The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-03-31
MURDER NOW CHARGED.
New YORK Police Say They Can Prove
That Laura Booth Was Hurdered.

New York, March 8l.-The poIIco mude
no secret yesterday Of their conviction
that Laura Booth, the actress, did not
shoot herself.
"We will establish" they said, "a clear
case of homicide"
Assistant Distrlct-Attorney O'Reilly,
who appeared for The people before Coron.
eg Mtzpetrick, sssid emphatically:
|s~1 "The pe2ps, will be able to produce
der was done."
Central Office detectives have much new
evidence, some Of which will appear at the
Coronor's inquest, April s.
RYhe new evidence consists of statements
made by servants In the New Amsterdam
Hotel, who were first in the rooms OF the
dead woman on Monday.
1t has been asserted that James S. Lee,
who was last seen in the woman's company
left the hotel soon after o'clock on Mon
day morning. The night clerk told the
Coroner that he saw Lee come down the
front stairs at that hour and walk out tho
front entrance.
One Of The servants said last night that
this was not so. He declared that Lee was
seen to leave the hotel shortly after day
break. Several of the servants had seen
him go out.
1t was learned that there was loud talk.
ing in the room occupied by Lee aud the
Booth woman almost all night.
This important fact was also discovered
yesterday: Lee had made an arrangement
with his wife to 20 with her to Philadel-
phia early Monday morning She was at
an uptown boarding house, and last Sat-
urday he te!egraphed her to be ready to 60
with him. On Saturday afternoon he Or
dered carriage from the New Amsterdam
He had no sooner gone than Miss Booth
rushed downstairs, jumped into another
carriage and directed the driver to follow
Lee.
Lee drove straight to the boarding place
of his wife. Miss Booth stopped her .own
carriage some distance away and watched.
Lee remained in the house long time.
but when he came out Mrs. Lee was with
him. They drove to hotel and be spent
the rest of ths day with her.
When Lee returned to the New Am
sterdan Hotel just after midnight Sunday
under the influence of liquor he could not
get into his room. One of the night boys
let him in with pass key.
What the police arc anxious to learn is
what happened when Lee confronted tho
furious woman who had dogged his foot
steps all day.
Lee surrendered himself yesterday to
Coroner Fitzpatrick, and was held In So
600 bail to appear at the inquest. Bail
was furnished by Edward w. k0arney
Lees wife was with him before the Cor
oner.
Lee said yesterday:
When l returned to the hotel on Satur-
day last Miss Booth accused mo Of hav-
ing been to see my wife. l donied this
but she would not believe me. She asked
me where my overcoat was and told her
had left it at club uptown. She said:
$50 and get it and II believe you; If you
don't I'll kill myself"
lIDuring theStdiscussion Dave Hayman
chme in and offered to get my coat. He
brought it back and this paoitied her. On
Sunday night when told her l had an
engagement and would have to go out she
flew in rage, declaring that was going
to see my wife. l went to Jersey City
where remained for the night, and tho
next morning went to Philadelphia with
my wife. While was in Philadelphia /
read In the newspapers that Laura Booth
had been found dead in bed in the New
Amsterdam Hotel. Immediately returned
to this city and placed myself in the hands
OF my friends, who advised Inc to consult
Howe Il Hummel with view to surrsn-
dering myself and explaining my con-
Dection with the unfortunate affair.