The Washington times., 1902-07-09
PROF. O'MALLEY ON
ROAD TO RECOVERY
Wife's Lawyer Demands
Return of Jewelry
Claimed As Property of Young Hearin's
Mother-Hearing to Be held
Tomorrow.

PHILADELPHIA, July S.-Prof Austen
O'Malley, who has been i'll in St. Agnes
Hospital, IS recovering.
Mrs O'Malley's lawyer, Henry j. Scott.
had a stormy interview today with Dis
trict Attorney Weaver. The lawyer de-
manded the return of five diamonds
found in Mrs. O'Malley's possession. She
asserted that the jewels belong to Will
liam Hearin. the young New Yorker
with whom she was going away when she
was arrested.
The jewelry in question comprises a
marquiso ring and a pair of diamond
earrings valued at $1,000. and said to
belong TO Hearin's mother. Mr. Scott
went to detective headquarters yester-
day and demanded tho Jewelry, but 1t
was refused him, and ne was referred to
District Attorney Weaver.
Taken Under Consideration.
The latter said he would consider the
matter and would send for Chief of Po-
lice Quirk for the purpose of ascertain
ing the Importance of the jewelry as ev-
idence in the Commonwealth case.
After such conference. he added. he
would be in a better position to letter
mine what course he would pursue in the
matter
I'm the event of Prof. O'Malley's death.
and his death being attributed to poison
ing, would Mrs. O'Malley be tried in this
jurisdiction on charge of murd sring,
the alleged poison said to have been ad-
ministered in the State Of Indiana?"/
A Hypothetical Question.
This question was put to Mr.. Weaver.
and he. smilIngly, said he did not care
to answer such hypothetical question.
Such a proposition, he said, was s,Ini-
lar to that of man holding a gun IN
other-either county would have juris-
diction in the matter.
In the event of Prof O'Malley's Death
MIR. Weaver said, action on his part
could only be determined after com
municaiion with the Indiana authorities
The woman's hearing will be held on
Thursday. 1t is believed that in her
defense she will state that there were
TtdSOHS why sue wished TO leave Ut.
O'Malley's house, that she asked Hearin.
childhood friend. to accompany her to
friends In South Bend. Ind, and that the
jewels she took she believed belonged
to her husband and not to her brother
in-law
Two Statements Verified.
SOUTH BEND. Ind. July s.-Mrs.
.ilIne Ellis O'Malley. against whom sug-
gestions have been made of attempting
to murder her husband, is telling the
truth In two instances at least.
/. She has a brother. VIII. living in
New York; and
2. She was in the habit of taking
arsenic pills for slight blemlsh on her
face. which she was afraid might de-
velop into a cancer.
These two facts were learned today at
st. Mary's Academy. where Mrs. O'Mal-
ley spent nearly the whole OF her girl
hood.
During the stay at ST. Mary's she
was regarded as particularly good and
high minded girl.
The sisters refuse to believe any OF
the damaging stories which are circu-
lated here about her, and declare that
ii she is indeed a cigarette fiend teller
o. improper stories, a seeker after for
hidden a11rscments. and bold, brazen
woman" that she must have degencr-
ated astonishinGiy since 1909 when she
returned to St. Mary's after her gradu-
alton to take post graduate course
The investigation here is practically at
a S.anGstiIl