The daily gazette., 1877-01-11
DIR. PHELPS BEFORE THE
GRAND JURY.
lie Refuses to Ans'cer Questions, is Con
milted, and seeks HaJeaS.

lie Refuses to Ansacer Questions, is COM
nnilted, and seeks HaJeas.
One of the gentlemen who acted with
Ma. Bennett in his duel with Mr.. May
DR.. Charles Phelps, was notified by
subpoena from the District'Attorney's s
office yesterday that Lis presence was
required by the Grand Jury. Tbu
| bearer of the subpoena was directed to
return with DIR. Phelps, and did so.
DR.. Phelps appeared before the Grand
Jury not unprepared for what was to
come.
The preliminary questions having
been asked and answered he was asked
if he had been absent from the city for
the past few days. He answered that
he had. He was asked when lie left
the city. lie answered Sunday even
ing. He was asked whittier he had
gone, ard he answered Philadelphia
On DR.. Phelps refusal to answer the
questions the Grand Jury came into
the Court of General Sessions and the
foreman, Cortland De z. Field, ad-
dressing Judge Gildersleeve said
"Y our Honor we have come in for in.
structions. We have before US wit
ness who refuses to answer certain
questions in a matter IF public inter
est that the Grand Jury, by directions
of District Attorney Phelps, are in
quiring into. We desire to know
what course to pursue"
"Gentlemen," said His Honor, 1.-THE
witness, must by law, answer the ques-
tions propounded by the Grand Jury.
Go back to your room; and if the wit
ness still refuse to answer your ques-
tions / shall commit him according to
law"
The Grand Jury retired, and, after
receiving the second refusal of DR..
Phelps, retured to Court and reported
the witness as refusing to answer the
questions as put again by the steno~
grapher. "Then." said His Honor,
addressing Court officer, ''place the
witness under arrest, and, Mr.. Clerk,
make out his commitment to Ludlow
Street Jail" The Grand Jury left the
court, and no one, not even the Judge
knew who the contumacious witness
was. DR.. Phelps was arrested.
Judge Donohue about o'clock. was
ap piled to, to grant writ of habeas
corpus in the case.
Mr.. Oelrich, the cousin of Mr.. Fred
erick May, has subpGned to appear
before the Grand Jury to-day at $50
a. m.
DIR. Phelps after hearing left the
Court House, passing the night in the
custod y of the Deputy Sheriff.
The FEELING IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, January 9.-The allah
sording topic here in fashionable circles
is the Bennett-May duel, and the univer-
sal expression of feeling turns to sym.
pathy for the lady involved. The May
| family live elegantly in Mount Vernon
place opposite the monument, and are
connected with some distinguished peo-
ple, including the late Reverdy Johnson.
The grandfather of the New York and
Baltimore Mays was Northern physi-
clan, who amasscd O fortune in WASH
ington. He had seven children. One
daughter married Captain Wise, of the
Coast Survey. William was in the navy
and married daughter of DeCourcy
Wright Baltimore merchant in the III J
trade. George married a lady from New
York. Henry a prominent lawyer, mar.
ried Miss De Courcy of Maryland, and
was the predecessor of Thomas Swami
IN Congress. Frederick studled med
icine, and married the daughter of an
auctioneer in New York, where, after q
successful practice in Washington, he
went to live. A second daughter mar.
ried foreign minister, and on his death
became Mrs Oelrichs, of New York
Julian May was in the army, and killed
Cochran in a duel near Washington, the
facts of which appeared-in to-day's
WORLD, and Charles, who won his spurs
in the Mexican war, and led the charge
at Palo Alto, married daughter o.
George Law. All are dead excepting
Mrs. Oelrichs and DIR Frederick May
of New York. They are noted as re
markable handsome family, and all tn,
male members have been recognized a
ready tofght at the word 1t was the her!
Colonel Charley May, who when daret
rode his prancing horse up the from
stni1s of Rarnum's Hotel to the norci