The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-11
"a little rye whiskey. !.


II saw Becw and Pidgeon pretend to
drink and always fill up Mr.. Noonans 3
glass
sHe was almost beastly intoxicated
said the witness. Is
the Chief, We'll, Chief. We'll drop over to
Harrison and you will let us turn
gopher?
the back and say, We would like to come
over to the town and do business 2"
What, i anything, did Beck or. Pid-
They said: Chief, If my friend ard
s me . and sed y9a the w Chief s0a sad as q
we always do to visitors ?"
Michael Brown, proprietor of Browns
Hotel, opposite the Court House, was the
next witness. He said he knew the de-
PENDANTS well. He met Beck and Pidgeon
in his place with Mr.. Noonan and Mr..
Simpson on December 8. Beck was at
Where was Mr. Noonan?9 asked Judge
Noonan
He was sitting at the table near the
window
What did Beck say when he came in?"
He said tMr. Simpson wants to see
,'DiDd ". You hear any talk why Simpson
wanted Noonan?"
Il didn't hear any,"
What did Mr.. Moonan do when Beck
He refused to go, but at last went out
with Beck replied Mr.. Brown.
Did YOU see Beck in your place again
He, Pidgeon, Mr.. Simpson and Mr..
Noonan came in afterwards
What did they dor"
"Ordered two pints''
4 "Any more drank?"
Yes, one quart
.sWho ordered that?''
Beck replied Mr.. Brown.
Did be pay for it?'' asked Judge
mo, he did not
What was Mr.. Noonan's condition at
the time"
The State didn't cross examine.
Herman Rockloff, clerk to Mr.. Simp-
son, said he saw Beck and Pidgeon in the
outer Office of Judge Hoffman on Decem-
time. There was a young man studying
law named, Donnegan there. Witness
went to lunch and left them there. When
he came back party enquired for Mr..
Simpson and he went to the library door
to tell him.
What did you see?'' asked Mr. Speer.
Mr.. Simpson had bundle of crurppled
Where did he get it?'
From Mr.: Beck"
How do you know?
What was Mr. Noonan doing?'
He was setting like a mummy against
the bookcase doing nothing. He looked
dopy'
What did Mr.. Simpson do?''
He stuffed the money in his pocket
and came OUT
What did he say to you when he came
out?" asked Mr.. Speer.
He told me to get a piece of paper
and he wrote something on it when l
found him some" replied Rockloff.
hot 1nvt
HE returned to the library
"What did you do?"
81 went down town. said Rockloff.
What did you go down town for?'
This was objected to but allowed.
cat half past one that day / had re-
ceived a check from Messrs. Vredenburgh
the bank before it closed. Mr.. Simpson
told me to do so.
ANY key in the door of the library?''
None, because1I always carry the
keys myself and / had it with me. 49,
ibid you See when you came into the
room, where those persons were sitting?'
asked the Attorney General, on cross ex-
animation.
81 did.
) What was Mr.. Simpson doing?"
He was sitting down.
"You say he had some notes in his hand,
what hand?"
.sThe right hand.''
But yons I'd didn't an.a. j, see Beck hand Mr..
II beg your pardon, sir. but did"
did Simpson count the money!
NO, sir; he did not
office, swore that he was in the office on
December g. when Beck and Pidgeon came
there. He saw them when they callelzto
see Mr.. Simpson who wasn't in at Me
time, but came in later"
Il heard Beck say something in relation
to Mr.. Noonan; 1T was an inquiry, be-
Pidgeon and Mr.. Simpson walked into
Judge Hdfrnan's library. Shortly after
Beck retJ rned He was leading and Mr..
Noonan [Eas five feet behind. They went
into the library. Then some one came to
ask for Mr.. Simpson and Mr.. Rockloff
walked to the door IF the library, the
door. of which he opened without knock
ing
What did you see?'' asked Mr. Speer.
s'Well, sir, / see Mr.. Simpson selecting
sonnet hing into his pocket, but what it
you saw him ejecting something into
his pocket?" asked Mr.. Speer. with a
smile.
Michael F. Kelaher clerk to the Grand
Jury was the next witness. He had held
that position, he said, for six years.
Witness said some one called at the Pros
eeutors office on December last for
Mr.. Noonan, but the Assistant Prosecu-
tor had gone. Before, however, he left
he told witness that he. was going to
twelve. About two o'clock Beck and
Pidgeon called to see Mr.. Noonan.
Where did you first see Beck or
Pidgeon?''
Before the Grand Jury?"
what did they say when they came
to ask for Mr.. Noonan?"
They asked me if he was in and when
would be back and where he had gone
tor
s'Do you reeollect the day the Grand
Jury was discharged for that term?,
Yes"
what has all this got to do with this ~
aske the Attorney General, when Judge
Noonan asked how many witnesses were
called to the Grand Jury on the last day
of the term.
do you recollect anything about the.
case of Bosczkowski?'
Objected to and question was with
drawn.
Did anything take place in Mr..
Noonan's Office after the Grand Jury was
discharged about the Bosczkowski case?"
Objected"
Now, your honor" said Mr. Speer, sit
has been shown in this case that Mra
Noonan has pursued a certain course in
regard to this case and we want to show
that his conduct was consistent with the
proper administration of justice and pur-
sued a course along the line suggested
by the Judge"
The question was not allowed.
During the time you were in the office
has there ever been a key to the door
of the inner Officer
Never replied Mr.. Kelaher.
Beck and Pidgeon swore that Mr.
Noonan locked the door when they first
called on him. Mr.. KelaIher said that it
would take great strength to cloe the
door at all and bolt it.