The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-07
iOR VS.. JUROR.
me Good Man Objects to
Serving With Another
Both Out.
( MRS. sCHVISHELM ON TRIAL
Revelations of Hoboken Ini-
quity-Woman Witness
In Mysteries.

"D.r" Anna Schweishelm, of No. 1.ol1
Willow avenue, Hoboken. was placed on
trial in the General Sessions Court to-
day for malpractice on Mrs. Mabel Neg
ley, which esulted in Mrs. Negley's
death. Congressman Daily, who repre-
sent the descendant, occupied nearly an
hour in arguing a motion to quah the
indictment on the ground that it does
not set forth tn means by which the
crime was committed. The Indictment
reads that the crime was committed by
some means unknown to the Grand In
quest. Mr.. DAILY said that Mrs. FLORENCE
Merger. of No. 1,034 Bloomfield street,
one of the States witnesses, had testlned
at the Coroner's inquest and also before
the Grand Jury that Mrs. Negley had
told the manner in which the operation
was performed. The Grand Inquest
therefore. did know the means and con-
sequently the indictment, Mr.. Daily con-
tended. was fatally defective. Judge
Blair refused to quash the motion.
After the jury had been drawn and
sworn, one of them, John O'Connor, stood
up and said
81 would like to be excused from serv-
ing on this case, your Honor"
Have you any good reason for asking
to be excused % asked Judge Blair.
Yes, SIR"
What is it?'
81 object to serving on a jury with that
man. replied O'Connor, pointing to Juror
Mcmahon.
81 have challenged Mr.. McMahon,' said
Assistant Prosecutor Van Wrinkle.
well, I'll challenge the other man.
exclaimed Mr.. Daily, and both were ex-
cused.
1t appears that O'Connor consider Nc
Major an obstinate juror because he hung
up juries several times.
Assistant Prosecutor Van Wrinkle, in
his opening. stated what the State ex-
poets to prove. rs. Negley went to con-
suit the defendant on January q of this
year. She was accompanied by her
friend, Mrs. Merger. a young married
woman. They found the defendant in
her apartments on the first floor of No.
10l1 Willow avenue. Mrs. Negley explain
ed the situation to Mrs. Schweishelm and
the latter agreed to doctor her for IS.
Mrs. Merger took Mrs. Negley's eighteen
months old baby into another room,
leaving the defendant and Mrs. Neg
ley together. In about half an hour
Mrs. Negley Joined Mrs. Meyer n
they returned home. A second visit was
paid to the defendant the next night and
a third on the night following AT each
visit the defendant and Mrs. Negley were
left together for about half an hour.
Subsequently Mrs. Schweishelm visited
Mrs. Negley at her own home and while
they were together Mrs. Negley was
Heard to scream violently. Mrs. Negley'5
condition became critical and DR.. William
R. Fisher, of No. I'll Washington street,
was called in. BY his advice the patient
was removed to st. Mary's hospital where
she died on February Is. Thu trial pro-
crossed very slowly this morning on ac-
count of the numerous objections mads
by Mr.. DAILY and the arguments following
them.
Deputy County sClerk Edward Gritten
was the first witness called. He had with
him a book containing the names of reg
istered midwives and physicians. Mrs.
Schweishelm's name was not among
them. Mr.. Van Wnkle asked HIM if there
was any such name as Anna Won
Rornuan. The witness looked through the
book but could not find any such name.
Cornelius J. Rooney, Clerk of the Coun-
ty Board of Health and Vital Statistics,
was the next witness. He had with him
the record of registered midwives from
his office. and testified that Mrs. Schwels-
helms name was not in the list. After
he had left the stand the defendant whis-
pered to Mr.. Daily that she was registered
under the name of Anna Kornmann Clerk
Rooney was recalled and on examining
the book he found that name registered
from Union Hill.
Mrs. Meyer was called to the stand.
She is a delicate looking. nervous woman,
and before her examination was conclud-
ed she went into a violent fit of Mysteries,
necessitating an adjournment. So far as
her testimony went she sustained the
statements made by Assistant Prose-
cutor Van Wrinkle in his opening.