New-York tribune., 1903-06-02
ELOURISHED A PISTOL.
MAS 4 CLUB MEMBER.
Development in -4rdsley Murder
Connecfed srith Insult Story.

r,x-as5 If being disproved by yesterday oe-
.-.,,--,e,.s IN the Ardsley murder case the
-. or tho insult offered TO Sarah Campbeli pN
so,,e r1,,an1en. resulting in a tight ana tIle
,,,-5e- Of John Hcffernan. gained ADDED "eishl
yesterday because OF a declaration from CeroiieI
Russell ..o
.--ba- sfor,-~ he said. possibly arose from 'le
,ac. +,,as a certain member Of the ArdseE Civ
.7,enfazed pistol to some others there ihel
- ro7bi,e 70 connect that. however Win ''.S "
- .o1,s 1v lanes Dunno. Even if Dunno old
SEQ = man walking toward the station ne ca
,<r ,ha. :. was this man. what man CID the
shooting
II hare no information from Sarah Campoeh
+n~+,ar than what she gave in her testimony
T hs,-o no, seen her since. and I don't kno"
,vhetba- the detective has or not.
.dering the information which the COT
,,o- el-,aady has Of the man with the pistol ana
the story told by Dunno which two III SO
smoothly and logically into that OF the Insult 20
sarah Campbell a further statement from heT'
clearing I'D this point explicitly, becomes I'M
~a+i,-e Whether the coroner will obtain this
tonight when the witnesses appear 10 sisH
-bei- testimony or whether the detective al
,..5v has # is a subject for speculation AT
r,resent she is being kept virtually corllheo l"
.be house. No one is allowed TO see her. she
II the stor, Of the insult be true, her atutude
x,fu reouire great explanation The belief that
.be lr,7o1os more than she has ever told Is eH-
pressed freely
Chief Nossiter OF Tarrytown says the case
WIS botched from the start. The woman shoulo
have been taken into custody at once a1ter the
shooting he believes, and held Without any
,bance Of communicating with outsiders IN
y+esd OF being kept at the clubhouse LOT TWO OF
.hree hours The chief is one Of those who 90
not believe the girl, despite her apparent frank
ness. has told all she can tell lie thlnhs she
1-revr who il was who attacked Heffernan, but
for some reason. either through fear Tor herseI
or the man. has concealed his identity.
"a, the other hand the tatless man theory
zgssp assumed prominence, coupled, this time,
with the declaration that this mysterious, elu-
sive individual bore a striking resemblance 10
Rufus Sewau Robert Hewitt's prospective son
in-law. Further. there came YESTERDAY through
Frederick Weeks. Assistant District Attorney a
statement from DR.. Denniston, of Dobbs Ferry
Who previously has said that HeheTnan loio
him nothing regarding the murderer that the
dying coachman said:
The man who attacked me was a fellow VINO
looked Ike Hewitt's intended son-in-law.'
Heffernan at that time was perfectly sane ana
conscious. the physician declared
This AIr- Weeks considered an explanation oL
the way Mr.. Sewairs name came INTO the Cdse'
70 be cropped because of his complete allpl-
The coa-hn1an he thought. was trying 20 say ms
sssailant looked like Hewitt's intended son-in-
law
17oljcen1an al Abbotsford, in Broadway, near
Try-instou This policeman, who was IN at
tendance at the corcners inquest, sa" @ al
Seyyall there and declares that the reselllp
Of the hatless man 10 him is striking rms
man however. seems 20 have dropped out oL
sight completely. There is a theory that ne was
,,
who saw him seems to have recognized HIM II
9 stranger his movements around IarryIoWn
,-l,o,,ld he cornparatively easy to trace
vTjlIfsn7 Fields. the Pinkerton detective in
-e-ge OF the case, made a report yesterday to
Nr Weeks He Is devoing attention 70 every
theory advanced. but his principal work, MI MI.
Weeks said. was on the search for the hatIess
man He spent considerable time yesterday ID
raa5ing over the testimony given at the inquest
There is no Immediate arrest in prospect, MI
Weeks summarized the situation: nrst the man
must re decided on; then efforts viii be made 10
catch him -,
50 far, no word has been received about the
stetson han, although a Pinkerton man has been
s=rt from the Kansas City office to SprlnGnelo,
NO. where the hat was purchased rms Is now
~ansi5ered one OF rhe most important Of the
rossibilities for y the description OF the pur-
chaser tailed with that Of any one who mas
1ee- s1,spected IN the case. decisive action could
lie taken.
District Attorney Young said yesterday that
he was waiting for word from the detectives
,,efore he could take any action regarding the
Csc. He did not know why Hale, superinten-
dent Of the ArdSley CluD- OF Dulllle tAle ltehL'
ster had not testified at the inquest.
Coroner Russell. when he was asked about
these omissions important in view of their sub
seouert statements. said that subpoena haC
fpeen sent to Mr. Hale. and that one also was
tent to Dunno who pleaded that he would lose
p whole DAYS work If forced TO attend the In
Guest and so escaped.
For this the coroner said he was sorry, as
Ourne was an important witness Again the
,.oroner expressed his intention to reopen the
case If any evidence 10 warrant II were re-
Celyed.
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