The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-02
CORNELL BAN0UETTRAGEDY.
TINE coRoNER's INQUEST ON THE
DEk1H OF THE CoLoRED COOK.


DEkIH OF THE COLORED COOK.
Dr. Loehs-iy. whs Atte-sss Hsr, Ce-is Not
swear Positively thst She Diea % CATO
rise Foissri-e-AH ths stus-.ts Sues
-opsd Rsf-,s 20 Tesurs "usssr the al
| vice Of Cou-se,o-ri.eed .. the Custody
| OF the sheris. bot ansrward Released.
ITHACA. March The Coroner's jury i'm
| panellsd for the purpose OF Investigating the
cause OF the death Of Henristts jackson. at
| the Cornell freshmen's banquet, reconvened
| at 81 o'clock this morning. The Coroner an
| nounced that the session would be private.
but on motion Of one Of the jurymen IL was
| agreed that press representatives be per-
mittsd 70 be present 1t was the sense OF the
jury that the session be public. as was the pre-
| eedinR one. but the Coroner assumed the re-
sponJbility Of making It private. One OF the
| witnesses was the plumber who sold the tub
ing used TO convey the gas from the jug TO thu
room above. He said he would not be able to
identify the purchaser.
DR.. Locksrly. who attended the Jackson
woman whom she died. said that she really
died i've minutes after she was brought to his
offlce. but that he produced artificial respira-
tion for fullyiten minutes after. He smeled
the chlorine gas in her breath. but could not
swear pObltlNelI tnhV hn0 ul0u iTOm tn0 ou0Cth
OF chlorine poisoning.
f. l. Taylor OF Plsinneld. N. J.. was then
called. He stated his residence and name.
and his class In college He was then asked
By the foreman;
Are you room mate OF Mr.. DingensT'
Under the advice Of counsel refuse to
answer" he replied.
At this point Myron n. Tompkins. one OF tn
best criminal lawyers In this part OF the State,
said that he represented Mr.. Taylor and sew
eral others in this case. and had advised his
clients to refuse to answer all questions per-
tanning to Dingens or the freshman banquet
tragedy.
Mr.. Van vleet, foreman Of the jury. jumped
to his feet. and dsmande that all persons ex-
cept those on the jury be excluded from the
room. This was ordered by the Coroner. and
the press representatives and Mr.. Tompkins
were ushered out.
What happened after this your reporter
learned Of q juryman. Taylor was asked II he
refused to answer on the ground that IL would
tend to incriminate him. and he answered:
e. refuse to answer on advice Of my counsel"
He was asked other questions, to which he
gave the same answer. The Coroner. after
consultation with his lawyer. the Hon. d. NJ.
Dean. decided that the witness was comp PEELED
to answer the questions put to him unless they
would tend to incriminate him." He told Tay-
Tor that II he refused to answer the questions
he would place him under arrest and have him
committed for contempt Of court. Taylor re-
fused and was placed In the custody Of the
g L Dingens q Buffalo was next placed
upon the stand. He also refused to answer |
Under d S'na III ss to
scoordingly placed In the sherin's custody, as
Charles g: Gorley Of Pitt.bureh. and Earl s.
Timson OF Cincinnati for the same cause.
oosEi a. a2s0 n
tiyeo were again allowed to 30 present but no |
evidence Of interest was, taken. and shortly |
three hours. during which time the District
fSr vas ofiiciaiiy snn Ha rf q. s ESQ
S SsESh that tt the ig5Iy had adiou5nsd until
iurymen informed your c c den 81 t f
IL. reason the i9Ey adSu1psd Without action
who ala not want ali ho s!dencs tse
trial filed in the clerks ofce. as would have to
be done 4 2 verdict . wa. Iannounced., II the
to . great extent make It OF no practical use
9.ns Mitchell. Gorbs, and Simpson S we're o rs-
mittsd to 60 free. sXospt that each was I served
With subpoena to appear before the Grand
not So pTnssd, because on I the stand f he had
refused to testify on the ground that IL might
tend 70 incr1mlnats him.. The case IL now
The position OF Tompkins 4. Leary counsel
before the Coroner's Jury. aud also for others
who have not been subDpnaed. was stated to
FOUR correspondent By Mr.. Tompkins as fol-
There Is = benencent rule Of law. which
provides that no man is required to give EVIL
lass could be examined as Witnesses before
he Coroners jury with view OF wedding out
. h; guilty ones We believe that each one I:
n his privil.Ts and refuse p1 to answer n%ss.
Ia NO other tribunal in. the land can
.esinst himself and why Should he before "itae
VI !Is !S.t !hSs: s!s sH eo%s ss s
seton 5s5 Il The 6ri H 6 t as iooHs
IL Rs own w bsS Sas Ss
etusal to testify does not create any presump-
Is IN, ,as1inst him; Also ssstion $50 Of the
mt in . criminal action 10 presumed to be in
loeent until the contrary be proved and in
cGpittaI' fhsrsioreIthsrs Is no presam ption
Eainst these students from their refusal to
ccused the benefit OF counsel and yet the
luded from the hearing although tho prose-
ution and the Coroner were both represented
z counsel There was NO other coarse left to
.stity. This course was justified by the case I
age = l. and other dsSisIon: Of the con nf oi
ppssls. We claim that there is absolutely no
rest n.n shese SSynf to as;y their
IciOn many would be found guilty"
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