Evening star., 1903-10-03
ALEX XANDRIA-- AFFAIRS
WOMAN WITNESS OF RYAN
SHOOTING STILL IN CUSTODY.
Hearing Next Monday - Controversy
Between Officer knight and
Judge Norton.
Evening Star Bureau.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 3. 1903.
Maud Reynolds. the woman who is alleged
to have been the cause Of the quarrel which
ended in the shooting Of John Ryan. has
raised a controversy between Acting Chief
Knight of the police force and Judge ]. K.
NJ Norton of the law firm Of Norton &
Roothe Mr. Norton claims that Knight
denied him permission to see his client.
When she was incarcerated in the cell at
the station house Mr.. knight gave orders
that no one save police officer should hold
any communication with her: Subsequently
Officer Garvey entered the cell to endeavor
to obtain some information from the wo-
| man, and Mr.. Hugh Strider. a secondhand
| furniture dealer. had come to the statio>,
house and gone into the cell with Officer
Garvey for the purpose Of making bar
gain with the woman concerning the sale
| Of some of her furniture. Mr.. Garvey. 1t Is
stated, had not been advised Of the orders
of the chief.
Mr. knight went into the corridor and
told Strider that he could not be allowed to
talk with the woman. and Strider left.
threatening to see his lawyer about the af
fair A short time after this he returned
with Judge Norton and Officer Gill. who was
in charge of the station house at the time,
thinking that Strider had made good his
threat to obtain a lawyer. 1t is stated, re-
fused the Judge admittance 10 the cell Mr.
Norton appealed to the corporation court
for a writ of habeas corpus. and this was
served on Officer Gill about 1. so O clock. the
writ being returnable at o'clock. and at
that hour the woman was taken into court
by Mr.. knight and MIR. Gill
Judge Norton explained the controversy.
and Judge Barley administered a rebuke to
Mr. Knight for not allowing Mr.. Norton to
speak to his client. Mr. knight attempted
to explain his side of the incident but he
states that Judge Barley cut him of and
closed the matter.
Called Upon to Explain.
Mayor Simpson this morning asked Mr..
knight for an explanation of the affair,
and he stated his reason for refusing ad-
mission to Judge Norton on the ground that
he thought Judge Norton had been retain
ed for Mr.. Stridef, and not for the Rey-
nolds woman - He states that prisoner
has never been refused counsel as long as
he has been connected with the police
force and that had he known that Judge
Norton was acting for the accused woman
he would not have opposed him. The mayor
stated that Mr.. Knight did exactly right.
and commended him for his action in the
matter. if2-H
The mayor last might had Mr.. Nevelle
S. Greenaway, q nptary public go to
the hospital and take a sworn statement
from Mr. Ryansregardng his knowledge OF
the shooting This statement is practically
the same as was given in the account of
the affair published in The Star of yes
terday He says the man who did the
shooting is a stranger to him. but that
he would know him if he We're to see him.
rHe says that Harry SHINES. Ernest Cook,
Marry Robinson and others were in the
bar where the shooting occurred at the
time 1t occurred and witnessed all of the
trouble.
Maud Reynolds. supposed to be the wife
of Edward Reynolds, who is thought to be
implicated in the affair. is believed to be-
or to have been a Miss Dugan of Cumber-
land, Md. Acting Chief Knight telegraphed
to the chief of police at Cumberland in re-
gard to the matter, but received reply that
the son-in-faw of Mr.. Dugan was named
Jerome Silver, and that he know nothing
about Reynolds.
Application for Habeas Corpus.
The application for writ of habeas corpus
came up for hearing in the corporation
court at IL o'clock this morning. The pris-
oner was represented by Gardener L.
Boothe, who opened the case by asking