The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1900-01-09
DREAM KILLER NOT
TO ESCAPE EASILY.
Examination Into Morrisons Sanity the First Step
of Possible Proceedings to Hold
Him for Crime.

Prosecuting AttorN'N hnh''"r' "a
westches,er County. this afternoon I'm
ishcd his inquiry Of dispositions ana Wit
nesses In the Morrison case.
He spent the day examining the min
utes OF the inquiry held by Coroner Ban
ming and ne elso examined several Wit.
nesses Who were not summoned before
Coroner Banning
He vii, announce the result Of his in.
su,ry to-right to Chief OF Police Foley
but Il 10 doubtful n an order Of arrest
will be issued for Morrison on a criminal
charge.
Prosecutor Andrews will apply TO the
Supreme Court, probably Tomorrow. for
q witt 10 determine Morrison's sanity.
This will set as an order Of arrest.
Two physicians will he appointed to
s3amine him. Should they End him IN
sans ne will he sent to an asylum.
II he should be declared sane. COW
ever. the case will be submitted to the
0rsad jury and an Indictment sousho
Seth Rsyman. n Jew cller, Of South
FOURTH avenue. Mount Vernon. and his
thirteen. year-o,d son. Ellis, furnished
another strange development in the Nor
rison death-dresm tragedy this morn
Inc.
Reyman's son nays he once sept IN
the same room with Morrison. but In a
separate bed. when the Morrisons were
living at IN South Fourth aveDic. and
WAS awakened by a pistol shot. lie says
Morrison was out Of bed hourishing a
revolver. . bullc, from which had jus,
missed the lads bed and buried itself
IN the wall above his head.
Mrs. Morrison came into the room.
the boy says. and asked what was the
matter
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sison.
\ Father Csssesdtets sss.
Nov comes the stfsExest part. The
stories Of father and son conflict In an
important point
Mr.. Reyman said that his son WAS in
Morrison's house on the night o. the
shooting. and not ten minutes before
the tragedy occurred. The boy Ellis
says he was not there that night. but
the night before.
The strange intimacy between Morri
sOn and the young lad hae been much
ooCmsnted upon by many psrsons In
Mount Vernon. They were often to-
geiAe.. and Morrison showed his liking
for young Eiiis IN more ways than one.
rhs boys father .ns,st. tina. his son
was II the Morrison house tho night
Of the shooting. The lai Is a. earnest
n his denial.
Jeweiler ReymAn ssys. toe. that Nor.
risoa has within the pas, year bouEh,
more than t3co worth OF ,ewelry-rinss,
braoslsts and sunh articles-at his store
that hs nsvef saw Mrs. Morrison wear
an6 whSoA were never sent to the Nor.
Stsoa hs@s. He did no, know for whom
thsy were bought
CAlse Of Police Foley believes 1t viii
- found that Morrison was involved
WITH sun another woman at least and
~ the 5swelry Vas purchased for her
ne Chief said that no arrest would
- aaos to-day unless some emergency
demanded IT, He add Morrison is
guarded every minute night and day
aAd cannot possibly get away.
The Dtstriet.Atsorney is giving all his
aetsntioa 70 the case to-day and 1. fully
eeavinced that some action should be
taken.
Te11tA1s Cessse Of Ballet.
TAs courss taken by the bulle, that
alsVeevs the story OF the tragedy told
b. Alfred Morrison. her husband. that
~ shot her In n dream while she was
WaIhinR around the room. Before sh.
Az Mrs.. Morrison told the same story
Whlch convinced Coroner Banning and
IN other oflicials Of Mount Vernon tina,
ehe killing vas an accident
D.. ]. w. Ferris. the first physician to
Sooch the Morrisons' home after the
sAeotinG. says Mrs.. Morrison could no,
hove been shot as she was " she was
etaalin9 10 or walking around II her
hes6and was lying In bed. He said to.
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