The sun., 1902-02-22
NOPROOP HOW M'AULIPPRDI
ONLY SUSPICIOUS, WHICH ARE
USELESS IN COURTS.
But Car. which the Police Say Killed Him.
Couldn't Make Tho Wounds, Coroner
say-W wounds Old d-Nian Arraigned
as McAuliffe Spelled II Differently.

- HcNuho speheu IL DiHercnNy'
The District Attorneys inquiry into
the cause Of the death Of James McAulifIe,
the Glennon witness. has developed nothing
which can be taken into court Of law to
show how McAuliffe came to his death.
But McAuliffe will never testify against
Glennon. And the fear OF death has been
put In the hearts OF all Of the men and
women who have been expected. like
McAulihe, TO testify against Dovery's
wardman. and the others with him, who
are TO he tried for failing TO suppress places
which the law says must not exist.
Mr.. Jerome announced yesterday that
he was satisfied that no proof Of the manner
of McAuliffe's death could be gathered
that would be Of any effect In court. And
he added that the policemen against whom
many suspicious have been expressed
have a perfectly plausible explanation
Of the way in which McAulife may have
come to his death.
The District Attorney found that the
points Of the investigation had all been
looked into by his own men. independently
of the Central Onlce--all points but one.
That one was peculiarly significant. The
only discovery with regard TO McAuliife's
movements which tends in the least TO
show that some other man was not substi-
tuted In the police court for the Glennon
witness was the sole and independent
work OF Capt Ttus's men.
Two Of the Central Office detectives
went into the saloon at Fftieth street
and Eighth avenue and brought out from
IL the story that tho brother Of the pro-
prietor, one Steidelberg, had seen McAu-
life in his saloon at o:20 on Sunday morn
ing--that is within ten minutes after a
man answering TO McAullffos namo was
discharged from custody in the West Side
police court. They said that this man,
who looked like McAulilfe. had tried to
buy a drink there, but had been turned
away because the proprietor was scrup-
ulous observer OF the Raines law
In addition to Magistrate Mayos state
ment that tho McAuline" arraigned be-
fore him on Monday morning was a healthy,
ruddy-looking man, there also came out yes
terday other items of interest, On Satur-
day night, after Dr. Russell had diagnosed
NcAulliIc as simply helpossly drunk, the
man recovered enough 10 say that his
address was l4e West Thirty-third street.
That is McAuliffe's home. Tho man who
was arraigued in court said that he lived
at 1870 West Thirty-third street. where
McAuliffe never lived: and he spelled his
name Mo A-u-l-i-f-f' in signing his dis
charge paper and insisted that II was tho
right way To spell II.
he was picked up on Sunday morning at
Fortv-ninth street and Broadway, had been |
struck by street car, which had inflicted |
upon him all the injuries he received.
DR.. Brown of Roosevelt Hospital was
on duty when DR.. Prentice, the ambulance |
surgeon, brought McAuiife in. He found |
the patient nose split open. A large bump |
was on the forehead, and from It's condition |
seemed produced by the same blow which |
split the nose. There was another big |
lump behind the right Ger. There was a |
big bruise on the right thigh.
DR.. Brown says that the condition OF the
blood in these Jumps and bruises was such |
that tho blows which produced them must |
have been received hours before the man
was brought 70 the hospital. NcAulihe |
was taken 10 the hospital Immediately |
after he was found at 9:4o o'clock, that is
within fifty minutes after the consfhcuousy |
healthy "McAulih' was let out of court by |
Magistrate Mayo.
dent bureau, which is supplied with prompt
reports by all conductors and motormen,
has no record of any man being struck by |
q car on Sixth avenue on Sunday morning.
Coroner Moses j. jackson said last night
that this was tho fret case in which the
present Coroner's offico had called tine
attention OF the police TO a probable homi-
eide. If tho Coroners Office had been
aeleep no attention would over have been
na id to the death OF McAuliffe. The Cor
oner said he saw the wounds, and he was
certain that they had been inflicted
by a murderous weapon.
"They we're too limited and too definite
10 have been made by a trolley car he
said. Later will be prepared to cay
with what sort Of O weapon they were
made But | want 10 be sure that the
District Attorney Is not hampered in this
,ase. When he is through I may have
TO say"
Dist riot Attorney Jerome said that he
lad dI lpped the case. But hs had ex-
lausted the sources OF Information with
regard 20 it and had obtained no probable
,ause for an action. If anything should
Do developed later which could be taken
nto court he would act vCry quickly.
There was the keenest interest around
Police Headquarters In the attitude assumed
oy Commissioner Partridge to tho ca-s.
The Commissioner freely aoltno Wedges that
10 has had no close acquaintance with tho
levious methods OF the Gang. The Gangs
non are ell where they w0ro when Devery
eft them.
In this first instance come 20 light Of
he probable rss OF the Gangs familiar
methods. Col. Partridge has adopted
method Of Investigation which has calised
Hteaso delight among those ia Mulberry
freet who are eagerly anticipating two
1ears from now, when the Good People
,ome back The Commissioner made no
Independents Investigation. He called on