New-York tribune., 1901-02-12
THE KENNEDY MURDER TRIAL
REPETITION OF THE EVIDENCE ON
WHICH THE PRISONER WAS
FIRST CONVICTED.

After a practical recess of three days the prose-
cutting attorneys, John F. Mcintyre and Forbes
Hennessy. continued their effort before Judge F1rs
man. In the Criminal Courts Building yesterday
morning to fix upon DR. Samuel j. Kennedy the
responsibility for the murder of Emmelne better
known as Dolly Reynolds at the Grand Hotel a
couple OF summers ago.
When court opened this morning Robert M
Moore, representing the defence. announced that
John Melville. Of their most important Wit
nesses, had gone TO Florida by boat and he asked
that an adjournment be taken until he could bs
produced- The Judge said that recess could only
be considered when presence was actually re-
quired He said that the prosecution might be will
ing to accept the deposition made by Mr. Melville
In connection with the granting of the new trial
Captain George McCIusky was then called ra
said he went to Room No "a of the Grand Hotel
on August IS, 1895 in response to a telephone call
0This woman, said Captain McClusky. was lying
on the floor. Her hat and gloves were on the
sofa" The Captain also told of the bits Of paper
he found torn on and strewn about the room In
telling Of kennedy's admissions to him he said
etata he SAID ne had taken the O'Clock boat from
staten Island for his office that morning; that he
& suit no OF underwear, and afterward went to Proc
asked him what he saw and he told me some sing
inS ana dancing He said he went home on the
Of underdrawers, and asked him how the stain on
them had got there He said he didn't know there
On the morning of the 1Tth l saw him in my
ONCE az Police Headquarters. He said he made a
mistake In saytng he went TO Staten Island on the
12:25 o'clock boat IL must have been later one
From the boat he told me he walked home. reach
ing there ABOUT daylight L asked him IL he was
In the Grand Hotel, and he said if he had been he
lead pipe. and he told me if he had he didn't recoi-
lect II. He said he had fallen asleep in the the
atre and was walked by the audience slamming the
seats they went out, and that he had slept all
the way down to the ferry the Broadway car
Patrick ]. Lenshan. an elevator boy at the hotel
said lady and got OF the elevator the
fourth floor about midnight. August 1s. 1898. The
a straw hat and ring
do you see that man in court?'-
Il see that looks like him."
WHO is hep
"Dr Samuel j. Kennedy" said the witness
slowly
Did anything occur later attract your atten-
tion?''
Yes. footsteps on the stairs. The prisoner
looked like the man l had brought up. The time
was about 225 O'Clock in the morning. He wore
Captain James X. Price who in charge OF the
West Thrteth-st police station at the time OF the
morning after the murder he placed an officer in
charge. and began to investigate the case He told
REYNOLDS check" taken from under the dead
rs ce5Sst saS az fe he Knew Dov Reynolds was
dead and he said no. He asked him II the indorse-
ment on the back OF the check found on her was
statement he might make would be used against
h h kne eR truly nf He said he left his office about $50
O'Clock Later he bought some underwear, ana
then went to Proctor's Theatre II asked him TO
give me the name Of a song that was sung and
he couldn't I said Kennedy. can you describe
the conductor on the Broadway car you took nome
or give the name of the ferryboat? He SAID NO
7 asked him what he had talked about at break
fast the next morning. and he said the theatre
Then l asked him why he couldnt Z teI me what ne
saw AT the theatre and he didn't know.
Mr.. Mcintyre asked for an adjournment at this
point. whereupon the Judge turned TO the Jury anu
asked N thew would be willing to be present Tor
half session in the morning In spite or the TACT
that il was holiday TO wmeh 'hey 'eauiiS 0on-
sented.