The morning times., 1895-08-07
MISS FLAGLERis ABSENCE
She Is Under the Care of a Physician
In Baltimore-H Her Father Very
Much Affected by the Sad Affair.
Grand Jury VIII Take Up the In
vestigate When They Meet

He will at the same tineJ furnish a copy
of the testimony and verdict to the
District Attorney.
Assistant District Attorney Taggart,
who is in charge in MIR. Birney's absence,
said yesterday the case, Will be brought to
the attention Of the grand jury when that
body meets on September next
When Assistant District Attorney JEFF
fords reported the case after the bearing,
said Mr. Taggart, Mr. Birney sent for
him and after q conference going over the
whole ground il was decided to have the
grand jury investigate the killing.
The jury had already taken recess
when the matter came up, and it was Lot
considered necessary to call the members
together specially to consider it.
Gen Flagler reported at his post in the
War Department yesterday aud was greet
ed by his comrades there with the kindest
expressions OF sympathy.
He appeared very deeply affected by the
misfortune which had overtakeu him, ard
trembled with emotion as he talked with
the more intimate of his old friends III ore
fully OF the affair.
He is no longer as robust in health as
when q younger man and it is feared the
effect of The ordeal may be permanent
He again denied himself TO callers yesterday
and referred inquiries as 10 any action he
might take to Capt. Shaler.
MISS FLAGLER LOCATED.
Miss Elizabeth NJ FlagIer has been To-
Gated She is a the home OF physician
on Lexington street, in Baltimore, Md, as
sively yesterday.
Immediately after the verdict OF the
corOners jury was announced eX0neratng
Miss Flaglcr of the killing OF Ernest
Green the young lady left the city. and -p
TO the present time her whereabouts have
remained a mystery. Various rumors have
been cOnieCtured and printed as to the
locality which she had chosen to recover
from the great nervous strain 10 which she
has been subjected stree the day OF the oc-
curreuce, but they have all been proven
TO b. without foundation, and 1t remained
for The Evening Times To publish the first
authentic news of the young lady'S abd-
ing place since she lef: Washington
Miss Flagler is said TO b. a very i'll wo-
man, bordering on nervous prostration
she was so i'll that it was thought advis-
able to remove her 10 a private sa Iitarium
in Baltimore, situated on Lexington street
where she could receive the best medical
attention One of Miss FIaslers most in
innate lady friends aCcompa MED her from
this city and is now with her in Baltimore
READY To RETURN.
As soon as her Physical condition viii
permit she viii return TO this city to answer
any charge tSat maybe brought against
her. -..-5....-..y
Gen. FlaGler, when seen al his home, No.
2044 California avenue, by an Evening
Times reporter, cOrrobqraLed the state
nlent that las been made as to his daugh-
ter's whereabouts and condition. X. Ross
Perry, the young lady's counsel, was also
seen by the reporter in als office at the
Fcndall Building, and The Evening Times
was enabled To priut the first official state
mcnt from the attorney OF all That hap
pened during the coroners inquest, held
the day of the shooting, a. well as what
transpired in the jury-roOm. When seen
by the reporter and questioned regarding
the statements or several Of the jurors, that
have been published, 10 the effect that they
did not understand the meaning and effect
of the verdict, they had brought in, Mr..
Perry said
AT a late hour last night l was called
upon by representative of a local paper
for statement as 10 what had happened
at the time of the rendition of a verdict
by the Coroner's jury ut the late inquest
held over Ernest Green. / referred the
reporter TO the coroner, not thinking it
proper to speak until he had given his
reCoilrctions of the occurrence.
Mr.. PERRY's STATEMENT.
But have now concluded to make my
first statement to the press, feeling COM
PEELED TO do So in justice to all cOncernes-~
and | make it only in response To the
request of The Evening Times, caring that
further silence on my part might be mis-
construed.
After the coroner's Jury had received
all OF the testimony the jury room was
cleared, only the jury remaining therein.
They were in consultation. as near as |
can judge, about a haif hour; then the
door opened and tho coroner and possibly
the deputy coroner went in but | think
the coroner alone. After about ten or
fifteen minutes the coroner came out of the
jury room into large adjoining room. in
which Mr.. Jc>fspls, the assistant district
attorney, and myself were He said:
Where is Mr.. Perry ] said here l
am He then told me to como into the
jury room with Miss FlagIer, as he wanted
to read the verdict to her. | Immediately
went into a third room, in which Miss
Flagler was seated, with some personal
friends, and took her with me, through the
large room, into the jury room, the
door OF thich was closed and in which
there were only the six jurymep, the cor
ouer, DR.. HamInett, and myself.
WHAT THE CORONER SAID.
1.-THE coroner then said to Miss Flagler,
standing directly in front of her, I am
glad to inform you that the jury has ex-
onerated you in this unfortunate matter.
Miss Flagler was quite overcome, aud
dirpctp1 her Sit N q chair. and
sat by her side, endeavoriDg TO sustain
her. Tho coroner, still standing in front
of her, then read aloud TO her, the verdict,
which was published, with the exception
OF the last sente1ce, which is as folio ows,
Upon t l2s cvidaDce We cannot hold her.
LAS ] listened to the verdict, as q law
yer, recognized that 1t did not agree with
the statement made by the coroner and
assanted to unanimously by all OF the jury
men, that il was an eXoneration OF Miss
Flagler The first thought that came to
my mind was this: Is it not my PROBES
sional duty to explain to this jury that
their verdict does not express their de-
clared intention OF exonerating Miss Flag
ler.' Upon a moments reflection, / de-
termined that my first dHty was to advise
the coroner to Eau iEte the room the repre-
sentative OF the United States l so adj
vised him, and at my express request and
without a word further from me, the
coroner went to the door and called Mr..
Jsffords, the assista-t district attorneSi
When he came into the room | said to
him: Mr.. Jeffords, the jury has exon
Grated my CLIENT and to- this statement
the coroner assanted, adding, Yes, and
have discharged her. The juryrnen as
sented, and some OF them congratulated
Miss Flagler."
WAS ON HIS GUARD.
."I then added: Mr. Coroner, you had