The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-20

Did you have conversation with your
husband just prior to the assault on the
| third of February relative to Mr.. Keller
and the outrage in question:"
| Did you have conversation with your
husband respecting this outrage by Mr..
Keller about a fortnight before the shoot
| ing took placer?
| Now, Mrs. Barker, how many times
did you see Mr.. Keller between the date
when you say the outrage took place and
| the time of the shooting, If you know?''
Il have seen him several times on the
street.
"Has he ever geen in your house
since?"
Never.
Now, Mrs. Barker, were these several
sums of money repaid to you?'
"The fifty dollars were repaid to me,
myself
when was the date of the last re-
payment of any of this loaned money.
by Mr.. Keller to you. or to your husband.
SO far as you know?''
= think 1t was February, 1907
Now. Mrs. Barker, subsequent to the
time of the outrage that you speak about,
did you make complaint to anybody of
under what circumstances"
This was objected to and the objection
was sustained.
following letter.
Letter offered in evidence and marked
I'D. A.
Mr.. Keller-Please to send me the
money you have of mine.
L. A. BARKER.
Can you place the date, when, about,
that was written-before or after the out
rage?" was asked.
After" was the reply.
Mrs. Barker was then shown this let
ter, which she said she wrote and mailed
to Mr. Keller subsequent to the time of
the outrage
Mr.. Kellar-Please to return to me
the money you have of mine, $33.
L. A. BARKER.
Then third letter was produced. and
Mrs Barker said she wrote it and sent it
70 MI Keller after the outrage. 1t was
as follows:-
Mr. Keller-It is absolutely neces-
sdry that you return me that money
you nave OF mine today (ThurSday).
l must have it L. RARKER
nave been produced, did you write to Mr..
Keller other letters?' was asked.
Ihere We're, I think, two more letters
NOW Mrs. Barker, during the fortnight
Immediately preceding the time of the
shooting you saw your husband every day
and every night?"
Every day.
During those nights what can YOU saw
with respect to his sleep or his sleepless-
ness 2"
I think that out of the whole two
weeks he hardly closed his eyes,
why was that?''
"On account of the story"-(interrupt
During that period, or at the beginning
OF that fortnie--., old you see your hus-
band cry or weep?"
es. / did. Prior to this time I had
never seen him cry
What space of time was there between
the time when Mr.. Barker cried this first
time and the time of the shooting-how
long time between the time you saw
him cry and the time the shooting took
placer
He had been crying the night before"
Where was he when he was crying the
night before?'
He was on the bed, but not in bed I
was by his side
Can you say whether or not he slept
that night?''
Il never closed my eyes, and am sure
he didn't close his
During that night did you and he have
any talk about Mr.. Keller?'
Question objected to; objection sus-
tanned.
"On this Saturday night before the SUM-
day morning of the shooting did you have
a conversation with your husband where
in you stated to him, Tom, please don't
do anything; we will live this down, and
if you attempt revenge it will only re-
dound on me and give US both publicity
or anything like that?"
'I am not certain whether I said it that
night or that afternoon
What induced that remark-what was
your husbands condition when you made
that remark?'
"Well, he was 80 unlike himself I
couldn't get him to do anything. I couldn't
get him to hardly speak to me; he would
speak to me, but it seemed as if he
couldn't get his voice to speak hardly
"Do you know why he was reticent, as
you say why he did not speak to you as
much, why he acted in the way he did
during the two weeks preceding the shoot
ing?''
Yes
what was it?"
A quick objection forestalled Mrs. Bar
ker's answer. This ended the direct ex-
animation.
Prosecutor Erwin's cross examination
was directed principally to bring out the
fact that the monies loaned to Mr.. Kel-
Ter were for decorating the church. and
Mrs. Barker admitted that she had made
for a mission altar clothes, sets of robes
for altar boys and vestments for Mr.. Kei-
ier The remainder of her testimony was
unshaken.
William K. Smith of the Commercial
Cable Company where Barker worked
came next. He, of course knew Barker
well. For some time prior to the shoot
ing, he said he observed the defendants
change OF manner. Mr.. Smith said he
asked Barker one day the cause of his
demeanor and he replied
THAT scoundrel Keller"
"Obiect and ask to have it stricken
OUT shouted the prosecutor, and the
Court so ordered.
How did he appear?' asked Mr.. Van
| Winkle