Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-03-28
THIRD MURDER
TRIAL STARTED
Three Members of One FAM
lily Tried for Killing oi
Henry Kouhaupp.
JURY IS SOON CLOSED
Made Up of Men Who Served
in Knight and Fitzsimmons
Murder Cases.
JURY IS SOON CLOSED

rBy Evening News stan correspondent1
NEW BRUNSWICK. March zs.---
Three members of one family were
placed on trial this morning before
Justice James ]. Bergen in the nus
preme court here, charged with ths
murder of Henry Kouhaupp OF New
Market, at the last place on Februs
ary IL.
The defendants are Joseph Tim.
merari, his mother, Angelina anc
father, Espera, all of New Market
Practically the same jury which
returned first degree verdicts in this
mons and George Washington
knight, was picked to render the
verdict at this trial. Walter Sedan
is representing the defendants, and
Prosecutor Joseph Stricken and As
sistant Prosecutor John E. Toolans
are prosecuting the case.
Thirty-five minutes after the OPEN
ing of court. the jury had been
picked and sworn in as follows:
William Ackerman. New Bruins
wick; Arthur voorhees,, Highland
Park; Benjamin F. Prizes, New
Brunswick; w. c. Roe, Jamesburg;
Harry Marsh. New Brunswick: WIFE
lam Van Dorm, New Brunswick:
Harry Pierce. New Brunswick: John
Gourley, New Brunswick, and A. c.
Beekman, South Brunswick.
Seven challenges were made By
the state and ten by the defendants
Everyone in the court room at the
trial today was seated, and there
were many seats to spare. At the
trials of Fitzsimmons and knight
the court room was packed and
many people were kept outside OF
the room on account Of crqEded
conditions.
Prosecutor Joseph z. Strid
questioned the jurors in regard
their stand on capital punishmenf(
while the attorney for the defen-
6ant challenged on formed opinions
and prejudice against the defen-
dants. Assistant Prosecutor Toolan
opened the case by telling the court
Of happenings leading up to the kill
ing. He stated the defendants and
the dead man lived on opposite cor
ners, and that on February II. Tim
merari and his son were digging 9
ditch in front of their house, wher
Kouhapp came over and told then
not to dig the ditch the way they
were doing it. saying that when il
rained the roaod would be flooded
Words followed, the assistant
prosecutor told the court. and young
Timmerari pulled his gun and fired.
hitting kouhapp in the left leg
Kouhapp returned home, the assist
ant prosecutor stated. bandaged the
wound and came out on his porch
and yelled that he would have the
Timmerari's arrested. Kouhapp
went TO his garage, the assistant
prosecutor continued, and the oefen-
dants were on the back porch OF
their own home. kouhapp got in
his car and started out. but had not
left his own property. when he Was
attacked by the son. mother and
father. Assistant Prosecutor Tooian
told the court.
Joseph Timmerari fred a sho
right through the windshield of -he
machine but did not hit Kouhaupp.
Assistant Prosecutor Toolan said in
his story to the court. Kouhaupp
got out of the car, and he was at
tackled by all three members Of the
family, the assistant prosecutor
stated, the son using a gun, the ia
ther using his fists and the mother
using an iron stake. Ko0haupp
started TO run from his assailants but
/ had gone less than fifteen minutes.
Assistant Prosecutor Toolan contin-
ued in addressing the court, when he
collapsed and fell. The assa.lants
continued 10 beat and kick the man
when he was on the ground.
Assistant Prosecutor Toolan stat
ed that the state will prove this story
I through a daughter and widow OF
the deceased, eye witnesses Of the
attack, and the state asked for a
verdict OF murder in the first de-
gree.
DR.. John L. Suydam. county phy-
( sician. told the court that two OF
the bullets which struck the man
were sufficient to cause death. and
that the bullet which entered the
mans heart caused the fatality.
Raymond P. Wilson described 20 the
court a map he had made OF the
scene of the murder.
Mrs. Mary Kouhaupp. widow OF
the murdered man, and her daughter
told somewhat similar stories to chat
given by Assistant Prosecutor Too
Ian. At this point the Defendants
attorney tried TO bring out that Kou-
haupp was a trouble maker. but the
court ruled out this testimony. Paul
Jordaine identified the gun and Cart
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