The evening world., 1889-02-27
AN OIL-CAN'S LUCKY LEAK.
IT HELPS LOCATE SOME OF DR.. REINoIpa
FLUSHING FURNITURE.

Strong Testimony for the Defense ~ n.
Doctor, ~To-Day-An Indication Of W..
ness B%rennan's Bad Memory G.th.,.s
from n Faithful Housekeeper's st.r~-
The Trial to Go on Tonight.
Justice Lawrence electrified the lavyerr 4,
the trial Of DR.. William M. Re-,
nolds at the opening Of the Court .,
Oyer and Terminer TO-DAY -
announcing in . most emphatic tone chs,
when he said the trial must be finished ri.
week he meant II and nothing else. He should
sit till 6 o'clock, take q recess for dinner ana
go on again in the evening. The lawyers "a,
the defense must have their witnesses ON
band, and the prosecution must confn.
themselves strictly to the rebuttal.
II do not think this Court, these iur,r-
and the public business should be called upon
to await the pleasure of witnesses who had 4
month to prepare" said the judge.
Patrick j. Fitzmaurice, O truckman. idsr
tilted a receipted bill and O check for SI05 al
rendered for carting seven double trucEIoaSs
OF furniture and pictures in July, 1884. from
the house of DR.. Reynolds in Fifty fifth street
to the new country house in Flushing.
Michael Lennon testified that he carried a,
organ to Flushing for DR.. Reynolds four Oh
five years ago and q piano afterwards.
Thomas, i. .OReilly, another cartman.
testified that he took two large four-horss
street house to the Flushing house June 50
and July 80, 1884. "
Patrick j. Boylon and James Dunn. who
worked for O'Reilly, c~orroborsted his story.
existence of which has been q matter of CON.
troversy, by the fact that o can of oil attached
to it had leaked out on his clothing.
Architect Horace G.. Knapp testified that
%sionally in the Fall of 1885, and went an
through it. He said the house was hand
Romely and richly furnished in every room.
and described the bookcases a. large, triple.
fronted mahogany cases, amply filled with
Jane Downey. the old, tried and faithful
servant Of the Reynolds's, testified that she
was nurse to Mrs. Reynolds when she was
only Jessie, the little daughter of the late
Police Commissioner Oliver Charlick. She
was the child's governess a little later, her
companion when she outgrew the governesS
age, and had been her housekeeper since sho
had boon Mrs. Reynolds.
She managed the household affairs Of the
Reynoldses. and said it was the custom OF
the family to move the children's carriage,
toys and traps. the family clothing and q few
other things Of daily use from tow to coun-
try In the Spring and from country to town
in the Fall or early Winter,
In December, 1885, q big oil painting,
Aurora" and three cherry bookcases were
brought from Flushing to the Forty-seventh
street house. and the music teacher rode on
the load, as the latter related yesterday.
Brennan, testifying for the prosecution.
had stated that he took three bookcases from
Flushing to Forty-seventh street in January.
1887, but Miss Downey now said that Bren.
nan actually hung holly on those same book
cases in the Forty-seventh street house on
Christmas Eve, 1896.
She described the organ, music boxes and
other articles at the Flushing house md
itemized in the alleged false claim of loss, and
declared that they we're entirely different
from those seized on Adjuster Reeds search
warrant in the Fotty-seventh street house.
to the uppar rooms in tho fall of 1885 waa
related. The doctor, Miss Downey, retos
Gerrity and Brennan did this work. Misc
OF Jan. 8. 1887, locked all the doors connect,
ing the rooms, and carried away the keys.