Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-16

MIS-. hulue0 awe. 41l5h fuTcci WIS aiho
there. He then described his entrance
to the Office on the morning following,
and the discovery OF the scattered eufots
about the operating room. no went down
stairs and obtained the assistance Of Nj.
Reid, aud they went to the third door to,
aUther. Wnsn he entered the large bed
room be noticed confusion and that MISS
Puscsil wa. lying upon the floor with her
night dress on. Her face Was covered by
her hair which wss loose. He then went
to her 10 see il she was dead or alive, (
and finding her warm, raised hes 70 her
fest when she began to struggle. he
then told her not TO struggle ana asked
hsr II she did rot know eiu, to which I
she made no reply. He had lighted the !
gas Immediately upon entering the room. /
Hiss Purcell's body was covered en-
tirely by her niPht.dress, and the first /
words he heard her utter were "On,
N.Y. After picking her up he sat her
1pon a char, and then went TO eearch
| for Mrs. KnTep. She was found on her
! bed with the corner Of the connterpane
| acrosa her face The bed clothes we're
! psetty veil .umbled, and gave evidence
1 Of struggle. The bed wss nearly il the
centre OF the small room, and tho door
! was open far enough for 9 man to enter
| through Il. Ia the large room he
| found stick or prop which may
| have been ufed 70 fasten the dooi.
TIE stick was lying jast to tho left
of the door. Some few minutes after
he picked Misg Purcell MP he asked her
| where Leland was, to which she did not
answer. Whsn he loft the room Niles
PARCEL walked out, assisted by him. The
scrub woman, Irs. Miller, an Mr.. Reid
were present. After reaching her room
she lay down on the bed, aud he again
asked her ABOUT the boy. She sad moth.
ing about the house bsirg robtea, nor
cid sbs eIplsin how she go! 20 the win
dow, near where shs wss found. inr.piy
ID Juror witusss stated that he thought
It not customary for gas j9t TO be left
burning during the night. lie found
qmsll bunch OF keys in tho small room
adjoining the usrlor, but had never seen
thsm before.
In reply to a Juror witness said this. 1t
was o'clock IN tue morning whom tne
discovery was made, but the rurtalnG
were drawn and the room WAS comfGrG-
lively dafs. He has key for access 10
tie house and the privilege Of entering at
al times. His reason fo' getting RssisI
ance wa because he wanted company to
that something was wrong. de did not
call upstairs before seeking assistance,
but did 40 before going to the tnp il2or.
The hatohst and ohisel, watch we're found
in tho small room, were his personal
propsrty
To bio knowledge no ohlogoform YES
, ksut in the Office, but eth WAS kept In
the instrument case in the operating
room, but could not say if it was dis-
/, turbed on the night in question. II 10
not customary TO administer ch cgofoEm
: in extracting teeth, but ether is fire.
: quenGly used. 1t was customary for the
ladies 10 enter the operating. room, bat
be never saw them handle the ether
bottle.
He was sure that the back windows
5 were clolsd, but ne did not know whether
tho kitchen door was locked or not.
: When he YVES prAotioing by himself In
:, Chester county he also had physician
y present when he administered either, but
I lie had used il once with DIR. kuitier
]. without physician being present.
II Juror-What were the relations exist
!, ing between DR.. Kuihen and Miss Par
e cell2
a Arswer-"Ot such a character as woult
"a be proper to exist between cousins, re
q piled the witness lie never saw tht
le doctor and Miss Purcell out riding 20
N gsthsr, but hiss seen them leaYe the hous
n together during the day.
"a Witness sent but one telegram to Dr.
~ Kniffen, to which the coroner receive
the reply. The only other messages Esi
were those sent by the coroner aud Eli
e Van Horn. The following telegram Wa
~ produced, which WAS sent to gentlema
= Ia Washington, n. j., informing tn
- doctor Of his wites death "Fiad Di
=, Arthur $. Kniffen, stopping at David Pul
~ cells, near Broadway. Send him home I
~ Trenton Immediately. His wife murdered
- Don't inform DAyid's mother, as ii Nigh
W ,niure her. Signed, Conrad b. Bennett,
90 THIS telegram bore the Endorsement {
witness. Hs went NJ TO WAshingto
!, crossing to meet tho doctor, to advise nil
4 10 get of at Clinton street. to avoid I'll
al crowds nj Warren street. He had tol
!, Jushce Mathsson thgt he would not go
~ he objected, but no objection was mao
~ BY the authorities. He bus since lesrnt
~ the public thought this action peoulll
"a one, Roifen had told him that lhe q
- yas turned ON Ia her room that night Al
ehe discovered II by hearing IL hisgin
w Tie had also heard the lady Eny that 81
~ tnuaght it had besn done to suit cate he
" lie dii not know how long it had be-
turned on. lie Is still OF the opinion tn
~ the house was burslarized on Eovemb
'Ss 81, but cou d no! explain the gss episod
VI or WHY nothing hsd been stolen.
~ Dr.. Shannon was then dismissed al
Hra. El!Xtbsth Miller, the German SER
"a woman who worked for the Knih
~ family, was called to the stand, She "
IN nat very familiar with English, and
4 interprceer was used. Her testimony "
,He brie; ga unimportant.
liz 4he hesrlug then I'D journed foE The d.
on TngSToa, N. D., Jan. 9.--Dr. Arthur
mp In.G n aud Miss Emma PurOeil, vs.
&C. weTo arrested lsot night en- the charge
&c Wandering MyrO knldaa, the coctc
2os wife, we're Teloased tonight on writ
nabess corpus isousd by Chief Jnsti
thH BsKsley Ooansel for tAe defence, Z
" l dannted 0y his reiu9ai IL grant the vi
N last night, made another argument beft
ON the eAisi ilsgse at O'Clock th,s att
non r,,V ,,tnf,,nk kta ~