New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-10
BOTH RELEASED FROM JAIL.
DIR. KNIFFIN AND MISS PURCELL ADMITTED
TO BAIL.
CHIEF JUSTICE BEAsLEY, AFTER EXAMININ"
THE EVIDENCE AT THE INQUEST DECLARES
BOND OF 10000 IN EACH CASE TO
BE srFF1CEyr-FURTHER STATE
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MENTS WITNESSES
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Tren.on y /. Jan. 9-Dr. Arthur s. Knifin
md Emma Purcell suspected of the murder of
u,ro Kuieip were released from Jail al half-past
! o'clock this evening, after confinement oil
,,ortvfve hon1s Their counsel, III. y. Barton
and Chaunccy II. Bcasley secured wrlts OF habeas
corpus from Chief Justice Beasley, of the supreme
Conrt at = III. The wrts were made rcturnible
AZ 80 p. m, and at that hour they were seq
free. each furnishing bail in the sum of 100000
The coroners inquest was adjourned at noon uhtiI
next Monday morning, and the counsel Tor tie
prisoners at once resumed their Efforts to secure
their liberty. Chief Justice l}easey was Informed
of the evidence adduccd before tie coroner, and
counsel represented that the larger part OF the
evidence was in. SO far. nothing contained i'll it
pointed to the guilt of the accused persons. On
tbe other hand, it was favorable to them. The
Chief Justice said that he knew of no reason why
the writs should not be granted. The prosecutor
of the pleas had been warned, and, since he put
in no appearance the presumption was that no
had 10 objection to offer to the proceeding There
are many precedcnts for the action. Some years
ago Irene House created great sensation III TINS
county by shooting her husband, Orson houSe,
a Ncw-Nork divorce lawyer. cor0ners 5 jury
returned a verdct of murder against her, ana
vet after that she was admitted TO Dall' J"co'
Opperman, a few years ago, kicked man 10
death in this city and he also was iouhd guilS
bv the coroners jury, but a writ of habcas corpus
issued and he was at liberty until the Urahu
Jury acted in the case. There are, in fact many
similar cases in the Looks.
Mr. Barton made TIE argument Delore the
Chief Justice. reading all the evidence Submitted
before the coroner so far. Inc Cllcl Jusuce
thought the testimony was SO slight against the
.l,. ln inst
discretionary power vested III him and giving
them their liberty
Only eirbt or nine witnesses. have been eX-
examined at tie inquest, and those that the
prosecution look upon the most important,
they say, have not yet been put upon the stand
Prosecutor Stockton went home to Princeton
somewhat ndIsposed this afternoon, ana that
may account for his absence from the nearing
before tie Chief Justice. BuI he has
an assistant W. Holt Apgar, who ANeS
in Trenton, and his absence is considered pc.
culiar even though ne may not have been III a
position To- oppose the application successfully
The coroner has summoned some hitY Witnesses
Among those VINO have not been upon the stand
yet are Detective Pilser, who made the complaint
upon which Dr. Kninin and Miss Purcell were
arrested.
The news that the defendants were TO be
released from jail brought another great crowd
there after dark. Miss Purcell and DIR. knliln
were informed Of their good fortune at 6 o'clock
and were overiOyed a little before halt-past :
they were placed in cab and driven to the
house of the Chief Justice in East State-st
Their bondSmen already on hand. There
were twcnty-nne of them. They crowded the
Chief Justices big library. 1t was found, when
they arrived, that these gentlemen were all
friends of Dr. Knfn. and We're dcsirous of going
bail for him. bat they We're not all eager 10 sign
a bond for Emma Purcell David Purcell, her
brother. and Or. James Palmer. who IS Dr-
Knifin's brothcr-in-laNv, announced their willing
ness 10 90 on her bond Some one suggested that
the whole party 20 on both bonds, but the sug-
nestion did no' meet with approval 40 one
else seemed to want 10 be responsible for Miss
Purcell Notwithstanding that Mcssrs. Purcell
and Palmer said that they could make the bond
good should she default. There was dense silence
for a moment
"Tu 20 upon her bond" said DR. Isaac Cooper,
finally.
50 will l." said Henry L. Coleman, promi-
merit clothicr "althOugh have no acquaintance
with the lady"
After several more appeals by DR.. Palmer, who
said il would look better if more persons were on
the bond the following gentlemen sisnhed their
willingness 10 20 her bail: Joseph r. Enckc,
Treasurer.
Snracklcn. DR.. Thomas H. Mackenzie Thomas ;.
Everett. Daniel l. Cubbcrly. Dr. Lewis +. Read
inc. Samuel f. Harkinson, Charles II. Baker and
Frederick B. Yard These same persons qualified
- DR.. Knifns bondsmcn. and i'm addition 10 Dr.
Kuiniu himself there were also on his bond
Joscph Y Iauning. Levi Il. Rsdon, Frank =. Eng
lsh. Thomas Craig, Lambert Hughes Winfield ).
Cadwallader, Joseph Clayton, Joshua VI. Beatty.
William Brumaicr Barclay l.. Stokes, benjamin
NJ Phillips. Augustus ". Crook, Charles Ne
Daniels. John Relstab and Mahlon K. Marscrin, lr
The bail was accepted in Chief Justice Bcasey's
study, over the library. DR.. knfn and Miss Pur-
cell sat in the room. Among the bondsmen are
bank president pork packer. several prominent
real estate dealers and some merchants. Inc
majority are members Of the Masonic fraternity.
\ statement that DR.. Kninin and members of the
Purcell family had indcmnlilcd them was deihed,
as was also rumOr that galncd general ciIcula-
tiOn to the effect that Dr. Kninin had said IN lail
that his bOndsmen must be Miss Purcclls bonds
men also, he would remain in Jail until the end.
In few moments the formalitics over and
Dr. Knfn and Miss Purcell went away. Dr. and
Mrs Palmer, with David Purcell, accompanied
them home. 1t is likely that Miss Purcell will
go TO her home in Broadway tomorrow.
The two are now free until the
Grand Jury acts. Should the coroncrs jury hnd
against them they may be rcarrcstcd but other
writs of habcas corpus would issue and the present
Hsi would hold goOd.
At the inquest DR. Cornelius Shepperd the
sr,t witness Of the day. lie arrived at DR.. Knit
I'M 5 house ON Friday morning about O'Clock, he
said and described the scenes that were d'S"iOS d
In ne various al larjmcnts lie ordered Mis- Pur
cell 10 bed for no other reason t.an That she
seemed cold The witness pulled Mrs. kniiliu's
bed out from the wall that lac might better cX-
anime her. THIS clears up ,ne my S9cry now me
position of the bed WIS altered lr. Nhrppcfd
Gttcctcd 10 odor Of ioioIu or ether about the
premises. In his opinion Mra. kIiiIin had been
dead from four TO siX hours wneh he reached her