Evening star., 1935-02-09

was allegedly a receipt for a partial
payment on a loan Fisch was making
for a business associate.
@. Isn't this q fact, that after talk
ing to a lawyer and being in Trenton
two nights, you came here and testi-
fed you saw Fisch the night Of April
2, 1882?
A. Yes.
Wilentz interposed.
Q. But you have this paper to re-
fresh your memory?
A. Yes.
Witness Fails
To Name Days.
Reilly asked numerous questions de-
signed to test the woman's memory.
She admitted she had made mistake
about time this week, and was hazy
on dates.
Q. What date was Fisch in your
house?
A. April 2, 1892.
@. What day of the week was It?
A. It was Saturday night.
@. What day of the week was April
l6?
A. ! don't know.
@. And April %?
A. No.
Reilly came back and brought from
the witness that an automobile could
be driven in Is minutes from Mrs
Hoerber's home in the Bronx, on the
West Side, to the East Side, where St
Raymond's Cemetery Is located.
She was excused.
Ernest Miller, the first witness to
be called to clear Violet Sharpe, was
then sworn. A tall. thin young man.
he was questioned by Assistant Attor-
ney General Robert Peacock.
Q. On March /, 1882, did you know
Violet Sharpe?
A. did.
Q. Were you with her that night?
A. / was.
@. When did you meet her that
night?
A. l met her at the Morrow estate
with Elmer johnson, and a girl II
was o'clock.
@. Where did you go?
A. To Orangeburg Peanut Grill,
that's in New York State.
@. What time did you get there?
A. About $50 or quarter to nine.
Q. Did you stay there?
A. Yes, until 1890 or 10:45.
@. What did you do then?
Was With Maid
Until IL O'Clock.
A. I drove her back to Morrow
estate, Englewood, and left her right
where We got her, at the door Of the
Morrow house
@. What time was that?
A. Eleven o'clock.
@. And she was in your company
from to IL.
A. Yes.
@. From the time you met Violel
Sharpe until you returned her to the
Morrow estate at II O'Clock, you wert
with her?
A. Yes. She was with us until
took her back to the Morrow estate.
Wilentz turned Miller over to Reilly
for cross-examination.
@. Did you know Violet Sharpe had
a sister (Reilly showed him Violet's
photo?)
A. Yes. But never saw her sisters
picture.
Never mind about pictures" Reilly
said
Reilly asked Miller if Violet Sharpe
was "a pickup" The tall young man
assured in his answers. explained she
was not He supposed" she had
trailed him, mistaking him for some
one else.
Reilly and the witness engaged in
an alteration, the attorney asserting
he was amused by the questions.
Miller said he was not and order
was restored by the justice.
Miller was excused, without redirect
examination.
Catherine MINERS, who was in the
party corroborated Miller's story that
the Morrow maid was with them from
8 until about IL.
Reilly began the cross-examination
At 1890 pm, usual time for the
Trenchard he could finish in half an
hour.
Girl Unable to Recall
Events or Dates.
Justice Trenchard ruled the recess
would be taken when Reilly finished
with the witness.
The girl could not recall when she
had first talked to State authorities.
Reilly recited q series of dates about
March /. 1882. on none of which the
girl could remember what she had
been doing
Reilly asked the witness the dis
tance from the Morrow estate to the
road house, but the nervous young
girl said she didn't know. The chief
defense counsel got her to say she
was not familiar with the various
ferries.
"You haven't got q very good
/ memory" he queried.
II have a very good memory on the
night of March !, 1882, though" she
shot back at him.
Reilly released the witness and
Peacock asked when Miss Winners
gave her statement to police.
She said she told the Englewood
police on March 3, 1882.
You remember because you're
alive" Reilly observed.
The witness was excused and the