New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-23


Vanderbilt-ave. home about 11;15 O'clock he
had gone upstairs speaking to the servant as
he went to his room. He went TO sleep, and
was awakened about o'clock by a continuous
ringing al the bell Looking out of the win
dow he saw the patrol wagon and man. who
told him he was wanted in Hancock-st, where
an accident had occurred. When the patrol
wagon reached the Latimer house Mrs. Latmer
was in the front parlor, and said:
Bert told me TO send for you II anything ever
happened"
TuthilI said that he had done his best to COM
fort the woman He returned 10 his own home
at $50 o'clock, but spent that night in the
Latimer house at the request of William Latl-
mer. The following Saturday night he also
spent at the Latimer house. he said. at the re-
quest of Walter Latimer, who was called to the
Tuthill told of visiting Mr. Latimer at the
hospital in company with DIR. Morrison, ana
| now the patient had greeted him with Hello,
Billy; am glad to see you" The ensuing con-
versation had been purely personal Mr.. Lati-
mer had seemed to be perfectly rational. AT
the close of his testimony Tuthill made per
sonal statement by permission OF DISTRICT AT
torney Clarke, as follows:
TUTHILLs STATEMENT.
At last Thursdays hearing Mr. Byron Lati-
mer testified that his brother Bert had asked
him: rs TuthilI being watched?" and that ne
had answered, Yes" Byron Latimer afterward
took this statement back. Mr., Latimer also
was quoted saying that he had ordered me
out of the house. That is not so.
Hannah Larsen. servant of the Tuthills. was
called to corroborate w. H. Tuthills testimony,
which she did. Then the District Attorney cues
| toned the girl about Tuthills bicycle clothes,
where he kept them. how they looked. one
could not say whether they dark or light,
but thought they were light.
Then Elias Kassendorf was asked to tel OF the
noises lie heard the morning of the smoothing:
The witness said the sounds were those OF
voices. growing louder and louder He seemed
sure that there two voices. Then came
two shots in succession, then screams Tor help
and a voice saying, "Oh, you're too late, 700
late" From his back window he could see the
ards in fba raar Of q
to his knowledge nobody escaped from there
There was much commotion when Mrs. Aleert
c. Latimer was next called to the stand. she
in from the judges private room, IN the
OF the witness seat leaning on the arm or
William c. Latimer, her brother-in-law. She
was trembling violently. and her head nuns
down on her breast. Her costume was the same
as she last Thursday. with the veil hang
ing from the edges OF her ha tribo tho nersor
3MTs Latmer can IN S You sbGotns
Q.-About how tall? A.-Medium. -,
Q-Was he large? Ai-Ab2uit5 medium nqtld was
Odd YOU notice IL it was a cutaway or
frock? A.-No
The answers were being wrung from the wit
ness and they came out between her tightly
clencned teeth. She did not know whether the
man had a collar not and was not sure
as TO waistcoat. because his coat was buttoned'
When asked about the mans eyes, Mrs. Latimer
told the story about the mask, when covered
his face completely and came down below his
chin. For that reason she could not tell Whether
he had a mustache or beard The mask was
black. she said with holes for the eyes The
man also had black cap on, she said ASKED II
Il was the one that afterward had been found IN
the kitchen. she replied that she had not seen
that one. 1t was produced by captain buch nan
an and Mrs Latimer identified It, she was sure
that the man did not utter sound at any time
he in the room.
Q.-How about, the bruises on yqqqr body: - Did
but but did not lake hold Of me I didn't know ! had
bruises until the next day and then Mr.: Me.qrI i'm
tried TO pull me In the WINDOW from the Pol ,s
he had a pistol in one hand and lamp in the
other
A STEADY FIRE OF QUESTIONS.
Mrs. Latimer was then questioned about her
closet. near which her husband fell when shot.
and said IL was large enough 10 hold man.
She was awakened she said. by light flashing
around the room and told how she got up.
closed the door into the closet in which the
man had disappeared. and then lighted the
gas, Then she opened the door OF the closet and
the man ran out toward the other closet; her
husband got up with the bedclothes. and was
shot.
AT this point Mrs. Latrer was gritting her
teeth almost in agony and holding her hand
kerchief up in front OF her race.
o-Did You try TO grab the mask away? AaNG
must have screamed out before as well as after
o.-Was your husband fully awake when you
got out OF bed? A-Fully. -. ...,,., 49,,
the shades when you got out OF bed before going
the closet where the burglar was! Alt JUST
QEDidn't YOU see the color of the mans hair?
OF am requested to ask you why you didn't
scream out OF the window? Al did scream out
of the front window and my niece screamed out
OF the window.
The District Attorney then said that he had
no more questions to ask, and as the widow was
being led out announced that the inquest was
adjourned until to-day.
LATIMER's WILL FILED.
The will of Albert c. Latimer, dated April
10. 1902 filed in the Surrogates office in
Kings County. yesterday. With it was the
much talked of codicl written by Mr. Latimer
on a prescription blink while on his deathbed.
and reading:
Codicil, July Z.
l desired all Of my among children.
Witness: F. A. PARKER
After the word children written the word
only, but it was afterward crossed out. AL
though it seems TO be conceded that the codicl
will have standing IN court. f. K. Van Buren,.
executor of Mr.. Latimers estate. felt II his duty
to file the document.
The will itself provides literally for Mrs Lati-
mer According to its provision, the estate.
which those familiar with the say amounts
to about $4,000, is to be divided into twelve
equal parts. One part is to go to the wife in
lieu of dover. Three parts are to be invested
and the income to go to the wife during her life
time, then to be divided between the two chill
dren-Marion l. Latimer and Edward c. Lati-
rner-when they have reached the age Of TWEEN
ty-hve The income of four parts is to be used
for the education OF the daughter, and OF four
parts for the education or the son. the principal
to revert to them when they reach the age Of
twenty-five. In case either dies before reaching
the age of twenty-five, and without issue their
share is to be divided between the survivor and
the mother.
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