New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-23
MRS. HYLAND HELD.
JezceIry Not Found SeUeraI Sensa-
lions at Hearing.

TIE examination into the complaint filed against
MRS. Inez Hyland BY Captain john A. Fysh, VINO
charges her With the larceny OF diamonds worm
$4,000. was resumed By Magistrate Flammer Ia
jefferson Market police court yesterday afternoon
Barlow Weeks, appearing counsel for the oe-
fence. asked that the case against Mrs. Hyland ne
dismissed Assistant District Attorney lsadofe a.
Kresei objected and the woman was held In slO."o
bail for trial There several sensational inei-
dents at the hearing.
Mrs. HyIaHd was not asked TO testify In ner """
behalf. and at the end OF the examination tht pres
ent whereabouts of the missing jewelry refaa4ueo
as much Of ii mystery ever. although the prose
cutIon attempted to show that the Jewels had been
removed from Mrs. Hyands apartments sunday
afternoon by person in the employ Of Mr.. Weeks
Several anectionato letters written 20 MIS- ny
land by Captain Fysh were offered IN eVineilee'
but were not admitted, Magistrate Flammer Fuiins
that they had no bearing on the case at issue
Mrs Fish was present. and during the proceed
ings sat and gIared at her husband Captain Fysn'
whose testimony had taken up all the time az ths
two previous examinations. was cailsU i'i N'N99
examination by Mr.. Weeks
o.-when did your wife first give this jewelry into
your custody? About August D. 40
Q-Did she ever au p1oiSe you on November %
and again in New-YOrk "A few weeks later.
9W IN ne aiR ss AThat il Would be
better to have the money II would orlhs Ioi Jul
soTs if not a fact that the necklace was given
to YOU for the sole purpose OF having i app
Odd Your wife not specify time upon which
never discussed. She placed all OF her belqnglngS
in my care. and never expresses any f5 cass by
perfect strangers TO prevent me In prosecuting ny
oEWhen did you first inform your wife that Mrs:
HyIand had taken the necklace? A-Last SUNDAY
Q-where did you see her on December lS5 An i
In company with j. Glass r. at q pee 80 az the
Murray HIM Hotel | talked to her t tidd "a 'i'
1fralf ~ n
enough to move his chair directly between Mr. and
Mrs. Fysh. who had been facing each other dur
ing the examination Captain Fysh objected 10 TINS
and Ieaping to his feet, made as though TO strlAe
the lawyer, whom he has several times threatened
to slap in the face 1t took some time 10 restore
order and Mr. Weeks was permitted 10 sit be-
tween the couple to prevent their exchanging
glanCes.
After a long examination. during which Captain
Fysh often gave expression to his great desire TO
'tweak the nose Of Mr.. Weeks he finally asserted
that he had met Mrs Hyland on December 2 by
appointment. had taken dinner with her, and gtVen
aer Jhe 1e"e + n as +Sca5 b The defendants
mother. Mrs Hyland had given him Feee.pC log
the jewels, and this was offered ana admitted as
evidence.
Mrs Cora webber. of No; 81 West One hundred -
and-twenty-hrst-st created quite stir in the room
when she admitted that on Sunday AFTERNOON I2st
she had admitted George H. Abbott to Mrs by
lands apartments against the orders of the police
and had. allowed him TO take away a NUMBER OF
bracelet with a diamond pendant It developed that
Abbott is a student in the office or MI W eehs, ahG
was known 20 Mrs. Weber, who had once worked
in the same office as q stenOsrapher- She couIdn
positively that she saw everything tnett was
taken away by Abbott. She admitted That Anoott
had cautioned her against talking to any one ABOUT
the case.
The prosecution then asked Mr.. Abbott to take
the stand he waived his rights anG oid SO LLsl
short conference with Mr.. Weeks. he said tnaI ne
had taken small articles from MIS- Ety!and' ;
room but denied that diamond necklace had been
found
Mrs. Fish was the only witness called Tor the de-
fence. She denied that she had given her husband
any authority to sell the necklace, and declared
that she had made repeated demands for It's return,
but that her husband had assured her that the
Jewels were deposit vault On crCSs-exsTn-
inatIon she admitted that a house party at her
Providence home she had jOkingly told the captain
to sell the necklace, but had not been speaking
seriously at the time.