The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-18
TODAY'S PROCEEDINGS.

Henry Sincocks, connected with the po-
lice department of Kearny, was the first
witness called. He described the visit of
Barker and Bulkley on the morning when
the former surrendered himself 1t was
this witness who took him into custody
and arratgned him before the Recorder.
"What did you discover on examining
him?'' asked the Prosecutor.
"Objected,'' shouted Mr.. Van Wrinkle,
and a wrangle ensued. The Court over
ruled the objection.
Mr.. Barker took off his overcoat and
took the revolver out of the pocket and
handed it to me and there were two cart
ridges in his pocket" replied the witness.
Anything in the revolver?''
zone loaded and four shells dis
charged" was the reply.
The revolver was handed to the witness
who identified it as the weapon Barker
gave up to him.
On cross-examination the witness said
that when Barker was brought to Re-
corder Krebs the magistrate said to the
prisoner
s"rom, what have you been doing?''
@sWhat did Barker reply?" asked Mr..
Van Wrinkle.
"He replied, Il have done nothing but
what any other man would have done
under the circumstances
At this Barker nodded his head and pat
ted his wifes hand and she leaned her
head for moment on his shoulder.
Recorder Clement A. Krebs of Kearny
followed the last witness He heard, he
said of the shooting and he proceeded at
once to Keller's house. He found the
wounded man lying on the bed. After
that he was called to the telephone and
went to the Town Hall.
"Who telephoned you?"
Barker, and I asked him what he was
| doing at the Hall and he said, TO give
myself up because have shot Mr.. Kel-
! ler''
| The Recorder, continuing, said he jump
| ed on a car and hurried to the Hall where
he found Barker and others waiting for
| him.
| He corroborated the last witnesses tes-
| timony about searching the prisoner and
turning over the pistol and cartridges to
| the police.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle didn't cross-examine,
| but moved to strike out that part of the
recorders testimony relating to the tele-
phone conversation with Barker The
Court said that he had no doubt it was
Barker, but he had no proof of it, and he
ruled it out. The conversation, however.
at the Town Hall was permitted to stand.
William Tolen, chief of police of Kear-
ny, was the next witness. and most
irritating one When he wasn't replying
in an undertone to queries, his jaws were
working over quid of tobacco He
identified Barkers pistol given to him by
the Recorder, and which he marked.
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asked the Prosecutor.
.sTook him to the bedside of Mr.. Kel-
/ Ier''
what did you say to Barker on the
way there?''
'.I told Mr.. Barker that I was an Off
Ger and anything ne said voluntarily
might possibly be used against him.
drawled the officer
What else did he say?''
'IIe said that You would have done the
same thing as 1 did under the circum-
stances, and hope have killed him. -
/ Here Mr.. Van Wrinkle objected on the
ground that the warning of the officer
was NOT properly given, but the Court
| overruled him.
when you took him from his cell to
Mr.. Keller's house and held the CONVEX
saton on the street, did he say what lie
had done?' asked Mr.. Van Winkle on
cross-examination.
HE said nawthin- .
why didn't you ask what he had done
In the police station?"
nI don't know
When you got to Keller's house to
| whom aud you speak frst2'
~ asked Mr.: Keller II be recognized this