The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-15

To be detained ct Twenty seventh street quarter
hour when was the house with Me- Gays, she asked
Honora saying What time did your master leave t1s
house this morning Idont reeolleot the made
by Horora, but Mrs Hays said, "You know II WAS 10
O'Clock . Horora replied, "suIe, don't know y
oshs, ss Hsys d not AK aSou the time that
she left Honora appeared TO be bewildered after
had taken Mrs. Hays to the station house HonorA
l26h street, We hunted her up and left word at that
place for her TO TO the sta ton house ana stay with
MIS- Hays; she did so; on Tuesday las, all the aims
were behind time; the eight O'Clock train some
twenty nutes past eight when they left Harlem;
one In my hearing told Ms Hays the time the murder
was committed; she appeared TO moan about it, and ex
claim cd, "Si knew Mr. Hays innocent WAS under
the oppression that Mrs. Hays al about it; did
not search the person Of Mrs Hays; dent member If
Mrs Hays had . nuf with her: II she had think
should have recolscled it; cont think Mr.. Hays
pressed spy surprise regret when informed her Of
the charge against her che said I'm to he detained
here all night let me go and my children other
conversation has taken place except what have stated
a. tie interview we had with Mrs. Lutener abe wept
when she card Of her hubsnds and ead she had
often varied him that Mr. Gays tai thre to shoot
the Doctor in his office; she raid gooi deal about the
mater While ,he was crying.
Mr. Rusteed said he 6ad no questions to ask the wit
ness.
aac Coekefsr sworn, ssys-I assistant to Coroner
Gamble At about qusIter past eleven O'Clock Tuesday
morning Information came to the Coroner office that Dr.
Iutener dead In bis office, and IL supposed he
had committed suicide; in few minutes after Coroner
Gamble and took the case; he directed to go
to the flee o, Or Luener, ard he would come up in
few mipntes going stairs, ut the Doctors Office
Mr.. Wood who showed the way into the Doctors
cnice; whom entered the office saw the dy Of Dr.
Lutener lying the floor. with two punches Of news
papers under his hesd there Mr. Edrsd and two
some that she knew all about the matter; had .
private conversation with her in adjoining room;
aned her name; she ssid it was shpmau; 1stsd her
Whist sbe knew hbeut the natter she Piled "a good
and asked IL shs must tell all she knew ol her
Yes she then an ed letter and SAID ar id that"
esnng the letter slr.aay given from thu Doctor to
y " ira
be cd: she said in l27th street. Harlem; she told
that The Doctor resided in s2sth street. Harlem asked
her where the pistol that shot the Dostor
sire then hsrdsd hmall pistol; tina here
Is the one; after this Coroner Gamble came in
third oor and there asked William Hays slys emen
rose en- des' snd sao, m the person. the Coro-
re qlessd him 10 step on one side ne did So
necessary for him with the oroner that Dr. Lutte
ner had been fousd dead in his Office, and It sup
posed by letter written by DIR. Lutener, that he,
(Hays knew sthing of the after Mrs. Hays asked
the Coroner 10 step into the adj Dining Off to Mr.
Hall; he tn said to Mr. Hall that he had come from
HarR In the ten O'Clock train, and knew nothing OF the
msttcr; Hays then conveyed to the Sc cond ward
police station house, and there detained left for Har
OF the Coroner to arrest Mrs. Hays. and went immedi
atey to Harlem called at the selth ward station house
.rd informed one of the sutsnsnts Of police and officer
Graham that Dr. Lutener had been shot, and 1t sup
posed that Mr. his wife the persons who
had dore it, officer Graham started with to the
Of l27h street and Fifth here learned that
Mr. Hays lived in Fifth avenue between l2th and l2sth
streets went to tho house. knocked and rang the bel
HonorA Kane 10 the door let us In ask. for
Mrs. Hays, she said che to New York; asked
her when ths Left and sherepled " In the mornpg;
asked for Mr. Hays said he to his office tho
girl then asked my husiresf; told her wishsd to
NJ. and Mrs Hays. but could csll again before
kavpg ssked where DR. Lu'ensr lived officer Graham
street, the girl to the d,or ssaea Mrs Lutte
invited into the parlor and in few inmates
Mrs Lat ner came into the parOr rose from my feat
and said, MRS. Lu.euer believe; she ssid, Yes'
ked her when she last the Doctor; she said At
eish o'clock ths morning asked her il she knew Mr..
