New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-22
no NEW EVIDENCE.
THE MYSTERY OF MISS FULLERs DEATH
APPARENTLY AS DEEP AS EVER.
cOILATING THE ESTABLISHED FACTS IN IhE
TRAGEpY-THEY STRONGLY SUPPORT THE
THEORY OF MURDER - SEVERAL
CIRCUMSTANCES UNEXPLAINED
RY MAGEt.


~. ,,. hov. rome by since Martha J. tuker.
win a bullet wound through her brain. gasped out
ber life on the floor OF the little Once al 40 ~
NassaiI-st and when yesterday had cloSo' INC ~
had advanced no nearer TO solution OF tne .'''i'
nues,Ion Did Joseph r. Masee shoot her? without
-, -, rr,iu,iae the case against the man now
T., tho ron,bs II has 10 be said that almost all 'he
established positive circumstances 50 far de'eope'
in connection with this remarkable case so '" e'
,oblish the view that she was murdered \ IL" Az
cline 10 the belief that Miss Fuller was ki"et ~
accident and that Magee realizing the nature OF the
suspicion which WouHu DC uh0N'N' "o ~
sought refuge in n lie
4 CHANGE WOULD BE FATAL
,rorg those who favor the view OF accident
r. sore of the able and experienced police onlcers
engaged on the case. But in order 10 ADOPT t'ls
defence now Magee must confess that MS hts'
STORY was absolutely false. and Charles '" broohe'
tho prisoners leading counsel. in taking over the
,so carly in the week. said: III Magee adopted
tho defence of accident there Is no jury IN inc
World which would not convict him. ana De Jusli-
God in convicting him OF murder So far he has told
n straightforward story. We say that ne dld not
shoot her and that the girl was pure
THE CIRCUMSTANCES RECALLED.
Now what ia the case so far? At some time be-
,ween $40 and 5:45 o'clock Saturday afternoon
MISC Fuller received the bullet wound when enden
nor ufe That bullet fired from Smith q
Wesson Is cal!bre revolver owned by Joseph l.
Magee Unless Burton. the Office boy. mas peeh
eoeakng falsely Magee and Miss Fuller were the
only nersons left in Mr. Mullens office when the
shot was fred. Burton having left the place at D
o.c,ock Retween the sound OF the shot and the
sound OF Magee's voice calling for help there Is
clear interval OF four minutes. which Magee so far
has been unable to account for. Al the ehd Oh
that four minutes Magees voice is heard in the
hall by Mr. Herman, plaintlvely entreatinS help
Mr. Herman who had gone four or five steps down
halA tha
Walter Lord and Frank H. Doughty, tne lawyers
who have offices the sixth moor mere 10 d
variance In testimony. Mr.. LORD says; heara
man angrily calling Janitor. jantor. IL was MT.
Yet Mr. Herman. turning back 70 assist MAGE IN
thc same moment, and passing Mr.. LORD ana Mr.
Doughty. says hat Magees tone was one OF AZ Az,
n,zed entrcaty He enters the room ana sees MISS
Fuller leaning in a sitting posture against the
radiator the blood pouring from her right Temple
and forming pool by her side. But almost IN the
centre OF the room, between the TWO Iesks j. an,
other pool OF blood. which can only be accouh'eu
for on the supposton that she had been hiteu from
the spot where she originally fell ana had peei
carried back to the radiator. on this bass the m
terval OF four minutes might De accouhteu toI a
Herman looks for weapon ana sees none III any y
mart Of the room Neither does Mr.. Riley, WHO -
with him. and they are both old ana experience
newspaper men with an eye trained Tor Sucn tninss.
room in search Of other help leaving Magee alone
with the corpse. another Office boy, branhigah, III
tcring the room, the revolver lying ny, Miss
Fullers head. and picking 1t NJ. Is reprlmanded by
Magee for removing H.
THE PROBLEM or THE REVOLVER
! The medical testimony seems to prove conci'i-
sivey that Miss Fuller did not shoot herself mat
she was wounded she rose from her chair ana
was putting on her gloves the shot being fired at