The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-13
LADUE'S STATEMENT.
He Declares that a Chambermaid
Could EIonerate Him.
Amanda Mershers Brother May
Take Her 10 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-eigh street and
Seventh avenue, last Saturday, the eX-
animation of Wallace Ladue, who is
charged with the shooting. was I'D
journed in jefferson Market Court this
morning, until Saturday at $50 A. NJ.
Justice Voorhis was indignant at the
certificate given out by the hospital ply
stefan. 1t simply said that her condition
was unchanged. The Justice instructed
the policeman to subpoena the doctor for
Saturday next, unless a proper certifi-
cate " made out.
Miss Mershel had rather bad day
yesterday, in consequence OF the number
of visitors. Among the latter was her
brother from Boston, who had not seen
her in fourteen years. She wept when
she saw him. He Is a contractor there,
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
was intended for the latter
Then the Justice got angry. After
questioning all the clerks to ascertain
visitors, and finding that they had not
he said he had never issued one him
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 limo
cence made statement that suggests
further investigation. :,
Nv was asG n that that h Ms Seses in all
stopped in the place the night before"
The hotel people say that the house
Is respectable, and that the woman had
never been there before. The police affect
There is a chambermaid in that hotel
Ladue continued, who, could, IL she
s sss sq bsfors ,Se
shot was fred. That being the case, how
could have hred the pistol?
she was sHmlns out 9f sep f19
for drink for Miss Mershel. I guess
had gone down about seven steps when
the pistol-shot rang out. The chamber
| THAT woman tried to kill herself, for
what reason do not know. l had nc
hand in it whatever"
|
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 good way
to exonerate Ladue, 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 Voorhis is of the opinion that
the statement made by Miss Mershel tc
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. I" 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 IL by
Saturday" ~