New-York tribune., 1911-03-03
REILLY CASE POSTPONED
Counsel for Matteawan Attend
ant Wants More Time.
TO ASK FOR DISMISSAL
Defence Holds That Thaw Is
Amusing Himself by Propa-
eating Charges of Cruelty.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Pouehkeepsie, n. Y, March 1.-The hear
ing In the case of Daniel A. Reilly. who Is
charged with causing the death Of John J..
Nugent at the Matteawan state Hospital
for the Insane in February. which was 10
be held before County Judge HasoroucH
here to-day, was postponed until March
at 10 a. m. The postponement was TAKEN
at the request OF Reilly's counsel ex-Dis-
trict Attorney George Wood, VINO salu
that in view OF the importance gwen 10
the case by the publication OF charges
against the officials of the hospital In con-
nection with the death OF Nugent' he want
ed more time to prepare his case. MT
Wood said that instead OF entering the
usual plea of not guilty and WAVING eN-
animation thus letting the case go 10 ''e
grand Jury, he would present MS e'iuen'o
in defence OF Reilly before the comHh.tiis
magistrate and ask for dismissal oi 'i'o
charges.
Mr. Wood is making an exhaustive ca
animation of the officials and staH VI tl.o
hospital and of the activities or HARRY n
Thaw since he has been an inmate OF Mo
,eawan The defence holds the theory th"'
Tbaw is a wealthy young man. VINO mas
haer debarred from spending his money
,n the Tenderloip and is amusing h'Hise"
ond eIns bie idle time by propagaelHs
obarqas az cruelty and mtsmanaserhenc
ooatnst the Matteawan authorities. IL eS-
rec,s m nrove that the Reilly case ana ths
general allegations have been nnaii'eu W
Thaw and his family. Mr.. Wood eApe..9
90 call many witnesses in support OF th's
contention. .,a
Normkan A. Lees. a former Inmate Oh .ne
ASYLUM, who has been active In the n'"''
case. was in Poughkeepsie to-day III oo"
I sultation with Assistant District huo'
Conger. Lees says that he has seVeIa' wiz
nesses ready 10 testify against Reilly out
he refuses TO give their names, for rear
they will be spirited away by the hospitai
authorities. Mr.. Conger said to-day that
he had not vet been able to get from Lees
the names of his witnesses, and couio not
tell what would be the value Of their tes-
timony.
When Iees's name was mentioned peioie
Judge Hasbrouck in the proceedings TODAY
the Judge Indignantly announced that ne
die not want anything to do with Lees
"I have letter for him here" said the
iudpe. "and II YOU know where he Is you
can tell him that he can come here ana
get If. don't know why he has his mail
sent In my care 7 don't want anything 10
do with him. He has deceived me twice IN
this case and l am through with him
Reilly was greatly amused while Judse
Hasbrouck was attacking Lees and
laughed so much that his counsel had to
warn him that he was endangering his
case
Mr Donnelly. a lawyer, OF Fishkill, said
TO-DAY that William A. Mcdonald was the
next attendant in line for prosecution
Mcdonald has been ordered discharged by
the state Lunac Commission. but he was
still performing his duties yesterday alter
noon. according to Mr.. Donpelly, VINO says
that the asylum officials have SHOWN
marked favor to this man.
'I got a warrant charging Mcdonald with
assault last December" said Mr. Donneny
| to-day, but was never able TO get service