The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-04-11
MAGEE AND MISS FULLER.
Riley Testifes Before Police JUS
tice Taintor.
Rchashing the Story Told to the
Coroncr's Jury.


Tombs Court this morning. what Charles
W Brooke terms the unnecessary and |
tedious work of rchashing" the testi- |
mony heard by Coroner Fitzpatrick as
TO the death OF Martha j. Fuller. the
typewriter who was shot through the |
brain In William NJ. Mullons law office, |
room 2o3 Nassau Chambers, III Nassau
street. the afternoon OF March IL
MaWec, looking very pale and gaunt,
was taken up from the prison under |
the court.
John +. Riley the lawyer who followed |.
his office mate. Editor !. Frank Herman, |
from their offices directly over the
scene OF the tragedy, and was the
second person to reach the place OF the
shooting arriving perhaps i've or six
minutes after the two men heard n
sound as II the steam pipe had burst
somewhere In the building now sup
posed to have been the sound produced
by the bullet striking It after passing
straight through the head OF Miss Fuller
from temple to tcmpc-added nothing
ms% to n wn%' ,S@ Ss Fu hs nf arms
moved convulsively after she had been
placed on the floor.
"pid her arms move much?'' asked
VERY much. Roth arms and repeat
edly," replied Mr. Riley.
MIR. Riley said he was six feet away
from Miss Fuiiers feet and he did not
see the pistol which was afterwards
picked up from its hiding place between
Miss Fuller's right elbow AMI her body.
where those who accuse Magec say he
must have placed 1t after Herman and
Riley left n" room This theory is In
measure disprovcd by the established
fact that although Herman and Riley
hal I,f har II
who would In all probability, have de-
tected Magec had he placed the weapon
where II was found.
Editor Herman took the stand next to
tell again how he heard Mageo calling
for help In the hall very shortly after the
sound on the steam pipe and went With
found Miss Fuller there sitting on the
floor. her back against the radiator
| that stands in the front window and
| pistol wound through her head.
Mr. Hartman drew out that Ker-
nan placed one OF Miss FulIer's arms
alongside of her body after he had
eased her down" from the sitting po-
sition to n lying position on the floor
" am not positive, but think 1t was
her right arm that | placed beside her,
| said Herman.
This was brand-new, and II estab-
| lished would leave the probability less
reasonable that the pistol had been by
her side at that time.
right arm" asked Police Justice
| Taintor
Pretty positive, Judge; because !
thought her right arm might get under
her, replied Mr. Herman
"Did you see any article drop from
the body while you were moving her.
asked Judge Taintnr.
| He stated that when he found Miss
Fuller her right arm was perpendicular
the hand half closed and the back OF the
hnnd, the knucklcs. resting on the floor
close to her body, the folds of her dress
being between the hand and the floor.
Samuel Olsen the janti"r told again
Immediately succeeding the tragedy. He
arrived after punnlrger had picked up
the pistol and found the leaden bullet
room from the steam pipes and the wall
where the bullet left it's mark.
The prosecution seems to place much
plain. for had Magee picked the bullet on
the floor and ulaCei It on the desk II
would not be Of itself an important act
and MaSee has not been asked.
Olsen saw Winters feel Miss Fuller's
pulse. too. and he saw tn" folded screen
in its usual place. leaning against the
western end OF MaRee's rolling-topped
desk and the revolving bookcase in It's
usual place just beyond. Herman insists
that this l47-pounl bookcase was not
there when he entered, but chair was
in It's place.
Then comes the proof that Herman
placed the girls body in such a position
on the floor that It would neCessitate
the lifting Of the bookcase over it to
Magee is 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs
but l45 pounds and Is as gaunt as the
ghost Of the elder Hamlet
DIR. Cutter, the Chambers Street Hos
pitai ambulance surgeon testified next.
Miss Fuller. when he arrived, nearly
half an hour after the shooting; stu
glove. 'as il she had" in the language
of Prosecutor Hartman. prepared for
the street rather than for death.
DIR. Gutter was sure that the left glove
was not only drawn completely on Miss
Fuller's hand, but that at least one but
ton was fastened til he unbuttoned II to
more before the doctor. Is just as posi-
tive that THE left glove was drawn on
nFT asa ,S 'V Wn SsPos Who
rived five minutes after Herman. is alb
solutely positive that the glove was
completely on the hand, but unhuttoned
and that he stripped II down on the hand
and half down the thumb and fingers
selling 1t from the back OF the wrist. &c
feel her pulse. while Janitor Olsen has
testified that he saw witness feel the
william f. Scott. an advertising agent
with Offices in Nassau Chambers. was
. the next witness.
time OF the inquest end did not testify
D." 1t was 5,4i o'clock when ! closed my
office ON n" SAM floor with Mullen's
man nj the head of the stairs who asked
me II would help him find the janitor,
lie was much excited. leaned on the
hilustradr, and told the night watChmar
, to go for "A policeman | asked for the
ianitor. | returned M stairs and the
, sam" gentleman aslir again for the jan
, !tor, and asked impatiently: Why don't
he come"
II asked him what was the trouble
and he sild 4 young woman has beer