The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-05-25
Mrs. Adams Tells o. Her
Daughters Ira tod.
SEYIFR IN CHEtRF : a'00O.
Alleged Murderer Of Girl Smiles and
Bows In Courtroom at Trial Of
Sensational Crime-Prosecution
Strengthens Its Case.

Mays Landing, n. j.. May 24.-Again
today the courtroom was packed with
interested men and women when the
trial of the Seyler murder case was
resumed. Three members Of the fam.
lily of Jane Adams, the girl whose
death is alleged to have been due to
the murderous ferocity of William
Seyler, the nSn who is today fighting
for his life. have testified. These were
the father. mother and sister of the
dead girl.
Mrs. Charles Adams, mother of the
dead girl, told of the disappearance of
her daughter and the subsequent
search for her at the house of Seylel
and later on the beach front. When
Alice, her other daughter, returned
alone, Mrs. Adams said. she went to
the home of Seyler and demanded to
know what he done with Jane. Il
don't know where she is" he replied
A statement made at Petersburg by
Seyler after his arrest was admitted
after a legal battle. In the statement
Seyler denied having left his home on
the evening of Feb. A. that he never
saw Jane Adams that fatal night; that
he went to Virginia TO find work.
This is looked upon as important
1t is believed to show that Seyler had
strong reasons to make 1t appear that
he was not with Jane Adams on the
night of the tragedy.
But the falsity of his statement, the
prosecution claims, is shown in the
fact that Alice Adams has testified
that she left her sister with Seyler on
the million dollar pier"
Prosecutor GOldenberg proposes to
prove that Jane Adams died while de
Tending her honor.
The trial is one Of the most spectacu-
lar ever held in the old courthouse
the scene Of many tragedic homicide
cases. Long before the court bell
tolled the courtroom was filled to the
doors, the aisles being filed with
chairs and people standing on every
available inch of floor.
When the defendant, well groOmed
and dressed in a neat blue serge suit,
entered the courtroom between Sheriff
L. L. Johnson and a constable, the of
ficers were unable to restrain the peo-
pie, who stood on the chairs to get a
view of the young man. His young
wife and children in the audience at
tractcd considerable attention.
Seyler's demeanOr was perfectly cool
and collected as he shook hands with
his counsel Edmund c. Gaskill, Jr.,
and nodded to friends and relatives in
the courtroom. During a short inter-
val previous to the opening of court he
cOnversed with one Of the cOnstables
and appeared in cheerful mood.
Charles Adams, father of the dead
girl, told of Alice's return home with
out Jane and Of the subsequent dis
covery and Identification Of the body.
He identified the garments taken from
the body soied and torn.
DIR. Emory Marvel in his testimony
said:
"Miss Adams died from a blow
struck on her left eye, which was In
fiicted with some soft instrument like
a fist, before she entered the water. /
found blood on her face, which must
have been there from an injury more
than ten minutes before her body
reached the ocean, and she could not
have received such an injury falling
from the pier"
Alice Adams, sister of Jane, told to
the minutest detail the incidents Of the
evening on which Jane met her death.