The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-15
AFTERNOONS PROCEEDINGS

The entry of three ladies in the court
room this afternoon after recess started
interesting que stions as to their identity
ana connection with the case. The buzz
over their arrival was instantly stopped
by the defense calling as witness per-
mission being given by the Court, Cap
tain Lennon, warden of Hudson County
Jail
Do you remember when Mr. Simpson
first called at the jail?" asked Mr.. Speer,
Yes, the day after Thanksgiving, Mo-
vember 26.'
How did you fix the dase?"
recolleet it we'll because the day be-
fore Miss Murray the mafron was OUT
20 dlnner and that morning came down
late She came into the office for the
Telephone while Mr.. Simpson was there
ana Mr. simpson made some remark
about Miss Muray's appearance
MIR. Harry L. Davis, tailor, of No. %
Newark avenue. Jersey City. said he had
also been employed on the Bowery as
bow long have you been on the Bow
Six years.
DO you know Louis ]. Beck?"
Yes, I've known him II or Il years"
and veracity?''
81 do"
rs it good or bad?"
very bad"
From what you know of his reputa-
tion, would you believe him under oath?''
u certainly would not"
The defence rests said Judge Moo
The defence rests absolutely" said
the attorney General with a smile and
the State called Elias P. Clayton of Bath
Beach, deputy chief of police there. He
knew Beck for three years.
DO you know what his reputation In
for truth and veracty?'
Well, L never heard it discussed" :"
DO you know Edward S. Pidgeon's
reputation for truth and veracity?''
1T is good, replied Mr.. Clayton.
Were you at Coney Islapd?''
Yes. sir
Did you have any complaints against
the Trocadero Hotel?" asked Judge Gar
retson
..Objected to- and the quqestion was
not permitted.
DO you know of Beck and Pidgeon be-
ing at the Trocadero Hotel?"
Il know of Beck
Was that a place resorted to by news
paper men?"
Question was objected to and not per-
mitted.
Where did you first know BeckTs
asked Mr.. Speer.
AT Coney Island"
did you know all his friends or asso-
ciates?"
.pgs You net n him with newspaper meng.
And at the time you met him anonss
newspaper men was his character dis
cussed??''
Nobody ever spoke to you about ths
character of Beck and Pfdgeon?',
Mo-
Did you ever visit the Trocades
Il don't think I ever did"
so you don't know what kind Of Il
pl:ass :eSo... it is3"
''That'll do said Mr.. Speer.
n
positor with the sCommerctal Adver-
tlser. said he know Louis J. Beck and
MS reputation among newspaper people
was good so far as he knew Beck. So
far as he knew personally, was trutfifui.
he didn't know Pidgeon well enough to
say ~ anything about him.
Where did you first learn your busi-
ness?', asked Mr.. Speer
IN the Channel Islands,"
Where's that?''
In the English Channel -
What did you do there?''
Il was a printers DEVIL
talked of?''
Never heard it questioned"
Owen F. Finnerty, an ex-Coney Island
Justice, said he had known Louis j.
Beck and he always thought Beck's rep
reason to believe had as good 8. reputa-
tion as Beck, but it had not been dis
cussed SO much as Beck's.
Do you remember the time Beck was
arrested at Coney Island for grand lar
ceny?''
Yes. I do
Did you employ Beck?r
"Yes, as a detective"
And he was a detective in your court?'s
Yes, untilthe law took away the court
in Coney Island.'
did you know he was running the Tro-
cadero?
Yes
Did you drop in there?
81 suppose / did,
What did you see there?"
Some newspaper men,"
THAT all?'