The evening world., 1894-09-13
STATEMENT.
He Declares that chambermaid
Could Exonerate Him.
Amanda MershePs Brother May
Take Her TO Boston.
Justice Noorhis Considers Her
Charges Worthless.

Because the physicians in the New York
Hospital were unable to say this morn
ing whether or not Amanda Mershel will
die of the pistol shot wound, received in
Shick's Hotel, Twenty eighth street and
Seventh avenue, last Saturday, the ex-
animation of Wallace Ladue. who is
charged with the shooting, was ad-
journed In Jefferson Market Court this
morning, until Saturday at $50 A. NJ.
Justice Noorhis was indignant at the
certificate given out by the hospital ply
sican. 1t simply said that her condition
was unchanged. The Justice instructed
the policeman to subpoena the doctor for
Saturday next, unless a proper certin-
cateV made out.
Miss Mershel had rather bad day
yesterday in consequence OF the number
of visitors. Among the latter was her
brot her. from Boston, who had not seen
her in fourteen years. She wept when
she saw him. He Is n contractor there
and says he will take her home with
him in the event of her recovery.
Her condition, in fact. was so bad
yesterday that the attending physician.
DR. Matheson, wrote on the back of the
certificate this morning:
give no more passes to-day
This was intended only for the clerk
in the hospital. but the policeman
handed it to Justice Voorhis, saying 1t
was intended for the latter.
Then the Justice got angry. After
questioning all the clerks to ascertain
whether they had issued passes to
visitors, and finding that they had not,
self Then he directed the policeman
to go back to the hospital and ask what
was meant by such a message.
Ladue spoke freely to an Evening
World" reporter, and besides reiterating
all his previous protestations of inno-
cence made a statement that suggests
further investigation.
II neyei, was in that hotel before In all
my life" he said, but Miss Mershel was
well known there. She told me she
stopped in the place the night before"
is respectable. and that the woman had
never been there before. The police affect
to believe them.
There is a chambermaid in that hotel
Ladue continued, who could, If she
the stairs, on my way down before the
shot was fired That being the case, how
| she was coming out. OF her room, or
the same landing, and l was on my wa.
for drink for Miss Mershel. l guess
| had gone down about seven steps wher
the pistol-shot rang out The chamber
maid was looking at me at the time.
THAT woman tried TO kill herself. fol
what reason ! do not know. / had nc
hand in 1t whatever"
The chambermaid referred to Is a
daughter-in-law of Shick, the hotel pro-
| prietor.
She declares that she did not see
Ladue on the stairs before the shot was
fired, but that she was in her room
when she heard the, shot. On the in
| slant, she declares, she opened the door
and saw Ladue going down the stairs
The door OF the other room. where the
| shooting took place, was closed.
Even this admission goes a good way
to exonerate I.adue. as 1t Is contended
that he could not, in such a brief
space OF time. have shot the woman
thrown the pistol to the place where II
was found, then opened and closed the
door and have gone part way down
stairs.
Justice Voorhs is OF the opinion that
| the statement made by Miss Mershel &c
the Coroner, in which she charged La
due with the shooting, is not worth
anything.
THAT was not an ante-mortem state.
ment." he said The woman did not
believe she was going to die. so she
could have SAID anything she pleased
We will We will know more about II by
| Saturday"