Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-26
TO JURY FRIDAY
Trial Miss Zimmerman
for Murder
State witnesses Testify Doctor in
Boston on Date Accused CLAIMED
tis Assaulted Her in SRrins6sld
ofiss-Rabhi Rapperpert on Stand

ofIss-Rabhi Rappsrpert on Stand
SpringAeId, Mass. May 25-Two
witnesses for the prosecution in the
trial Of Miss Jennie c. Zimmerman.
charged with the murder of her
cousin, DIR, Henry Zimmerman, this
afternoon testified that DR.. thinner
man was in Boston the day following
Thanksgiving in 1915, the date. Or
thereabouts, upon which Miss Zim-
norman had testified that the Grim
inal assault was committed upon her
by the doctor in his ONCE. Miss Zim-
norman had testified that the assault
took place "either before or after
Thanksgiving"
The witnesses giving this testi-
mony were William Baxt Of Boston
and Carl Zimmerman of this city. a
brother Of the murdered man. Mr..
Baxt stated that DR.. Zimmerman
went to Boston on his invitation the
day following Thanksgiving in 1915
and remained as his guest the follow
ing afternoon, whd he returned to
Springfield. Carl Zimmerman corr
Perforated these statements.
DR.. Paul Waterman of Hartford,
was recalled to the stand at the
opening of court this afternoon
through the courtesy of the 'prosecu-
+;or ,rl vuoe ,oEad hx, Attorpev Will
liam G. McKechnie of the defense if
he knew of any drug, which would
produce the results testified to by
Miss Zimmerman in her story of the
alleged criminal assault committed
upon her by the doctor. He replied
that the effect. could be produced by a
drug, which, he said, is used by per-
sons dishonesty inclined in knock
out drops" This drug, the witness
said, does not take effect for about
half an hour after it has been taken
and a person may remain in a state
Of coma from two to eight hours.
Rabbi Samuel Rappaport of this
city denied that any arrangements
had been made for marriage en-
sagement feast by DR.. Zimmerman
and Miss Sadie Feldman of Munches-
ter. N H., for the day upon which
the doctor was killed. He also tes-
tilted to a conversation between him
self and Miss Zimmerman after the
Shooting, in which the defendant said
she was sorry and that she did A..
know what she did it for
Miss Esther Itzkovitch of Hartford,
identified a photograph found in DR..
Zimmerman's room as her own. She
said she had given it to Carl thinner
man. who shared the doctors bed
room. She declared that she had no
ticed the photograph in the bed ooro,
and it was the osly picture she had
ever seen in the room
Following the introduction of an
operating table sold to have been
owned by DR.. Zimmerman, by DR..
Henry D. l.. Levine of this city as
evidence. Carl Zimmerman was called
to testify and said that the picture
identified by Miss Itzkovitch be-
longed to him and was given to him
by Miss Itzkovitch. 1t was the only
picture which had ever been placed
on a dresser in the room shared by
himself and the dead physician, ne
said. In her testimony Miss Jennie
zimmerman had said she became
jealous when she noticed a picture Of
Miss Sadie Feldman on the doctors
dresser.
District Attorney Wright said this
AFTERNOON that he had several more
witnesses to call in rebuttal toner
row. Indications are that arguments
by the counsel will start Thursday
and that the case will not go to the
jury much before Friday.