New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-10
THE HALLENBECK MURDER
TRIAL OF THE VAN WORMER BROTHERS
CONTINUED AT HUDSON.

Hudson. ~ Y. April Mrs. Catherine Hallen-
beck sister-in-Iaw of Peter A HalIenbeck, was the
first witness to-day in the trial of the three Van
Wormer brothers indictments charging them
with the murder of Peter A Hallenbeck. Charles
A. Hallenbeck was called next He described the
bullet holes in the walls and told of footprints IN
the snow about the house. He was present Win
Sheriff Best when shoes were fitted into these
tracks. and he said that the shoes fitted the
exactly On cross-examination the witness sald NJ
did not know of any attempt being made TO III
shoes other than those taken from the defendants
the tracks.
James Coons Of Undertook. employe OF
George A. Brown iveryman. testified that ne
hitched bay mare to {. wagon for burton van
Wormer. and Harvey Bruce on Christmas Eve
Coons testified that he had driven that morse 10
Albany with two in the wagon. n distance Oh
twenty miles in two hours and ten minutes. Bur
ton and Harvey Bruce, he said. left the stable
about o'clock.
Imond Vener. of Undertook. recalled by TN,
defence for cross-examinatiOn. He said:
Two of the prisoners purchased masks mas i ON SS
before 1 went after the mail l went I EIte' inc
mail a little before 7 o'clock. Christmas Eve
Sheriff Henry j. Best the next witness lie
knew the Van Wormers and Bruce. He was cai4ei
on Christmas Eve to go TO the residence or Peter
A. Hallenbeck Sheriff Best told how he made an
examination of the premises and the tracks
about the house. lie saw the track OF wagon
leading up ring on the Darn Inc "o7'ii
had been backed out cramped. and then driven
toward Catskiu The snow was soft. The tracks
were very plain He observed bullet MARKS III
the kitchen He assisted other officers IN ar
resting the Van Wormers and Bruce at hlhueF-
hook.
The Sheriff told of his visit on Christmas day 10
the Van Wormer home when the boys were ar
rested The window shades were drawn Mrs Van
Worrne. admitted the Sheriff and said the boys
were at home When the arrests were mace the
Young men were sent to Hudson in charge OF OH
GERS A search of the house was made ana 1our
,,.ors moro found One was ~ caibre. one 30
long one 90 short and 30 calibre- Since their
confinement in jail Sheriff Best said burton an
Wormer had identified the 80 long revolver d9 NE,
Fred Van Wormer said the 80 short was HIS, 'nN
Harvey Bruce said he owned the one'oI % chiO'
The revoIvers self-cocking ana an VIZ
loaded when they were found. From the time they
were seized until the opening of the trlai INC -
voIvers were in the Sherif's safe
The witness produced the shoes taken from tHe
defendants These shoes were fitted 10 trd'N -
the snow at the HaIlenbeck home j. i'iuei -
asked that the evidence to the shoes De
81 on tho Ground that they were not worn oy TIE
defendants on December "a and also on the eIo.iii
that the evidence violated the CONSTITUTIONS =
of the defendants. who should not DC ~ 4.
60 a,.idepca against themselves Mi Cady
said his clients were not in1ornieu ti''e -
,are 70 be used as evidence against them ]>lo'.e
rd urged was that it was the duty Oh tne
sheriff 20 protect the defendants from LUZ
testimony a. ainst themselves IT., Tho CON
stitutonaI rights OF the defendants were t CON-
80 10 oI.errled the objection SherlIi btst: -
,Ining said he fitted all four pairs oil snGtS III ~
,racts in the snow and they fitted exacty. ,ore
Eor,i;nand shaw a clerk in Tinker geneldI tTo
az S+ocknort Centre was the next o,o1ocl-
te,ifSd TO seeing Harvey Bruce ABOUT 2.tS -nod
IN, o,irp, NJ December "a George GreeIWootl
on on Stocknort also testified TO seeing fru m ~
81 49, Store between $50 and s O'Clock on De
IIIIk T- Of and saw him get into carriage anu
drive off toward Hudson Shaw was sqD ~ tssti-
y DISCRIMINATION which ccrroborateti my ya-
,ony given Yesterday by the livery sttple heeP'i-
tn court adjourned until tomorrow morning.