New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-08
ALL EAGER TO CONFESS.
phil DALYS ASSAILANTS ACCUSING ONE
ANOTHER
FULL ACCOUNTS FROM THE STANTON WOMAN
AND FROM HENRY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WHO FIRED THE SHOT, EVIDENTLY


THE CHIEF coNsPIRAToR
Tn. Jefferson Market Police Court was crowded
yesterday by sporting men, who came 10 near 'hc
Phil Da,y examination and TO see the four badgers,
Addie Stanton, Ella Hammond, Edward Mercdi n ana
Henry Hermann. arraigned before the par Inc
four cons pirf;ors looked haSgard. Messrs ho"o ="
Hummel. who were engaged by Daily, came early 10
court They said the prisoners would be chargoa
with assault in the degree, with intent to KILL
and a,tempted robbery in the first degree. Messrs
McClcland and lie Barber represented the women
AT Captain Reily's request the Stanton woman made
full confession She related the whole story 10
District Attorney Hartman in Sergeant Coombs's
room He wrote out the statement which was
regularly sworn to- All this time Mr.. Humme was
in Justice Gorman's room with DAILY. preparing the
complaint. At 10 :25 the affidavit was finished and
Justice German caused the prisoners TO he arraigned
and Days affidavit read, which reiterated the
charges of being dccoyed and assaulted that have
already been fully published In 1t Daily stated
that he recognized the two men and the Stanton
woman as involved in the affair." and particularly
Meredith as tho who shot him, adding that he
believed the four prisoners consprcc to k and rob
him.
The prisoners in their formal examination gave
their pcdlgrees as follows Addie Stanton said she
was twenty-five years old, of No. 4o6 fourh-ave.,
and an actress by profession When asked what
she had to say to the charge, she replied Il have
nothing to say at present have submitted STATE
ment to District Attorney Hartman. WaNe en-
animation Ella Hammond said she was thirty years
old and gave the same address She said she did
plain sewing for living, and pleaded not guilty.
Henry Hermann gave his age thirty, said he was
born in Germany, a butcher by trade, and refused to
give his address. lie added For the present de-
cline to answer any questions without first seeing
Inspector Byrnes- Edward Meredith refused to
answer every question put to him, and would not
sign his formal examination. Mr.. McClelland. who
represented the women, waived further examination
I'm their cases Meredith said he wanted to so iown
for trial also. The Judge then committed Adde
stanton, Ella Hammond and Meredith to the Tombs
without bail TO await trial. Hermann was committed
back into the custody of Inspector Byrnes until sun
day morning at O'Clock. He was also held without
bail Inspector Byrnes continued his talk with Her
mann yesterday and had the mans statements written
down. In the afternoon the informer's story was
read to reporters, substantially as follows
HERMANN's CONFESSION.
al was born In Germany, November 3, 1858, and
/ came to this city when l was eight years OF age
My business is that of hotel butcher and my homo
is with my wife at No. 100 Ave c. have worked
in the Park Avenue, Union Square, Fifth Avenue and
Frenchs Hotels, In this city, and was last employed
at the Grand Union Hotel. Ia Saratoga Ny first
acquaintance with Ella Hammond two years ago.
in Slxth-ave., and since then have lived also with
her. About fifteen days before election day, first
me, Edward Meredith in the basement barroom at
and became intimate. ! told him / was living with
Ella Hammond at No 4O6 Fourth-avo and l asked
him 10 visit at the fiat, Offering to introduce him
to Adelaide stanton, who sometimes went there
Meredith met Adelaide there and visited her at No.
$50 West Fifty sXh-st where she was known as Mrs.
Liston. He said TO me: That girl would make
good crook She has lots of nerve, and could make
a lot of money with her. Afterward he said he could
make $4,000 II she would help him carry out his
plans. Adelaide moved her furniture to the fiat &C
cupying the front room with Meredith and boarded
with Ella Hammond.
About November IS Meredith and Adelaide were
talking with IN the fat, and he said: Harry, you
In need Of money. / will give you a chance to
make S15 900 l asked him how and he said: 'Addic
and have sent letters to wealthy men, asking them
10 call here and when the right man comes we Will
chloroform him, Tie him up and keep him until he Is
willing TO pay a handsome 10 get out. Men with
families and will not wish to be exposed
consented TO help him in the work On Friday of last
week entered the fiat and found Meredith and Addic
talking earnestly. lie said 'Daly has been here and
will be here again on Monday. want you TO sleep
here Sunday night.
ION Monday morning Meredith sent me to see man
and ask him TO come to the fat on important bust
lie said i was nervous, and as DAILY was
powerful man, might need help In tying him up.
i the other man, but gave him a wrong address
TO keep him away from the fat At p. Ella
Hammond said that she did not wish 10 be mixed up
and played cards in the kitchen. Addie stayed in
the front room and was TO let us know when DAILY
arrived. Meredith said that when DAILY came We
would put handkerchiefs over faces, scare him
with the revolver and chloroform him. If he didn't
have enough money with him could tie him up
and make him sign check for 100000.
TIE VICTIM WALKS INTO THE TRAP
AT p m. there knock the front room
door and pretty Addie came Into the kitchen and
said: 'Daly is here When she went back into the
front room she left the folding doors quite shut
so that there a crack through which could look
Meredith and l creRt softly to the doors He
coward. III show you how IN do this fellow up
Then he opened the doors and walked into the front
revolver and sad: Throw up your hands In his
excitement he discharged the revolver and DAILY
fed from the house. We loitered about Madison
ave ave until after p m and then went to Broadway
Addie Stanton was there The messenger met us
woman was in the fat. Meredith turned to me
and said You go and sec II everything is all right
woman on the second oor p said that teS Mrs Ham
mond and Adelaide stanton had been arrested
and left word for Meredith to sec me at my home in
Avenue C. We met there and wont out t6-ialk
me and to 70 Rim mg ss l hy so no aM
he could enter the house At night He said he would
until the trouble over He did not return again
ro61s The ten I,a of the stanton woman partly cor
Hermann had taken part in the plotting and had
urged her TO write 10 DAILY, who bad visited her
previously. IL was understood that there TO be
fail division of booty. She also said that Her.
mann and Meredith played cards with her in her
room on Monday afternoon until DAILY knocked
the door, when they went into the back room. She
was not sure which man shot DAILY, but she had
the revolver in Meredth's possession.
Inspector Byrnes said he knew that Meredith
professional thief and that at least three professional
burglars bad been asked TO join him in his plan OF
robbery, but they had refused. The Inspector said
also that he knew Of three reputable and wealthy
men In the city who had received letters from the
Stanton woman, urging them TO visit her at No 4o6
Fourth ave.
HERMANN WAS COOK IN POUGHKEEPSIE
Poughkeepsie. n. Y, Dec (speclal.-IIarry Ham
mond, who has been OF the assailants
OF DAILY, came TO this city March %, 1887. and