New-York tribune., 1907-06-20
TWO CHARGED MURDER.
NEW TURN IN GUY CASE.
Patrolman Berry Gets Gr7lling at
Hands of MathOt.

Two different accusations of murder came out
yesterday in the testimony at the trial at Flushing
Of Samuel S. Guy, the Far Rockaway dentist. for
the murder Of his wife. Dr. James F. Rorke VINO
the first to visit Mrs. Guy after she had been
shot testified that when he told Guy his wife had
been shot the dentist exclaimed: Shot! Shot! If
my wife has been shot. Berry did it. He has just
been in my house." Berry was the patrolman who
went to the Guy house 10 borrow hammer The
Norwegian servant, Annie Nansen, charged Dr.
Guy with the murder while he was leaning over his
dead wife, she testified
DR. Rorke reached the Guy house only a few
minutes after the shooting. When he entered the
room where Mrs Guy lay, only DIR. Guy, Patrol
Nussbaum and the servant were present He
described the wounds. and said that person so
wounded might possibly stagger few feet after
being shot. Guy was leaning over tho body when
he entered
Whats the matter?' Or. Rorke says the dentist
asking. why don't you get up? What's hap
pened?"
IT pulled Guy to one eide" DR. Rorke testified.
Ito get at the patient and he noticed me then
for the first time -
What's the matter with my vile, Dr RoTkef
he asked.
''I said would tell him in a minute" Or. Rorke
continued. And then l told him she mad oeeh
shot
q Shot? Shot? Well. II she's been shot. Berry
did it. He has Just been in my house, exclaimed
the dentist. according to DR.. Rorke
Would you consider that DIR. Guy was sober or
intoxicated when you saw him?" asked ex-Assist-
District Attorney Gregg, for the defehce-
II should say that he sober.
DIR. Rorke said Annie Nansen LETT the room ioi
moment. and when she returned asked II Mrs MIS-
Guy was dead. The physician asked II she knew
anything about It, and she replied L didn't th'hS
he'd do TT"
"who?" asked DIR. Rorke.
They were quarrelng." she answered poln,, =
ing at DR.. Guy; 'quarrelling in the dining room
Patrolman Alfred E. Berry did not enjoy his ex-
perience on the witness stand. He admitted with
out blushing that he had made false report re-
garding the need repair fence on the high
way up his absence from post.
Tn1n n hon
"and made that report to square myself for
being OFF post. That is done all through the Po-
lice Department"
II know that" remarked ex-Deputy Commissioner
Mathot. who was conducting the cross-examination
Berry testified that he went to the kitchen or the
Guy home to borrow hammer. There was no
response TO his repeated knocking. and he opened
the door and banged on the floor. The servant
came downstairs and gave him the hammer. When
he returned the kitchen empty, he opened
the door and placed the hammer upon the gas
range. AS he was closing the door Guy and Albert
Hague approached. Guy asked Berry what he was
doing there. and, when he explained that he had
borrowed a hammer and opened the door to show
the hammer lying upon the range, said he did not
believe that story and asked the patroman what
It worth for him 10 keep still
II told him It worth whatever he could get,
said the witness.
Berry said that he then started for the trolley
station. and that the servant girl, who was about
fifty feet from him called out something which he
did not understand. He paid particular atten-
tion TO her and kept the trolley station,
where he talked with Patrolman Nussbaum until
mistress.
Mathot gave Berry couple OF uncomfortable
hours. Berry said he did not consider he was vio
lating a statute by being engaged In the livery
business while still police officer. He said he
considered that his leave OF absence protected him
that point He had asked for sick leave prior
To getting his leave Of absence. but could not re-
call tho date OF the application.
The servant girl testified about the rage dis
played by Guy when he found Berry leaving the
house, declaring that he had insulted her. Then
she told how Mrs. Guy had thrown her husband
down, Threatened to choke him and had stamped
upon him. declining to let him up until he prom
ised to be good After refusing several times the
dentist promised
Mrs Guy then led the dentist into the dining
room for the second time. After some few minutes
the girl heard two shots, and Mrs. Guy burst
through the door into the kitchen. saying "Ohv' and
fell TO the floor. Annie ran TO her and said: Dear
Mrs Guy, what has happened?' Then, hearing,
she thought, steps In the buffers pantry she ran
outdoors and shouted for the police
She Or Guy at the foot OF the path she
walked up and down outside the house lie
walking toward the trolley station and closely
followed by Patrogman NussbaUm. who caught him
at the station.
She did not identify Guys revolver positively.
but said IL looked Ike the she found sti smell
ing of smoke IN his bureau She testified that Guy
and his wife Quarrelled daily. and that
casion the dentist had exclaimed: "TheTe'u bs
trouble IN this house before long"