New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-24
SEYLER Is HELD
JURY GIVES VERDICT.
Holds Prisoner Responsible for
adams Girls Death.
TBy Telegram to The T-lbune.

Atlantic City, Feb E.-'"That the said
Jane Adams came to her death some time
between the hours OF p. on the night
Of February 4 and I:15 a. II. of the morn
Ing OF February I3 at tie hands or knowl-
edge CT one William SeyIer.''
That was the verdict that was brought in
tonight h. the coroner's jury. after sitting
for less than half an hour, listening 20 the
evidence that was presented before it by
the Police Department.
SeyIer was brought into the courtroom
after the jurT had returned its verdict. and
Coroner Sontheiner read TO him the fnd-
ing OF the jury. He never uttered word.
and those who gathered there with the
idea that he would make any cutlery or
denial were disappointed. Coroner Son
thefme- then announced that he would hold
him without bail for the action of the May
grand jury.
After William seyler mad been taken baeN
to his cell in the city jail his brother
Orvis Seyler. was brought into the room
and Coroner Sontheirr1er announced that ne
would hold him in the sum OF 5000 bail for
the May grand jury. When the Coroner
was through. Orvis simply asked. rs tilas
al1?' and when assured it was. he bowen
and was led back to his cell.
More than a thousand persons gathered
at the City Hall in an effort TO get into the
Recorders courtroom TO hear the testlI1lohy
that was 10 be offered, but only Sllah
portion OF that number enjoyed the PIN
lese Chief Woodruff had placed a strong
guard OF policemen On duty, and they kept
back all except a few.
Prosecutor Golden berg conducted the eI-
animation of the witnesses for the state
the first being William Hanlmell motor
man Of the Atlantic avenue trolley car.
who discovered the body Of the girl at
the foot of Lafayette avenue Police
Sergeant Charles Holmes also testified as
to the finding Of the body and its condl-
ton
The most damaging testimony. ana thdI
which set at rest all theory tc whether
or not Jane Adams met her death before
striking the water. was given by County
Physician Souder He said that the girl
had been struck q severe blow, which had
caused renaorrfage on the left side OF the
brain and which caused death, Asked by
Foreman Barrett Of the jury whether that
blow had been struck before death he re-
piled Ante norteu-"
Alice Adams. sister of the dead girl, testl-
fed 10 having left home about 4:50 CLOCK
with her sister and Orvis Seyle-- Iney met
Bill Seyler at Missouri and Atlantic ave
nues. she said, and he took them to the
Million Dollar Pier 10 see the picture snow
Before going TO the picture snow tieS
walked out on the pier, and when sie 4h'i
Orvts started back Jane started TO IoHo"'
''PilI'' took hold of her arm anu puiieo H0t
hack. She and Orvis then went nome anu
that was rbe last she ever saw of Jane
The girls mother told Of going 10 Sey-
1er-s of his reply that re had not seen
lane and of her having spent nearly al
night on the beach and boardwalk looking
for her missing daughter
Edmund c. Gaskill, former coroner mas
been retained to represent William SeyleF'
and he notified Coroner Sontheimer mat ne
would enter plea of not guilty 70 me Hiiu-
ing OF the coroner's jury for his client
The case is now practically ended unth
Il is taken up in May by the grand Jury
and the subsequent trial If a bill OF indict-
--.er,4 SI,aT M, found