New-York tribune., 1899-03-25
SAY THEY SAW KENNEDY
MORE GRAND HOTEL EMPLOYEES IDEN-
TIFY THE DENTIST.
WEAPON USED BY THE MURDERER PRODUCED
IN COURT OBJECTIONS TO ADMITTING
THE PRIsoNER's CONVERSATION
WITH CAPTAIN PRICE.

WITH CAPTAIN PRICE.
The trial Of Dr. Samuel J. Kennedy. the dentist
charged with killing Miss "Doi.ie" Reynolds at tie
Grand Hotel on August l6 last. was continued IN
| the Criminal Branch OF the supreme court ne
| fore Justice Williams and Jury. Yesterday morn
ing Tho feature OF the opening was III" reveia-
tions made as 70 the identity Of tho veied woman
who had been in attendance on tho trial for the
last two or three days
| The woman Is Mrs W. s. Logue the VIE OF an
| cmployo Of the Edison Electric Company she IL
| the woman who occupied tho room In tho Grand
| Hotel Immediately beneath that In when DOME
| Reynolds found murdered
The first witness called yesterday morning was
tho room clerk. Paul Roux, who identified phoio'
eraphs Of Miss Reynolds. Charles McCurry, the
noad waiter told OF seeing Miss Reynolds and D.
! Ke1nedy.
patrick J. Lanahan. tho night elevator boy said
he first saw Miss Reynolds md her escort on the
night OF the murder at 1l:5o o'clock Her escort
he said wore 4 turn-down collar. dark te' oa'N
suit. shoes and hat -
| oel,od lnnnressiyelv and every strained tc
hear the answer
AT twenty-five minutes TO o'clock in the morn
trr Ia came down the stairs past the cierk
desk. crossed the Office and went out the Broad"ay
door after first pulling his hat over MS eyes
Mr. McIn;vre here opened paper parcel and
took ont a plain white straw hat, with narrow
black band which ne handed to the witness an"
asked him to show him what he meant py puilinS
his hat over his eyes. Lanahan took the h%t ana
tilted it over his left eye.
Did YOU notice a ring on tho mans hnger as "e
went out?" continued Mr. Mcintyre
yes he had a ring on. but / couldn't see what
kind"
Did IT have n stone In t?"
Yes think It did
In reply 10 Mr.. Mcintyre the witness told OF Il
visit he made in company with detective to Ken
nedys dental Office. in Twenty-second-st. to iden-
tify him ,. ....
isn't It A fact" asked Mr.. House that never
before until to-day have you positively identhed
tho defendant the man you saw IN the hotei tnA'
| night and as far as you viii so to-day
Ianahan thought a moment. and said slowly; i
| cannot positively identify him. but he looks ike
| the man l that night
"rherew exclaimed Mr.. House. impetuousiy
when he heard The answer. Il knew the Doy "ou'u
| tell the truth :,
| fora tho nolice MAGISTRATE when the defendant was
| first arrajgned. when the witness had sworn mat
h. had seen a man leave the hotel at e. m on 'he
morning Of the murder.
II Will read further" said Mr. House you were
| ,oxt asked in the police court: Was the man you
,n,- ,,n IN the elevator tho Same you saw come
| down and cross tho Office at a M and YOU re
ulled: yes. tho same man took up was the same
man saw 60 out When you were asked. is II
the same man" and you answered lie looks "K'
tho one but can't say positively did you 30
| swear"'
ct was truo then. and it IS true nOw?'
''Ycs sir"
And vou Will not say now that he Is positively
the nan" demanded Mr.. House. will you'
| 'T can't say positively sir, but ne looks rnucii
| ike the man" replied Lanahan
| 1o.snb Gregory. the front clerk of tho Grand
came next
KENNEDY AGAIN POINTED OUT.
nr,o ,ou coo ,rv person in the court that you saw
| q, tho morning Of tho murder. say between ana
o'clock?'
eyes, sir"
point him out" asked Mr. Mcintyre
Gregory pointed out Kennedy the man he had
seen lie also said that about minute elapsed
after he first heard Kcnnedys footsteps on the
stairs before he came out
Ma~v Higgins a chambermaid of the hotei. told
of finding tho body Of the girl. Mr.. House began
his cross-examnaton by asking ABOUT me a1loa
lie also inquired carefully about tho connecting
doors and outside windows.
is there fre-escape at these wlhdo"s' "SNo"
ne; ., ..,... f., or,.oscoro run.
ming 10 The window OF Room No. 81. and 1t also
runs along to the window Of Room No So
interior OK OK Room 10 q. and questioned Miss Hg
GaTSf{ % Koo a69q 10 ne @ b end hs fSo ssmny
Of Miss Higgins and Miss Mamie smith. sec,
ond chambermaid was called Before she couid
begin her evidence. however, Mr Mcintyre asked
nat tho defendant be sent with tho jury when It
went to make Il personal inspection OF tho prem
ferdant was absent would not be legal The Court
| said il would consider tho matter
Miss Smith then came back TO the stand. All sho
could tell that she passed Room No. 81 on tho
/ evening Of August - and saw seated inside a
man and a woman. she Identified the picture Of
Dolly" Reynolds but she had not the
mans face she could not identify him. Other hotel
employees also identified NJ IS Reynoids's picture.
. After Mary Brooks, the hOuSekeeper Of the hOte,,
told Of finding the body lying between the sofa and
table Mr.. Mcintyre said:
~ show you Peoples exhibit No. H. and ask you
If you ever saw It before" and for the first time
tho iron pipe budgcon. used by tho murderer. was
Nj. Grossman, associated with Messrs House
and Friend IN the defence, asked permission see
tho club. which was later granted.
OBJECTION TO PRICES TESTIMONY.
, Margaret Adams. MISS Reynolds's coored maid.
and Coroner's Physician O'Hanlon followed I'm turn.
Then Police Captain Price called despite the
fact It was $50 p. N. Captain Price about to
tell what tho prisoner had said to him in tho
police station. but tho defence objected Their
client tney conienGed was at tho time under ar
rest and dure -. Inc IeOy.e argued Mr.. Friend,
had right 10 get a prisoner charged with "A
grave crime and ply him with questions in order
= % make him practically testify against himself
He objected strcnuOusly 10 Captain Price being
allowed 10 tell what Kennedy said In tho police
station at time when no had no counsel 10 ad-
wise him.
, Nj. Mcintyre said tho law was against Mr.
. Friends position. and for fully quarter OF an
: hour each endeavored 10 convince tho Court that
he had the proper view OF the matter Tho
4 toward Mr.. McIntyres side Of the At last
however. when hc saw II was point the defence
: had come prepared 10 fight on and that IT was
probably one OF tho legal issues OF the case. tho
Court decided 20 let tho lawyers have until Mon
with their authorities and legal precedents Tho
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