New-York tribune., 1901-05-17
GOOD DAY FOR KENNEDY.
TESTIMONY ADDUCED SEEMS TO FA-
VOR HIM.

MAURICE MENDHAAI. BROKER. SENT THE
WOMAN A TELEGRAM AFTER HE KNEW
SHE HAD BEEN MURDERED.
The third trial of Dr. Samuel ] Kennedy for
the murder OF Dolly Reynolds which is now 60
ing on in General Sessions. was marked yester-
day by two revelations which counsel for the
defence consider TO be OF the first Importance
one of these was made by Maurice b. Mend
ham. a broker. who had lived with the murdered
woman. had given her much jewelry, and had
introduced her TO Kennedy. He testified that he
sent a telegram TO Dolly Reynolds on Tuesday.
August l6 1895. several hours after he knew
she was dead She killed on Monday night
August IS. When asked why he did il. he re
piled:
Il wanted to account for absence Monday"
An effort was made TO find Mr. Mendham last
might and get a further explanation from him.
but at his address given in the City Directory
as No. 100 West Eightieth-st.. it was said that
Maurice Mendham's brother lived there. and not
Maurice The address OF Maurice was refused.
1rhe contents of the queer telegram not
brought out at the trial.
Mr. Mendhams testimony contained other in
feresting points given herewith, but the other
important feature OF the days hearing, which
has already been referred TO. was the refusal
OF Judge Newburger to allow the introduction
evidence OI a lot OF prescriptions lotlllIileu
as being in DR. Kennedy's handwriting. by
Charles McKelway, a druggist at New-Dorp,
Staten Island, which had been brought to him
by patients OF DR.. Kennedy McKelway had 10
admit that he never saw DR.. Kennedy write and
he was ruled incompetent 10 testify as to Ken
nedys writing. This evidence was allowed at
both the previous trials and bore hard against
the defendant.
There was a stir in the courtroom when
Maurice Mendham was called TO the stand by
the prosecution He testified in a low voice
saying he was a broker and had been a member
of the Stock Exchange for about seven years.
He introduced Miss Reynolds 10 Dr. Kennedy
by letter lie was asked where she carried her
Jewel bag. and he replied:
Around her corset"
did you il there"
Il don't care 10 answer that question"
He next identified the jewel bag. and then
Reynolds's counsel began the cross-eXamination,
which ran along like this
Q-How long did you live in Fifty-eighth-st.? A.
Q.-Didnt YOU rent the house? Al may have.
Q.-Nou lived there man and wife? A.-Some
people may have thought that we were man ana
ODD you assume the marital relation with Miss
Reynolds? did. ! admit that purchased much
Odd YOU have q quarrel with her in the last
Few months you lived there? A-No. no more than
Q.-Don't you know that on the Sunday before
the murder you had an altercation with her over
Q.-You sent a telegram from Long Branch on
Tuesday August l6 10 Miss Reynolds? A-No;
o.-Was that usual? Al wanted to account for
absence on Monday. ! was at Long Branch on
Q.-You were at the fiat on Tuesday several
times? A.-only once. That was the same day
, o.-You knew, then. she had been murdered? A
o.-was a young lady by the name OF Cousins
who was living with you as your mistress found
dead one morning IN her fatg
This was excluded by the court. Il would Ike
10 cross-eNamine you" exclaimed Mr.. Mendham
angrily. NO doubt" said Mr.. Moore. dryly.
Recess was taken until this morning
At the morning session Coroner Bausch de-
scribed the finding Of the check indorsed IS. J.
Kennedy" tucked in the woman's corset
Joseph G.. Gregory. night clerk at the Grand
Hotel at the time OF the murder testified he
saw a go out OF the hotel at a. q. on
Tuesday; but admitted he saw only half the
mans face and his hat hung over the side OF
the face toward him.
DR. Philip OHanlon. corOne~s' physician de-
tcribed the autopsy and said A blow with a hard
instrument the head Of R person standing
erect would be likely to fractare the skull before
breaking the neck. but II IN" person were re-
clining the blow would more easily fracture
Vertebre without fracturing the skull and
81 the person were asleep II would be still more
easy 10 break the neck. This supports lhe de-
fences theory that burglar sneaked in and
struck the woman while she sleeping on the
couch. DR. O'Hanlon said il was his opinion
that the woman was lying the couch when
she was struck He said the head OF the couch
toward the window. and there was blood
on the couch.
'If she had been struck while lying on the
couch" asked William Pruden. the eleventh
5uror, could she have staggered into the middle
OF the ROOM
Yes" said DR. o'Hanlop
IF the neck were broken?" asked Mr. Osborne
Yes. even IL her neck were broken"