Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-03-01
LAST EDITION
a LACK OF EVIDENCE.
"A Failure to Obtain Evidence SEaY secar'
DIR. KeabIes's Release.


Or. Keabies,s Release.
The court room at the City Hall was
crowded this morning, attracted by The
heables case. After hearing common
drunk City Solicitor Turner announced
that he was ready to proceed. DR.. John
r. Wales was the first witness called dc
testified that he was called to Beers s
Hotel about 3 a. m. February =. lie
found there woman suffering great
agony. From her appearance be
was convinced that there had been
some criminal practice He had had
no conversation with DR. Keables in re-
agard to the case.
The city solicitor then asked: ''Has
any person come to you purporting to
have been sent by DR.. Keablesf'
Mr. Bird Il object to such a ques-
tion.
Mr.. Turner; Il want to show that DR..
Keables has confessed this crime to some
one who has gone to DR.. Wales
The court ruled the question out and
the city solicitor then asked:
+ did you find anything to indicate who
committed the abortion.
DIR. Wales II found on the table a
bottle of ergot with DR.. Keables' name
written across it.
City Solicitor: "Do you know anv
thing to connect DR.. Keables with the
caseY
DR.. Wales: Nothing beyond the
woman's statement
City Solicitor: Ibid the woman give
you her name7'
Dr. Wales: "She gave name as Dolly
Smith, but subsequently said that that
was not her right name.
=.
John A. Boer, as proprietor of the
Opera Hotel, was then sworn He testi-
fed that between 10 or 10 o'clock on
Thursday, February 2, woman came to
the hotel and said she wanted a room for
day or so and after inquiring rates, she
came in. She went to the dining room
and ate dinner. Witness assigned her to
room. About g. 80 in the evening gen
tleman came in the pool room, whom
witness did not know He went over
and talked with witnesses wife. Shortly
afterwards Mrs. Boer came to witness
and said: "Do you know who You have
taken in. Witness replied-at this
point Mr. Bird objected to the witness
testifying what his wife said and the OBJ
lection was sustained.
The witness then continued that from
his personal knowledge that on the even
ing of the 9th the woman requested that
DIR. Keables be sent for. The bar tender
went twice after him, but both times he
failed to come, giving as an excuse that
his wife was sick. When the woman got
so bad the bartender went for Dr. Wales
Keables was never there to see the
woman On the following Tuesday she
sent for hack and went away When
DIR. keables refused to come the second
time the woman said: THAT man ought
to be killed.
At the conclusion of Mr. Beers testi-
mony Mr.. Turner said
What consider the essential witness
in this case is out of the state, either in
Philadelphia or the state of New Jersey.
have no means at hand to secure her
attendance or the attendance of two
other witnesses. As to two witnesses,
Charles NJ Buckmaster and wife. / have
examined them under oath and they
know nothing that will aid in this case
/ cannot give any guarantee that the
principal witness can be secured, but
am loath TO allow this case to go on and
would like to have a continuance until
tomorrow or Monday morning"
Mr.. Bird said: This is very serious
matter This man has the confidence and
respect Of some prominent citizens as is
seen by their attendance here. con
slider it rather an ungrateful thing to
ask for q continuance This is merely a
preliminary hearing and Dr. Keables is
not going to leave the city and if any
new evidence can be produced he can
again be arrested
The case was then continued until to-
morrow morning. Keables being re
leased on his own recognizanees.
The cigar cases were then called up and
in relation to them the city solicitor said:
Il am inclined in these cases to let them
go upon the payment of costs. The sale
of cigars on Sunday has more or less got
in the heads of the people as a custom.
The Ideals wrong and there is statute
prohibiting the sale of anything beyond
articles of necessity. If they should be
brought into court again, it is my duty
to prosecute them. The fine is So and
COSTS The cost in these cases amount to
So. 70 each
The court followed the city solicitors
suggestion and the dealers, to the number
of twenty-four, paid the costs.