The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-08
HOT WORDS AT THE INQUEST.
LAWYER BERDINK CALLS CORONER
BURKE n FOOL.

The Induiry Into Mary Anderson's Death
Closed After Three Unimportant wit.
sesses Have Testined-schlipr's Counsel
Lays Down the Law In Vain.
Tho inquest into the death OF Mary Ander-
son. the young Danish girl who was found
dead in tho woods near Perth Amboy on the
afternoon Of June g. with bullet in her heart
and cash in her throat was brought to .
close yesterday after having been adjourned
several times. The session was held In the
council chamber OF tho Town Hall at Perth
Amboy. Only three witnesses were called
After they Ind given unimportant testimony
there was an angry dispute between Coroner
Burke and Lawyer George Berdlne. counsel
Tor Harry Schlipf. now in jail ut Now Bruins
wick charged with the murder Of the girl
Thethree witnesses were Augustin Ejncquot
Louis White. and County Detective Housed
Ejacquot and White testified to the finding Of
knife In the woods near tho scene OF the
murder. and Housed said that an examination
OF the knife had shown that there was no
blood on the blade.
Coroner Burke then said that the case was
ready to 60 to the jury.
Aren't you going to take any more testi-
mony ?" asked Lawyer Berdne.
NO. sir" replied the Coroner.
DO you consider that you have exhausted
all the means at your disposal to discover who
killed Mary Anderson"
For answer the Coroner raped for order.
but Lawyer Berdine jumped to his foet with a
book In his hand and said:
Wait moment. Coroner. You don't know
what your duties are:" and the lawyer then
read from tho book what Is required OF q
Coroner in New Jersey. Coroner Burke inter-
rupted the reading several times. and finally
Lawyer Berdine put down tho book.
tell you. sir" he said. shaking his fist at
the Coroner. this inquest has been farcel
1t has been conducted in the most absurd
n ons 6s have e.. n ssas sYsed 1y uSe
under, your very nose. Enough informa-
ton has been given in the newspapers
you only call three witnesses There Is a man
Locked Ice up IN prison charged with tho deed. and
quest. The Testimony taEen this IL mor orr
f dHats IRRELEVANT and has nothing to DO With
At this point the Coroner refused to hear any
more and pounded for order. He then charged
Burke and Lawyer Berdine had another V verbal
You don't know anythlng!" shouted the
You sS s1sfe ss@
you account for the manner in which you have
conducted this inquest to-day p
Perhaps I've got skate on" answered the
We'll. I guess you have" said Berdlne.
Nobody but Il drunken man would net as you
do: I'm glad you acknowledge you are drunk"
The battle Of words continued until the jury
Eeturned., The verdict rendered. was that
Mary Anderson came to her death by being
shot through the heart and cut In tho throat
by person or persons unknown to the jury.
Lawyer BCrdine said to the reporters after
the inquest that he would probably demand a
hearing for his client as soon as possible. II
this move did not prove successful he would
get out writ of hRbeas corpus. and thus at
least leSrn what evidence the police have
Thomas Gould. the Chief Of Police of Middle
town. y. ". wrote letter to Acting Chief Of
Police Bur IKE OF Perth Amboy. on July 2. say
Ing that there were two men employed at
FIahcrtys farm. about, ei ght, miles from, Mid,
about the murder Of Mary Anderson. They
to read OF the developments in the case. One
called himself Tom Earle. but the other re-
fused to give his name. Whom tho two first
came to Middetown. on Juno 20. they said
they had seen the murder committed After
ward they said they were the first to
arrive at the scene after the murder and
told OF having seen the body. the parasol. and
the knife. Tho knife was not found until three
days after the MURDER. Acting Chief Burke
went to MiddletoNn on Tuesday. but the two
men Ind been paid Off the day before and had
gone away. Burke and Gould followed them
IN buggy to n place twenty-five miles from
Chester. and there lost track Of them. Tho
description Of the two men is said TO answer
that OF the two men who threatened the boys
on tho railroad track the day OF the murder.