Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-11


 ed for. When he was released that evening she learned what he was charged with and she tried to learn where he was on February 26. They talked it over that night and decided 1..Ssat he must have been at Mrs Den
 saSs. She told her husband that he was there on February 26, Thursday evening. Gould not say positively which of them, first said he was at Denms's. They looked up the papers and saw the date of the assault She went down town with Mrs Dennis the night of her husbands arrest, but Mrs Dennis did not tell her what the men were arrested for. She denied ever saying that her husband was att his brothers house on February 26 or that she ever told Alexander GlTinand that she could prove he was at his broth CTS house She spoke to him about getting a bond for her husband. Neither did she tell Guindnd that he was at Mrs Dennis's on the date dn question. She could not describe the young man who accosted her husband near Dexter's corner, but said his name is- Edward Minor.
 Redirect examinations: It was not unusual for her and her husband to go to the fruit store nor to go as late as they did on the night of February 26. The Dennis's moved to her house on February 2S, Saturday.
 Minor Identifies Vandernark.
 Edward Minor, the man above re ferred ito, was then sworn. He said 8,1<~ n4 r Yo4a Rv tons store. He was at Jacques thea ter on February 26 and the perform ance was over about Il o'clock. He remembered one act on the bill. After the theater he walked down East Main and down Bank He met Clifford Van denmark at Dexter's and spoke to him. A lady and another man were with him. Then he went down Bank street and home. He knew Vandemark about four months. Would not say that Winnegar was he man who was with Vandemark. Winnegar was Cold to stand up and witness said the man he saw was about the size of him. He could not identify Mrs vandemark as the lady whom he saw, but he de- scribed her as a blonde. Mrs Vande- mark is a decided blonde. The man with Vandemark was of a medium height, dark color moustache, Nlong overcoat Both men wore overcoaus
 In a series of questions MT O'NelI tried to get him to identify Vandemark positively as the man he saw that night. but MT Williams blocked nm every time. He knew Vandernark very well. Saw him every week, Dut was no companion of his. -7A5. .+s
 MT Kennedy suggested that Vande- mark stand up to be identified MT Williams objected. The question was allowed and the witness positively identified him as the man he saw with a lady and another man near Dexter $.
 Cross examined: Never saw Vande- mark but once before in the evening. His memory was tested as to his whereabouts on previous evening, and he stated where he was. The matter of seeing Vandemark never occurred to him until he was sent for by MT OaNeill and had an interview with him at his residence.
 Redirect examination: Witness said he never got any hint from MT O'Ne1ll as to the time he met Vandemark. He looked up that himself, and one thing that helped was his taking home pro- gram of the play at Jacques. He was certain he was at the play Thursday night because he remembered his at tention was called the night before at the store to a mind reader that was at the Jacques. Was sure the store was not open Tuesday night because he ought to know; he works there.
 Re-eross-eXa Does not know Willis Vandemark. The pro gram he referred to was produced by him.
 Thomas B. Carney. druggist, Water vile. testified to Willis Vandemark's good character.
 James Mulligan, Judd street, loco motive engineer, testified for Willis Vandemark also and for Marsh.
 Barber Scorpions Story.
 Jerry Scorpion. the barber, who has been referred to, was the next witness. He stated that he knew Winnegar three years or more. He saw him the night of the assault about Ii 20, at the end of the West End bridge. Mrs and her husband were with him. He saw Winnegar go up the Wa tertown road and the Vandemarks en- ter the fruit store. Wlnnegar was his customer and he thought he shaved him that week, but was not positive,
 Cross examined: After Winnegar's arrest witness went to see him and told him he had figured it out that the night of the assault was the night he saw witness at the end of the bridge. He asked witness if he thought so and witness figured it out that it was. He did not think of seeing him until after Winnegar's arrest. Knew Vandemark very well, and his wife "just to see her''
 Attorney Edward l.. Seery knew Warren five or six years, and Brearton since he was a small boy. Both he considered good reputable citizens.
 Frederick E. Seymour, Hospital ave nue. knew the Vandemarks Was in Wolcott's pool room on the night of February 26. He saw Farnsworth and Willis Vandemark there. He was there three-quarters of an hour. Knew Wolcott. He was not there when wit ness went in nor at any time while he was there. There was somebody sit ting around the stove. Willis Vande- mark went out while he was there. He played witness and Farnswort1 three