The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-21
VERACITY OF MRS. BARKER
NEIGHBORS TESTIFY 7HAT IT JS
 VERY BID.
Other Witnesses Declare They Never Heard Anything Against Her Reputa- tion for Truth Unel the Testimony
 Given Before Theirs-Rev. Mir. K KelIer
Verdict pIay be Renched To-day.

Verdict May be Reached To-day.
 New York, June 20.-With the evil
 dence all in, the flag ends gathered to-
 gether, the Barker trial came to an end
 late this afternoon except for the ar
 gument by counsel and the charge by
 Judge Blair. The jury will have the
 case by o'clock tomorrow afternoon
 and if 1t does not agree should be
 ready to render it's verdict before
 evening. There is much gossip and
 speculation relative to the outcome.
 Judge Blair is expected to speak al-
 most an hour, although he may speak
 at less length. Each of the counse!
 will be allowed seventy five minutes in
 which to close
 To-day MT. Keller was once more up-
 on the stand. He seemed to have been
 aroused for the time from the lethargic
 state which marked his conduct and
 action when he testified on direct ex-
 animation. Then he spoke in low, tired voice. To-day his denials of the allegations of MT. and Mrs. Barker were spoken in a loud, firm tone and when he replied in the negative when asked If the alleged outrage was the reason Mrs. Barker left the church he shouted out the mo- so that it rung through the court room and through the corridors. He denied Barker spoke to him or he to Barker when they came together on the morning of the shoot ing His denials were strong, positive, absolute. He denied he ever borrowed money from Mrs Barker He admitted he had paid her one of the sums men, tioned He was not allowed to tell why he paid 1t to her or what the debt was personal one. When on the stand be- fore Keller showed no spirit, but to-day as he denied the truth of the state ments of the Bankers he was more like the Keller of a year ago, his friends said than he has been at any time | since the shooting.
 It was a hard day for Mrs Barker, | harder than for her husband, for neigh bor after .neighbor went on the stand | and swore that her reputation for yer acity was bad. Some even said it was very bad. Then later her husbands | counsel tried to overcome this, some witnesses. however, saying they had | never heard anything against her repu- tation for truth until other witnesses had testified just before them.
 The bat tie of the insanity experts was another feature of the day. Those for the state swore Barker had not been insane when he shot Keller and was sane now. The hypothetical question detailing the case in a general way was by the states experts to the effect that the circums tances indicated the actions were those of sane man.
 There is much speculation as to whether MT. Keller and his friends will seek any further vindication for him. The publication of what purports to be the detailed statement of Mrs. Barker relative to the alleged assault which she has claimed led to the shooting nay cause him to seek to refute his ac- users He claims to have an alibi as 70 the date mentioned In the statement put Mr. Van Wrinkle says the date men toned in the published statement is not correct The statement is liable to ,ause trouble for some one Judge Blair was evidently anonyed over it. Ie said in court to-day he would deal with those responsible for causing it o be published, He said the intent vas plain, to influence the jury, and hat in charging the jury he would f ouch upon the matter.
 Contempt of court is a serious thing or Jerseymen, as in punishing it the ourts come about as near to having f bsolute power as can be without vio- l ating the constitution.