The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-03-07

put up on her was going to be in on it." He remained until he thought tf1e people in Washington room had gone. He then went to the room assigned to Mrs. Norton upstairs, and in which she was afraid to sleep, and he went to bed. Mrs. Norton stayed in his room.
 Jenkins explained his visit to this city in which he met Mrs. Norton, by saying he was here to visit MT. and Mrs. and Mrs. George Tomlinson of Kimberly avenue, and had brought an umbrella to Mrs. Norton which she had left in Hartford, and which she asked him by letter to return to her. He said he met her at the station and stood about an hour and a half. Mrs. Nor ton told him Webb was about watch ing her.
 Did you kiss her, as Webb stated?"
 "No, sir. No such thing ever occur red" He said he went to visit his friends as prearranged, arriving there at 9:3O. He remained with them over night.
 Jenkins testified that he had receiv- ed letters from Mrs Norton, but, that they had been stolen from his bureau. One of the letters stated that Mrs. Nor ton had received a telegram from Nor ton, and Jenkins was continuing when MT. Hull objected.
 Judge Shumway allowed Jenkins to proceed, and he continued t0 say that it read. MT. Norton had just ar rived in New York and would thank him some time for his kindness to her. Mrs. Norton then burst into tears, and MT. Goodhart finished his examination. Mr. Hull started to cross-examine Jenkins, and was still at it at the court recess.
 The principal part of the afternoon was taken up with the examination of Miss Degnan, friend of Mrs. Norton's, and who has been known among her friends as "Teny" Mis- Degnan stat ed her age was twenty-six, and that of Mrs. Norton twenty-five. Asked how she knew Mrs. Norton's age, she replied that she had known the de- fendant for six years, and that when she became acquainted with Mrs. Nor ton first she was sixteen years old. Tn her testimony the witness entered a general denial to all the incidents in the evidence which reflected upon her. Miss Degnan was very clear and ready in her answers.
 A general setto took place between f,Y. t1,A, 1of MT. Goodhart, counsel for the defend- ant, as to whether the letters taken from Mrs. Norton's room in Hartford by Detective Webb should be counted upon as evidence bearing on the case. Mir Hull wished them so considered, and Mir. Goodhart objected, stating ttat he simply brought out the bundle of letters recognized as Mrs. Norton S ants roommfwyptaoimf yptaoinmfwy to show that they were surreptitiously taken-yes, stolen-from the defend ants room They were, he claimed, mostly love letters from Norton to his wife, and one from mother to daugh- ter. They had really no bearing on the case. 66s
 MT. Hull retorted, holding that the letters were before the court as evil dence and their contents as we'll
 The court took until this morning to decide what action should be taken on the question, the letters in the mean time being placed in the custody of Clerk Gallagher. During the afternoon the court room was crowded, the great CT part present being men, including many law students, who were much in- terested in the evidence, and in the bat ties between counsel. Court adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.