The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-20
ToDAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

The first witness called this morning
| was Mrs. Jennie Maxwell. She testifred
| that she saw Marie Seamont the day be-
| fore she was arrested as a witness and
Mrs. Seamont told her that the first
knowledge she had of the shooting was
when two boys told her at the ferry.
Mrs. amo said that she went into
a grocery store after that and the gro
Ger told her that Bill Reid had killed
Andy Henry.
Reid was called to the stand, and if he
is not shamming he is certainly as crazy
as a bed bug. His eyes wandered every
where, he looked positively stupid, and
| he gave his answers in a low tone. He
| said that he was thirty-nine years old,
and that he didn't know where he was
born. He lived in Jersey City and he
also lived in Hoboken. but that was a
long time ago. He said that he had a
brother Joe, who is in the cigar business
in England. The fact is his brother Joe
is dead. He said he has no relatives in
Hoboken. Judge Hoffman asked him If
he knew any saloons in Hoboken, and he
said he knew the Hole in the Wall. at No.
81 Main street.
do you know John Mclaughlin p ask
ed Judge Hoffman. Reid looked stupid.
and did not answer. Mclaughlin was or
dered to step forward. Reid stepped down
from the witness stand to meet him and
they shook hands behind the jury box.
When Reid went back to the witness
stand he was asked again if he knew Nc
laughlin and he said he did.
who is he?" asked Judge Hoffman.
bob Murphy"
DO you know John P. Feeney?"
yes, he's no good.p
Does he hold an ofice?'
Yes, he's a Water Commissioner. /
put him there. He would throw you down
in a minute"
D you know Wanser?"
YES. He's the Mayor. He's M good,
either. l made him Mayor. but he threw
me down.
do you know President Cleveland?a
Eyes, but I haven't seen him for a long
time"
The witness said tina he knows Griggs
and thai he is now the Governor, and that
he knows Hobart.
do you know Judge Scott?'
You mean Boodler Scott? Yes, I
know him; he threw me down. l put
Scott where he is. and I'm going to put
him out as soon as I get out of here"
What is your business?,
I'm a Police Commissioner in Jersey
City. I've been a Police Commissioner
for two years. Mayor Wanser appointed
me. l get $40 a week"
Did you know Andrew Henry?"
81 don't remember seeing him"
The witness said that he never carried
p .i~+o1 ~ a lJaox iool< apd that hn rlaUar
shot anybody. He did not know Marie
Seamout, and had never heard of her be-
fore. He said that he knew Mr.. St. Law
renee, one of his counsel, and that he was
a reporter.
Judge Hoffman showed him his letters
and asked If he knew who wrote them.
You did, I guess" replied Reid
That's a bad guess, try again. Who
wrote those letters, was it Scott?
Eyes, Boodler Scott wrote them" :
ssYou say you will put Scott out Of Office
as soon as you get out of here?s asked
Prosecutor Erwin, on cross examination,
.sHow soon do you expect to get out?'
Fright away"
What is Scott?"
"a Police Commissioner in Jersey City"
Reid said that his brother Joe Is not
dead. His father is dead, but his mother
is alive. He said that he is the President
of the Wanser Association. which meets
at Second and Grove streets. He has
been President of it for eight or nine
years. It has 5000 members.
do you know Burns, the foreman at the
dock?'
Yes, he's no good, and I am going to
put him out. He wouldn't give me work.
l don't know why he found fault with
me. You couldn't talk to him.
Peter Moore, with whom Reid boarded,
was called and Reid was asked if he rec
ognized him. He looked at Moore in
tently for a few moments and then ex-
claimed
ssWnere have you been?"
"Shakei" continued Reid, and Moore
walked around to the witness stand and
shook hands with him. Reid said he
couldn't remember where he had seen
Moore. Afterward he remembered he
had boarded with him.
Prosecutor Erwin called his attention to
the letters. and had him read some of
them. Reid said he could not tell whether
the signature was his or not. Several
witnesses were called in rebuttal. County
Physician Converse and DR.. w will be
called this afternoon.