New-York tribune., 1902-04-11
NO PROOF OF MURDER THEORY.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY THINKS lDEN LIE ia
TION OF KIERNAN IN MAULlfFE
CASE TNIMPORTANT

r,;st-fc+ Attorney Jerome said yesterday that he
did not regard the Identification OF De'e'l D'
geant James Herman at the West folS sc
st police station early yesterday by Aaron Noheh
and John Lennon as of much importance IN con-
rection with the recent death of James vi - ~
The testimony Of Cohen and Lennon "oud ~ ne
corroboration. he said, before II could pe -
as evidence that Kiernan one of two men VINO
,ooly NJ Auliffe of the police station anu P
,to IN cab on the morning of his death
II have little confidence in Cohen OF l'ei,
the District Attorney continued Colie'i 80
teered to give aid in finding witnesses III 'i'
of Florence Burns. He wanted TO be wiz
and he told lot of things. and for two oays -,
+oo+ives v,are kent busy running down ana us
crediting imaginary cews which ne 1urhisheu 49,
non was drunk yesterday. and he mas S"i iE .l,
for forgery and burglary. When he went u
no1ice station and saw Herman there ne Ploo
-, +bouob+ If would do no harm to idehthS
hin, knowing that he had been detective III nv nv
precinct and friend of DeVery- ih"t - -. 7
what his Identification of Herman amounts ..
.hir Tn to the present time l see no reason u
cbanee nv belief that McAulne was h"' ~
dered There will he no presentation VI o. ,,.,oss
IN the McAuliffe case the grand jury "livo'
son,e evidence more important than mas oeeh ~
covered yet is found .,,, boroved
Mr. Jerome said that, While ne sun -. h
AZ ,r1,ne.s death was the result OF accldeu'' ne
ia 10. cIoea the investigation or the c"S
r.bfo there was any doubt. on the cohua'S' ~ ~
said he would do all in his power TO ala 'noe -.
believad in the murder theory and Were u ss
cot good evidence to support their pele', 49,,
,r1d institute John Doe proceedings |" "
oase he said and would call any WITNESSES ,
,o~a wanted in the proceedings perm - > >
snooia1 counsel to examine witnesses All -"
rnltconen Of the West Forty-seventh-st. stau auo'' @
oo,l5 ba called and examined, ne said II 'hd' was
desired -, +ba i6entt-
poIica Commissioner Partridge said the iue"''
eca+ion Of Kiernan did not seem to Ut SOM =
tho information in the McAuliffe case Mh,'i W A.
h.an obtained in the investigation ASNeu "
-. NcA,1ire was murdered. he repHeu' .
~ think II might have been an accloeh'.
g. = murder I don't know that they are Waived MI
- idnnt{fy the murderer. Ihe eNlutnnootod 70 the
- - furtber confirmed might be preseh'eo " "
grand jury. 80 49,. 20 Liernan was a farce,
~oI+ajn Donohue said yesterday: hietnon n we're
~ PC roam when the men of the nrst Pia ~ men Of
;,r IN looked over and it not uhtl IN mai
tt,n 7sacond nlatoon being gtatanent
Gnben nicked out Kiernan. SoheilS the street
~ policeman RadigaE met hlm a,sa pI, TSadi-
l ma IA bim to keep quiet is false. pec''"7 ~
nn US off duty that day. ~ not AZ the
81 ;rnap said Yesterday that he WIS M MI irfe
~ statinn on the Sunday morhlns ~, - VT
pos nr tbere and he could produce p!eng ny ,irre Of
Eeos n prove that he was away at'ne AT ~ 1Siernar
~ 'oiIage6 cab incident For some NtdiS nas re-
Ihe aItsociye at the police station ana "aS 10
arde6 as Deverys personal reprfSseii aore 49,
garqIeu a. hann policeman for twelve years.