The Washington times., 1931-09-17
STATE READY
TO IGNORE
INQUEST
Commonwealth Attorney Says
He Has Evidence to Warrant
/ True Bill in Drowning Case

ana see unusual GnInES, 4 nave
knowledge of another letter in
which this woman suggested to
this defendant a way of getting
rid Of Mrs. Kane.
A Question of Nerve
"This letter said it was Just
O question of q little nerve and
q very little time"
Percy Carmel, counsel for Kane
Jumped to his feet and demanded
to know if the coroner could pro
duce this letter. The coroner re
torted:
"NO, because it has been de-
stroyed, but can and have pro-
duced the other"
Today's hearing was upon the
question Of admitting the profes
sor to bond, but after listening to
the coroner the court speedily con
tSnued the case another day, re
fusing to hberate him.
Or. Vanderslice's testimony was
Che most startling offered in 6
morning of startling testimony
One of the prosecution attorneys
Frank A. arney, asked:
'tIs there a slight suspicion in
your mind of the guilt of the de-
fendant, or a strong suSpiciOn?"
Suspicion Is Strong
The Coroner replied:
"a strong suspicion, a very
strong suspicion, I might say"
stHave you found a motive for
che crime charged?"
1--WE think we have motive
I'm letters which were known to
have passed between the de-
fendant and a woman. known
ss E. II. D., apparently a Betty
DOdd.
"At the beginning of the in.
Quiry theory of murder
seemed so unusual that it
seemed that the probability of
accidental death was strong,
but with this information in our
hands. and connected with the
unreal and theatrical actions of
the man himself, the complex
ION changed.
DeIiberatiOn Is Seen
EWhat has happened since
made the situation seem to us
one of premeditatiOn and care
full planning, an act deliberately
carried out"
estate DIR. Kane's reactions
when he brought the body of
.., his wife into the hospital"
His actions were those of an
innocent man or Of a consum-
ate actor"
The aVnderslive testimony fol
lowed the revelation by Common
wealth Attorney Cook that the
prosecution felt the young college
professor Kane was ready tt
leave town on a moments notice
or even leSs than a moments
notice, after the funeral of hi
wife" Concontinued:
Eat that time, there was
found in the defendants pockets
several thousand dollars worth
of his wife's jewelry. The in
formation that we have is to
the effect Kane had packed all
his belongings and was ready
60 leave when the funeral was
over"
Planned No Jump"
z. Kent Kane, cousin of the
defendant and one of the defense
counsel, declared that tehere ex
issed no possibility of Prof. Kane's
humping bail. Kane said:
As to the Commonwealth
A1tDrney'S testimony concerning
my cousins readiness to leave
here after his wife's funeral.
He naturally wanted to get to
the rest of his family. He was
stricken with sorrow"
To all the pleas of the defense
however, Cook replied that it was
the contention of the prosecution
that the time to ask for bail fol-
Kane was after conclusion of the
coroner's inquest when the de
tense has placed before Coroner
vanderslice The rest of Its fvi
dence.
Wnen both sides had concluded
taelr arguments before prateley
the Judge offered TO rule on The
dlies ION Of bail at once il t4lc de
tense would forego placing addi
tional witnesses before the coro
i1er's inquest, but Kane and Car
mel would not do this, and the de
cision was held over until tomor
row.
Headed for the Grand Jury, tn
strange case swung into the fina
phase of its preliminary stages.
And on the eve of a final session
of the fOur.day cOroner's inquest
GosnmOnwealth Attorney Cook re
vealed he considered his case ont
he could stake to any grand iur!
4 in the world confident Of tru'
hlll.
Determined to Prosecute
cook declared the prosecution
las important evidence" in IL