New-York tribune., 1903-05-29

ner. and / and another man took MS place
When we got to the station sent for some
brandy Hefferuan insisted raising himself
on the mattress that had been placed on the
door.
handed him some brandy. put had to ask
him several times before he would take drink
OF it. He looked dazed, but at last drank
little Of II Hale told that he had telephoneo
ft. Dobbs Ferry and Irvington for the police,
ard all the doctors in the vicinity. but none had
come. so started up TO the club TO see ABOUT II;
on the bridge met Dr.. Denniston, ana returned
oh. something before that, 1 was standing
alone with HeffeTnan when local train came
The woman came quietly into the station and
said; Well. John goodby; IN going nome NE
/ told Hale not TO let her go and tneY
caught her the platform OF the car When
she came back she seemed excited for the hrst
time: she said that she had only seen Heffernan
once or twice and If didn't let her get the
train she'd lose her place. At about ten or fif-
:een minutes before 10 o'clock left the station
and went back to Mr. Fiewitts Mrs smith. her
daughter, my wife and myself went TO the club
house We left Mrs. Smith and her daughter
there and went back home.
OWN you swear he didn't make u statement
the way TO the station? A.-Yes. viii.
with him from the time they started to
carry him until the woman tried TO escape on
the train.
Then came the surprising declaration that
Heffernan had accused third man of being HIS
assaiant Frederick l. Eldridge, after telling
Of going down TO the station with Mr.. Trow-
bridge Just as they were carrying Heferran in,
continued:
7 hegan tearing open his shirt. and as did so.
asked him .syyho shot you?" "Hewitts coach
man." he said. ''Hewitt's coachman? re-
peated. Yes / think So" he answered was
there until the ambulance came. thought that
the authorities should be notified didn't know
what had been done. SO took the girl up TO the
clubhouse while telephoned- The Doobs
Ferry people told us it was not their precinct
ana the Irvlngton police were working on an
other case So We held her until nearly i, ana
then sent her home in a carriage.
taken in his language? A.-Yes.
Q.-Then he first made positive statement
and then qualified it? Axes
MR.. sEwALL CALLED
After Mr. EIdridge's testimony there was
consultation for moment, then the coroner
asked loudly is Mr Sewal in the ROOM MT
sewaI. rather tall. rather thin, pale and palpa-
t,lv aRt1ated stood up. He wore gray flannel
suit and a broad brimmed Panama nat anu
carried a light stick.
Mr. SewaT" continued the coroner, not un-
kindly you have heard the evidence presented
before this inquest that you We're the one VINO
shot John Heffernan. You are entltIea 10 nlahS da
any statement you like, but you must felnehloer
that anything you say can be used against you.
are you represented by COUNSEL:
No" said the young man
You are entitled TO counsel
Yes. / k1Sw. but I'm perfectly willing TO an
sver any questions" ,.
should not be held for the grand jury
Yes: heard Heffernan say that he was shot
behind,
DO you want me 10 take that as your S"oIh
testimony"
Yes"
Then. after being sworn. Mr.. seweh told his
had been staying with Mr.. Hewitt and his
family since last Friday afternoon. On SUNDAY
after dinner which was a bit late. all OF US
went upstairs 10 look at the wedding presents
II was then about S:20 O'Clock, as remeIaber IL
F9z All Of Us I mean Mr.. and Mrs E ;. Jaf1ray
Mrs l. J Smith and her daughter Gladys MISS
Juanita Hewitt and myself -
Soon a telephone bell rang, and MI JanrdE
went TO the telephone. When he came back ne
said that a man had been shot near the statoh'
That caused some excitement among the laules;
Mr Jaffray. Mr. Hewitt and InEselI STAR
.,,1+ Immediately TO the station / was without
> hat and one of the party noticing this, calico
ont n me that / had better put hat on l
said that il did not make any difference, ana
went on down TO the station without hat.
We walked hurriedly down to the station.
walk ". found a crowd Of people around on
his back the ground IN the hlludie oI tne
crowd / saw Hefferan lying, apparently IN
From some Of the people standing around L
learned that he had been shot ! did not go
arv nearer 10 the wounded man
o-Why did you not ge nearer to him? Alt
was a very distressing sight.
been shot A-Yes some one asked who shot
him and he said he was shot in the back, from
the bushes.
Robert Hewitt told in detail the same story
given bv Jaffray and Sewall. saying that he
heard no statement from Hefernan and that
Sewan with him ali the time
CONFRONTED BY THE WOMAN
Then came the dramatic confronting Of Sewan
with Sarah Campbell. and her failure. after
long scrutiny visibly unnerving him. to
Identify him the murderer
Mrs Mary Jacquelin Smith. d member Of Mr.
lIewitts dinner party, the next witness.
She told in detail Of the dinner, declaring that
Sewan was "conversing with her daughter as
well as herself" and was never out OF lhe mouse
any time.
John Nossiter, the Tarrytown chief of police,
told of a man who borrowed a hat from one
Pasauet engineer Of the Tar-ytown electric
plant and subsequent failure TO find the stTan-
ger There followed q consultation about the
most convenient time for Nj. SeWaL TO sign his
testimony. he protesting in dismay that he
couldn't next Wednesday, as he was 10 be mar
I1ed. This won't interfere with that you
know" he declared
ner said to an onOoker: These charges were
lust the rawlings OF an insane man. 1hls was
The outrageous proceeding ever held
here After the verdict he apologized to the
wealthy Witnesses for having TO drag them
there"
Al The Hewitt home there was the widest en-
thusiasm when the verdict was heard. ; MIS-;
Hewitt and her daughters almost oNefpoNeIeu
Mr Sewall with their joyous congTslt uIatloIS'
then after the excitement had quieteo d Htue'
Mrs Hewitt her daughters Juarita, Antolnette,
Bessie and Edythe grouped around her, told now
Nj Sewau was brought 10 testify.
.'Mr Sewau giving his bachelor dinner
at the Puritan Club. in Boston, on Wednesday
nigh" she began. with him were John Hltch-
cock his best man, and his ushers. Dr. George
Whiteside. Rodney Thayer and B. Mason Ham
lin We had Just been told that he would nave
70 come here, 50 Juanlta. who knew WheFe he
was then. went TO the telephone she told hlli
that because of Developments IN the shooting
he'd have 70 come here OF course. be wanted
"a l1now why but she said she couldn't tell him.
l1,f his coming was important. All right, I'll
sske the midnight train. was his reply and he
did ana acquitted The stories told to-day