Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-25
CORDUAN'S CLAIM !
WIFE STILL LIVES \
DOES NOT PREVAIL
Judge Hahn Listens to Plea,
but Commits Husband
to Cell.
ALL WITNESSES ARE
HELD WITHOUT BAIL, TOO
Men Insist When They Left
Newark Woman Had
Not Died.

William Corduan. of 1872 Walnut
street. when arraigned before Judge
Hahn today in the First Criminal
Court on the charge of numbering his
wife. Emma, on July %, declared. y
Just spoke to my wife this morning,
just as | left the City Hall, SO | can
not see where any murder has been
committed"
1t was explained by one of the de-
tectives who brought the prisoner to
court that the woman he spoke to was
Mrs Anna McKeon. one of the en-
ployees in the City Hall, and who re-
sides in the same house where Cor
duan is alleged to have inflicted in
Juries to his wife which resulted in
her slowly bleeding to death.
He was committed to the Essex
county jail without bail on the charge
of murder made by Lieutenant Joseph
Farrell. Nelson Hendershot, the dead
woman's alleged former sweetheart,
who admits that he was responsible
for the fight which resulted fatally.
and Hattie" Lindsey and "Oliie"
Steits. the couple who boarded with
the Corduans, and who are supposed
to have witnessed the assault, were
also committed to Jail without bail to
be held as material witnesses for the
State.
Admit There Was Fight. II Is Said.
Corduan and Steitz were brought
back to Newark last night from
Dover, N. J., where they were ar
rested early yesterday morning. Ac-
cording to Lieutenants Farrell. Keogh
| and Cordano, who returned with
them. both men admit that there was
free-for-all fight in the Corduan
home on Monday, in which both Mrs.
Corduan was severely beaten, as was
also Hattie" steitz's common law
wife.
The men insisted that when they
left Newark Mrs. Corduan was alive,
and said that the reason they fled
was that Corduan feared he would be
arrested for assault, and that it was
their intention to remain away for
a couple of days and then return,
when they thought that her anger
| had subsidized
Both men were penniless when taxi
en- into custody by the Dover police,
and stated that they had walked
from Newark to Paterson and there
boarded freight for Dover. Steitz
went to his home, but his father re-
fused to permit Corduan to enter.
The latter was told to go to the old
racetrack and wait until morning,
when 5teitz would bring him food.
1t was while he was waiting there
that he heard the revolver shots
which resulted in the death of Will
lam Butler, and fearing that the
officers might be searching for him,
he later surrendered himself. He ex-
planned that he would have been COM
PEELED to come from hiding anyhow
as he was starved, not having had
q mouthful of food since Monday.
Names City Employees as Friend.
In court he referred to Forrest p.
Lozier as his friend, who could vouch
for him. Mr.. Lozier is employed in
| the city comptroller's office. and
when seen by an Evening Star re-
porter said that he had known Cor
duan since he was a small boy and
that he had always considered him
perfectly harmless. though he added
that he occasionally drank too much.
When being taken to court Cor
/ duan saw Mr.. Lozier on the ground
floor of the City Hall, and asked him
to assist him, adding they have got
me in wrong"
Hattie Lindsey and Nelson Hem
dershot were returned to police head
quarters and examined by the de-
tectives aided by Captain William H.
Carroll. of the detective bureau. and
Edward Schwartz. in charge of the
bureau of Identification.