New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-28
SAW MORTON WITH GIRL
OTHER POLICE TESTIFY.
Tell of Meeting Gendron's Slayer
Before Shooting.

The development of the charge that Bertha
Claiche was in a police plot to commit murder
was continued yesterday by Assistant District
Attorney Ely in the prosecution OF the woman on
trial before Justice Davis in the Criminal Branch
of the Supreme Court and the first witness OF
the day Patroman Lennon, of the West
S0th-st. station. who testified to meeting Patrol
Morton IN Bertha Claiche's room In 2sth-st
in June, 1904. 1t was developed by the testi-
mony of other witnesses yesterday that the real
name of the man who was killed by Bertha
Claiche was Emil Gendron, although he was
known to the police Gerdron.
Patrolman Bilafer. who was a witness of the
killing of Gendron. followed Lennon into the
witness chair. He. too, admitted that he had
been with Morton in the rooms Of Bertha
Claiche, He testified that he had been IN their
company many fifty times. and had known
Bertha Claiche's mother to go and fetch the girl
when Morton wanted her
On the night of the murder, Bilafer said. he
went TO 23d-st- and 7th-ave. to meet Morton and
Patrolman Martineau by appointment, and there
Bertha Claiche joined them Morton talked
aside with the girl awhile and then went 10 the
24th-st- corner while Billafer waited in CONVEX
sation with Patrolman ScanlOn. who was on
patrol in uniform.
Billafer testified that he was block away
seized by Morton and Martineau He followed
them up 1th-ave. as Morton and Martineau were
taking their prisoner toward the police station.
ana he saw Bertha Claiche walking behind them
Suddenly three shots rang out, and Gendron fell
BiIlafer saw Martineau take the girl by the arm
named Burns helped BiIlafer carry Gen
dron's body into a drug store.
Billafer Identified the revolver used by Bertha
Claiche. He said that when the revolver was
examined after the shooting il found to
contain three empty shells and one loaded shell,
while one chamber was empty. Bnafer was not
allowed to tell if he had seen any warrant for
the arrest Of Gendron. He denied that he had
searched the body of Gendron in the drug store,
but he was not allowed to answer question on
DISCRIMINATION if purse and jewelTy had
been taken from the dead mans clothing.
Mary Zimmerman, who was a companion of
Bertha Claiche in rooms in 27th-st- in 1905,
testified to frequent visits by Morton to the
place She identified italian, named Lorenzo
a visitor 10 the fiat on the night OF June "A.
She testified that after Lorenzo left the place
Bertha Claiche had quarrel with Gendron and
out screaming. The next night Morton
went to the fiat with Bertha Claiche and her
mother and removed Bertha Claiche's trunk
after il packed. Gendron away then.
Bertha Claiche had black eye. On July 8,
the witness said, she met Bertha Claiche in
7th-ave and Bertha Claiche said she was going
to have revenge on GendrOn-
Florentine lie Sage. another companion of
Bertha Claiche in the 27th-st. rooms. testified
about the quarrel with Gendron and about Nor
ton taking the girl away from the fiat the
following night. A magistrates clerk who was
called a witness not allowed to tell il
an application had been made for warrant for
CendrOn's arrest.
Mr.. Ely said at the close of yesterdays session
that he would be able to close the prosecution
to-day. He will not call Morton as a witness.
1t Is doubtful II the defence will take the risk
of calling Morton. but Abraham Levy of Bertha
Claiche's counsel declares that the woman will
go into the witness chair and tell the whole story
of the shooting and the reasons for il.