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2 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1893. TWENTY PAGES. HANCOCK'S MONUMENT IX IIARLEM. WHERE IS MRS. NELLIE COX? REFEREE RAINES' REPORT CORA CHAPMAN'S ESTATE.

NEW ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL grain morphine pills by deceased. Dr. Kinmouth said to Witness Woolman Woolman letter): "Her mother must be a morphine oatcr if she took so much morphine." But this was in consequence of something learned from Woolman which was excluded. (Page 120.) Excluding the after thought of Woolman upon reading, while in the witness chair, his letter to Kinmouth in tho New York Tii.ifs of a second Bale to the deceasud.

the testimony of those witnesses teDds to establish a sale to the deceased in May, 180(1, of six or twelve one sixth grain pills of morphine if accepted as crodible. The condition of Woolman 's evidenco discredits him fully in my opinion, as a corroborating witness. His partisanship was evident in his manner and bis confusion when confronted with his letter was painful. His contradictions of himself arc fatal to bis story. His identification of Miss Potts depends wholly upon the declaration of Dr.

Kinmouth, which Woolman changed as readily, in form to square with Dr. Kinmouth a evidence as he seemed to change any other substantial fact In issue from the deliberate form in which be had put his recollection for publication three dav previously. He had not preparod it it for publication and was surprised to learn that it was published (2Cd). Dr. Kinuiouth's story of the first sale contains uo inherent improbability, but is entirely contradicted in its essential features by the Wool man letter, which was tho best of Woohnan's recollection at the time it was written, if any fact was true in that letter.

Dr. Kinmouth's declaration that Mrs. Potts must be a morphine eater if she took so much morphine seems to bo a fiction in view of tho conceded intelligence of Dr. Kinmouth as a physician. It cannot bo accepted as better than an invention in view of tho quantity sold.

Mrs. Potts was well known to Dr. Kinmouth and frequently in his store and he was on very friendly and familiar terms with the family Kiumouth affidavit). He at no mentioned this subject to her and must have realized that the woman was not a morphine taker from his intimate acquaintance with her. lie was at one point in his testimony propare 1 to say he had prescribed for her previously as her physician hut concluded it would be better to leave that fact in doubt.

Dr. Kinmouth assigns as a fact that on the second application for morphine he advised a different headache remedy and substantially refused the morphine. It was at least a week after ever camo under thoir notice. Missl Carman, a witness for defendant, Harris, before me testified to her iutimato relations and visit with decoasod at that time as for years previous, and that it never entered her mind that deceased used morphine. Immediately after, iu November, deceased was a boarding school pupil at Miss Day's school, where she was under hourly observation of tho witnesses.

Miss Day, Mis Head and threo room mate i of bright intellect, and ho continued to be up lo tho dale of her death. II it is suggested that this purchase of nearly two hundred grains in October was ill accumulation of a supply for the school term it may be answered that tho purchases alleged furnished her two grains a day for the period of the time sh" lived after purchases, and yet none of these Persons d'scovered its inl'uence upon her. Tlu most eareiul search was mudo by several persons for morphine in her room at her death and none remained there, whilo her room mutes, who were no; contradicted as to their affidavits, tiled with your excellency anti delivered tome, stated that they never knew of her taking uny medicine, except hn threo pills furnished by tho defendant. 1 larris. January 21 1801, which were openly t'iken by the deceased previous to the fourth pill taken on the night of lirr death.

Tho inferences from the for going well established facts are totally at variance with the aceepl ance d' the truthfulness of the testimony of Leflerts; his. frivolous manner as a witness; his selection of a particular month of time, from which ho would not vary nor extend the time, though unable to give any special reasons for remembering that the sales wore in that mouth of time rather than in any other mouth of that year: his having no prescription of a physician and remembering that ho made no inquiry whatever, his confession that he never conversed with the proprietor, wdio was bis uncle aud who was passing bis time wdth him the store each day except meal time: his failure to remember any part of day in which a sale was made, his intimacy with defendant Harris, whoso rcsiaurant ho frequented, are all circumstances giving unfavorable impressions of his truthfulness. The transactions of the store ranged front 52 to S'i each day during this time, as shown by the ledger usually about S3 or S4 and consisted of sains of soda water and cigars. There seems to have been abundant opportunity for conversation in the store with th proprietor, who was his undo. It was eighteen months later that he: first spoko of it to his brother llnll.

as ho testifies, and during that time the subject of tho death of Miss Potts and the pros. 'cut ton of defendant Harris, who were lung and recently residents of Asbnry Park, had necessarily been tho continual stibjeot of conversation among his associates and friondi. The contradiction of Lefforts in the substance of his statement by Van Meter as to tho order to Lefferts not to sell morphine without a physician's prescription entered in the register of the store; as to the absence of Lefferts the i.t' week ending October 1890: as to stock of morphine in the store in i'C 1 October, ISHO, corroooruted in a marked manner by the taiion aud produced by LefT ris upou another vuint which stock Van Meter says was never after September 1. 1890. more than about two draclims.

which appears substantially still stock, by tho inventory tr.keu by Lefferts; and the impeachment of Lefferts' character lor truth by Van Me'cr. Luke McXally and Henry D. Coleman sustain the opinion that Lefferts is an untruthful witness in the substance of bis narrative. The fact that deceased was not seen to take morphine, except by Anna Wcddeli. in one instance, and when administered me licinailv by Dr.

