The evening world., 1891-03-30
sTEPHAMrS LIFE At stake.
His Trial for B1-Judge Reynolds's
Murder Resumed.
The Dead lawyers Partner Tells
the Story OF the Shooting.

The trial Of Alphonse J. stephani, FOR the
murder Of ex-Judge Clinton q. Reynolds, In
the latter's once In Wall street, May Is, 1890,
was resumed this morning In the Court Of
oyer and Terminer before Justice Van Brunt
and the jury completed last Thursday.
Assistant District Attorney Weilman opened
the case for the people this morning and cI-
haustiveiy reviewed the relations existing be-
tween the stephsnrs and ex.Judge Reynolds,
the family lawyer.
Stephani appeared less distressed In mind
than on his previous appearance in court. His
face was siill OF that saffron hue, with the
stuhby growth Of gray y-biacE beard, which tells
Of his months Of confinement HIS gray
streaked locks fell in clustering profusion upon
hls shoulders, and his big black eyes, IN their
deeply sunken sockets, giitteIed feverishly.
His mother occupied her customary posi-
sion just behind her son, and her head
was bent forward 10 catch every word which
fell from the lips Of the Assistant District At
torney In condemnation OF her unfortunate
boy.
Lawyers W. F. Howe and Daniel Dougherty,
Stepnani's counsel, made several objections
to certain statements by Assiatant District At
torney wellman, but they were overruled.
Insanity Is the defense they will set up for the
prisoner.
JOSIAH Il. Reed, Of Reed 4 Flagg, II Pine
street, testified that he knew young Stephsni
for six years. r'..
"ln Aug. 1889, F" he said. "Stephani visited
my ofilce and asked my advice about engaging
an attorney. he asked me to introduce MIN to
MIR. Reynolds and gave him card Of intro
duction.
"At different times Stephani expressed his
satisi siaction with Reynods's services TO his
| family, hut some months later. say In Feb.
ruary, 1890, Stephan, came TO me and said some
/ money had been paid to the family and that
Reynolds had advised him to MAKE certain In
veHtmepis in Government bonds with this
| money, but that he objected as the income
! was TOO small. step ani SAID he would not
sunmit 10 III owing Reynolds making such an
Investment Of his money."
CHARLES A. Dunn, manager of the Hotel Lit
coin IN lsse-so, iesttned that Stephan and his
mother had been quests at the Lincoln during
! those years. He said S,ephaui called at the
| Lincoln in February, 1890 after he returned
from Europe and inquired for his morh r.
IL told him ste was not at the hotel. r" MIR.
! Dunn cont lued. 'She was, however, In the
Annex. There we 'alkel about the money
matters In connection with the estate"
Mr.. Dunn, in stating the substance Of re-
peated interviews with S'epndni at his
mother's. developed simply the iact that Ste
!
! in hand ing the family's legal business
James l. Rutteriy, an attorney in Judge
Reynolds's once. was the next witness
| 81 have known Stephan from Feu. I, 1889,
meeting him In connection with me business
: OF the estate, " he said. "Cur 1rm settled up
the ar irs OF the nrm of A. Stephan & Co. IN
| the death OF A. Ster hani, tn prisoners father.
The prisoner objected to our advice, wnen
paying over cheeks 10 his mother In tting the
estate, that the money be invested in Cert In
directions, bssing his objection on the ground
| thuf q IL N
smaller than he believed he could derive from
other Investments Of his own.
The prisoner was very angry. ana said
| he was competent to invest his m rther's money
| SO II woulh produce much greater income
than that su ygested ny Judge Reynolds. This
disagreement caused q separation between
| Mrs. Siepnani and her sou.
| IsaW Stepha II on May Is about 10 o'clock
In our oflice He asked for Mr.. Reynolds.
tod him that Mr.. Reynolds mad not arrived
| .'He walked toward the window and said II
| was part OF the plan o make trouble between
his mother and hins II.
City OF New York After rema ming In all naif
an hour. he went away saying h would return
later In the day to see Mr. Reynolds, as he had
s's,epham did come back later and wen,
| into the private once while he and Mr.. Rey-
/ mol g were together. | heard MIR. Reynolds
say: Well, stephanL how much do you
| wantT
al diint catch the prisoners reply. MIR.
Reynolds came out and spoke 10 me ani then
he seppe back into the private room.
| al sat at my desk witnin eight or ten feet OF
the door TO the private ONCE. Two or three
minutes elapaed when heard a shot, and i'm
me1iately spranR from my desk.
| "Whtn l reached tne door Mr.. Scott had
grappl d with tie prisoner, who had a revolver
In his hand. grabbed one side Of him and
| wrenehed the revolver out OF his hand. Then
/ struck lin. John F. Coward also struck
him vita q chair On the head at the same time,
| breaking bottom rung.
"stepnani ;el 10 the noor In an unconscious
CONDITION.. j ran over to where Mr. Reynolds
| WAS lying and saw no was badly wounded.
"We mt for doctors and an ambulance, and
also Tor an ofiicer to srrest Stephani who Lay
| unconscious all this time. " b., :
| A revolver was handed to the witness, bu
he could not positively identify II.
DIR. Louis II. Stimson, y surgeon at Cham.
bers Street Hospital. testined to MS attendance
upon Judge Reynold$ VINO died at she hospt
tai nve days alter his admission.
| Wallace g. 0cott, o clerk In Reynolds EN-.
ploy corroborsted Lawyer Butterfly.
| 81 heard Stepnani say: 'Tnen you wont
give II to me- and next ] heard the ex
pios,on," he testified. ~ rushed in the
priva'e once and saw him with the revolver
In his rignt hand" ,.'