Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-28
Or. kEMseDY's TRIAL.
Police and Hotel People Showing Kennedy's
Acquaintance With Dolly Reynolds.

New York, March 27.--The trial of
DR.. Samuel J. Kennedy, accused of the
murder of Dolly Reynolds, was re-
sumed. today. Mrs. W. s. Logue of
Baltimore, who, on the night of the
murder, occupied a room directly un-
derneath that in which the body of the
murdered woman was found, testified
to having heard some one fall in the
room above her. She heard some per-
son walking about the room after the
fall.
Police Captain Price testified that
Kennedy had been identified at the
police station as Miss Reynolds escort,
by Davis, the colored bell boy, by
Stephen Burns, a waiter in the hotel.
and by Charles McCurry, the head
| waiter Of the hotel
Captain Price. continuing, said he
had asked Kennedy if he had any finan-
cial relations with Miss Reynolds. He
said he had none whatever" said Capt.
| Price, absolutely none. and denied
| ever being in the Grand Hotel. !
showed him the $4,000 check and asked
| him if the endorsement was his. He
denied that the signature was his. l
/ man is dead?
! lis she?' said he. Then l asked him
as to details of his movements, Aug.
Is. He said he went to Proctor's
theatre. at night. taking Broadway
car for the Battery on his way to his
home at New Dorp, Staten island,
taking the A. NJ. boat from the Bat
terry
|
Price had been put in writing and sign
| ed by the accused. 1t was read to the
court Kennedy in this AYERS that he
reached home at New Dorp S. l., at
l.35 in the morning of Aug. IS. retired
without seeing anyone, breakfasted
with his father and mother in the
morning. and returned to New York
City. going to his dentistry office.
While admitting having treated Dolly
Reynolds in the matter of fixing her
teeth. his statement denies having in
vested any money for her in racing
or in any other scheme.
| Cross-examined by Mr.. Friend. Capt.
Price said he found the body of Dolly
| Reynolds dressed in a street attire
| with the exception of the headgear.
Price denied having brought Kennedy
| from his cell to the station house five
! times on the night of his arrest for the
! purpose of subjectins him to further
| Interrogation. The witness vigorously
denied that subterfuge was employed
| in having Kennedy sign the statement
referred to in order to secure his sig
nature for the purpose of comparing
it with that on the back of the $4,000
check.
Samuel r. Davis of Police Captain
! McCiuskeys staff, testified that he
went to Kennedys dentistry parlors,
| Aug 16. and asked Kennedy if he
knew Emiine C. Reynolds. He said
| he did not continued the witness. II
| then showed him her picture He said
| he did not know her or anything about
her. l then showed him the check and
asked him if the signature on the back
| was his. He said it was not his sigma
| ture. He sat down at desk and
wrote his name, handing me the slip
| of paper bearing his signature.
/ At this point Mr.. House ELECTED the
information that Kennedy admitted
| that he knew Miss Reynolds and had
| said that she was one of his patients.
| Davis said he asked Kennedy of he
| had taken piece of lead pipe to the
Grand hotel and was Informed by the
latter that his mind SO far as his
| movements the previous night were
| concerned was a complete blank"
Davis said he paid three visits to the
accused, Aug. 16. On the occasion of
| the second visit the witness said he
was accompanied by Patrick Lane
| han, the night elevator boy of the
| Grand hotel. who - minutes later,
identified Kennedy in the police sta
| ton as the man who WAS with Miss
| Reynolds 1t was evident that the
purpose of the defence was to show
| that Lanehan, the elevator boy. iden-
| titled Kennedy in the police station
| because of the opportunity afforded
| him by Detective Davis in meeting
Kennedy at the latter's office.
Capt George w. McCluskey of the
| detective bureau. testified that Ken
| nedy had said that he did not take the
1225 boat for st. George, Staten Is
land. as he had stated, that he slept
| at the way on Il Broadway car from
sd street south to the Battery and in
addition slept in the ferry house while
| waiting for the ferry boat.
The drawers worn by Kennedy, Aug.
| Is, were then produced. The black
stain on the drawers said to have been
made by Kennedy carrying the lead
bludgeon inside his trousers was identi-
| fed by McCluskey. though against the
| objection of counsel for the defence.
! The witness said he did not recall hav-
| ing asked Kennedy if he had carried
| the bludgeon inside his trousers.
Did you ask this prisoner if he car
4 riad ito" Mr. MCINTYRE asked
| II did" said the witness.
What answer did he give YOU
He said: 4 might have had it, but
| I don't recOllect.
Then I asked him." continued the
witness. "if he had the lead pipe in
his possession and he answered No
The witness said subsequently that
part of the paper slips found in the
room We're lying near the window.