Treverton three or four times in July. 1800. appears upon the record. It also appears that she declared that sho took morphine only to Miss Jackson the winter of 188M 89, imd to Miss Waddell about the same time, asido from the alleged purchases in the store, which have been set forth, with tho reasons for discrediting them. Tne testimony of her mother, Alice Schenck.

who was for six years a servant iu the Potts house and the affidavit of Mr. Potts cover the poiiod of her home life and under their observation she certainly was not taking morphine nor was she under its influence. The testimony of Miss C'arnan and of Antoinette White corroborates them. Xho testimony of Miss Jackson that she knew nothing more of deceased taking morphine than that single remark that sue took it as prescribed by her uncle for headache, seems to discredit any taking of morphine except medicinally at that school. Miss Cook roomed with deceased ten days in November, 188k, at the Jackson seminary and saw nothing of nor taking or having morphine.

The important priod of inquiry, the year 1800. seems to be Jully covered by the evidence of the Trevertons as to the summer mouths at Scranton bv the family and servants of the family, in tha period when sho was uot at the day boarding school, where she appears to havo been from Novemner, 18911. to February 1. 1801, and where she died. But the uncontradicted evidence of the teachers in that school and of her three room mates in that sohool is of sucu convincing force as to make it simply impossible to believe that tho deceasod took morr.hine the school except in the four pills furnished by defendant Harris.

The affidavits of tho room mates were not assailed in any form so that it became unnecessary to cause their oral examination to be taken by mo. The prompiness of deceased in rising with her room mates in her attention to school duties and exercises, her coustunt good spirits and sociability, her happiness in the last day of her life, her vivacity during her evening visit with Miss Day on tho night of her death, her conversations with Miss Read and her room mates about the taking of tho fourth pill left by defendant Harris, and during hor first waking after the return of her room mates; her silence as to the taking of any other remedy or drug except that pill whon tho fear of death crept over her. so that she bogged her room mates to look overy few minutes and seo if she were breathing as they nrged her to sleep again: her declaration, "Carl said I could take one of these pills every night for twelve nights in succession, and he had taken them himself. Carl would not give me anything that would hurt me." strongly sustain the conclusion that her taking of a drug at this time was not from a secret supply, nor from habit, but in reliance upon the knowledgo and care of others for her welfare and upon the advico of her mother in the earlv afternoon of t.h It Hai Stood for Several Yearn Wait, i ti'g lei be 1 'nvnllod. The negligence of tho New city authorities, and especially tho park commissioners of the metropolis, in permitting the unvatlod bronzo statue of General Winllold Scott Hancock, tho hero of Gettysburg, at tho intersection of St.

Nicholas avenue ami Ono Hundred and Twcnty socond nnd Ono Hundred and Twenty third streets, in Harlem, to lapso into a disgraceful condition through of care, ns well as acts of downright vuudalistn, Is arousing much Indignation among tho citizens. The iron pipe rail nnd wooden posts thnt once enclosed tho monument are brok nnd scattered about and a dirty worn cloth conceals tho upper part of tho bust, which has nover been formally unvailed. Tho monument project was begun very shortly after General Hancock's death. The park commissioners, for a rotisoa unexplained, have failed to take the necessary steps for the dedication of tho bronzo. although it has been in place for several years and the disgraceful delay of tho officials has been the topic of much criticism.

The monumont, whoso covering has boon almost entirely removed from various causes, has been latterly a target for missiles of the inoorrigiblo small boy. CRITICISING SUPERINTENDENT MAXWELL. School Teachers OUIikc His System of Specialisation, The effort ot William H. Maxwell, superintendent of public instruction, to specialize the work of tho public school touchers, with view to increasing their efficiency, has induced unfavorable criticism of tlio system in school No. 44, where It has been on trial for a short timo.

Tho heads of departments are given certain lines of instruction to supervise, instead of being assigned to tho charge of a given number of rooms witn the "full cours of study to look after. Principal Campbell likes the change, but the heads of departments have the members of tho local committee of tho school with them in the contention that tho result of the specialization is over stimulation of the pupils duo to the ambition of the teachers to secure their rapid advancement. They argue, too, that giving instruction in a larger number of branches helps the teacher to estimate tho intellectual capacity of the pupil. Mr. Maxwell replies that a definite course of study and the opportunity of instructing the same pupil through several grades upset the objections.

ENTERTAINING VISITORS. Chicago Extends Her Courtesies to Distinguished Foreigners. There Were Seventy Xaval Officers in the Party Which Went From the Fleet Now Lylnc in the North River, and They All Had a Royal Good Time A Spanish Breakfast and Reception to the Duke de Vcraffna and His Party at the Union Lcajine Club. Cihoaoo, 111.. May Fresh from tho great naval parade and review, surfeited with eastern courtesies and later refreshed by tho liquid grandeur of Niagara, seventy foreign naval officers arrived in Chicago this morning in a special train ver the Michigan Central.

