New-York tribune., 1902-07-19
TUTHILL SEES CORONER.
READY TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL HIS
MOVEMENTS

NEW WITNESSES IN LAT1MER INQUEST Ex-
PEcTED TO MAKE FURTHER sURPRIs-
ING REVELATIONS ON MONDAY.
Uniess the Brooklyn police come nearer to
clinching any theory that they may have as
10 the person who is responsible for the death
of Albert c. Latiner than they were last night
there will not be. at least, any arrest In the
case before the end of the coroner's inquest,
which was adjourned until next Monday night.
The fact that those who have been working
day and night the mystery for more than two
weeks seem to be so hopeful leads to the i'm
pression that they are on what they would call
warm trail 1t appears to be only trail as
yet, however.
William H Tuthill. who from force of circum-
stances and on account of his relations with
Mrs Latimer has been forced TO the foreground
of the inquiry, visited the coroner's office yes
terday He saw Coroner Flaherty. and told him
he would be only too glad to give any informa-
ton in his power. If it should be deemed neces-
sary, he declared that he would be able to fully
account for all his movements and his where
abouts from early on the Tuesday evening be-
fore the shooting to the time on Wednesday
rnorning-variously placed between and
o'clock-when the patrol wagon of the Gates
ave station called 10 take him to the Latmer
house at the request OF Mrs. Latimer.
II is a fact that much testimony which
might be introduced before a grand jury If any
name is ever presented 10 that body for indict-
nnent, and which is in possession of the authori-
ties. not brought out at the inquest on
Thursday. There pertinent questions which
might have been put to some of the witnesses
and which may be put 10 them, If the case
develops properly. The new witnesses who will
be called on Monday night will. 1t is said. make
revelations as surprising as those already
brought out. Who these most important wit
nesses are is e secret that is being most care
fully guarded Some OF them are out Of town,
and at least one man who is badly wanted can
not be found. a detective has been securing the
State for him. This person can. it is believed.
clear up some of the most knotty points in the
case.
The shoes, covered with felt, rudely stitched
TO the soles; the bicycle lamp and the black
silk cap-those things which always rise up in
protest when any one tries TO get away from
the burglar theory-did not figure conspicuously
in the inquest on Thursday. They were dis
played TO the jury. and the District Attorney,
acting on the false information that she had
been heard to say she knew something about 1t.
asked Mrs. Mary B. Miller If she had ever seen
the cap. Mrs. Miller is the motherin-law Of
William C. Latimer. The cap was suddenly
placed under her eyes, and her indignant denial
of any knowledge Of its antecedents was i'm
pressive. II was not shown at the inquest that
any attempt had been made to trace the shoes
and the lamp but these articles have not been
neglected by those looking for light on the case
and il may be that they will lead TO solution
Of the mystery after all.
Mr.. TuthiIl. OF No 3SS Vanderbilt-ave., who
returned from White Lake. Sullivan County. on
Thursday night, was the centre OF interest yes
terday. He appeared. however. TO take the
sharp questioning TO which he was subjected in
a cool manner. On the night before the shoot
ing, he says, he was with friends in the neigh
borhood Of his home until II o'clock, when he
returned 10 his house. He spoke 70 the servant
(who corroborates this) on the way upstairs
of the patrol wagon Although perfectly willing
disclose fully his relations with Mr.. and Mrs
Latimer, Mr.. Tuthfl said that he did not care
70 speak about that Until asked to do so at the
inquest on Monday night.
Coroner Williams made statement yesterday
in which he said he would ask the Latimer
jury TO particularly conside- that Coroner
Flaherty. who was acting in the absence OF
Williams, not taken tr the Bedside OF the
patient until the dey he died He said:
Now that practically all the testimony is In
as to the competency Of Mr.. zLatirner to talk
70 those about him in the hospital, / am thor
oughly convinced that there were innumerable
periods when he in q state Of mind TO make
q perfectly clear and intelligent Etaterent for
the use of the coroner's Office There surely
could have been no harm in DR.. Morrison let
ting Coroner Flaherty go TO the hospital when
Mr.. Latimer had Of his rational spells.
Dr. Robert ]. Morrison, although at the IN
quest he testified that Mr. Latinaer was IRA
tional almost continuously after entering the
hospital, was not responsible for the failure OF
Coroner Flaherty to get an ante-mortem state
rnent. The latter admits that DIR. Morr son did
not refuse to allow him to see the patient, De
cause he did not ask permission TO 90 SO.
Coroner Flaherty did not go to the hospital In
person until the day Mr.. Latimer died, and con-
tented himself prior TO that TO calling up the
hospital by telephone. and getting word, from
whom he does not know, except that in most
cases q womans voice replied, that Mr.. Latimer
IVES not in a condition to make a statement
DR. Morrison has been accused Of not being
so ready as he might to reveal all that he knows
about the Latimer family history, both before
and after the shooting. To this he replies:
81 am protecting the dead man, as well as the
widow I was their family physician. nave
no right TO discuss their private AFFAIRS
Among the new witnesses to be placed on the
stand on Monday Joseph ElweI. who lives
in Halsey-st in the rear Of the Latimers. ana
Conrad Engel, boss barber. Of No. l324 HerKl-
rner-st The latter was a Royal Arcanum frleho
of Mr. Latirer and visited him at the hospital
He said Yesterday that he saw the patient ana
talked with him on July 4, and that at the
time he wa. perfectly rational
s'See where that fellow shot me all up" Lau-
r1er said to Engel, drawing the blanket down.
Further conversation along that line was
stoured by the entrance of the nurse