The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-22
BYRNES'S MIND MADE UP.
.,rs TEE Police HAVE ace 1Hk
err, 1BoUT MISS FULLER's DEATH.

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=, M.see.. Stn,..-rt. Contrssietec-
A, Alleged wa.e-- ~ ts- shseu-e.
The police declare that they have obtained
sv.,y bit OF evidence that II IL possible 10 OBJ
t.ln in regard to the shootin. Of Miss Martha
I ru,er in the ofilce Of her employer. William
Nallsn. ia Nassau street. last Saturday.
vbIls they do not make the out-and-out
a.alsraticn that they believe the Girl waslmrr-
s.r.d and that she could not have committed
..Ieide Il 10 plain that they believe they have
c.se against Lawyer Joseph T. Maeee. who
vss the only other person In the ONCE when
Mes Fuller was shot
superintendent Byrnes kept his own counsel
m the matter and declined to be interviewed
untll yesterday, when he was seen By re-
por,er OF THE Sun. After saying that the DO
lice had practically finished their investiga-
lion Of the case. he said;
AN the evidence In regard to this crime"
Then you consider that crime has been
committed >" interrupted the reporter.
Tho Superintendent thought Q moment and
vent on:
well, II q crime has been committed. ths
,a,e will be In the hands OF the District Attor-
psy before the inquest begins on Monday"
Are you willing TO say whether you have
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-, 49, ,hs sunar,ntsnden,,s penIi.s Indicated
thas he believed that the girl had been MUIR
dsred.
You may infer what you please" said the
superintendent Il will say that the police
have gathered all the evidence necessary to
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II this man Magee is innocent. your facts
will show him to be so will thoy not ~
"ys. I, mi, man IA innocent" said tb. su.
pstn,endent. the facts will show him So"
Have you evidence that Miss Fuller was
neauen'D snn'''u " "' AiaSee' ~ nor lam
B ASSERT
AK me that after the trial" said the su-
ps 'n
Then Jou believe there wiz DC Atrial =
TIE Superintendent colored ss he answered;
%s, not %sa sIs on tn. o... n.v. tn. blood
stains on The wall over the typewriter's do,k
that you Gu. out whoa sou visited the scene of
II sm no. certain tina. they r.r, sIool
Stain. The chemists chemists vii, a, a,ssr.a. .s that"
lively whether the girl killed herself or vas
tIsd,"
Yes. We have" said the Superintendent en-
phatically.
whether Aagss was connected with the
killing or notr
Il decline to dlscuss that question at the
present time"
The evidence In the case that came to light
$1,000 fss re Are. time va. not Of nature
s.s sssos.ss Lswyer hAss.. though tits not
Known mat he cannot explain 1t all A, pres-
Ss discuss ss 4 Ts nee ssiasss
II IA oss on e.. sixth floor Of the building at
Sunday Lawyer Nagee. said that the first per:
Fset as % the %si Rs aiy ne sS9se
10 s.: !: ;sn % q:
were Identified Yesterday. One was Mr.. Lord
fad the other wa. his partner, Frank b
htaIe Company.
.n nr Lord SAIL that ne and Doughty left their
noon and walked down the. stsrs TO 40 TO the
rrH. When they reached tho second floor.
hwhieh Mr. huliei's Offices are. they say
onGs sa the e fSas es ar. az
dia n not sS'ISS.
vas !, poihias about him 70 attract tSsis
iearh the heal Of the flight OF stairs leading
Y mo ii9or below. He was coming toward
peem. hAlph MaRgoners ONCE. where the boy |
bannlsan. who later complicated the case By
pleklns ~ the revolver with which Miss Fuller |
nas shot worked, was directly at the head OF |
me staiIs' The door was open. and Mr.. Lord |
~ that Nagee looked In. and apparently |
ssrnx M one, passed on. |
IhsT hAd started down the stairs when Ma
~ peean calling down the elevator shaft: |
a.. ssnuorL On. lanitor! He called this three |
~ ~ lnIr tines M. Lord says he thought that |
.n Cleaners had gone to Mr.. MAgee's otfee |
s ~ soon OF that someibing else had happened |
iaaIlOr, His voice sounded as II he Was
DID 1at M e.. hord slso said pSiitSsy that MAGE
4. ,l"sn this hight and we're ToIns towafd
nv room. Then they met Mr. Kisrnsn
I'm s back up the staiIs on a rup. As
,h"ihan nassed them he asked: What's the
rroul'. NJ there" Mr.. Lord replied: Il don't
NV .n1w anu he and Doughty went on down
ii.aIs where they stood In the corridor specu-
hianng on what might be the trouble until they
asaI one OF the scrub women calling out to
,har TOT policeman. that woman had been
4. re mpoLtanee OF this statement lies In the
~ mat Mr. Lord and Mr.. Doughty saw
aases coming down the corridor from the
val OF the building. where the wash hAsina 4