New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-30
KENNEDY'S DEFENCE, ALIB1
THE CASE FOR THE ACCUSED MAN
OPENED.

The trial Of DR.. &. J. Kennedy charged with 'ne
rrurder Of Emeline c.. or Dolly. Reynods III '"o
Grand Hotel last August. was continued Ees.ei
dav before Justice Williams. In the Cr1n'ral
r,ra,cb ~ the Supreme Court. When the trial was
,esumed this morning William j. kinsley' the On
pert in handwriting. was recalled TO the witness
stand In reply 10 Mr. Mcintyre the witness sal'
he had examined the writings on the stun oo"h
found in the Office OF the accused man. at NO oo
West Twenty-second-st.. by the police. lie 'eSli-
fed that the signatures on the stubs. the wrlVne
an tho sI3 600 check and the paper bearing the
name e Maxwell and wife. found IN Room NO
50 IN the Grand Hotel. were by the same mana.
There had been. he said. effort on the checK 10
d,sc,,ise the writing whereas there was none OH
the stubs.
The pad found in DR. Kennedys desk was al
r,t,ea in evidence despite the strenuous objection
Of AR House The pad contained physician
prescripiion. II developed al this time that there
uas found on the back of the paper bearing the
80 -, Maxwell and wife Grand Hotel" which
was found torn in Room No. 81. similar pre-
scription Both papers were Identical IN size Color
ard texture.
Photographs Of Or Kennedy's signature prepared
hv the defence were shown TO the jury The sig
nature book of the Garfield National Bank was IN
reduced AT this iuncture by the defence. TINS
was shown 10 Mr. Knsley and subsequently to the
jury.
Daniel T Arnes and William f. Hagan, experts in
HANDWRITING supported Mr.. Kinsley opinion as 10
the writing o. the $1,000 check ana on the V"V0N
stubs.
Detective-Sergeant Carey was recalled ana tes''-
fed that he had found solder on Dr. KENNEDY
work bench AT his Newborn horne which was hke
that on the hludgeon with which the murder was
committed Here the prosecution rested
Mr House then began the opening address for
me defence and announced that he would en-
deaNor 10 prove that the defendant was not at the
Grand Hotel at thc time of the murder. The Rev
DR. Thomas : Yocum Episcopal clergyman IN
staten Island. John y. Purcell Of Ne"-Dorp III
Isaac L. N.lspaugh of Ncw-Dorp William o. Ross.
q real estate dealer. George Cromwell. president OF
the Borough Of Richmond. and North McLane OF
New Dorm testified that they knew the DEFENDANT
and that his reputation had always been good
Adam c. Kirg. an importer at No. 500 Broadway
testified tnat he AZ the office Of the detenHah'
on the morning Of August l. last and saw KENNEDY
and hi. ia her there from II m. until noon
Charles McKevey a druggist Of Newborn. tesu-
fed that DIT Kennedy had bought choral at his
store ana that he had prescriptions written ny me
defendant lie vas ordered 10 produce the pre-
scri)ti,ns N court to-day.
d. J c. Kepnedy the father Of the accused man.
was mkt called In reply to Mr.. House witness
said he was e,en,y-three years old. and had been
q resident OF Ncw-Dorp for nearly seven wears. lie
was IN the dental business I'm this city AZ Nos 5''
slxf9-aye 2e2 Sixth-avc. II West Tweniy-third-st
and co West Twenty-second-st In reply 20 an
other question witness said his had been asso-
c'at,d with HIM In business since the time OF ms
licensing as dentist. Mr. House showed witness
the Gideon check. and asked him II he identihed
the writing on tho face Of the check as being the
handwritine o. the defendant Dr.. Kennedy looked
tie check over carefully and said NO decidedly
not"
Now. look AZ the signature on the back and tell
the Court and jury If the signature S j. kennedy
is in your sons hanlwriting.'
NO sir"
Witness said il was tho custom Of his son 20
reach the Office in this city at lo45 O'Clock each
day. the father cominc earlier in order that the &C
Sused man NIGH in he m9r9nSsn aena The TO VIII ye
ness ssid in reply 10 Mr. House that on the
Ing Of August Il Adam C. King one OF the pre-
ondst Office and was treated by the defendant,
Q-That afternoon. did you have conversation
with YOUR son? A-Yes. He told me he was going
10 the theatre that night
o., Did he meqiion ine name Of the theatre? A
When did you next see him. AA hGme me
the dining-room as was leaving TO come 10 the
Q-When did you see your son next that morn
second-st a, the usual time Of his arrival there
IN witness was led up to period in the a fer,
noon Of that date %hen, after MS return ron ION
toctivcs Carey and Davis We're in and Intercepted
Q When dd YOU 500 the police? A-Later that
afternoon they came i'm with a boy.
q Who were in the Office then? Any son and
o-Who was The boy-do You know? Al have
!
saw A-Hc said That's not the man
Tire witness next told Of the arrest Of his son.
and Of the topsy-turyy condition which he found
his office after the police had ransacked II Or evil
straw hat and admitted knowing dolly Reynolds
through her coming to his office for dental treat
ment The witness. IN reply - MI Mcintyre said
he saw his son use bicycle tame once lie said the
accused man owned bicycle Of his own and wore
q bicycle cap.
Witness said that when anything went wrong
by himself and the defendant both helping 70 make
the necessary repairs The steel rod. he said. was
used for keeping the outlets from the sinks and
water tubs free The solder they used for mendng
broken water pipes. The witness identified the
writing therein as that Of his SON
The witness identified the signatures all Of the
peoples exhibits. with two notable exceptions. as
being In his sons handWTtinE. me exceptions
We're the Dudley Gideon check and the patched
paper which was picked NJ torn In Room No 81 by
Captain McClUsky
Witness said his son had changed his under
clothing In the West Twcnty-So office on
August L. II was tho first time ne had seen his
that when his 10 his office I'm this city he
brown derby hat and carried a black fedora
legged the witness had with Captain Price in tho
West Thirtieth-St. station after the arrest. Dr.
4>ennedy said he was too angry At the time to re-
Samuel W Eaton. OF No. PSI West one hundred
and fourteenth-st.. the father-n-aw Of the de-
PENDANT was next called. He said he had
distinct recollection Of August II last lie visited
his son-in-law on the afternoon Of that date. he
said. and remained with him in the office AZ No. co
Edward TIER, an architect with an office at No
X Pea3 near iesSd TO Tssns
about O'Clock the evening Of August *. He
lett tho defendant q ht,le later. he testified. al
the accused man were classmates at school After
leaving the defendant witness visited his brother
az 40 432 West Thirty fourth-st
The will go to-day.