New-York tribune., 1883-12-19
THE DEATH OF ROSE KEISER.
OFFICIALLY DECLARED A SUICIDE.
AN INQUEST THAT LASTED EIGHT HoURs--MUcH
TESTIMONY TAKEN--DUNN's STORY REToLD.

TESTIMONY TAKEN---DUNN's STORY RETOLD.
The iaouiry into the cause of the death of
Rose E. Keser who found dying last Thursday night
in the room Of George W. in the Windsor Hotel oc-
,n,ad eght hours Yesterday Every seat in the little
conrroon in the Coroners office filed. The wit
began TO enter the long before Coroner Ber
nard F. Martin appeared. Dunndid not arrive until aiter
considerable testimony had been TAKEN lie was accom-
paned by his wife and mother They went into the main
ooce where they remained until late in the afternoon.
When Dunn finally entered the courtroom he bore eyi-
dences of the anxiety which he has undergone since te
death Of Rose Keiser. He faultessy dressed. lie
greeted one or two acquantances with an cNpressoness
smile Mrs Dunn showed nervousness IN every acuOh
Her face was flushed and she had constant recourse TO
snelngbottle which she kept half concealed In her
handkerchief She wore tighttng black sacque trim
mod with sable fur over black moire SILK On her head
vas turbap ON one side Of which a sea-guPs wing.
From the outset Of the inquest Coroner Martin showed
that he was especially concerned in the result HIS at
tentiveness to Dunn and his wife was nouce-
able When any juror asked either OF the tree an uh
pleasant qu stOn the Coroner would deliberate WIN
what was apparently profound thought and then decide
that the witness need not answer uioSo Ho oi '"'
wishes 10 do So"
Astbe witnesses left the stand they were questioned
carefully as TO whether they thought Rose Kcser COM
,nitted suicide or not They invariably answered In the
affirmative.
r. G. Gregg, Bryan Ccnklin, A. Masters, o. T.
Putnam, d. T. Ryan, W. ". Ford Z. G'
Eurgoyne John stract0n. W. III. Olell. NJ Russell
and John OKeefe were the jurors Before the Coronr
called the first witness he said that h" had sent dispatch
10 the dead womans mother asking ner 10 send repre-
sentative OF the family to attend the Inquest me io
lowing has receiy we'd In answer M0thef uhaDe 10
"o W send an authorized representative" No person
from Utica arrived while the inquest was III progress
WHAT DETECTIVE sCoFIELD HEARD AND SAW.
The testimony first taken was that ot Robert Scohed
the Windsor Hotel detective. who said:
was I'm the housekeeper's room at p. m. on Thurs
day when was told loud talking had been heard IN NO
3l4 went into the hall and heard ine koiess 9ng ng
FORE reached the door. waited outside me eleyat0r
door fully fifteen feet fron the room ana sun heu te
voices knew Miss keisers voice enc usGa s'rPIs ] IA
her say: George Dunn, if you live III tomorrow,
Said something could not understand aud the other
voice replied: :" You lie" There was pause and then
TSa1 nnu 'S stood in the passagcway At the Coroners
office tho clerk gave me permit to remove
Bowery rThs was before the Coroner had viewed me
bodyj Mrs Dunn looking toward the BODY whtn
opened tLe o dco c womS9 Shot hersefor Gods sake
keep this quiet! Mrs. Dunn said nothing.
Dr. James W. Ranney, OF No. l. East Foryscventh-st'
gave an account Of lis call the hotel which seemed to
weary the Jurors. lie extremely minute III giving
details He noticed that the pupils Of tie dead womans
ewes were dilated after death, and believed
that when the bullet entered The nrnn the mus mus
ccs relaxed and there 10 subsequent muscular
contraction No question asked the doctor about te
probable distance OF the pistol from the head seonsu m
testimony aud said: wish 10 impress upon the jury
mat think this was a case of suicide
A NUMBER OF MINOR WITNESSES
Mrs Eliza A. hitchcock, the housekeeper, testified:
When raised Miss Keiser's body saw mark OF
burned uOwdcr on the inside of the Ganl below the index
finger The half Of the right side Of hor face was SIM 'd
TThs statement is denied by every person VINO saw nc
fonnd living two feet away the door pointing toward
the inside room. when the door Wac 2Pencd "a" Dunn
standing three or four icet from the tiII'
Maggie A. Kane the assistant hou-yhccpcr corrohor-
ated Mrs Htchcocks testimony. Mr.. Carrie Florence,
with whom Miss Keiscr boarded, said:
Miss Kei,er told me tnat II Ms: Alexander came
then Kill herself Dunn call at Tie n2as' ever dly
until the last weeks aud she received no "heF person
besides him. never htAid Irr threaten 10 commit
suicide or saw her carry pistol.
