The Washington times., 1920-05-20

From the prisoners cage, where she
sat with the Jail matron. she followed
closely the testimony OF Peter Balkin.
friend from childhood.
Balkin. an elderly man, told OF call
Ing upon DR.. Henry Zimmerman and
securing from him a promise to wed
Jennie. In the spring OF last year.
when he learned that Jennie had re-
volyer which a roomer had left at her
house, he persuaded her TO give II to
him, he said, although Jennie said
that she was keeping IL for protection.
How Zimmerman and his brother
in-law attempted to bribe Miss Jennie
Zimmerman to leave Springfield fol-
lowing her betrayal, was told by
Balkin.
Then the accused young woman was
recalled for a brief questioning by
District Attorney Wright. Miss Zim-
norman denied she said to Mr.. Gil
Dert III l can see DIR. Zimmerman
crippled for life my revenge Will be
satisfied"
Balkin told OF going to the office OF
DR.. Cornell, the murdered mans
brother-in-law, In an attempt to get
justice for the girl. Balkin said:
"Dr. Cornell asked me II did not
think that Jennie would be willing
to leave town for a few hundred dol
lars. | went back to Jennie and told
her OF the doctors proposal. She
looked me straight in the face and
became angry. DO you think. Balky.
that / am a girl for money? All the
money in the world can't buy me-
Changed Their Minds.
II returned to DR.. Cornelrs office,
but before l had given him Jennle's
answer to the proposal he informed
me that they had changed their
minds and decided that Jennie could
go as far as she liked. Tell her
DR.. Cornell said. that II she makes
public her intimacy with DR.. thinner
man or threatens to have him arrest
ed we shall have her sent TO North
ampt on"
Balkin described Jennie's actions
on the night when she first informed
him of the alleged attack in the doc
tors office.
"She became hystericaI and for a
quarter Of an hour or more was un-
able to control herself" he said.
Finally she told US everything. She
also showed us letter she had just
received from him. He told OF his
decision TO break up their friend
ship"
Balkin then told how he went 10
Dr. Zimmerman to get him to marry
his cousin. Tell her not to worry"
the witness stated he said. Tell her
everything will be all right. I'll see
her Saturday night"
Ends alton.
Cross-examination OF Miss thinner
man was completed yesterday after
noon by District Attorney Charles II.
Wright.
Miss Zimmerman clung to her orig
inal story, and only once did the Ques-
tioning of the attorney seem to affect
her composure, that instance happen
ing in the morning. when. during a
lull she broke into tears, and Judge
Nelson +. Brown Immediately ordered
a short recess.
Miss Zimmerman said she was i'll at
he time of the shooting. She repeat
ed that while she heard the noise of
the pistol shots, she remembers vir-
tually nothing else connected with the
shooting
"You punished him quite severely.
don't you Think" asked the prose
cutor
"No," replied the. defendant. I
think ] was the one who was pun
ished / think l was the one who
suffered"
Then you think he got what he de-
served?" Wright asked.
NO, sir" she replied. II didn't
think OF defending myself until he
had put his hand to his hip pocket
and said: Don't you dare tell her
Miss Sadie Feldman), or I'll blow
your brains out was afraid Of