New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-01
VISIT SCENE OF CRIME.
DC NGssy Problem SoJUed by Taking
Al Jurors There.

Justice Blanchard late yesterday afternoon denied
the motion Of Mr. lie Barber 20 dismiss the indct-
murder Of Gustav Simon. Mr. lie Barber began
Spirited argument in behalf Of his client, in the
course OF which he said he would prove the limo
cence OF the defendant and explain why certain
witnesses testified Us they cid
AS the progresses he cried out. II Will
tell you the reasons for the infaIny OF Schiller.
Eichel and Kohler, whom she never met or the
stairway ard satisfy you that she was waiting for
a when she learned what had happened &c
Slnon."
Ir. lie Barber said there another woman
who called ar the office and Ito make out cir
cumstantial case they might well have arrested
her as Mime. De Massey. You may search the
world and you cannot find that Nine. De
Massey ever owned revolver, and instead Of carry
Ing revolver that day she had with her q set Of
prayer beads emblem Of peace. There was no
difficulty with Mr. Simon when Nine. de Massey
FtaEted down the stairway. He simply bowed her
OFT that was all. and she descended the street"
The prosecution rested its case with the testi
mony Of DR.. Carleton Simon. sen of the murdered
man, which was in substance the deathbed adnlis-
sions OF his father The defence made an effort 10
prevent the giving this testimony, but the
justice ruled that he should give II. DR. Simon
testified 10 seeing his father at St Vincents Hos
pital on the afternoon OF November 49, He was
fatally injured. DR.. Simon said. but was able to
speak. Replying to the question, What did he
say 10 you?" the physician continued:
Il asked him who had shot him. and he replied:
a new designer Nine. de Massey. shot me. I en-
ployed her about week ago, and she left me Of
her own accord on Friday She came back about
o'clock today for her money to.d her 10 return
az o-5U: the regular time. but she refused
IeaVe the office She raised such d rumpus I'm the
once that asked her TO go again. calling ele-
yaIor man. She refused TO go by the elevator, and
! hneIy induced her TO go by the stairway She
lad hardly gone when she returned by the iron
c1oE and began pounding on It. let her pound
spout ten minutes. and then. going the door.
told her II she didn't away. I would call the
me-" " N> '-'- S''o'
Juror No 6. George W. Guernsey. having ad-
United that be had. his own initiative visited
the scene Of tha murder. at No. el4 Broadway some
qqelay wga caused IN the trial yesterday morning
SSes s blanchard stopped il for moment and
nae a long talk with Guernsey. at the end of
when ne ordered the entire jury to VISIT scene
&c ninted that the defendant might go il she
wished. bur She declined.
The Jurors were accompanied on the trip by Mr.
lie barber. They walked up Lafayette street 10
ifIIonston street and thence to Broadway the
Holtz Building. No 6o4 broadway
Ihey inspected the fight of steps leading from
Tne ground floor TO that above. The hallway ut
me stairs is contracted. portion being taken up
~ me elevator The stairway itself is narrow and
; laIk and winding there being two turns and
Iahoing. The pistol said TO have been found
on the third step from the bottom