New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-18

BAIL IN THE POLICE COURT.
AS the police continued their work or un-
travelling the murder mystery at the Grand
Hotel Yesterday the evidence seemed to point
more and more clearly to the gull, OF DR.. Samuel
] Kennedy the dentist who was arrested on
suspicion on Tuesday afternoon. When Ken
nedv was arrested there were few who believed
that he could be the murderer He was happily
married At New Dorp. Staten Island. where
his home is there had never been breath OF
suspicion against him. His business was be-
lieved to be a good II seemed difficult to
believe that such man could have committed
one OF the most cold blooded murders recorded
In this city for many months.
The result Of the police Investigations UP to
date put a different complexion on the case The
value Of the old advice In searching for the person
guilty Of any crime to find out what the motive
Of the crime was has been again proved. When
Miss Reynoldss body was found. it appeared
as though robbery had been the only motive Tor
her murder The woman's earrings had been
hastily torn from her ears and the sum OF >N'
which she believed TO have had in her pos
session when the murder was committed had
disappeared Furthermore. the little satchel IN
which II was supposed the money was carried
had been slit open.
All these things consid ared II appeared doubt
ful that Dr. Kennedy could be the murderer. al
though it was proved on Tuesday night that
he was the man who in the hotel with the
murdered woman The evidence which was OBJ
tanned by the police yesterday. however. shows
that Kennedy may have had a much stronger
motive to kill the woman than mere robbery
The police will not tell all they know vet but
they seem confident that they have the right
man. and they hint that the murder was COM
mitted TO shield Kennedy from the consequences
Of another crime.
THE NEW POLICE THEORY.
This is the police theory at present: Kennedy
had borrowed $500 from the Reynolds woman,
leading her to believe that the money would be
invested In a horse race and that she was GER
tain 10 win large amount. Either as security
for the $500 or representing IT 10 the woman
as her winnings he gave the check for Sl3,Vp
which found upon her body The check
was forged and Kennedy went to the hote 10
regain It. He killed the woman. but failed 10
find the check where he expected-in the satche.
He then took the earrings and what other valu
ables he found In order TO lead others TO believe
that the crime was committed with the motive
Of robbery.
This theory is held by the majority Of the
police officers who are working on the case.
Others believe that Kennedy went TO the hotel
to get the woman's money, and had prepared
himself to kill her if he could not obtain the
money in any other way.
Whatever the motive may have been, how
ever the evidence against Kennedy is growing
blacker and blacker. The most important dis
covery yesterday. in the opinion Of the police.
is the finding on the prisoners drawers Of a long
mark presenting exact outline Of the weapon
which was used to kill Miss Reynolds. The
mark was found on the riaht side Of the gar
ment. along the hip. and apparently shows that
Kennedy carried the weapon between his trous-
ers and his underclothes The mark is lead
colored and. as told in yesterdays Tribune. the
weapon consisted Of a piece Of lead-covered
wire. such as is used In underground electrical
work Judging from the marks the under
garment the weapon must have been hung by
the crooked end which served as handle. The
stain will be chemically analysed.
When Chief Of Detectives McClusky asked
Kennedy how the mark came 10 be on his
clothes Kennedy said chat it came from key
chain. He added that he would not have
thought that the chain could have made such a
mark he usually wore IL outside mis- trousers
He did not 10 attach any Importance to
the discovery Of the mark. but this is only
another example OF his attitude ever since he
was arrested.
Another important discovery made by the
police was the finding Of a number Of torn
pieces Of paper in the Grand Hotel in the room
where the crime was committed When the
fragments were put together IL was found that
they formed the prescription blank of a doctor
The name of the doctor was not made public
by the police.
KENNEDY'S ABSENCE FROM HOME.
Two detectives yesterday visited Kennedy's
home. at NewDorp Staten Island They
learned from the prisoners father that when the
latter went TO bed Monday night Kennedy
had not returned home No one had seen him at
the house on Tuesday morning
still more damaging piece Of evidence is a
letter which was found on Kennedy II was
written to him by Miss Reynolds on Monday
and Informed him that the woman would be at
the Grand Hotel on Monday afternoon and even
ing. and that she would register as "E. Maxwell
and wife. Brooklyn" The further contents Of
the letter kept secret by the police. but
from hints dropped at the West Thrteth-st
police station yesterday they are believed to be
Of great importance
After Kennedy was arrested on Tuesday after
noon he had little rest from the opportunities or
the police officers. Chief Devery, Inspector
Thompson. Captain McClusky and Captain Price
were among those who examined him. and even
after he was allowed to sleep detectives
NAMED near him. in the hope that he would say
something Of Importance in his sleep. Captain
Price announced yesterday morning that much
valuable evidence had been obtained
One statement that the prisoner made was
,.',
part 10 give up the fight against the web the po-
lice had wound around him. For four days, he
said. his mind had been perfect blank. and he
had not the slightes. knowledge Of what he had
been doing during those days. He did not know
what he did, where he was. where he had been
at any time, or whom he had met He could
recOllect nothing at ALL ahout tboea Four dave