and Mrs. Hays she besitA,ed and said, Yes; asked
when she last either OF them she replied ~ do not
know much about them, do wart to know they have
Lut,ner is dead in his efi,e :; "oh. no." she
rel piled He is not dad" Yes" said Mr. Graham sit
this ia the sis ant Coroner y she then appeared
to be falling Mr.. Graham and myself assisted her to this
sofa; in few minutes ihe revived. and excaimed-'Oh
their n,sy nsDers Mr. er,h.m s.s TINT : What ha
wants. with that she spled, I'm give them to you"
and went Up stairs; followed after her; she took key
from her pocket opened bursau drawer, took out tin
box AID set it The bed; opening tho box shs took
thsrefror roll Of papers lied with yellow string, say
ing There they are thes Left leaving the house
and entering the street smother officer beekonsd to M
Graham be raid 10 Graham that Hays family had been
moving furniture, asfis.ed by men from coalysrd;
again went 10 Hays hoase and asksd Eono1
Mrs Hays OF 1hen In the house; she said that
Mrs Hay gone TO the city AID had no. re turned said
20 Grabsp, 'Lsts through hs house ard satisfy
selves" cid DIDN'T od her, asked the girls
in tbs basement What time Mrs Hays left home Hon.
Ga std After brssk2Et asked WHIT tins did they take
eskfs and IL Mr. ,EdArs H. w lett toe house tog .her
ihs aid she CO uld not iel assed her how Mrs Hays
was diefsed; she said he blue ruouslin deine
etsf bar could not tell about other portion OF her
dress Hr Hays left first then told her that Dr. Luen
dead; the appeared prsea and made reply;
then lett ard came saos the city gave the pack ,0s
Of letters resolved fem Mrs LuteDer to the Coroner
Toa Jsror-l don't re,oliect telling Honora Kane taat
Mr.. HAye shot the Doctor
The Coroner produce the much talked about let.
ters and stated that n. Bant the District Attorney,
would awe bis opinion on the proprety Of wing them
TO he pu olished.
H unt the re that in reference to the letters
found in the Of Mrs Luteper said TO be letters
written b, M Hays to M-s Hays while in rsland have
examined them, and CONSIDER them totally for publ
cation By their coptsnts that the parties
and wife, Mrs Hay being the wife Of prsonerss brother
and therefore che cannot find that protection wife
would do in such case the law making the wife in
uneer the control Of the husband and thereby
Held harmless to certain extent In this each
Is tble for their Acts Again. the tenor OF those
letters Is such to warrant the strongest motives for
resaiupg their possession and 81 far to show the
tive that actraed the commission Of the crims. Tho
publication Of thete letters is only lifted to crafty
morbid urosity, and useful purpose; Of
they be Submitted for the jury pso they
are letters Of private character and have further
bearing in this than merely to show that
means might be roEted 10 for the purpose Of acquiring
Mr.. BustesS-As counsel ,or the defendants. would
wish TO have the privilege Of examining those letters
before they are submitted TO the jury.
Cor ener-1 cannot permit that; | must give them to
the jury FIRST Mr. Blunt, what do you say about those
ettertS
council for the prisonsrs should examine them, |
myfeN tell him privately the substances u them al
Mr. Bs.tsee-Well that's all wart; I've no fear OF you
sno differing that point
CeroIer-Gentsm.n of the Jury, you have heard the
opri of the District Attorney in Ief' renee to hs let
tiers look upon him the sgA advsr in this matter
and concur exactly with his opinion.
The letters were therefore suppressed from publication
by the Coroner.
There Icing further witnesses the part Of the pro
secution, Mr. Busted announced that they wished to
produce several witneses On the part OF the defence The
nr,t witness called was-
Rufus Kemp, sworn, sAysI AN An auctioneer at IS
Nassau ssireet was pas ing down Broadway Tuesday
rSirg 81 about ten fifteen minutes past 10 O'Clock.
An wien in oadwsy directly opposite Doctor Lutensrs
Off distinctly heard the port OF pistol qua;
ppe turned around and looked In that direction to
~ inyihips unusual had occurred stopped about .
fu minute; thou hit more OF this until the
morning, when the the report OF this 10
the HHMD, IL hen occurred 10 that must have
head the report Of tie pistol that shot he Doctor
able 70 hs The tme from the fact that wi he'd %
the President; o. the Bank Of the Union II
Howard st ct and Broadway ard was aware that coad
not i'm II At uhfuf WAY 10 half