New-York tribune., 1903-05-29
ISEWALL NAMED AND ACQUITTED
DYING CO4CHMAN IMPLICATED A son OF Late CAN-
DID4TE FOR CE-PRESIDENT
7ch Nan Murdered at rdey Failed to identify HIM or f. s.
Jafray-Ther AHbs-Hefernan Has DeHr1ous-

ried to ArdsIev to face yesterday an accusation
of murder at the coroners inquest into the death
OF John Hefferpan. When he confronted AN
Campbell who was with the coachman on sun
dav night when he was shot. the girl Jailed TO
identify Mr. SewaIl as the murderer 1he COACH
man in his dying words had implicated Se"dh'
Turning SLOWLY from him to Frank z. Russell
the coroner. she said in indistinct tones h
not the man, it was stouter built man
cevraU male and nervous from the strain bright
ened noticeabIy, and his friends turned 10 CON
gratulate MIN
The coroner's verdict given after a hearing
remarkable for the number of prominent men
who testified. acquitted Mr. Sewall- Ine testl-
nlony while contradictory in many respects es-
tab1ished an unirnpeachable alibi for that young
man.
THE CORONER'S VERDICT
The verdict. as Coroner Russell read I. fol-
lows:
I find that John Henernan came TO MS
death by wounds received from the hahos Oh
some person persons unknown nho IN"
extdence tn support the accusations that
have been made against Mr. H. IL. se"aii'
and I severely censure and crtsfrfse the OF
fciaIs Of the Dobbs Ferry Hospital for de-
laying inform the authorities OF the GRIM,
until eleven hours after Its con'mis-fon- ~
at nny time during my jurtsdhcf"h SUI"
neglect occurs again will hold the anthori-
ties the grand jury.
In similar fashion. although in much less
dramatic manner, and perhaps with not so much
certainty. for because of the throng Of people
she WAS unable to see him clearly, the Camp
hell woman failed to identify Edward S. Jaffray
whom her own testimony. implicated, as the
murderer Both Sewall and Jefrray testified at
the inquest. telling freely of their movements on
Sunday night, and by the evidence OF Robert
Hewitt and Mrs. Mary Jacquelin Smith, Of NO Z
East Sixteenth-st., who was a guest or MT
Hewitt at dinner with the other two, esta ablshed
alibis.
ANOTHER MAN IMPLICATED
A third man, who heretofore has figured In no
wav in the case was introduced when Frederick
L. Eldridge. of No. - Washington Square, an ON
Ger of the KnickerboCker Trust Company, tes-
titled that as Hefernan lay dying he declared
that "Hewitts coachn1an" shot him This state
ment. in the light of gossip that there was ri
vaIrv between the servants Of Mr.. Hewitt and
Mr. Sand. by whom Heffernan was employ eu'
win be carefully Investigated.
That the case is not by any means ended the
presence of well known Pinkerton detective
at the inquest yesterday and the taking up OF
the case by the county detectives OF Distrlct
Attorney Young suffice to prove ore feat-
ure which will receive their attention is the
story brought out yesterday. that at a. m
on Monday a stranger answering the descrip-
tion of the murderer as given by The Campoell
woman borrowed hat from the engineer OF tne
Tarrytown electric light station
The most noticeable contradictions III the
testimony we're in statements about or by Sewan
and Jaffray Frank Healey, watchman at the
ArdsIev Club. said that Heffernan told him the
murderer was Mr. Hewitt's intended soh-in-
law" and Sarah Campbell testified that she
IL
tIav-ftt,z son-ln-lay'' SewaI1 and Jaffray testi-
fed that Heffernan had told them he was snot
IN the hack from the bushes and Dr. q. X.
D.tton. OF the Dobbs Ferry Hospital, answer
ing the only question asked him. said decldedly
trat the man was not shot in the back
II was \ motley assembIage that filed a small
room in the Irvington Town Hall When coroner
Russell began his inquest at p m yesterday.
Side bv side with Edwin Gould, Dr. George r
Shradv Edward 5. Jaffray, Robert Hewitt
Frederick L. EIdridge, Samuel B. p Trow orldse
and other members of the Ardsley colony were
the servants from the Casino and the town
fdIers. attracted by the great sensation expected
More than half the assemblase standing
chairs being so few that special arrangement
had to be made for the witnesses The heat In
the room was almost overpowerng. Later the
inquiry was adjourned to the hall upstairs
where there were adequ15e facilities
CAMPBELL wOMAN's TESTIMONY.
Sarah Campbell was the first witness After
hearing her testimony of last Tuesday read and
confirming it. she asked if she had any
other statement of importance to make Coroner
Russell had been examining her before the in
quest began.
q thought I heard John say that night, she
replied. that it was Hewitt's son-in-Iaw who
shot him
Are you positive that he said that? Can you
swear that those were his words?
mo. 1 can't swear to them"
Exactly what did John say?'
He said. I'm shot. 1t may nave been Hew-
is Mr. Hewitt's son-in-law in court" asked
Coroner Russell.
A chorus of excited voices answered affirma-
lively
You said you could identify the murderer
stand ND and pick him out" ordered the cor
oner.
The girl. weak and unnerved awed by the i'm
rertous manner OF the coroner looked aimlessly
Ground the crowded room, we'll toward the rear
OF which stood Mr.. Jaffray
pick out Hewitt's son-in-law." repeated the
coroner while the eyes of every one glued them
selves on those OF the witness
II don't see him." she murmured. 1T was a
man with a long. thinnlsh face on him"
Frank A. Healey. night watchman OF the
Ardsley Club the next witness, told his story
almost without questioning from the coroner.
He said:
Twas at the station waiting for the $50 train
which was late. HeffeTnan came up. and we
talked until the train came in. somewhere near
o'clock The young lady got of. Hefrernan
met her and they walked away down the track
stood until the train went on, then started
10 walk away. Just | going, I heard
two pistol shots and screams Then the girl