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

| The question was stricken out.
| Thompson, on cross examination, said
that his wife lived in Wallaston, Mass.
| but they were not separated He was in
| the insurance business and requested
Barker to call on him so that they might
| be undssturbed. He was there three
| times and could hardly keep still for
| minute of the time.
How do you know he had been sleep
less?' inquired the prosecutor.
by his eyes,
care you a physician?"
Mo-
Then how do you know what causes
insomnia, which is often caused by dys-
pepsia and other causes?'
Ie had rings around his eyes, and that
was my reason"
The prosecutor tried to break this evil
dence about Barker's worried appearance
but the witness was not to be caught
Mrs. Lydia Barker said Mr.. Van
Wrinkle, and almost every woman in the
rear rose to catch a glimpse of the de-
fendant's wife as she passed along to the
witness stand When she was seated one
might have heard a feather walking or
tiptoe, If feathers could walk or possess
toes. Only the rustling of the leaves on
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the court room. For the first time one
caught good look at Mrs. Barker's face
Her dark eyes are expressive and
piercing, her speech an excellent English.
and her whole manner that Of a cultl-
waited woman. Taking off her pearl grey
gloves and placing them on the table in
front of her, she clasped her hands and
kept her eyes fixed on her husbands
counsel Sha npu as ba
audience during her examination keeping
her attention rivetted on the examining
lawyers Her testimony is as follows
81 am the wife of Thomas G. Barker I
have been married about twelve years,
and we have lived together in Arlington
about ten years. We lived in Argyle place
four years. From there we moved to
Laurel avenue, our present residence.
have known Mr.. Keller about ten years.
I have attended the Mission in Arlington,
with which he is connected, ever since I
have been there. Mr. Keller was in the
habit of visiting at our house very often.
His visits ceased in April, 1899, and he has
never been near since.''
Prior to that time, how frequent had
been his visits?" asked Mr.. Van Winkle.
Sometimes once a week. replied Mrs.
Barker; Sometimes four and sometimes
five times
would he remain and take dinner
there2''
Eyes, very often. He often came on
messages, or for his bicycle, or things he
had left that Mr.. Barker was fixing for
him. Mr.. Barker has made out certificates
of marriages and deaths and printed some
other things. Mr. Barker is a good PEN
man and would do these things for Mr..
Keller
do you recall the month of April, 1892
yes, distinctly
"Why distinctive"
Because of the occurrence"
What occurrence?s'
This question objected to, and was ruled
out by the Court; also this question
e did that occurrence that you speak or
in April, 1899, have any reference to Mr..
Keller?''
Mrs. Barker was then asked
During this period of your acquaint-
ance a., you loan Mr.. Keller any money!
81 did," replied Mrs Barker.
"Did your husband have any knowledge
of these loans by you to Mr.. Keller?''
1.-The first two he did, but not the
Others
"Can you explain how it was he had no
knowledge of the others?"
Because Mr. Keller had asked me not
to tell him."
What were the amounts of money that
you loaned Mr.. Keller under those circum-
stances?''
1.-THE first money Mr.. Barker knew of,
and the eeeond-ten dollars and twelve
dollars; the next was thirty dollars-he
didn't know of that believe the next
was twenty dollars, and so on
'tHave you record made at the time
of these loans of the loans?'
81 have and the dates, my husband has
it,"
A paper was then given to the witness
which she identified as the memoranda
of the dates and accounts OF the money
loaned to Mr.. Keller The prosecutor
continued
.sNow tell us the amounts of the loans.
the dates, and why you made the loans
to him as he expressed to you?"
ION JAN 29, 1898, | loaned Mr. Keller
$40; on Feb. 1, 1893, loaned Mr.. Kellar
SIP; on March 1, 1898, loaned Mr.. heller
$50; on March Z. 1898, I loaned Mi. hellar
$25; on April 1, 1898, I loaned Mr.. Keller
IS; on July 27, 1898, loaned Mr.. Keller
$40; on May 10, 1898, I loaned Mr.. Keller
IS. I cannot see the date of the next but
I am sare it was in December, 1898, l
loaned him $1.1O."
What was the reason that Mr.. Keller
gave you for requesting those loans from
you without your husbands knowledge
asked the lawyer.
This question was objected to and over
ruled.
"when did you cease attending the
Trinity Mission?"
SIN the end of June. I have never been
there since Sunday school closed in
June
when did you cease attending the mis-
sion services?"
.I might have been inside Of the church
twice after April, 1897
s'What was the reason of your ceasing
your attendance at the Trinity Mission?''
Because of Mr.. Keller's attitude to-
ward me-"
The prosecutor object 70 the last
| question and answer and ask that they
be stricken out.
The Court-The object came after the
answer and I will allow it to stand.
Tho stenographer being in doubt as to
whether he heard the word attitude,
asked Mr.. Van Wrinkle what the answer
was, and Mr.. Van Wrinkle said that the