The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-11
STORY OF SMITHS MURDER.
mrrvEssEs DESCRIBE THE KILL
INS or THE POLICEMAN.

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Tho Sury Conpietrd hes'e 49,
inE sr Testimony -
Grimes Are Vet - 90. 49,.
tho Fre'en'
The trial of Constantine SteiRe.' mas rIi'h
Meyer. who Is accused OF inc muruer ronSe-
man Frederick Smith in the scnooroOm . INC
Church Of the Most Holy nouoenior, on iha
streot, near Avenue n on ."O
began In earnest yesterday u jury wa
was filled after three talesmeh n.u . -
amincd. the twelfth juror Eli .nns NN'
n cloak salesman oil o. "ess Ecu sEoet
Loeb was out OF town "hen nv ~ ~
CURED, and declared In court yosVHuAy maths
had never heard OF the case III was aecep0oo
instantly.
Assistant District Attorney Philip Carpon-
ter who conducted the prosecution, has decided
~, =. ~ ~, ~ noss,ble IN bring nnv Of the
that 1t Will not DC possIoio W ~ ~ U"o
other crimes which Steiger is suspected of
har,nn onmmit,ed into the present trial, un.
having comml''0u nna 49, 80 shor
less the defence makes sono eno'I 10 sno"
that steiser is q man OF good character. These
o aNm'' nN1,.. VA tho rohborv md AZ.
NJ Carnonter IN opcninR the case Yesterday.
NJ. oarpeh.oI, ,rorIs 49,. r.. ~,
Ieie I'M, d did tho shooting during tho COM
NILSSON n,,ss.n o, ,.,onv h,couse under tho law a
man who either breaks out or breaks into a
BUILDING is guilty Of burglary. The defence
will fight this contention. His lawyer will
claim that he didn't enter the church burglar
iously, because he walked in while the doors
according 10 Mr.. o'Harc, who represents the
mls va 49, p"
se1uentiy not a IeiohS.
d., The s, mai, ,n .s sr,Hs, Of the the asm pI0seSu, as ey 1ssass,
OF the confession alleged to have been made by
oeine W. o.Iars s,nhbornIv onnosed the ad.
oia.,., y, ~. .nn,ossion an Tho ,-onnd thai II
mas ob,o al sa0 S sU" Sarse' and %I being teH made ma while
the prisoner was under duress. could nave no
s%tandins. MIR. oIiarc succeeded in Keeping
mentt. hui the PROSECUTION will make another
effort 10 get it IN today.
shhe mrs. w,I .nbifsc, sG anG Emil ReblisnhnnSs
plans Of the Church, while Rebischung testified
church le to the room in the parsonage Hooi occupied
BY 6ESthss "i William F. conklip. who was
with Policeman Smith on the night of the muir.
der. Tss ,hea called: cSasli9 i Il, attached S.st q e e I 56s
ma n 81 s@ on Oct. lt as Sa he " s%id. 1 %hen mi he heard ID
4 Iyn hlaEt1 nf nm alarm whistle from fine dlrgC-
soH OF Rrntbar W VehIii me- and rSh n oI man m namsd
otto DensIer. Smith had a lantern and
b sTotf tSst Mth,e.lI,s s% Mere q b hsntSa fIa n ptbe church hneS 9 snd
that they were going to make a search Of the
front door. and while smith and Dengler went
up the east aisle he and Brother William took
Rrorh Mes' William IIin rhtcd IN the ehancel with
the e otRer,s. anu 'n'n 'An' D0"" '0''"' ~
A.
left Of the altar. and asked Brother William
whSere IL led to. The Brother said it led
opened 1, and disoppeared in the darkness. 4
few seconds later, the witness said. he heard two
shSfs; snd o shsn ih the era aaor, w 81 Elsss through as im a
dark passsaSe' and into the school; DOM.
Fred Fred. where are youi / cried said
sFred az. ro, sI burt,, T Th vas no renlr AZ
INV ewes rot more used to the darkness, 1 sa
= : n3nge iy nnis. orer NV heed Iootea mn and
SAW a mans legs in the window"
M Son as IN. t aed,n 1oia II 2 po INC GAp't smith;s hoSGr'
NJ NJ H,Hare ma9s desnsrate efforts to break
bis testimony. but was unsuccessful. In his
s smfth died isds Of %af he sneSpedfis disease, ff pHroed Mss my By
eyereIer.ion before he was shot; After get get,
LINZ ~ no aatad him ~ r. was not trne That
When was; n he n rsn up a to meet smith, after hearing
t inc , Inis ha bs sni be.n Wa rnnninal tontiin said
thots9 ne mao sSav oesh No s ~ or oTereIertion'
S Maa1 OS,m4Iin.n snoIeut Tor heIY on bbour az tbis
MI. mafe otAUu y 10 .i;n,,tna anvthinn
Staournn.s,. III IL 70 tha nr;soner
taSotapre 70 ane az s v,. N. ne1t
LILO penRaet ~ h. hod Sn "a poiieen,an
MItnSss. ne sail NC " nv" az nt,ht
smith for thirteen years; ana tnas on inc &c h,9nt
OF the muIuSr ne me- MN = ~ order.d ~
hue a anu mr. s.rer,; !. n ~, $500 omS
Thiie n was cooGin1 he stood taitinH To Smith.
Mniie ~ vas eoohims nc s.uon ~ tha chnroh
then told the story Of the shooting Just as Po-