New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-10
JEROME AWAITS PROOF.
TON'T E1HUME BODY NOW
old Clergyman Did Not Want to
GiUe Reciuse WhiSkey.

Although the arraignment OF James s. AlderdIce.
rasrgec with utterirg forged deeds transferring
property OF the late Mary J. Oliver was continued
before Magistrate Brsen yesterday. and testimony
~ considerable Importance developed, the main
snterest centred IN the story OF tho illness Of
she aged woman. told to Assistant District At
a0rhsy Paul ErOteI by DR.. John A O'Brien. who
attended her This story which later told by
Air. KTotel may result in the exhuming OF the
body Of Mrs Oliver. although the District Attorney
IS In hurry. and is evidently waiting 10 find out
what tho arTsgEment Of James :. Alcerdice may
develop.
According 10 Mr.. Krotei DR.. oBrien called at
the home OF Ms. Oliver on November and advised
the administering Of whskey. The Rev. James
s Alderdice. Mrs. divers business agent and
The father OF the under arrest strenuously OBJ
5ected the step but finally went out and got the
whiskey. Mr. KroteI said that the suggestion had
been made thar the under the inhu-
snce Of some drug. and that Mr. Alderdice might
have objected 20 her taking the whiskey because it
might bring her of the stupor she was in. On
she other hand il IS urged that he may have had
Ecruples against the OF liquor.
WANTED To AVOID CoRONER's VISIT.
To the elder Alderdice DR. 'Brien said:
BY calling me in you Just escaped giving the
nAse TO the coroner" According 10 the physician
she reply
That's just what I wanted do
On the morning OF the gin DR.. O'Bren called
Rnd found the old woman better When he went
hack at night she dead and the police were
sn charge Of the house snd refused admit him
Or O'Brien declared that he was greatly sur
51rised learning OF the death of The Oliver
woman. who seemed much better in the morning
Curiously enough. old Mr.. Alderdice died that
same afternoon.
Mr.. Krotel declared that other important evidence
not presented at the arraignment had come into
eais possession yesterday II is known that F. NJ
1ittleheld. counsel for William " Campbell. the
administrator Of Mrs. divers estate told Mr.
Erotel yesterday that after the death OF Mrs
q rs--er -
De had heard thar Mrs Oliver had made over some
OF her property 10 Mary Elizabeth Alderdice and
ssing for the facts. on the day the prisoner filed
ihe deeds at the Registers Office Nj Iittlefeld
Fays that he received a letter from Aderdice say
'ng that he could not find them. other facts NJ
krotei is Withholding for the present. David \
'arVa4ho' the handwriting expert, who pronounced
rho signatures Of Mrs divers name on the deeds
sumsy forger.es. was also with Mr., KrotaI ,es,e-1
day.
on his srraignrent yesterday JAMS 8 AI6ers,ce
was represented by Abraham Levy OF the law firm
Of Levy Unger. The deeds which were fled bv
-Alderdice and alleged contain forged sig
natures. were identified by the chief clerk Of the
Registers once. The most important witness was
Mrs Emma Jacobson. who lives at No 934 West
hne-hundred-a ndtNentyseventh-st.. and is grand
0anGhter Of the dead woman. Mrs. Jacobson said
mat MIS-. Oliver had talked freely about her prop
"rty, and said that her first conversation on the
subject was in July. 1872. when three men had
called and talked with about transferring some
property. At another time Mrs. Jacobson said she
sound her grandmother in tears. She was ANNOYED.
according 10 the witness. by the efforts OF the elder
Aderdice 70 set her to sell some Of her property.
Once. according 10 Mrs. Jacobson her grandmother
had tried 10 get her To buy her some shoes. Con
sinuing. Mrs. Jacobson said:
TOLD IT WAS USELESS TO MAKE 4 WILL
] met the elder Mr.. Alderdice last summer, and
Hsked him If grandmother had made any viii, and
he said: No; and it's shame. Wen 90 right in
and talk with her about this We went Inside
an1 she said 10 him: 1t viii do good for me TO
make any viii, as the boy young Alderdice) has
repeatedly told me this" That's what grandmother
Mr. Levy asked that the hail of S. so he accepted
Rnd presented George Marshall, a Staten Island
oyster dealer, bondsman. Mr.. Krotel objected TO
accepting the bond without more evidence Of the
responsibilities OF the bondSman. After A little tilt
1e asked Marshall If he were related the
prisoner.
I guess So the oyster dealer said with a smile.
, on are sure. well. hOw?"
III"
Finally Marshall made affidavit that he owned
"ccepte1 him as q bondsman The hearing was then
adjourned till Tuesday.
Late yesterday afternoon Assistant District Al
aorney krotel had long conference with District
Atlorney Jerome relative 10 eXhunlinG the body of
Mrs Oliver. After the conference Mr.. Jerome said:
i do not think il advisable at this time to dig
Up MIS- divers body. Such proceeding Will
seceSsltate an extensive and expensive PATHOLOGY
cal examination, and there has been nothing yet
20 suggest the need of such an examination. We
snust wait until something definite develops before
proceeding along this line"