Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20

New York. Feb .3O.-SiXteen witness cs were examined in the Kennedy case yesterday. and the alibi or the dentist on trial for the murder of Dolly Key holds Was strengthened. At the close of the day Justice FursLnan again eau toned the jurors. He said that he had received an anonymous letter in regard to the case. and that he knew one juror also had received a letter lie fold them no attention must be paih to such communications.
 The trial was Interrupted by the ar rival from Florida of Daniel s. Mel vile the Staten Island plumber, who went south when SubDocnapd. Mel viilr was brought into court by Po- lice Captain James K. Price Justice EurSnan stopped the trial long enough to ask him why h" had gone away. Melville said he did not know that Ee was making himself liable. and his reason for going south was the i'll health of his wife lie said he had to take her to Florida, as she was too sick to travel alone. He was told he WaS in the custody of Captain Price. and that his case would be attended to later. He left the courtroom with the captain. and is said to be detained at headquarters.
 The first witness yesterday was Miss Alice Hanretty. who swore she saw Dr Kennedy about 2:4o or 3 o'clock on the morning of August 1G 1S9S near New Dorp. Sine said she was returning from a wedding. ai1f' was accompanied by her cousin. Mar tin Sharkey, when she mcl him on the road to New Dorp. She held to this ct, D Dr,nin n i,,, and strengthened it as to time by tes- tifyinG she knew the hour because she had asked a man, when leaving the wedding reception. what time it was, and he had said 2:3O o'clock.
 Her cousin, Martin Sharkey. fol lowed. He corroborated her statement and said he did not know Dr Kennedy but that the prisoner was the man he met i'll the road that morning. The excuse given by both for their failure to come forward at the first trial was that they did not think their testimony was important.
 Mrs Kennedy. the aged mother of the prisoner. was also called. Her testimony was that her son Was at home at 3 o'clock on the morning of August 1G. Of this she was positive The mothers testimony was of the kind that has it's effect on the jury When it came to the question of lead pipe in the cellar left by plumbers she said frankly that she thought some had been left by them. This is the pipe. the prosecution says, Kennedy used as a bludgeon with which to kill Dolly Reynolds. Relieving her testi- mony as to the lead, the jury may not be able to ignore her testimony as to her son being home at the hour she mentioned.
 The testimony of Mrs Julia Slaygh- ten. who died since the first trial. was read. She told then of having crossed on the Staten Island ferry with Dr Kennedy at 1920 ;l. m. on August 1G. \ cabman testified to taking Dolly Reynolds from the Grand hotel to the Hotel Martin on the night of August 15. He refused to say that pr Kenne- day was the man with her, and Will liam Cope. q waiter at the Grand hO- tel. sv-ore that Kennedy was not the l man who accompanied her to the hotel at quarter before midnight on August l 15 Other witnesses testified to the 1 good character of the defendant. Melville. the plumber. will be the | first witness this morning, and it is 1 expected that all the testimony will 1 have been heard at the end of to-day's session.