The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06
Did He See Disbrow, Foster and
Miss Lawrence Get Into
One Boat?
WILL REVEAL ALL ON STAND.
Makes Statement to Reporter
Which Indicates That He
Knows More Than He
Has Told.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL
! Good Ground. l. l.. ". z. July Sit IS
now believed that District Attorney Smith
expects TO place on the stand early this
| week a witness who saw Foster. Dissrow
and Miss Lawrence all get into one boat
and push out into the bay. that witness
is Edward Ternell.
MI. Ternell to-day admitted that he was
in the yard back OF his house at 8 o'clock In
the morning OF the fatal day. and that he
would tell on the stand more than has yet
been revealed about the case. II he does
testify that he saw the three get into the
boat. It viii add much TO the District At
torney's case. which has been greatly
strengthened by the Developments OF the
last few days.
There are some things which I cannot
tell you" Mr.. Terneil said 20 a reporter
But everything Will come out on the Wit
ness stand next week. and there Is no rea-
son why I should not be frank with you. 50
far as ! can and not violate my pledge 10
the District Attorney.
1T is true that ] was up that morning
and that I knew that something was going
On. but I did not know all about IT unul
after day. and even then-Tm not saying
that even nov 1 know all that happened
Did YOU see the three together that
morning? ," he was asked.
mt"
NO. I did not see them together. but ]
knew early that day that they had been
together. When Clarence. Disbrow and the
girl drove up 10 my place about 2 O'Clock
in the morning 7 was out back OF the
house watching for chicken thieves, just as
/ have said before. But 1 did not see them
drive up: they came in very quietly and
hitched the horse TO the barn door. What
they did from that time until daylight. or
until they went out IN the boat. / do nOt
know"
"Do you know If Foster and the girl had
a room in your housA that night
81 do not know that positively. AL I can
tell you is that at 3 o'clock that morning /
found this poor fellow. hitched to the barn
l unlocked the door and took the horse and
carriage inside. / looked In the carriage a
little and found the girls hat under the
THAT naturally aroused suspicious and
when / saw Disbr0w after daylight II IS
true we had some pretty sharp words or
rather l said some pretty sharp things 70
Put e you had not discovered that the
room had been occupied at the time you
accuse him Of making improper use OF
your huCse?"
Made an Evasive Reply.
Mr.. Ternel hesitated and then replied.
eEaslvely, that he Gid not like the locks OF
things and did not know what to make OF
finding the carriage.
Frank. as II appears on its face. this
statement OF Mr.. Ternell Is far from being
all the truth. In the first place II he
were W and about the premises al ; o'clock
II is altogether probable that he knew
where Foster. DlsbTow and the girl were.
He took their horse into the barn and no
doubt knew whether they were in the
house or down on the beach.
Il was & still. clear night and he could
have seen and heard them.
II they were akin the disturbance in
the house described by Miss PearsaIl GER
talniy he must have known II Again. IL IS
not at all likely that Hlr. TerneI would
use Of his house had he not seen or heard
something during the night 10 justify such
an accusation. No place on Long Island
bears a better reputation than Mr.. Ter
nells. and those who know him do not
believe that he would he awake at ;
O'Clock in the morning and not know II
house. And, knowing that something was
wrong, his acquaintance believe that he
would not have waited until s O'Clock, as
he says he did before speaking to Dis
Testimony May BE Important.
Both District Attorney Smith and Detec-
tive Field are silent as TO what Mr.. Ter
nell Will swear TO. but they admit that HIS
testimony will be very Important. Mr. Ter
nell said to-day that he went back TO bed
at half past } O'Clock that morning. after
having put the horse in the barn. That IS
~ '-s A@NA ~ AA1S a
sail. when the three were outside the hotel.
going toward the beach. Mr.. Ternelrs harm
liz on high ground. overlooking the beach.
and the spot where the boats were
moOred.
1t is probable that he did not know in a
general way what happened. He found the
horse hitched 10 the barn door. and the
woman's hat IN the carriage. He was sus-
picious. according TO lis own statement,
that something was wrong.
Still. ne says. he went TO bed a half hour
later. and did not know who was in his
house or what was going on. Mr. TernelTs
place Is not a hotel. Il is merely q large
cottage. on the bay. and at the time Mr..
and Miss Pearssll and D!sbrow were the
only boarders under his roof.
At night II Is as still as a desert about
the place. and Miss Pearsan declares that
the disturbance in Disbrow's room was 80
violent that It awakened her from q sound
sleep.
The belief IS general here that Mr.. TerneI
is keeping his pledge TO the District AttO--
ney. ard will tell under oath much more
he has yet told about the case.