The evening world., 1891-05-13
A Coroner'S Jury Sitting EYi-
denCe on the East River
Hotel Tragedy.
Byrnes Produces Amser Ben All
as the Suspected Ripper.
The Blood Stained Shirt and Knife
Exhibited In Court.
Capt. O'Connor Described the Tell
Tale Stains in Room 80.

Nineteen DAYS ago shis morning the body Of
old Carrie Brown was found horribly mutt
lated In room 81 at the East River hotel, at
Catharine slip and Water street.
Over forty persons have been arrested dur
ing TINS time, but not until to-day were the DO.
lice ready TO place their evidence before the
public at Q Coroner's inquest.
Twice has the inquest been adjourned st the
request Of the polica, but to-day Coroner
Scauiize opened the inquiry into the horrible
death OF old Shakespeare" the police pro-
ducing Ameer Ben All, better known as
"Frrneny No. l." as the old woman's sus-
pected Murderer.
II was Frencny's nrst trip out into the open
air since he was committed to the Tombs By
Justice Marune, and no seemed to enjoy IT.
He arrived at the Coroner's once at 10. 90,
handcufed to Detectives McCioskey ana GRADY
OF the Central ONCE looking smiling. and
| cheerful.
He wore the new clothes furnished him by
| Lawyer House, 81. Is tennis shirt and black
necktie, with big, red polka dots.
| Frenchy's lawyers. Levy, House D Friend,
were there ahead Of him. and brought with
them Constant J. sperco. Mahometan, and
Henri Martin, Q Frenchman. to act as inter-
prefers.
Among the people prominently connected
with New Yorks Jack the Ripper case who
wern present were Proprietor Jennings and
Bartender Sam Shine, OF the E ,st River Hotel;
Police Capts. OConn,r and Mclaughlin and
DETECTIVES Frink, rowley, Grifith aud Doran.
AL the witnesses in the House OF Detention
were brought down and confined in Q room
downstairs The courtroom was packed to
SuffocAtion and many curious spectators had
10 be excluded.
II was II O'Clock when Coroner schultze and
and tue Coroner then swore In the jury, which
had been impane led since the nrst adjourn
ment.
Their names are:
Thomas =. Brennan. Harry C. Miner Geo
T. Putney, \. +. Slaughter, c. W. Idle,
George Brookway, Joseph Swan, August
strassburg, X Nj. Walters. James Trainor, l.
J. Merbee and Jacob Rupert.
Ameer Ben ALPS app, aranoe Is not that Of
man Of stroug animal passions. He u perhaps
SIX feet tall and very thin. He hss typical
Arabian head. HIS brow u strongly marked.
his eyes keen and observing and his nose
hooked. His ears stand ouL from his head.
his neck Is noticeAbiy tnin, there being hollows
IN each side Of the vertebre.
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his body bent FORWARD. he seemed careWorns
bu, not IN fear. Meeting him under other cir
cumstancns an impression might DO R,yen that
he was man Of quick temper, who might do
violence on provocAiion. But he has not the
face OF man who 10 coidly cruel
Coroner Scnultze orleny stated to the jury
The eir,umatancsa of the dndina of the bodv
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VI o'a aeuaAssPeAo anu 'neu eehsu mary
Corcoran houseKeeper AZ the Bast River Hotel,
as tn. arst Witness
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cue Nh"neu 'nA' tuo "a" onAAespeAfe IN tue
''box y or 'ladies'' dGinking-rVom on from
Inc var-room, the night before the murder and
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the next mornine saw shAkespeAre'a dead
body IN room 81 after EDDIE Fitzgerald. the
,.a,i,tant barkeeper had told her about the
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supposed nuIuet'
Counsellor House objected TO Attorney Well
mani. cnsrsc,ar,z,ng re sfT.ir aa a murdar.
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