Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-07-29
For New York Officers as
/. Result Of Reig Case,
Bingham viii Stop Raising
OF Funds For She||ard.
Inquest Will Be Held Today al
Brooklyn City Hall.

New York. July 2S.--Police Commits.
sioner Bingham may shift every man
in the Hamburg avenue station, from
capt. Wnrmell to the patrplm"n, as q
result of the killing of Barbara Reip
Of No. 1888 Maujer street Brockiyu in
the shelter house of Irving Suuare
park. He animated as much Monday
Commissioner Bingham THINKS. it is
said, that there was much laXity on III.
part Of certain men connected with the
station when the body was found
Capt. Wormell, who is Il, Seemed
willing to accept the suicide theory
without making strict investigation
Inspector HuSsey and Capt. Carey, of
police headquarters, went over the
aged mans head in making their IN
vestigation. The general impression is
that Capt Wormen will be shifted to a
precinct where he will have little to do
if he does not receive a hint to re-
sign.
Commissioner Bingham said Mcnday
he had heard that a fund was being
raised to defray the expenses of Police
man Shellard's trial, and would make
thorough investigation. I'll was said
that every man at the Hamburg ave
nue. had been asked to contribute s.
and the men of other precincts ~ cents
apiece, which would net about 5000
Gen Bingham will stop this.
1t is said that Capt. WOrmell has
been ordered to prefer charges against
Lieut.. Bunce, who had the desk at the
time the body was found, on the
ground that he was "dilatory in MAX
ing a report of the park mystery"
Bunce has been long in the department
and has always been considered care
full policeman.
Inspector Hussey said yesterday
there were no new developments in the
case The inquest will probably be held
tomorrow night i'm the Municipal build
ing Brooklyn. A score or more of p0-
licemen, the mother and brother of the
dead woman and other persons con
nected in some manner with the case
will be witnesses. Shellard will be
present. Whether or not he will take
the stand has not been disclosed. The
dead Wcmans waist and skirt which
she wore at the time she was found IN
the shelter house will in all likelihood
be put in evidence by the prosecution
| in an effort to show that the garment,
We're torn during a struggle between
the dead woman and her alleged mur-
| derer The waist and skirt are al pres
ent in the possession of Capt. Wormel
There was talk yesterday to the ef-
feet thai the woman committed suicide
after a quarrel with Shellard, who may
have tauntingly dared her to Kill her
self. the gossips have it. The accused
policeman's friends cling to tn" theory
| that Sheliard is absolutely innpoent OF
murder.
Capt Arthur Carey reported I" Com
missioner Bingham yesterday that he
| had learned from her employers Sack
EFT & Wilhelm. photographers, at Ma.
| 1913 Grand street. Brooklyn. that al
| though she had lost the use of ,i.'r mid
| die two fingers in an accident, he was
| expert in folding printed material, us
| ing in the work paper cutter Her
| sped in folding was as high as that OF
any of The other girls employed there
The proprietorS said she had dun' her
work we'll and had seemed to suffer III
| tie inconvenience from her injury.