New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
KENNEDY'S STRAW HAT.
,rsNAN IDENTIFIES THE DEFENDANT
AS THE PURCHASER.

AS THE PURCHASER
,-,rp,D TIE CITY CHEMIST FITS THE
PIECE OF LEAD PIPE FOUND IN THE Ao-
o~.srr MANS HOUSE TO THE RLrDG-
rox THAT KILLED DOLLY
REYNOLDS
.-,a, ., DIR samue; ! Kennedy on the charge
IN s-trr polly" REYNOLDS in the Grand Hotel
M ,os,erdav before Justice Williams. IN
-,,,,rs, Branch ~ the Supreme Court
'...,,e. Sergeant Arthur 4. Carey. who gave
- ine testimony against the accused man
WI 80 vas recalled as the first witness OF the
etc, rod was shown TO the witness il
'' IND IN the basement Of the Kennedy mousse
xnw.Do-Y Staten Island. on August q last
,s that In the same condition as 1t was when
~ found it, Alt Is sir.
r,,s niece ~ steel rod the prosecutor contends
az exactly with that found IN the hiudGeon win
,b,oh polly Reynolds was murdered In the Graha
gotel piece OF lead pipe, corresponding win
Ne hudreon. which the witness also fouhd III 'He
,,o~kshop 81 the defendant. in the basement OF me
...-Dorn house. was also produced and Identified
80 tho witness The cold chisel with when j is
~oged the hludgeon and steel rod were cut was
- IDENTIFIED hv The detective as part Of the eN-
.ibits found in Kcrnedy's workshop MT Rouse
allied 70 elicit anything favorable to the defence
ana the witness whose testimony was unshaNen'
was excused
The next witness called was Detective-Serseant
Frank Price
IC,,noss said he went or the afternoon Of August
6 20 rr Kenrodv's dental office at No So West
rvrentv-se ,ond-st.. and found an old straw nat
hat looked 10 be about Eve wears old
Before that" continued the witness. DR. Ken
.edv told me no never wore straw nat. Nhen i
.o.,rned 70 tho station-house with the straw hat
10
-ore "a n straw hat that found in your office he
against denied ever having worn straw hat.
In -eplv n Mr. Friend. OF counsel for the defence
Detective Price said he did not remove the Ola
,traw hat from Kennedys office. because Il vas all
.ohUeh-covered The witness said further that ne
vas looking for new straw hat and not an oio
sre
Mr. Friend AT this stage produced another bicycle
ZAP which he showed TO the witness. asking MN
2 The one in the possession Of the prosecution had
,een taken away. and could he identify tho one pro-
:uced by the defence. Both caps were OF the same
color size and texture. The witness SAID mat ne
,ould not distinguish which was which because he
had no special mark on the cap found in Konnedys
,ffce
lanes z Smith precinct detective. was next
allied He testified as 20 his visits to kennedys
.ouse al Newborn on August p and .. Inc WIZ
,ess said he was accompanied on each occasion bY
oAtoottve- Sergeant Carey The witness in turn
7edy's workshop. In reply TO question by MT
Eonnossev FOR the prosecution. the witness idenu-
fed the bicycle cap
Robert clark who was employed in August last
as sacsm1n in the hat department Of Smith.
1ray 4 Co. Broadway and Thirty-hrst-st.. was
next called
ODD YOU see this defendan, at the bar on Au-
r,is, t. last? A-Yes sir. / did he came up to the
IA, counter and said he wanted to buy straw
Witness said he sold Kennedy a straw hat worth
< for s. %
Q-Dd.vou have conversation with him? A.
kennedy ne dentist. in West Twenty second-st."
The straw hat was produced and Clark said It
looked exactly IKE the one ne sold Kennedy The
Vitness testified also TO his having sold Kennedy
bicycle cap on the same day and Of the same
pattern 10 Mr.. Friend the day after the Coroners
Inquest
Glow do you know E, was on the 18th OF August
that Won sold these articles 70 the accused" JUS
tce Williams asked.
Because made Il note of'the sale a slip"
And you are positive that This is the man who
bought the straw hat and bicycle cap from you on
Angus 1872" asked Mr. Hennessey.
quite positive" said Clark
Clark said he positive that the caps sold 20
NJ Friend and ;he defendant were exactly alike.
The next witness was Detective Sergeant James
r Valley Of the Central ONCE The detective
West Fifty-eishth-st.. on the day Of the murder.
and Of a subsequent visit made by him that after
noon 20 Maurice r Mendham in Broad-st
Kennedy after being remanded 10 Police Head
quarters by Magistrate simms. the witness said.
was unable 20 account for his movements the night
before. lie said his mind a blank and he could
not again 20 over the route ne travelled going 10
his home AZ Ncw-Dorp.
Did tho defendant say. ! might have been al
the Grand Hotel and murdered the Cir. and had
thai pipe. bur can't remember
Yes he aid say that"
NJ. House objected 10 the question and answer
and Justice Williams had It stricken from the
record
The trousers taken from Dr. Kennedy in the
West Thrty-eighth-st station were next intro
duced Captain Price. 10 whom the trousers were
offered for the purpose Of Identification testified
that the black stain which he described as being
q a sticky character had disappeared some
what This is the stain alleged 20 have been left
by the biudgeon on the waist lining and pocket Of
the trousers.
The brother OF Dolly" Reynolds a sergeant Of
volunteers was the next witness He is George
W Reynolds lie said he last saw his sister alive
when she went % Camp Black 70 see him last
sumner i next her" said Reynolds in
Cross's undertaking establishment. She was then
dead. and is nov buried In Woodlawn.'
The witness identified several pictures Of his
dead sister. and admitted having visited her in the
West Fifty-eghth-st fat. Asked II his sister was
married. the witness said. NO"
Warren E. Smith. manager OF the Broadway
store of Smith. Gray & Co. Identified the cash
slip showing that a straw hat and bicycle cap
had been sold 10 an unnamed party on August II
last Robert Clark, the salesman. recalled identl-
hed the pencil writing in the slip.
William J.. Douglas. assistant sher Of The Gar