The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-22


her, and then informed her relatives l
got a statement from her.
"My partners" continued Mr.. Mckin-
ney, went to Newark and found that
everything had been left in confusion
in the suite the two women had Occur
I, pied A dress was left behind, and
in the hem were packages Of a powder
The hotel people would not permit us
TO have an analysis made.
1.-THE District Attorney in Newark
got from the hotel people certain docu-
menis that had been left in the room,
These documents comprised aiildavits
attacking IN. son of one legatee named
in the Bookwalter will and attacking am
other man who had an interest IN the es-
tate Several letters also were found
Statements were made by other per-
Sons who knew Of the circumstances in
connection with the obtaining OF the
anidavits. Judge sheets IN his state
ment said that Miss Hill on meeting
Miss claypool had promised 10 get
81, 900 900 out OF the estate.
A man named Du Moulin and another
named ]. W. Baxter, both of greenwich.
Conn, also made statements To- the Dis
trict Attorney. Carl johnson, an actor.
whose real name is Carl Wadsworth.
told OF visiting Miss Hill's apartment and
of seeing some sort of medicine there :
also OF going to the Hill-Claypool suite
in the Robert Treat Hotel JUST aLteF
the two women had left.
Mr.. Du Moulin in his statement told
Of visiting the suite occupied by Miss
I'm and Miss ciaypool a few hours after
they had left hurriedlS.
II noticed u bunch OF artificial lilies
OF the valley pinned e. a." curtain. h'
said "Th. maid had already told M"
of Miss i'm sending flowers to Miss
clay pool at the Great Northern Hotel.
go - 49, 4AA mi -
smell them. | unpinned the flowers and
smelled them.
After smelling ! had a peculiar SEN
satiuu. went to Nj. BAXTER and handed
the flowers TO him. lie felt the same
way. our throats got very dry. ON
tn. floor near the tanle We uund htt.e
pieces of white crystal-like things"
When Miss Cannon a dressinaker and
a friend OF Miss Claypool. was inter-
viewed yesterday by Assistant District
Attorney Dooling. she confirmed part OF
the story as told by MIR. Mckinney.
IL was called out of bed during the
night and told to go out and meet "A taxi
cab bringing Miss Claypooi, carried
her a block and a half to my apartment,
where | revived her and then telephon.d
to her relatives. who arrived about .
o'clock In the morning and stayed with
her until s:45, when they took her to
the Astoria"
1t vas said that Miss Claypool had
been led to take to flight in the belief
that some OF her relatives were gong
To kidnap her and that the reason they
prevailed upon her 20 go down the itre
escape was because she believed that
detectives were watching the hotel. Incl
dntally. at that time. the police chiefs
OF the country were holding n meeting
In the Robert Treat Hotel.
10 yaavNa chat nffay har ft.sks Mice
Inn returned 10 the hotel 10 pay her
bill and To get her baggage. The hotel
people did not deliver her property and
She began "A suit ~ replevir. The Jer-
sey prosecutor. being apprised OF that
action. Immediately sent out word 10 the
Grand Jury. which had been adjourned
FOR the summer,
Calls session Of Grand Jury.
Calling the Grand Jurors into session
they heard three witnesses and saw some
of the documents. They voted the in
dictment. The court then ordered the
impending OF the articles for which
Miss Hili had started suit.
Attorney Rosenthal visited the District
Attorneys office In New York Yesterday
accompanied by yelling and Sobel
Eosenthal talked with Judge Swami
Messrs. Dooling and Embree. Assistant
sFAFNi =, ''tthA ~ AAh '''A
sent to Newark to make a study of tn,
! papers. Before Mr.. Rosenthal went into
the conference he said that after he haC
been retained by Miss Claypool she hat
: revoked "A will in which she bcqueathet
$4,000 to Cornell for "A medal. SIS. 00(
! to Miss Cannon. $4,000 to a negro maid
5000 to the wife OF Dr Seaman anC
! $4,000 to a daughter of Judge James q
Johnston OF Ohio.
she then made a will in which sh,
bequeathed everything TO her father.
! said Essential. This vas before Rosan
l thai knew hat he had been indicted
! In his talk with MIR. Dooling he is sa
8 to have admitted that he was at tn
9 hotel in Newark about the time tina
Miss Claypool went down the IRE es
] cape. Asked the reason for hat he sal,
a New York agency's detectives wer
waiting in the hotel.
\ There's nothing TO this" he said whe
I he left the District Attorneys office. look
q Ing crestfallen. ITS the last gasp O
$ people who would hurt Miss Claypoo
$ This story is an open book"
j But Rosenthal declined TO make an
I further statement. II Is expected tia
r there will be other developments to-day