New-York tribune., 1902-09-26
NOT OTGUILTY, SAYS DISBROW
HE Is INDICTED FOR THE MURDht of
CLARENCE FOSTER, BUT NOT THAT
OF MISS LAWRENCE.

Pi,-erbesd Long Island Sept 25-That Louis a.
| Disbrow will have to stand trial for murder was
! definitely made known this morning "hen 'he Sul-
folk County grand jury filed into court ana present
ed to Justice Maddox an indictment charging ,he
prisoner with murder in the first degree IN the III
dictent Disbroyy is of the murder of Car
ence Foster but mention is made OF the oea'h
of Miss Sarah Lawrence Reference is mace 10 her
having been with Disbrow and roster on the hisi'
of the disappearance of Foster and the GIRL Du, he
dea+b is NOT accounted for At the preliminary eX-
animation the District Attorney tried to show that
the girl had been strangled by the stock that was
found fastened tightly about her neck
Before the grand jury appeared in court Ro"lahu
Miles counsel for Dsbrow, had learned that an IN
dictent had been found against his client. and mad
asked District Attorney Livingston Smith for copy
| of the document The District Attorney promiseo
that this would be furnished at once, and as soon
| as the Indictment had been presented clerk was
| set to work making copy of it for MI ~ Miies.
Immediately after handing up the Indictment against
| Disbrow the grand jury returned 10 lis rooi " ~
| ,Iss other cases that had been laid before H.
nshrow was arraigned before Justice Maddox
! this afternoon to plead to the Indictment found
! aeains+ him. He was accompanied to court by MI
Miles his counsel. The courtroom was pacheu Win
! people who displayed great interest III the plo-
| ceedings When Dshrow entered he was paie' anu
his face had a drawn look, but he was perlectlS
| cool and composed. He neatly dressed anu
had evidently prepared himself for his appearance
| in court. -,
District Attorney Smith read only part OF the
| ;ndictrosn+ which was long document and con-
tanned six counts The District Attorney eApidfiie1
! 70 the rrisoner that he had been indicted on d
| charge of murder in the first degree ana 'heii
asked Disbrow how he would plead to the chat se,
II p,ead not guilty" replied Dsbrow in a louo
and clear voice and he Strengthened up ana lo"heu
| directly into the eyes of the DISTRICT At,olnea
Mr. Smith then asked the court to set the oa'e ot W
! the trial for January T. 1893 Mr. Mics ou ~ pellol
| of risbrow strongly opposed the District Attorney
! request He said that was ready now 10 con-
| dnct the defence and that the District A'tothey
,,obt 70 he ready to go on with the trial without
anv further delay. He said MS cheh' was eNa . :.
m a sneedy trial as he had already peen coilnieu
| in Jail a considerable time. -.
| District Attorney Smith said that ne was not
| raady TO conduct the prosecution at present anu
eftar further protest from MI Miles, Ihe oVIie 3ti
said it would be lmPosslois, ~ ban she date sug-
ensted hv the District Attorney justice Maad4h tf
Said that every justice would be 0GSuPga GU, au as
other The end Of the year in when vaeT ne% At
signments would he mac eid lo he % would decide the
nnestion Of the date of the trial to-morro% bnt
| When the present term enfed the court "ouiu
adjourned until JsnuaSX m Niles Is and md the District
,ttnrnav could agree upon earlier date Tor tne
orial @ an % %eytraordnary term of court for the special
purpose Of placing Disbrow on trial at an carrier
The District Attorney moved that the court s issns @
an order requiring % sb4o 5nS case This the court
ssented to do The usual number drawn is forty. @
fn aFen back AT 5hs to 'Gse lis cell S 'nS hs
divested of legal phraseology. charges that LOUIS
a Dsbrow is guilty of murder in the t1rst degree
because on June 10. he. Foster and Sarah ,- Law"
renee being in a Towboat on Tiana Bay ne strucn f
TSCster on the head with blunt instrument from
which injuries Foster died. and Dsbrow tnen pee @
his bodv into the bay The second count charges
thar Disbrow hit Foster the head with 'luHI
instrument stunning Foster. who fell overoqard
and was drowned. The third count accuses Dls-
brow of knocking Foster overheard. then beating
him head with oar until ne uleu IN
The fourth charge Dlsbrow is accused of having
struck Foster in face with his fists. knocking
him overheard then beating him to death with an
oar The NTH charges that Foster and Miss Law
renee went out rowing. and that Dlshrow with IN
tent 10 kill Foster followed them ia another boat
and assaulted Foster with an oar, knocking MN hln,
overheard Count six asserts that on the west
shore OF Tiana Bay Disbrow assaulted roster
striking him over the head with blunt lnstru-
n1ent FROM the effect of which blows Foster died.
Dishrow then the charge SAYS. took the dead body
out into the bay and threw II overheard.