When she became sick a few
months ago, and was supposed to be ay-
ing, her uncle John got one OF the priests
from st. Patriek's to go to her for the
purpose of administering the last rites
of the church. The trouble that followed
| has been told. According to the rules OF
| the church the sacraments could not De
| administered to Mrs. Ewald unless she
| promised that in case of her recovery she
would forsake Ewald. She refused to do
that. After a temporary recovery from
her illness she relapsed and died without
the sacraEents.
Joseph A. Collins of No. Perripe avenue,
a car conductor. wa the first witness
called yesterday. He said he was ac-
uuainted with her for about three years
before she was married. The acqualnt-
ance was formed through her smiling at
him occasionally when she got on his car
and occasionally speaking 10 him. IN a
short time she became d STEADY pasSeh-
sShe used to ride with me about four
or nve times a day. SAD sag th sop miln :
she had weak spells. She used to get on
at the Free Library on the way doWn.ana
then catch my car again on the return
"trip. / saw her every day except sunday.
She used to make three or four contIhu-
Gus trips on my car.
did she do that after she was mar
ricd9" k Judge Garrick.
No, SIR
aAWell, / thought she was giddy and full
of life. She was familiar with other con-
ductors. She always paid her fare When
she got on the car she always handed me
a pink or a jack rose, saying, Here's a
buttonhole bouquet for you. Sometimes
she gave me candy, sometimes flowers,
and sometimes both. | often asked her TO
leave my car; that.I didn't want TO get
into trouble. / told her it didn't look
right. She said she would suit herself
and ride whenever she wanted to. She
paid her fare, she said, ana could ride as
much as she pleased.
II object to this girls relatives blaclIen-
ing her character" interrupted MI Me-
Gee at this point.
IL w z DIUDUSe 10 S1lOAt S&IQ Jd0SG ddt-
rick, chat this girl was weak minded:
This man Ewald is an adventurer and
married her for her money. He had pre-
Viously married another woman for her
money, got it, was divorced, and then
married this girl for the same purpose
THE objection is oVerruled," said Judge
Hudspeth.
'.Then as a touch down for safety said
Mr.. Gee, II ask for an exception The
exception was granted.
In answer to further questioning by
Tldp0 Earr;clT the witness said har be-
lieved that Miss Conway was easily in
fiuenced, but he was unable to recall any
particular thing which led him to that be
lief. He said he never asked her to buy
pinks or roses or candy for him.
AT the request of Mr.. MCGEE. the opin-
ion of the witness that the young woman
was easily influenced was stricken out.
Henry F.. Murphy was called next. He
is the young man who hangs out around
d lawyers office down town, wears glasses
and claims to be a member OF. the pro-
fession. He was appointed a keeper at
Snake Hill about a year ago, but as he
was not allowed to run the institution he
Murphy was a very precise witness and
displayed a remarkable memory. He was
also one of the car conductors for whom
Miss Conway displayed such an astonish-
ing infatuation.
sWere you acquainted with Mary Con-
way?" asked Judge Garick.
when did you become acquainted with
her?'
II first met her on August Is, 1898. She
got on my car at twenty minute to seven
O'Clock, on my second trip up"
After this display of precision the wit
ness went on to tell about his experience
with the young woman. 1t was much the
same as Colins's. only more so.
.'She used to get on my car, he said,
"and put pinks in my coat. She gave me
jack roses, chocolate cream drops and
the round trip with me three or four
lines She offered me car tickets and
told me l could turn them in for money. I
refused to take them"
The witness didn't exactly say that he
spurned the offer, but he ook it.
tinued, land could afford it. She rode
with me five nights out of seven, and
would ride from seven until $50 eontinu-
ously.. On October 20 l had her until 1916
used to give me cigars. She used to come
to the car stables and talk to the con-
ductors. She had a nickname for several
of them. She called one the dude of the
road and another the lover When I
went to take Inner with her she would
go out and buy steaks and chops. She
would also play the piano for me-"
what opinion did you form of her men
tai capacity?" asked Judge Garrick.
Il didn't him she was right in her
WAS she easily infuenced?9
"She was"
AWhat makes you think SOP
Because she wouldd do anything I asked
her to do. / asked her not to speak to
two or three policemen she was familiar
with, and she never spoke to them again.
On Saturday when she told she was going
to confession | asked her to put it off for
a week and she did. | was married on
October II, 1889. The next time Miss Con-
way got on my car she said, 4 didn't think
you'd leave me that way, Harry | asked
her what she meant, and She said, L
thought | was to be your Wife I told
her | did not know of anything between
US that would lead her to think tina waya.s
She told me that she wrote to another
also wrote letters to my wife. I met the
letter carrier one day at the door and
took one of her letters from him. l read
it and tore 1t up
The witness seemed willing to tell the
contents of the letter, but was stopped.
did all this business continue after
you were married?" asked Mr.. McGee, on
cross-examination.
Yes, sir"
sAnd you permitted it?s
Judge Garrick objected to the question.
This witness" aid Mr.. MCGEE. seems
prepared to say almost anything to iniure
the girl, and | just want to see how far
he will go"
Murphy appealed to Judge Hudspeth
and said that he was there under SUBJ
poena me telling only what he knew.
AT Mr.. McGee's own suggestion his re-
mark was stricken out.
Mrs. Emily Hamburg testified that when
she said at a previous hearing that she
considered Mary Conway to be a very
ton. What she meant to say was that
She was q very affectionate girl some
times.
The hearing was resumed this morning.
but the entire session up to noon was
taken up with arguments of counsel as to