The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-02
The EAST HAVEN MURDER
DEFENSE CALLS CHARACTER OF
JENNINGS IN QUESTION

JENNINGS IN QUESTION
Considerable Sol1ed Linen Washed in
Court Yesterday, All of Which Went
to Show That Murder was the Re-
suit of Drunken Row-Evidence of
Mrs. Broc1ett, jennings Daughter.
The trial Of Mrs. Jennings and her
son Herbert w. Taylor for the murder
Of the formers husband was resumed
before Judge Rorahack and jury in
the superior court yesterday The pro-
ceedings were Of somewhat listless
nature and the majority of. the time
taken up was used by the defense in an
attempt to prove that the murdered
man was of low character. He was
said to have been married three times
and evidence was also brought out
/ which insinuated that he had a son
by a colored woman with whom he
lived years ago. The whiskey bottle,
from which Jennings drank at his
daughters just before the murder, was
produced and also clasp knife used by
the son while in the navy. Other evil
dence was produced to show that the
murder was the result Of drunken
row and was at no time premeditated
In connection with the latter point the
defence will produce evidence tending
to show that the murder was not PLAN
ned Mrs. Ada Brockett, Jennings
daughter, was again on the stand and
was cross-questioned on several points.
In response to questions from Attor-
ney Alling, counsel for Mrs. Ida Jen-
nings, Mrs. Brockett said that she did
not know where her father had lived at
all times prior to his living in New
Haven and Seymour twelve years ago
She lived with him in Seymour in Mrs.
Ford's house on Ford's lone.
The witness dissemination was
awaited with interest, as it was believ-
ed that in some way IT would throw
more light on the miserable situation
in the Jennings family
She said that her father had lived in
Norwich, Conn, Brooklyn, N. Y, Menlo
Park, N. j., and also in Taunton Mass.
In Norwich he lived with one, Rachel
Brown, colored woman.
Objected to and objection sustained.
do you know young colored man
named Harry w. jennings
Objected to.
Alling said that he wished to show
that Harry w. Jennings visited the
house Of the Jenningses in East Ha-
ven and h. ought to be able to show
this.
Answer: II know a colored man. I
don't know what his name Isl"
At this point young colored man,
very dark, was asked to arise in the
audience. The witness said she had
known MIN as Harry Cogswell The
Questioler could not get In the evidence
that she had seen this eolored man at
her fathers house in East Haven. She
had always known him by the name OF
Cogswell "ever since his mother was
my fathers housekeeper at Taunton"
CThe witness was remarkably cool
through all this) Il visited my father
frequently in East Haven. Had not
seen the prisoner, Herbert w. Taylor
since the 18th of March, until after the
murder. He came out or the navy
abo,itsMarch 18th last"
At this point the dishonorable dis
charge of Taylor from the navy was
laid In evidence, On the 18th Of March
she first saw Herbert back from the
navy.
Then the beer bottle containing the
whiskey which Jennings and his wife
drank at the Brockett house on April s |
was put in evidence, 1t was this whis-
key which Is supposed to have started
the quarrel between husband and wife.
The witness said that Mrs. Jennings
frequently asked her husband to go
home on the Sunday afternoon of the |
shooting. These requests began soon
after the arrival of the Jennlngses at I
the Brocket house.
Witness admitted that she told the
coroner that during the quarrel which I
occurred between the Jenningses at the
Brockett house that Jennings make |
some remark to his wife about Her
bert.
Mrs. Jennings replied:
ID you, If you throw that in my
face again, I'll smash your face for
YOU
did you say then, don't have any
trouble
YES"
''Why?"
IT was afraid he would strike her"
AIT