The evening world., 1901-06-11

duced the handwriting OF Maurice B.
Mendhnm ut the trial to-day and
started in 10 apring the sensation
OF which so much has been rlimOred
Assistant District Attorney osborne re-
stained the cross-"NamlnatiDn %! Burn"s
a: the opening to-day.
''liow many times nave you been con-
v!cicd:
'wha, for?" hcliox.d Burnes.
answer the question:. COMMANDED
Justice Scwburscr
We'll. thr.a i.mes--once 10. being IN
bad company. a niAcd-nle party: then
! WAS NJ and iincd twice.
Weren't you convicted OF assault on
Mary Jan. Bnrnes thrc. or four times
and served siA months ON oneSocca-
| sion?'
'.Tha, was for contempt OF Court"
yelled Hurn.s unHr!ly.
Then you know what contempt OF
[ court is" remarked Jus,ic. EcwburSer.
..Now. Burnes II you don't coinport
| yourself better here YOU will bc again in
;rouhc on the same charge"
"All right. Your Honor. I'm on" bel
lowed Hnrncs
II" then told how he had been ar
rested on several occasions on u charge
OF assault, upon Mary Jane Burnes. who.
he said. was his housckeep.r and "a ad-
| venturist.'
Hirnes. who Is a large. red-fnced man.
seemed l." enjoy the sensation he ere.
ated. The Jury viewed the man with
| nsion!shmcn'.
| "You have been convicted eleven
times. haven't you. Burncs'" asked Mr..
Osborne
| NO. sir: only two or three times. I'm
| an honest man. ! am
"Whcn you were in the County jail
on Staten Island didn't you tell several
prisoners there tha, when you got OH;
| YOU Intended to be the chief witness for
| DR.. Kennedy
Yes. b.ll"vc I did: ! always talk. !"
answered Imrncs.
''Tha, Was In September. 1870: before
sou had been 10 the Tomb- 10 Identify
Dr. Kennedy. WASH, III.
well. yes, sir: ! heIiev" II was. But
I knew Kennedy when | saw him in IN.
'rombs.'.
that was why YOU agreed TO testify for
| Dr. Kennedy
nnd Witness for kennedy.
"Ycs. sir: that's abou, ~
The jurymcn by this lime seemed Ia
take but little interest In the witness
and paid scan, attention TO his answers
They would not look 1T him: To al! IN
the cour, 1t was apparent tina, he had
given the prisoners case s.rat set.
back.
other Aiibi Witnesses.
The testimony OF Ella Y. McKelvcy.
a resident of New Dotp. 3 l.; who Is
] The form OF an affidavit and set forth
Y that she saw Or. Kennedy on the mofn-
Ing OF Aug; lS. lS.s. a, ~ few minutes i,.,,
FOR her daughter who was At recci.-
,ion. pnd saw him ar he was on his way
| home
Lawyer Moore than called Alice Han.
Miss llanre.,y sa;a TIA, she ya. at =
was murdered: She LEI. at 20 o'clock
Richmond road. she saw pr. Kennedy
Cemetery; She was In company with a
What nd Or. Kennedy say7' asked
Lawyer Moore.
"EIc said: Good morninE-t,o: no;
mean good evening". answercd M!s'
/ fIanrrtty.
Welt he. said Good evening .ant
passed on. | have made mistake.
Miss lianretty seemed about 20 faint.
Mrs. Kennedy. the prisoners mother
came into court shortly before noon. Sh'
seemed much ngitaied. and appnrcntl,
had great difficulty to remain quietly II
| ilcr seat
Joseph ". Langdon. son OF light
house keeper on Staten Island. who ALA
attended the wedding on tho night o
Aug. Is lsas. testified that he. did no
reach home until Z o'clock In the morn,
that given by Miss iIanretty as to th'
place he parted with her and Mr.: ShYr
key. She said II was At the small ccmc
Martha Langdon corroborated he
.hrothsr1 testimony - 70 ehs dey % %