Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-03-24
THOSE POWDER STAINS.
They May Playa Part In Sow
ing the Fuller Mystery.
FOUND IN THE WALL OVER A DESK.
Alleged That Magee Had Made Persistent
Advances to the Pretty Typewriter-Mrs.
Mount Still Absent, but Her Whereabouts
on Saturday Accounted For.


Advances to the Pretty Typewriter-Mrs.
Mount Still Absent, but Her Whereabouts
on Saturday Accounted For.
NEW YORK, March PA discovery has
been made in the office where Miss Martins
j. Fuller met her death which completely
revolutionizes the theories of the shooting
heretofore advanced.
1t has already been stated that marks
resembling blood stains were found upon
the wall over Miss Fuller's desk. Some of
the more pronounced of these marks were
dug out of the wall at the time by the po-
lice for examination.
There were numerous other marks left,
however, whose character was considered
doubtful and therefore insignificant They
were at first believed to be bits of hair,
next infinitesimal splashes of blood and
finally splatters of ink.
An examination of these marks under
the microscope revealed the important fact
that they are powder stains. They are
spread over an area of at least 215 feet upon
the board partition separating Mullen s
private office from that occupied by Magee
and Miss Fuller.
What the Powder Marks Show.
The person who fired the pistol must
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desk when he did so. The necessary con.
clusion from these premises is that Miss
Fuller must have been standing at her
desk when struck and not beside the radi-
atOr, as has hitherto been claimed. Other
wise the powder marks could never be
where they are unless the pistol was dis
charged by one standing behind the far
side of the desk from the window and close
to the wooden partition.
1t is said that the position of these pow
der stains will form an important element
in the case of the prosecution. 1t was
limited that the police had based a theory
upon them to the effect that more than a
single shot was tired-in other words, that
one bullet killed Miss Fuller and another
was fired in the direction of the radiator to
disarm suspicion. Mr.. Brooke's attention
was called to the powder stains. He said
he had noticed them, but was unable to
account for their presence there.
The theory that considerable time elapsed
between the shooting and the time when
the alarm was first sounded by Magee is
still further borne out by testimony of
several persons If what these persons say
Is true, then it is probable that fully half
an hour elapsed between the firing and the
call of Magee for help.
Miss Carrie klock, a typewriter employed
in the law offices of Forster & Speir at 81
Wall street and one of Miss Fullers few
intimate friends, states that Martha had
frequently complained to her of Magee's
unwelCOme attentions. On one occasion
she threatened to report him to Mr.. Null
len if he did not cease annoying her.
Mrs. Mount Still Missing.
Mrs. Theresa Mount, Magee's divorced
wife, has not yet returned to her boarding
place, 275 Schermerhorn street, Brooklyn,
from which she mysteriously disappeared
last Monday morning.
1t was settled that she was at home on
the day of the shooting. Mrs. Gulbally,
who keeps the Schermerhorn street board
ing house, says that on Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Mount was sitting in her room look
ing out of the window.
The inquest will begin ON Monday morn
ing at II o'clock and will probably be held
in one of the rooms of the city court, owing
to the scant accommodations afforded by
the coroner's Office. DIR. O'Sullivan is pref
ty certain that Magee will be held for the
grand jury. He understands that the pros
ecution will call more than so witr esses.
The defense, however, will produce no
witnesses at the inquest and will ask no
questions of the witnesses for the prosecu-
ton.