The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09
VENUS PROVES REAL DOVE OF
PEACE TO WAR; ING CORONERS
Chief Clerks perfect Blonde, on Witness Stand
to Tell of His Advances. Brings Har-
mony-On That Point

At any rate, even II the Board OF Cor
oners cannot agree on such trifies as the
reasonable time In which DR.. Otto II.
Schultze. Coroner Patrick Rordan's
physician, should forthwith examine a
dead body. or the exact whereabouts OF a
little yellow book" 1t was apparent at
yesterdays session to decide the first Of
these two points that the board Is In
harmony on Chief Clerk Antonio D'Ales-
sandro's ability to pick the "prettiest
blonde" with the "venuslike form"
The harmoniousness OF the board In
that regard was so marked. Judging by
the rapldity In which Coroner HELEN
STEMS chair moved toward the witness
chair when the chief clerks choice was
sitting therein. that II overshadowed the
hasty summons OF two deputy assistant
District Attorney to Coroner Feinberg's
office, at DR.. Schultze's counsers hint that
misdcmeanor had been committed In
obtaining the letter on which the charges
against the physician were based, and SO
excited Coroner Heiienstein that ne
forthwith" demanded to hear the writ
ing" which the witness was reading to
herself
Therefore. to take up the first OF these
two Important matters:
Miss Josephine Veronica sullivan,
telephone operator at the Harlem Hos
pital. a witness for the defence, was the
creator OF the harmony. SO great was
the surprise Of her coming all in white
with a dlmply smile, just after two grave
conferences had settled for a time the
threatened arrest OF somebody who mad,
rash admission. that Antonio himself
who voluntarily elected her to the Venus
degree OF pulchrituds. nearly swallowed
whole foot long Pittsburg stogy
Impertinent. Oh, Yes, Very.
cit was at 80 p. NJ on February H."
said Miss sullivan, after the rescue of
the stogy and the rapid movement OF the
aforesaid chair, that Mr.. D'Alessandro
came into the Office Cat Harlem Hospital)
and said he had been sent by DR.. Ray
to find out what time Or. Schutze had
examined the body Of Annie Ramsay. He
asked me and | said l didn't know be-
cause l kept no record. He said L did
and then got very, very impcrtinent
Cuisines of emphasizing).
He said he always did like blondes,
and II he had met me before his wife
things would have been different. | had
never met the man before and that was
very lmpertinent for him TO say the first
time He said he was the chief clerk Of
the Coroners' office and ! referred him
to DR.. Casassa. When / called Or. Casassa
he said for me not to tell the doctor
where he was from"
OF course Miss sullivan was bashful
about the Venus part, but Edward A.
Carroll a clerk at the hospital. came to
her rescue.
He started a jolly conversation with
Miss sullivan and me-" said Carroll,
meaning D'Alessandro.
You mean to say he made love TO
you. too?' interjected Coroner HELEN
stein.
There was some confusion here. but the
s;enographer supplied, His answer Is
Yes" and that settled It.
Carroll said D'Alessandro had called
Miss Sullivan the best looking blonde"
and that from where he stood she had
"a figure like Venus which he tDAles-
sandro) would be up TO see again.
The Coroners wanted to know right
away the relative positions OF the admir-
Ing and admired. and Carroll explained
that D'Alessandro was outside the cage
around the office trying to get his head
through the opening.
Don't let us get any further into an
lmbrog,io with a divorce court" pleaded
Coroner Feinberg. and that ended this
line OF evidence.
Miss sullivan also testified before this
ruling that DR.. C. d. O'Nelll. superin-
tendent OF the hospital. had written a
letter to Coroner Riordan TO the effect
that no complaints had been made TO the
hospital or by the hospital OF DR..
Schultze's alleged neglect OF duty.
when she got chance at Coroner
Hellenstelns suggestion that perhaps
D'A,essandro was making love she averred
that "he was a public officlal proclaiming
| TO have the Interest OF the public at heart,