New-York tribune., 1902-07-20
MORE NEW WITNESSES.
LATIMER INQUEST TO BE RESUMED ON
TUEsDAY-MANY GROUNDLESS
RUMORS

Captain Reynolds, Of the Detective Bureau.
and Captain Buchanan. OF the Gates-ave. sta
ton, both said last night that they had not
succeeded in getting any further definite infor-
nation that would tend TO clear up the Latimer
mystery. which has attracted more attention
than any case in Brooklyn for many years.
Many stories and rumors printed yesterday
afternoon were, it is understood investigated
and discarded worthless by the detectives
leads. however. which will be followed up be-
tween now and the next session of the inquest.
That this session is expected to be an inpor-
tant one was shown yesterday, when it was an
nounced that 1t would be held on Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock. instead of tomorrow
night, as at first planned
When last Thursday, the inquest ad-
journed until Monday night there were only a
small number of witnesses in sight, although
some OF them were considered to be important
Since then, however. the results of the detec-
tives' persistent work have brought up so many
possibilities that it became apparent that any
night inquiry would be prolonged far after mid
night. 1t was for this reason that the change
in time was made.
Among the witnesses that seem to be most
promising two servant girls who are en-
ployed in house in Hancock-st., almost op
posite the Latimers'. Captain Buchanan re-
CelEeu WOTQ from q IelldDle woman IN lne nelSH-
borhood that these girls were saying that on
the morning of the shooting they had seen
man the Latimer piazza. that he had gone
into the house through the parlor window. and
had afterward come out the same way. When
these girls were by the captain they ap-
peared to be much frightened, and at first de-
MED that they had seen anything. Close ques-
tioning, however, brought out the fact that the
girls had seen a man on the piazza. or thought
they had. They could not be induced to add
that they had seen this man disappear through
the window.
young women were in great dread of getting
their names into the papers and getting mixed
up in the case. So in order to humor them he
promised not 10 reveal their names at present.
They were served with subposnas, however, for
the inquest on Tuesday. AT that time they VIII
be sharply questioned under oath. and then IL
will be learned whether their testimony is OF
value worthless.
Charles II. Zinn, Manhattan produce dealer.
who lives at No. 800 Jefferson ave, which runs
just north of Hancock-st., told yesterday OF a
mysterious man who dashed down the street on
a bicycle going in the direction Of Bedford-ave.,
a few minutes after he heard the shots Mr-
Zinn perceived that there no lamp on the
bicycle. but he did not notice whether the MAJ
had cap or not. I thought II so strange,
said Mr.. Zinn, that this man should be riding
so fast down the street when every body else
going in the other direction, toward the
Latimer house"
Captain Reynolds does not take much stock
in the Importance OF this story.
II heard a good deal about strange men on
bicycles a short time after the shooting oc-
spent several hours after midnight IN that
neighborhood on two separate occasions. and
found that there were dozens OF bicycles going
in various directions during the time watched" I"