The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-11
TlIh BENNETT-MAY DUEL.
rp. rrrNTTrS MEDICAL hDrTsER
cONNITTiD IOR CONTEMPT
what Dr. Phelps Refused 10 Tell the Grand
Jury lInbrns Corpus Hearing Ta-Dny-
Whereabouts of the PRINCIPALS is May
Noundcd Intt.t story Of the Flight.


At noon yesterday DR.. Charles Phelps,
acc in. anicd by IN oflicef walked up the steps
=, tac brown stone Court House, and disap-
reor.i into tho Grand jury room. he news
.rrs,t mildly that he had been summoned "a a
rltno... That District Attorney Phelps bad
,ro..nted the subject Of the Bennett-May duel
o. tbe Grand jury wns il.e'dy matter OF com
mon feuoft; bu, thi Grand Jury does Its work
,ns,srct, and the members arc sworn TO reveal
ns,hin. as to tho proceedings against any per
,ou unul that person has teen indicted and
arrested. Hence nothing WIS definitely known
No ITO ihc moment II Or. lAcips's appearance on
tle scene.
An hour later tho Grand Jurors emerged
ia body, ouI went to tho General ses-
.ons court room. whcre judge Gndcrsleeye
va. rrcsi'inG. Dr Phelps accompanied them.
1n,ft foreman hlnie his Honor written copy
ofau, ions that had been put TO Dr. Phelps, and
that hc had refused to answer. these questions
reren1t read aloud. nor was there anything
ssiftliilcly that indicated the nature Of the
case; but correct guess seemed 20 he n ade by
near, ~ rynodV present. \ recotnltion OF Dr.
lhel made the rucss certainty to a few.
1heil.fnrt Attorney entered. bringing vol
umr .l rfaIa. a., in utucr tu th' Judge uight
Is r .rt' 'hc lAw relating tu duCllinr
81 hasc cansfI red clrefully." his Honor said
Afer ace A.A re. tue questions and tue statute.
"aul.Iam my NwaiNn, the quesluus put TO the
vilre.. a e. rrG.,r. d. not think he has any
vuuc excuse fur not answering. instruct him
& DO so. lie wliI return with yeu to your room,
and ,ou vii. asaa a-k tie u csti'ns. II he re
iyses ~ answer, Iwl then take the proper
L.wycr Bergen OF BROOKLYN hid come with
III lnclps l. the building, and had entered the
'If your Honor please" he said. ~ suggest
that The witnDsa be- given time to take legal ad-
vice. do Mt know what the que-tlons are
that n" h declined TO answer; out suppose
they may ue Of -ucn nature that, in his
opinion, t. answer them would subject Aim -
The Judge said th4t there was no room for
douht IN the case, nor would TIE advice OF
Ile directed tho jurors ana Dr. PAel, to feiire,
An,raI.tse Il fftecn minutes the same rro.
ces.i % r,euter,d. pr. Phelps hai again refused
a. fNei tie g.lc-t lus, Ala tIe foreman told
!ui." Hl' r-!e.y' 20.
Son,' ID his lac. "; md. moiiouing to court
ua ~, ne aede1, lou wAi take him into Gus
Ice or1ror lel pr. Phelps 10 ~ pr oners' pen,
~ tuD odc, end 4 the =. 800. - save him sea-
5lt-Itc iit. instead oi cnurelir- hiu to - IN
hnNn- ine criminals VINO were awaiting trial.
II would hot sly "a word about the duel. al
ihuls thed Nith questions ty aclu intances.
oc'o vs.. and tAnn taken into tie C.er>s once.
vi o. h' med ~ l. wycr. \. NaN.y III 10
Az dean j.. u lU.-o.. WhI ir.uarai n aupl
CT DO fora vr.t Of ID teas mus. with which il
W iri thr pI- -Nncr could ne stvcd lrom
sc.as inc r'cr tion. The foiiowla: Is the text
~ perton Of Charles Phelps ma, ne an ciec.
81 50 il'4 ot iuc cty nlI stsic OF Ncs Nor,, nul
r., ,i- t,cnia 'r,ei ia iis cii, nod ioii iels ~
,ra, gaa l,. ~ & eu oS , a. e"ier grre.'
s,n. OF IT, pa,r,. in ari for the ~ Nes VI.
D. iai.rn.d, ana ma hei- nod con ant d or de.
-i4 ij virtue 90 tu} w. ,',s is.- % .nl court q
e,, -'a. a. '' nv ~ yri. of n e i,eh J., hs
a. ,'ts ,N t,,rer. ~ tlt 'uis 'lvl' n,,t
or sr.4il r-i"lir,ioa Sr hr yiriIs INV INV
..'cu'i ~ i..icd up,n such iirgilent r. os.
ana ...f ~ H.. t.... t.f j. tai' p, i.E
i, rip' ~ -, - a. "a VIZ. p''' ''.s Pc Er. .nG
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' .i "i iar j1n'4''. d ot .i- Count, anu Niicl
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tn c.lay ty te sneif ihc-e :
g., 81, ru 'ineni. uertli'e be- " removed te.
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l.o. lqHlre 10 20 thr mattcr a, AZ r. sit.
fI- lefiHiler o.. .nel ara now dccin. To-
~ zee. na'igi. D e .e the shaver. 70
ia '.o'' Tr, ysr 'T' X. e. ~ ef -q5s' Sa,. ,,s i's
~ef of tls county. the shcrin forthwith 20 no
rrr7' eHft MA he cause Of the 81 eyed ceaii,y
stD .oga..' - pertloner oy iao shtrlf iia, De
!AS.l' ls'5.
tr 81 a 's sn 'rsien,ed a to !sase D9no mo-
ios oc5eE az n'orIinr " AZ tnat ilme sns ny
p Sc ine q.'st.n q ID. Phelps release va
be tr- o. ah1 lrop4tlY decid without DELAY.
H' 20 Ne 'tlatr q Arrest tl rk quincy
~ Ih'lh-' 9nl TOOK hlnl - ne
c' 4c ..ap led them. Under sherG Gum
*, iNe Hfis'nsr, ana also took the
nis' lIr l',ln. iltr- were loosely gone through
~ e'N 'lI ll"il WaIr many ual puns.
W iu' is la 'a4i' straight, bald headed, nous
to.N' e' INti 50 Ncara Ola. ana handsome. He
z b. a. b.