New-York tribune., 1903-05-29

for doctors and TO Hevftt's to have the lights
turned on along their walk Then Mr. Hale, the
superintendent. and 7 started back To the sta
ton. and from there to where the man was Then
the boy and went back 70 the station and got
a door. taking II back to the body. When We got
there there were number Of other men around
Heffernan. and they lifted MIN onto the door
and carried him to the station.
WHAT THE WOUNDED MAN SAID.
! Examined by the coroner. the witness. after
| indicating the spot where the wounded man lag.
| said that he feared the man might die hs
asked him if he knew who had shot him.
Q-what did he say? A-Yes IL was Mr.
Hewitt's INTENDED son-in-Iaw
| Odd he say who shot him more than oncs7
A--Three times-twice while he was lying ON
! the grass and once while we We're carrying him
/ to the station
tended son-in-law'? A--Yes. asked who shot
Y him and he said "Hewitt's intended son-in-aw-"
| Odd you help carry him to the station
| A.-Yes. and three other men carried him 70
| corners near his head
| Q--Were you at the station until the ambu-
| lance came? A.-No. After the doctors took
| charge Of him I felt sick and went up TO the
| clubhouse.
| John Finn. bright looking youth who has
! been a hallboy at the ArdsIey Club since last
| Friday. was one of those who carried HeTeruan
| TO the station. His testimony follows:
| On Sunday night. about five minutes after Q
! o'clock. Healey came running to the clubhouse.
1
| the station There I saw the young lady; then
we walked down the road three hundred and
! fifty four hundred feet Near the last light
\ / saw a man lying his side. Healey told me
| 10 stay there while he went TO telephone for
| doctors. 7 asked the man IL he knew who did
| It. Yes Hewitt's intended son-in-law.' he said
| How did It happen2" I asked Il had him
| down. but he too strong for me-" he said
4 Then Healey and Mr. Hale came down the
| tracks, and some gentlemen came down Hewttts
| steps We put Heffer1an the door and car
| rfed him into the station. Some one asked for
i and -arr I'M 10 he clv or
/ Later l went there for some brandy. and
| QEWhen you asked him who did it and hs
| said "Hewttt's intended son-in-iaw," we're those
! his exact words? A--Yes
| Odd he say ''son-fn-law" or Intended Son
in-Iaw"? A.-He said Mr.. Hewitts intended
| son-in-Iaw"
o--Are you positive that he didn't say he
| thought II was Hewitt's intended son-1D-laV2
| Ale said that it was he.
No statement of any kind regarding the shoot
| ing was heard by Samuel g. ? Trowbrtdge an
architect of No 123 East Seventieth-st. the
| next witness. He staying the Ardslay
| Club last Sunday night. he said. and about
I O'Clock noticed some conmotion- A haIlboy told
him some one had been shot down at the station,
| so he went down. and in tow of the halIboy,
met the party carrying Heffernan to the station
| He was in the station with him nearly a half
| hour but beyond means and requests for water
! heard nothing
DIR. sHRADY on THE STAND
/ Dr. George F. shrady. whose summer home is
\ at ArdsIey. was the next witness He said:
| was in my house when the telephone rang
! about 93O. and asked 20 go TO the station
/ Mr.. Gould. no is visiting me. accompanied me
| across the golf course and when we reached the
| station a man lying on cot in the
| Somens waiting room
! saw at a glance that he was dangerously
| wounded. DIR. DennistOn was there. so I simply
| offered my services. and did what could
| for him. I suggested that he he taken to the
4 MI, yrrn hot
| toned wagon. On the way he was very restless
| and it hard to keep him in an easy position.
| DR.. shrady's examination then continued:
| o.-Did you recognize that he was mortally
wounded? A-Yes.
| Q-Why weren't the authorities notified? A.
| i don't know. I came outsider to the
case and felt that had no authority.
| Odd he make any statement about the
| shooting? Al heard none
| O-Was he suffering from surgical shock"7
| A&He was In that condition. the minds of
| people are usually below par. associated with
/ deIfrium and ncoherency OF speech
| Q-what was his mental condition. should
! saw he was irresponsible and not in a condition
! to make any statement He was sernl-consclous
| and delirious- .
| Of the people connected by report with this case
| A-No: ] say II because OF my professional
knowledge OF the man coRdltlon- nave I us
abused mind entirely Of these rumors: ard
| formed my opinion wholly independent Of any
! collateral conditions
! Edwin Gould wh1 followed Dr. Shrady. his
/ father-in-ldw, on the Stdnd. tOtu OF accompany
ing the physician TO the station and OF seeing
| Henernan. He heard no statement about the
shooting although he admitted that the dying
! man could have made without his hearing it,
| EDWARD s JAFFRAY ON THE STAND.
After him. Edward s Jaffray. perhaps the
/ most important witness Of the day, was called
| Calm and nonchaIant. Mr.. Hewitt's sOn-in-law
| seated himself comfortably TO await the CorO-
| ner's examination. Toying idly with his stick
which at times he bent across his knee. and
| again threw across his shoulders. he slowly told
| his story carefully choosing his words. He
said.
| About 4.15 o'clock on Sunday afternoon Z
| went 10 Ny Hewitts house. I sat around there
| until dined. about 20 Mr. and Mrs
| JacQuelin Smith and her daughter at din
| ner- We went down TO dinner. l should say.
| about T.15 or I:2o- After the dinner was over
/ we there some time About O'Clock Miss
| Hewitt Mr.. SewaU. my wife. Miss Bessie
I Hewitt and myself went into another room TO
| pack up some OF Miss Hewitts wedding pres
/ ents About 9.15 the telephone rang and I an
| swered H. A at the other end told me that
! a man had been shot down near the station and
| asked me turn the electric light I turned
| on the light Then / went into the room where
| the others were and told them what had hap
| peued About 9:25 some OF started 10 see
/ what had happened. Mr.. Sewau Mr. Hewitt
| people carrying a door. / yelled 70 ask who
/ they were. but they did not answer me.
/ They seemed excited. so we followed them 70
/ where we lying in the grass AT IN.
\ foot OF lamp which was broken and nor
/ burning They put the door down. and | helped
/ put the the door
/ said 10 the man. What's the matter? Have
| you been shot? Who shot yOu?''
| He said Il don't know who shot me. 7 was
shot in the back" He seemed TO be unsettled
/ and didn't know what he talking about
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