The times., 1901-06-03
MAY Save KENNEDY'S LIFE
An Important Witness Appears n
the Dolly Reynolds Case.
Mrs. Melville Declares the Dentist
Did Not Wear Clothing Cerre-
spending With That of the Man
With the Girl on the Fatal Day.


Did Not Wear Clothing Cerre-
spending With That of the Man
With the Girl on the Fatal Day.
NEW YORK. June Mrs. Annie Mel
vile, charming young woman, who is
regarded by the defence as the most i'm
portant witness who will appear at the
present trial in behalf of DR.. Kennedy,
charged with the murder of Dolly Rey-
nolds. has given out a full statement OF
her knowledge of the case.
Mrs. Melville is the mysterious witness
to whom MIR. Moore, one of the attorneys
in the case, referred in his opening speech
on Friday Dr. Kennedy's lawyer then
declared that he would place on the stand
a woman who would give testimony OF
the first Importance to the defence.
Mr. Moore, when questioned. admitted
that Mrs Melville was the witness to
whom he referred. He said that she prob
ably would be put on the stand about the
middle of the week. Mrs. Melville, MI
Moore explained, was employed In a halr
dressing establishment on the first moor
of the building in which DR.. kennedy
had his dental office at the time Dolly
Reynolds was murdered. She now has
business place of her own at 1853 Column
bus Avenue.
II became especially interested in the
Kennedy case" Mrs. Melville said. ''at
the opening of the present trial. do
not know DR.. Kennedy or any Of his fam
lily, but 1 had seen him every day for
months going in and out of the building
where 1 then was employed.
.sWhen the present trial began / read
a summary of the case. 1t stated, among
other things, that a waiter in the Grand
Hotel had sworn that a man resembling
DR. Kennedy, dressed in light suit OF
clothes and wearing a straw hat, had
entered the Grand Hotel with Dolly Rey-
noIds at O'Clock on August 10, the day
of the murder. When l read that knew
it wasn't true, because L had seen Or.
Kennedy leaving the building where his
office was at $50 o'clock that afternoon.
He wore a dark suit of clothes and
black derby hat.
when l read the statement of the
waiter l told my husband that it was not
true. We talked it over and l asked some
of my friends about it. 1 did not know
what my duty in the matter was. but
they all advised me not to remain silent
when my testimony might have an i'm
portant bearing on the fate of DR.. Ken
nedy. l talked with my lawyer about 1t
when 1 was seeing him about another
matter, and he too said I ought to tell
what / knew about the case.
Il could not remain silent after
realized that to remain silent might do
great injustice to a man resting under
grave charge. l did not know to whom
1 should give the information, but L
thought 1 should go to see the District
Attorney. Mr. Philbin. 1 asked my
friends about that, and they said that the
men 1 should see were DR.. Kennedy s
lawyers. One day this week 1 called up
Mr. Moore on the telephone and asked
him when 1 could see him. He named an
hour, and l went to his Office. / explained
why 1 had come and told him what 1
knew. He asked me TO make statement
of what l knew about the matter, and
after l had done so said that they desired
me to tell the jury the exact facts.
My place in the establishment in West
Twenty-second Street was one at desk
near the door. used to see DR.. Ken
nedy pass in and out twice day 1 knew
him only as man who had offices on one
of the upper floors.
about ten days before the murder Of
Dolly Reynolds a stranger came into our
place and asked several questions about
| Dr. Kennedy. This was about noon.
! He wanted to know when the dentist was
| in the habit of coming in and out Of his
| office. and l answered his questions in
! civil manner. He did not explain why he
| asked the questions, but l got the impress
| sion that he was employed in some store
| in the vicinity and that he wanted to
| know when he could find DR.. Kennedy in
| and make an appointment for some den
| tai work.
| This man came in for a second time
about noon on August 15 He then made
| further enquiries about DR.. Kennedy
movements and L told him to the best
of my knowledge. This man, as l re-
| called afterward. was not unlike DR.. Ken
nedy in personal appearance. l think ne
was of about the same age, and he had
a mustache and otherwise looked good
| deal like the dentist 1t seems to me that
| he was little stouter than DR.. kenne-
dy. When he came the second time stlil
Thought from his questions that he had
not found Dr. Kennedy in and was ask
ing about him so that he might make an
appointment. This man, on his second
| visit wore a straw hat, / remember.
.Iyben Dr. Kennedy came down out of
| his office that afternoon he looked IN 70
! our place, and l thought ne was solltS
| to ask me whether anyone had en- 9nquliJu ,iSi
| tated- long enough, however, SO tnat no
ticed distinctly that he wore daTK TX suit 80, "
| clothes and a black derby hat That thls
was $50 O'Clock know, because cause one on ts7a od
| the girls in the place was going 10 tne
cnunIrv that afternoon, and she had 10
go to Cortlandt Street to the & Terry: yco,,Id id
| calculating about the tram she @ @couiu
catch we knew distinctly that IL was
within a minute or two of $50 o CLOCK,
she had Just left when DR.. Kennedy came
| downstairs. r,,,. 1,,,ro15s
ond ne arrest of DIR. Kennedy we were
discussing the case in the store, ana n;a i l
| read about the first and second trlals
| when l got a chance. But l was pretty
busy and if the waiter testihed that Dr'
| Kennedy or a man resembling him en-
tered the Grand Hotel at that hour Win
Dolly Reynolds. i never happened TO see
| The Statement / did not know that wnat
! knew about his departure from his Office
that day and his dress was OF any I'M
| portance." .oIo.,d
| IN a Number of that name who mas nS-
11red In the Kennedy case. The manager
| of the establishment in West twenty
| second Street, she said recalled the visit
! of the man who had made 50 many en-