The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-02

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went upstairs and broke into her apart
nhants.
A long crpsa ~ vamination by Mr. tlv
did moi shake tho lpv's trsiimuuy W"
faid That bts right M tuo WIZ Marry fut
bach, which wiz he father name, luf
that hls stepfathrr'- name vs. Nuyne "
was Harry Morton who had found him, N"
naid, and had tRken him To- ~" District
Attorney ofice. where he hid told his
story both NJ tho inquest before the Coroner
and ~ Assistant District Attorney Iltnlul
Morton was IA" last wtin"s- ~ ~" day
kfe IN u smon'h ShnvPn young maj with
dark hnir, and H. was sumew hat nervous
He has heen u policeman four years and
before that he was u fireman. He said
that he was injured NJ n fire y that was
why hp left the Fire IEpa n meut. He
was In tho Tenderloin over a year. II
appeared that I've saw Berthe the first day
be went to the TenderloIn Tie saw her
IN the house at ~ West twenty eighth
street, whore she then lived and after that
he visited her there over iifty lines II wds
always on police business. he @aid. He
saw Gerdron there about ten times, hut
never spoke To him
At this point Abe Levy began to question
Morton about conversations he had had
with Berthe. all Of which were ruled out
by Justice Davis, MIR. Levy explained
that his purpose was to take up the charge
Of Mr.. Fly that there was a conspiracy
between Berthe and Morton TO kill C'erdron'
Ne was so persistent hat Justice DAVIS
finally said:
there IL no evidence here that there
was a conspiracy between the defendant
and the witness to take the life Of Gerdron
Morton told Of going on June IL to the
1870 u. uIAaN 1NWwaW 10 Aa yam h ~ TaAaI hRI
Berthe and Gerdron then lived. That IL
the night after Berthe and Cerdron quar-
relied and he blackened her eye and grabbed
her by the throat. Morton said he was
ACCOMPANIED by Berthe, her mother and
two other women. He saw Berthe put her
clothes in a trunk and the trunk was taken
away to her mothers home in Seventh
avenue, around the corner. He went there
On police business only, To see that the girl
got protection. He denied, as one witness
has testified, that he had spoken a couple
of words in French. He said he couldn't
speak French.
About three days later he visited Berthe
at her mothers house. He said he went
the assault. Berthe's eye was discolored
and there were marks on her throat.
did you rave a warrant for Gerdronf
asked Mr.. Levy.
81 did not" said Morton.
didn't you know that you couldn't make
an arrest FOR q misdemeanor without hay
ing seen it committed?" said MIR. Levy.
mo, sir, I did not " replied Morton.
Mr.. Levy seemed surprised at that, but
Morton said he had never heard that that
was in the law or in the book of rules. He
paid he had known Policeman Blllafer since
1904, and they were friendly until they
were made members of McAdoo's vice
squad. He first met Martineau when
Martineau joined the same squad. The
night of the shooting he met Billafer and
Martineau at Twenty-eighth street and
Seventh avenue. Berthe had told him
that her sister had met Gerdron and that
Gerdron wanted to meet Berthe thai night
at Twenty-ffth street and Seventh avenue
at $50 O'Clock.
Here Berthe's two sisters were brought
into the court room and Morton identified
the younger, Trina, who IL II wears ola,
ws the girl who had carried the message.
10 meet you that night in any way directly
or indirectly" asked Mr.. Levy.
81 did rot" said Morton.
~Did you communicate with anybody
or'have any one communicate with Gerdron
10 get him there tina, night.
NO, sir, ! did not " said Morton. He
ahad, however. said to Berthe two nights
Before, "lll be there, and I'll have Blllafer
lAnd Martineau or hand"
It developed that Morton had no p%articu-
lar assignment to that district and that his
principal duty, was to arrest street walkers.
Mr. levy said, when court adjourned, that
a. would take him another hour to examine
Morton. File added that he did not intend
to spare Morton in any way and that he
was going to bring out everything, whether
AZ concerned Morton, the police or any
body else.