The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-29
SETALLINoY The MURDERER,
Continued from First Pooe.

"dS SOOu LII. NfcOE86 EJlTduY
who sat with his son in. law, Edwin Could
was the next witness. He said he had bee n
summoned from the club and that he and
MrGould went tothe station, where he found
Hefernan restless and suffering from
shock" and saw that he was mortally
At this point Coroner Russell referred
to feature that Mas caused much COM
ment, He asked DR.! Shrady why 1t was that
the authorities had not been notified Of
he didn't know and explained that he was
an outsider.
Isn't 1t customary to notify the officials
In order that an ante-morten statement
can be obtained?" asked the Coroner.
"Thet's what's usually done. | don't
know why it was not done'in this case"
DR.. Shrady then swore positively that
Heffernan had made no. statement in his
hearing either at the station or on the way
to the hospital. 70 ...
Q. In your experience as a surgeon what is
from surgical shoeEf <. ts"ally below par
They, occasionally, suffer from Authorizations
%s thss h O. tosdson of Heernan
when you saw him? a. il was
q. Can you swear that he was not in a CON
so9 ' bc S ~" think H. fi chars. absurd,
S Ssad entirely 1t ss ~. Nv think syshns should
Q. When did you hear these men had been
mentioHed' The e,a ns1t Eoornins but my
Independent Of any COLA terai condition.
There waa a great cranlng OF necks by
the country folk when Edwin Gould was
called. He said he was banker and lived
at Dobbs Ferry. Mr.. Gould's testimony
differed very little from that of his father.
in-law. Dr., Shrady. He said that he and
he walked to the station with him. but
that he did not 90 very near to the wounded
man. Mr.. Gould. replying to a question
by the Coroner, eaid he was near enough to
hear Hehernan's voice. but that he did
Shooting as Hs ooad have made such l"s
statement and ! not hear 1t said Mr..
Gould.
Coroner Russell was much put out when
there was no rsponse to the call for Snpt.
York city. He had been served with
subp pna. After Miss Campbell had been
recalled to testify that she was with Healy,
the Waterman. when he went to Hefernan,
the Coroner called for Mr.. Jaffray.
Mr.; Jaffray, although the centre Of more
other witnesses. appeared cool. and talked
In low voice. He Is thick set and smooth
shaven. It was he who first told OF the
dinner party, when the Coroner in solemn
Where we're you ct the time Of the
From about haif-past 4 until 7;2o.' said
Mr.: Jalray; quietly; Il was at 1,+s dinner ,ss
Dime, Mr. and Mr. Hewitt all Of Mr.
lin Smith and her daughter. and Mrs. Jaf-
fray and myself sat for some time talking.
About o'clock Miss Hewitt. Mr.: sewan:
Miss Bessie Hewitt, my wife and myseH
went to another room to look at the wedding
presents.
AT about ols the telephone rang and |
answered it. Some one said q man had
been shot and asked US to light the lamps.
l went down and did 30. Afterward We
decided decide Ee as better 60 doMn and NJ ".
met Healy,. Hale and the boy. All wore
excited helped to lift him on. What's
the matter7 Who shot your Hefernan said:
i don't know. was shot IN the back +!
his place at the stretoher, although Healy
and the hoy had sworn that Jaffray at no
time assisted them. Jadrey said that at
the station he sent sone Of these excited
boy. t to St 81 brandy. A. to what won't on
4 was standing in the station With Mr.;
Hewitt and Hale when the north-bound
train came in. and saw the woman walk
into Int the room and ~ to Henernan;
told f Hsle 10 sop h.r and e sses os"est
said to us that she had only seen Heffer-
nan once or twioe before, that he was moth
ing to her and that II she didn't get home
shs . Z. ds Gse her only W.
l heard Henernan make was that no was
shot In tho back and didn't know who
did It."
win you swear IT. asked the Coroner
From Frederick L. Eldridge another
statement was obtained a. coming from
Hedernan. Mr. Eldridge 10 an officer Of
the Knickerbocker Trust Company, lives
ct II North Washington Square and was
at the Ardsley Club at the time He said
shot him and that the reply was:
Mr.. Hewitt's coaohman.
This was some time after tho conversation |
He.ly and the boy had. Mr., Eldridge
,a,n NJ +. n" r.pssfed them. '' VIC VIRUS w.
Il said Did Hewttts coaohnoan do itr'
,Ir: Eldridge said. land he said. I think
Young sewall, while most Of this testi-
PSe v s1osp 81 va eses anf IN s
persons present knew him. He is slender,
Toroner called him and he stood up
I was plain TO SEQ that the proceedings
,ale and his lips tremhled. Before he
,ould take the witness stand the Coroner,
o the surprise OF the bevy of friends of
he young man. who looked reassuringly
It him, said in a voice that was heard all
,ver the court room:
Mr.. Sewall, there Is evidence presented
before me that you're Tho party that shot
John Heffernan. You are entitled to make
my statement you Gee fit. but you must
inow that anything you say can be used
against you-and probably viii be. Have
you anything to say why you should not
,e held for the Grand Jury. Haven't
,ou got q lawyer?"
II haven't a lawyer, said Sewall But
haven't you any questions to ask me?
,earti this man say he was shot from behind
~ a man in the bushes. Id like to be
worn"
The Coroner could do nothing else than
wear Sewall then, and he started to give
estimony. while Jaffray. Mr. Hewitt, Mr..
iould and others. believing that the Cor
ner would hold him. rushed out to get a
awyer. They got one, but not before
'ewall had told his story and was free.
Sewall gave his residence as Boston and
aid no was a etockbroker. When he
tafted to tell OF the dinner party Coroner
russell interrupted him and told Mr.. Hewitt
nd every one else who was at the dinner
,arty 70 leave the room. Mr.. Hewitt
vent out after casting glance OF encourage
nsnt at the young man who Is to be his
laughter husband Sewall gave the name
Il the members Of the party exactly as had
T.. M 1T