Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-29
The Church Burning Case Gone Over
Again.
MARY DELANEYS ALLEGED THREATS
Detective Carter Tells of the Arrest
of the Woman.
DEFEND ANT TESTIFIE s


Mullowny said that the can had been found
in ST. Patrick's Church and the bag be-
longed to the defendant. He said the can
fitted in the bag.
Mr.. Mullowny then asked Miss Delaney
if she had said that the janitor of Carroll
Hall had threatened to break up her con-
cert plans, and she said she had.
He then asked her if she did not threaten
to use coal oil, and she answered that she
had made no such threats.
A. " Holmes, music teacher, was to
have been the next witness, but as he was
not in court Detective Carter was put on
the stand and questioned by Mr.. Lambert
Were you armed with a warrant when
you made the arrest?"
Il was not"
He then explained that he had obtained
the information indirectly that Mr.. Holmes
had made certain statements to Detective
German.
Witness then went on to tell that about
B o'clock in the morning Detective Gala
her. with reporter named Mitchell, and
a man named Monroe, came to his house
and got him.
Witness was asked what information he
had received from Monroe, and he said
none. When they came to his house he
told Monroe that he had better go home
and go to bed. but he got on the seat OF
the cab and went along with them.
Medical Testimony.
After recess DR.. Shute. physician at the
Jail. was called as witness. and he re-
peated his testimony given the other day
to the effect that the prisoner has fixed
delusion; that priests had conspired against
her. He described the woman as being
bright on other questions, but SO far as
acts pertaining to her delusion are concern
ed she does not know right from wrong.
Witness told of the womans statements
to him. and the court then told the witness
of some of her statements in court We'd
nesday. when. he said, she told we'll con-
of the fire.
This fact, the doctor said. did not change
his opinion.
He said, however. that it was unusual for
a person acting under a delusion to make
a defense against the consequences OF the
act.
Mr.. Holmes Tcstifics.
Mr.. A. V. Holmes, the music teacher.
said that Miss Delaney called on him sew
eral weeks ago, and engaged the Mandolin
Club for the concert at Carroll Hall.
Did the club play?"
Yes, SIR"
Was the affair SUGGEST"
mo, Sir"
In answer to the courts inquiries witness
said that the womans conduct was pc
culiar. She managed the affair.
Witness said that Miss Delaney had sew
eral parts on the program, and she sang.
hut he thought she was not much of
singer. He also told OF the concert which
was to have been given at the G. A. K.
Hall. The club was engaged but there
was no concert, for the reason that there
were only three or four persons present.
That was Wednesday night, the evening
before the fire at the churches, and Miss
Delaney had some cake and wine, which
she wanted the men to partake Of;
Did any of them partake of it?'
Did it seem to affect those who drank
the wine?'
Some little"
He thought Miss Delaney was affected
some little by the wine.
When there was trouble about the hall
Miss Delaney turned the chairs upside
down and wanted to know who else would
give a concert there.
When questioned by the court, witness
said that Miss Delaney's actions were
peculiar, and said that when some of the
men We're partaking of the cake and wine
she made use CT the remark: You're eat
ing the Lords Supper"
''Did she make any threats?"
"She said she would see what kerosene
and matches would do"
Witness said he had heard of something
Miss Delaney had said about Catholics,
and when he read in The Star the account
of the fires. he called at police headquar-
tiers and told the officers about Miss De-
laIey.
Defendant Recalled.
Judge Miller then recalled Miss Delaney,
and she said that on the day of the fire
she left the Elsmere about 11:30 or 11:45
o'clock to go to Sanders & Stayman's
music store, and she returned sometime
rbetween 1 and 2 o'clock. She went out
again later in the afternoon. Then she
went to two dry goods stores and pur-
chased two handkerchiefs.
Defendant denied that she made use Of
the remark about kerosene and matches,
mentioned by the witness Holmes, but she
did say she would be match enough for the
owner of the hall. She meant she would
be match enough for him in the discussion
about the hail.
Concerning the wine, she said she had
always furnished wine to her talent. On
wine.
Miss Delaney told of visit she made to
St. Dominic's Church several weeks ago
when she wanted to see one OF the priests
about some money.
She said she had never been in st.
Patrlck's Church nor did she know where
1t was located.
More Witnesses.
George Green, colored, janitor of the
Grand Army Hall, was called as witness,
and he remembered that Miss Delaney was
at the hall on the day of the church fires.
and he thought she was there about II 80
o'clock. He was positive it was before II
o'clock. He did not notice that she had
roll of music with her.
Matron Lewis was recalled and ques-
toned concerning the hand bag. While
there was strong odor of the oil, she said,
none of the articles showed any stains
from the oil.
Miss Lewis said she thought the can had
rot been in the handbag.
Miss Delaney said that the first time she
detected the odor of coal oil was when the
police station was reached.
Detective Carter was next questioned,
and he told the court that there was the
odor Of coal oil about the handbag when
he got it at the Elsmere.
Case Argued.
Mr.. Lambert then addressed the court,
dwelling upon the coal oil feature of the
case, and said that If the case were before
jury he would certainly ask that the
Jury return a verdict for the defendant
Counsel, after making further comments,
called witnesses for the defendant, and the
case was on hearing when this report
closed.
Held to Be Insane.
At the conclusion of the testimony Judge