Samuel j. Lowell OF Bayonuc y j., the detective who
was employed by Miss Kciscr 10 ascertain whether Dunn
was married. testified that she had appeared 70 DE anxious
to get even" with Dunn when shc called on him the
morning o. the shooting. lie continued:
She said that she hal been Engaged 60 Dunn for three
years and had given hun slJOJ ai Saratoga To ray s
board. She lived hY mean, u au income "h'h hAo ie
cc.Ned from her ldthcT- estate.
srom, : OF DUNN's MOTHER AND DElFE.
Mr.. Elizabeth Dunn. the Inrthcr u Oman, gave the
story Of her acquaintance with Mis- Kc.cr, with marked
German accent. She said:
whatever Mi-s Keiser did for ma l paid her for
only called twc, upon hrr. Mrs Damn rrstr The story
of her encounter WITH Miss kciscr Of tIc coiI
dors Of the Windsor Hotd, when the riri ho-rishcd
pistol and threatened TO Nil Dunn.
. The Coronrr-Is that the pistol
Mr. Dun9IIesi pos!tN,ly 'i hl'htiF Fim'i,vt,o, H.
Mrs. Dunn-I don't know how, Jui do know It 10 he
The statement about the $500 know TO he false, be-
a Jar6r~Did you pay Miss Keiser for her in
MIs Dunn-I paid her in presents.
When Dunn's wife assisted to the stand It evil
dent that she had been weeping. During her testimony
she often had resource 10 her smelling salts. Her tcst
mOny was TO his effect:
Ioftt tIe bcA 4 n
the suicide she refused my friendship, although offered
il her. She SAID: IN ruin YOU" replied; Il don't
ngnagc and said that she had the judges Of the
Supreme Court at her back | understand that sho
so forth I asked her last May why she did
not 90 home instead OF remaining among
out the attentions OF men These men gave her Jcwely
and diamonds as prenI; ne fb bo iesecuoH % 3 ny ma5
me lei ers IN which she used bad language. think te
fact thai her family is not represented mere Is sufficient
A Juror have never regarded it a. necessary to
blscken the reputation OF dead person Ia order TO pro-
mote the end, Oi justice.
The Coroncr-Ihe witnesses shall have as much license
IN This inquest the Jury.
Mis- Dunn-I was married two weeks ago and passed q
few days al the BcyoJu House did not The woman
10 her about MI Dunn my life. The letter, / have
Dunn had acted dshonOraDly toward TINS poor girl
should never have married him.
DUNNs TESTIMONY.
Dunn carried his hat and headed cane to the
stand with hm. lie alternately Wirled The and bit
the other, His testimony was Us follows:
| am president Of the BOrya Copper Mining Company
In 1877 went to Utica 10 attend the races friend !
Of mine said that he had friends living there and
proposed making "a call We called together ON the !
keiser family. At the end Of the week badc them |
gOOd-by -Four years after that had just ed the
est End Hotel Long Branch when received "A
this yOun" lady, who said that she would he
glad to have call on her dit she said that she
had been in NewYOrk nearly year, and employed |
~ stenOgrapher by law firm IN the city Who were |
paving the expenses of her vacation During that fall
and winter occasionally cacdson hcr In Ncw-York and
INV acquaintance with the girl continued. Last
.ie was at Saratoga, where change seemed to have
come over her She seemed 10 have trOublc-COud |
NOT sleep She remained EOmr where sunt hcI Il week.
and then went New York. saw OF her until |
received telegram asking to meet her al the sara
in a