New-York tribune., 1902-07-11
EXPECT NEW TESTIMONY
INQUEST IN LATIMER SHOOTING. vs.
THURSDAY-THE FUNERAL,
TONIGHT.

Coroner Williams announced last night a..
he would hold the inquest in the case or .r-
c. Latimer next Thursday morning in the c.
Of Special Sessions, in the BROOKLYN Ro-o,
Hall. Mr.. Latimer, who was shot at his ho-s-
No. 31S Hancock-st.. Brooklyn last We5na.a-N'
will be buried in the family plot OF G. Rv-n
Latimer. at Rockville Centre tomorrow ~
funeral will be held in the Aurora Grata Carr.
dral. Bedford-ave. and Madison-st.. to-n,sb, :.
s o'clock. 1t will be conducted by the Rev NJ
c. r. Rhoades. pastor of the Marcy Avenr.
Baptist Church. A special service viii he g.
Quoted by De Witt Clinton Council. r .
which the dead man was the collector 7s-
body was taken from ST. Mary's Hosuital =
the Hancock-st. house early yesterday morni,-
where 1t was watched by one of the brotbsr.
Although the impI ession was given OUT tb..
Mrs. Latimer was in the house. 1t was said .,
good authority that she was at her brother.,n.
laws home, in Rockville Centre. She will com.
in to-day for the funeral and probably leav.
town at once.
1t Is evidently expected that many thin,,
will come out at the inquest which Will tend ~
clear up the case. For the first time the stors.
OF those who are familiar with the facts wn
be told together, and the various tangIes tha,
have. as matter of course. come into the thress
of the narrative from its disjointed manrs-
Of being told will be Strengthened out Mrs.
Latimer will be present at the inquest and will
be asked to give complete account OF everv
thing that happened. Everybody admits tia,
she is the only person who can give any tes,i.
mony that will be of value in catching th.
murderer. If she is not we'll enough on Thurs.
day to stand the trying ordeal, the inquest will
be adjourned
The police have a number Of witnesses al,
whom little has so far been said who will adj
their testimony to the tale. Last night Cap
tain Buchanan and Sergeant Harrington, o,
the Gates-ave. station. said that the work q,
the day had been barren OF results.
You never can tell. however, said Harring-
ton. when we will be able TO clear this case
up all at once. Although it looks hopeless now
the work we have done has not been all in
vain. 1t may be that in two weeks, two months
or even a year, We will get information which
coupled with what we already have, will enable
US TO clear this mystery"
Mrs. Latimer has so far made no statement
to the police since the morning OF the shooting
when she was hysterical and unable to talk
clearly. Captain Reynolds of the Detective
Bureau. has secured the promise that she win
talk first TO him. but not until after her hus-
bands funeral.
DR.. r. ]. Morrison, the family physician.
yesterday related in more detail than hereto
1ore the story OF the shooting as he has got il
from Mrs Latimer 1t differs in some details
piecemeal. he says. and put it together him.
self. In part II Is as follows:
Mrs Latimer was awakened hy the flare o,
the lamp held in the burglars right hand As
she raised herself in bed. he stepped noiselessly
into the closet
There is burglar in the ROOM she cried
to her husband.
Nonsense he said only half awake.
Then she got up and walked into the bath
room, closing the sliding door to the closet and
imprisoning the burglar as she went along In
the bathroom she got matches and lighted the
gas in the bedroom. pulling down the shades
or the three windows. Mr.. Latimer was awake
and UP by this time.
There is the burglar she said to him point
ing to the closet. The husband. gathering I'd
a bedspread, started toward the door as the
burglar came out. The burglar fired twice and
then ran into the hall and disappeared. Mrs.
LatImer meantime had gone 10 the window and
made Outcry.
DR.. Morrison did not remember whether Mrs
Lattmer spoke of havin ga struggle with the
burglar or not She must have grappIed wit
the intruder. he said. because she had bruises
on her arms and breast.