Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-11

asked to lift her veil 1t developed sh'
The examination Of the woman was
continued throughout the morning and
we'll into the afternoon.
Hiding her face behind newspaper
Miss Virginia oceania Wardlaw walked
into the Council chamber at 10:l0
o'clock She was accompanied by her
counsel. Franklin w. Fort. son of Gov
ernor Fprf. The first witness called
was Police Sergeant Canniff. of the
East Orange police. who told OF having
received the telephone message on Mo-
yeInber 29 announcing the fact that
there was death at 50 North Four
teenth street. East Orange.
Dr. Simmons, the assistant county
physician, was next called. He said.
AT 5:l5 O'clock on the afternoon OF
November 20 l WAS told over the tele-
phone that there was an accident at
the North Fourteenth street house.
With Sergeant Harry O'Neill l went to
the house and found the body in the
bathtub. lying en- the right side, her
head directly under the faucet face
up. There was d wash-rag In her hand.
Miss Wardiaw was with US in the bath
room.
is that the woinan22' asked the
prosecutor looking at the prisoner
Il cannot tell unless the woman
raises her veil replied the witness.
Miss Wardlaw. you will please bt
kind enough TO raise your vel" de-
inanded the prosecutor The prisoner
raised her veil. and when the witness
said that she was the woman whom ile
had seen IN the bathroom she quickly
lowered the veil again Witness then
told of a talk that he had with Miss
Wardlaw. He was not permitted TO
tell Of the interview. however.
Doctor" asked Recorder Mott. was
the body under water, that is. the nos
trils.''
''Yes, it wss.e replied the witness.
Witness then told of having reported
the case TO County Physician Nc
Kenzie. There was no cross-examina-
tion OF the witness.
Gustav Kunz, the undertaken and
morgue keeper, was the next witness
called. He told of removing the body
to the morgue and its subsequent burial
ia Mt Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Kunz. while the body was at
your establishment did the husband of
the dead woman, the mother OF the
dead woman or any OF the relatives of
the deed woman cali at your place"
They did not. witness replied.
Il object. as irnmaterial." interposed
the prisoners counsel.
That, TO me. is very important" re-
piled the prosecutor. THE fact that
her husband or mother did not show VI
at the rnorgue is very suspicious, and
very important to this case"
Mr. Kunz then repeated his answer
Asked who had guaranteed the funeral
expenses, Mr. Kunz replied that the
prosecutor had. Upon ross-examina-
ton Mr.. Kunz admitted that while re-
turning from the funeral Mr.. Fort told
him to hold up his bill for awhile. as he
believed that he would be able TO pay
for the funeral.
Cause of Death Not Certain.
County Physician Mckenzie told ol
having performed the autopsy. He told
of the eongested condition of the vic
TINS lungs and that while il would
appear that death was due to drown
ing, he was not in position TO say
exactly what was the direct cause OF
death.
How long do you consider that the
woman hsd been dead?'' asked the re-
corder
"she could have been dead for TWO
DAYS. and surely for twenty-fouI
hours" replied the county physician.
Being pressed further on this point
the doctor said:
That woman might have been dead
from eighteen hours to three or foul
days"
The county physician then told OF thu
two autopsles. He said there was
nothing superficial found to indicate
that anything but drowning cause
death. The first autopsy was per-
formed by DIR. Mckenzie and DR.. SIM
rnonds. The brain, he said. looked
healthy, but DR.. Maitland had not as
yet completed his pathological exami-
nation. The second autopsy. the doctor
said, resulted in the removal of the
stomach, which organ has been turned
over to DR.. William II. Hicks for q
chemical analysis.
"Then," said the recorder. death, IN
your opinion. was due to drowning un-
less the stomach shows poison2"
Sergeant Harry O'Neill was the next
witness. 1t was at this time that Miss
Wardiaw began to show deep interest
she asked Mr.. Fort for a lead-pencil
and she began TO take notes. Mr.
Fort, by the way, had not taken a sim
gle note up to this time. ONeill told
of his first visit to the house and Of the
finding of the body and the alleged sui
eide note The note was read by the
prosecutor and identified by the police
sergeant.
Miss Wardlaw told me, said the
offcer that the Young woman was
Ocey snead. | asked her how long the
snead woman lived in the house and
she replied that she 3id NOT know, e