Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-18
SAY MOSER MADE
THREATS To WIFE
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locked as if the marks had been
caused by finger prints"
Mr.. Myers tried to have the witness
tell if Mrs. Moser had told her what
caused the marks, but the question
was objected to by Mr.. Hood and the
objection upheld by the chief justice.
Mr.. Myers then had Mrs. Gray de-
scribe the home life of the Mosers
as far as she had observed it, and
she said: He didn't act as though
he was decent husband" and few
minutes later said further: "Sbe
treated him very nice; couldn't treat
him any better"
She told of witnessing a quarrel
during one of her visits, and said
that after Moser had called his wife
some vile names he ran at her,
"sprang at her, I should call it," vol
unteered the witness, land then told
her to go up stairs and get revol-
YER" She admitted she did not know
what was meant by the latter state
ment and also that Mrs. Moser did not
get the revolver. She also admitted
that she had quarreled with her
brother but that when they met at
his home they were on friendly terms
although she called to visit Mrs. Mo-
ser and not her brother.
Heard Moser Quarrel.
Mrs. George Freedman, who lived
next door to the Mosers, at 108 Bald
win street, but who now lives at 80
Montgomery street, was called to the
stand and told of having heard nu-
merous quarrels between Moser and
his wife. She said she had heard
Moser cali his wife vile names, and
once she heard him yell at her III
shoot you and blow your roof off. y
She testified further that she had
never known of Mrs. Moser causing
any of the disturbances that took
place in the Moser home and that she
! had repeatedly heard her cry during
ouarrels, "Oh, Fred" and Don t.
| Fred
Frank J. McTague, formerly a
neighbor at the Baldwin street ad-
dress, told of quarrels between the
couple and of once having overheard
| Mrs. Moser ask her husband fol
some money for herself and the
child, as she was penniless, and that
Moser's reply was, why in h DOM
you go out and work?" Moser ha6
|
years, Mr.. McTague testified.
On another occasion, Mr.. McTagut
testified, that through an open win.
dow of the Moser home he had seer
Moser with his hand at his wife''
throat. Whether he was choking hel
or not he could not swear.
During the trial yesterday after
/ noon it was brought out by Mr. Heis
ley in his examination of Ser
geant Frank Opel, Of the Fourth
Precinct. who was the police officia
who took charge of the Ledos hom
after the shooting. and with Sergean
John Groo placed Mrs. Moser unde
arrest, that there was woman
clothing in the wardrobe in TIL
room.
acknowledgment Walter God
frey, called by the prosecutor, toll
of Mrs. Moser having told him oil
Sunday morning that at her room
16 College place, he would find ;
note addressed to her husband hang
ing under the gas jet. She explaine'
that she had left 1t there on tn
night of the killing of her HUSBAND
Just before she went to the Stirlin
street house.
The note and envelope in which 1t ha
| been enclosed were offered in evidenc
/ and after it had been identified b
Godfrey was handed to Mr.. Heisley
read. He glanced at it and then re
marked emphatically, I'VE certainl
| have no objection to that going in ev
l dence."
( The note was then read by Mr.. Hoo
: and is as follows:
4 "Fred-In case you come down an
$ I am wrong in presenting as / do yo
will ind me at AN Stirling stree