New-York tribune., 1894-04-05
/ NON-CONNITTAL VERDICT
MAGEE HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY.
THE coKoYER's INQUEST FAILS TO SHOW WHO

THE coKoNEE's INQUEST FAILS TO SHOW WHO
@ KILLED MARTHA J. FULLER.
It took the Coroners jury hfty-fve minutes yes
terIay to decide unanimously that Miss Martha j.
Fuller came to her death by pistol bullet which
crashed through her brain in the office OF Mr Null
Ien No II Nassau-st.. on the afternoon OF March
L. but that they had not sufficient Information TO
determine who fred the fatal shot. Although the
verdict did not accuse Joseph 7. Magee OF shoot
ing the young woman. II did not oXonerate him. ana
Coroner Fitzpatrick sent Magee back TO the Tomos
10 await the action of the Grand jury. Masees
lawyers. Broo 90. OSullivan & Brooke Immediately
began to skirmsh for the liberation Of their Client
and Assistant District-Attorney Mcintyre took
equally prompt action to have the case considered
Immediately By the Grand Jury.
No testimony was presented yesterday. I'M
mediateIy after Coroner Fitzpatrick opened court
Assistant D.strlct-Attorney Hartmann said: Inc
people rest"
The evidence given on the preceding days had
shown that Mias Fuller and Magee were alone IN
the lawyers office when the pistol fired; that
Magee gave the alarm by going out into the hall
and saving that the young woman had shot her.
SELF and that some witnesses saw Magee's pistol
with which the shooting was done. lying BY the
girls side and some did not see II there CareiI,
the body lay and the arrangemeN, 1l ,ne oa Luz a
ture in the room. The PHYSICIAN VINO VINO n,aPe n,ai.
Miss Fuers head. such - might nave oeeh @.
pected in case the weapon was held n.at -rpuSn
TO the girls face admit Of he theory OF sncls'
All these facts had been pub.shed IN tue He"S'
papers before the inquest. .,, -
Conspicuous by its absence was testimony re-
garding the relations between Magee ana .Ilss
Fuller. and anything that would teni 10 sno" a
motive either for murder suicide. II Is suspeclel
bv some that ,he Distrct-AttOrney did not pteseht
To the COroners jury all the evidence Whch ns
possessed that he did not wish 10 snow ms hdnd
To- the defence before Magee should he tired unle.
Indictment II such evidence exists II is upon lhst
that the District Attorney viii have 10 rely loI no
Jury would convict Magee on the Iacts thal nave
been presented , ,.,.,o "a
show any motive whatsoevcr'fcr the shoolns ether
ON the mart OF Magee 20 murder the girl or on MISS
Fuller's mart 10 take her own life has revived the
theory OF accidental shooting probably by Magee
The theory of an accidental shooting by Masee avg
the exclamation OF his subsequent story or sulcne
as the means which he hastily adopted 10 avert su
picon OF murder are consistent with all the iacS
brought out. ,. A., u.ooL.
When the Jury brought in its verdict MT. broone
went before Judge Beach, in the supreme July %
and secured n writ Of haheas corpus for thg pIo
ducton OF MIagee in court to-day. MI MCl.s.s .e
learned of this and at once secured warrant 'ost
Recorder Smyth. who sitting IN fart IL "a
General Sessions for the arrest OF Magee on tne
charge of murder I'm the first degree The apps&ra Ia
tion was made on Information ana Dele, iIs y.
warrant was lodged in the Tcmps. ana Makee Mk-, -
confined under it, He will be brought INTO SouS -,
hut will probably be sent back TO the oIOS "a. ss
once bv Judge Beach The case Will go before 'hs
Grand Jury at an early date