They were a merry crowd as they filed off the speaial train at Twelfth street and expressed their thorough satisfaction by attempting all at onco to shake hands with the chairman ot the council committee appointed to receive them. The committee welcomed the distinguished guests in the name of the mayor and city council, and the party were escorted to the carriages in waiting aDd then convoyed to the auditorium. The special train on which the party came was made up of ten ears, sleepers, two dining cars, a buffet and a compartment ear. On reaohing Niagara the party dropped off for two hours and visited both sites in carriages. Resuming the trip West, they reached Chicago one hour and twenty minutes ahead of schedule time.

The gussts include Captain Parfait and thirteen officers from France, Commander Orlla and five officers from Germany, Captain Manuel Paredo ana three offloors from Spain, Rear Admiral Magnagui, Captain Delibera and four officers from Italy: Rear Admiral Howard and six officers from Argentine Republic, Captain T. P. Piper, Commander Hamilton and sixteen officers from Great Britain and Commander Young and fourteen offloors from Russia. Immediately on arrival at the Auditorium tha party registered and were assigned rooms and given a chance to freshen up after the journey. As soon as the officers hud donned their resplendent uniforms they were ushered into the diningroom for breakfast.

Afterward they were shown to carriages and driven through Lincoln park. The weather being fine, cool and bracing, the drive gave tho members of the party a keen appetlto for the excellent luncheon of which they partook at tho residence of Mayor Harrison on Ashland boulevard at 12 o'clock. Tho mayor's residence was appropriately decorated with flowers and lings. After lunching at the mayor's residence the partv wns driven to tho road on the south side and whirle away to tho world fair. At the i grounds tho committee on coremonics took the party und tho aldermen in charge.

One of the most enjoyable affairs given in honor of the Duke of Yeragua since his arrival in this city wns the breakfast and reception tendered him and the Marquis of Barboles by the Union League club to day nt noon. The entire programme was in Spanish, with tho exception of a few brief speeches whioh were delivorod in English. Everything about the handsome club house had a Spanisn aspect. The music which Tomnso's mandolin orchestra rendered wniio tho distinguished party was banqueting was Spanish. Tho menu was printed in tho language of Spain and the dishes, wines, cigars and cigarettes were Spanish.

Spanish waiters served and the banquet room was decorated witb the national colors of Spain. Some of the more prominent of the guests wero General Nelson A. Miles. James W. Scott, H.

H. Kohlsaat. William P. Nixon, "Washington Heslng, Victor Lawson. Judge P.

S. Grosseup, Melville E. Stone. H. C.

Chatfleid Taylor, S. W. Allerton, Norman Williams, E. S. Mason, Charles L.

Hutchinson, Dr. William R. Harper, Daniel R. Bumham, Henry Hainle, Adolph Kraus and M. P.

Handy. A reception followed the breakfast. THE SCHOOL OF ORATORY. Second Private Kehearial the Pouch mansion IVjgrht. The Brooklyn school of oratory gave a second private rehearsal at tho Pouch mansion Inst night.

A largo audience appreciated the efforts' of the talent, who were under the direction of Principal Walter V. Holt The programme was begun by the playing of Carl Flln inger's overture. "Grazioso," by Miss Minnie Josephine Wooden, and Miss Mary B. Strickland followed with a reoitation from Shak speare's "Muoh Ado About Nothing. Charles F.

Buckley rendered "The Battle Flag at Shenandoah," and Mrs. E. L. Banta gavo at interesting exhibition of funcy club swinging. "Mice at Play" was recited by Miss Madeleino Pearson; Frank A.

Ilorno delivered nn original oration on "History an Important Adjunct to Education;" and the Banjo club, composed of Conrad Saxe Keyes, leader; Miss Evelyn B. Brown, Miss Marguerite Requa, Miss Minnio J. Wooden, Harold Roger Bacon, Miss Mary Bello Wooden, Miss Gussio L. Page, Homor'EatDn Keyes and H. Lane, played "Colonel Goetting'i Grand March" atd "Visions of Rest Waltz." "The Falcon of Sir Frcderigo" was read by Miss Martha Strong and Mr.

Holt recitod 'The Imperial Bowman." Miss Sara Rhodes, Miss Julia F. Ayro ami William P. Oliver presented the ilrst scone of tho first aot of "Ingo mar," closing the entertainment. Nearly a hundred couples participated iu the dancing which followed the exorcises of the evening. TESTIN'ti SOL'Tn CAROLINA B0XDS.

Coi.rMBiA, S. May ii E. W. Robertson of this city who purchased 000 worth of stato bonds, has brought action in tho supremo court to test tho validity of issue. The point is raised that tho new issue creates a now debt which could not ho contracted without a vote of tho people.

This decision will involve $500,000 worth of bontlB. Officials are confident that their validity will be sustained. Khe Has Been lissinc From Her Homi Wince ''uestlny, Mrs. Nellie Cox, the wifo of John F. Cox, employed in Chandler's as a piano tuner and well known in tho music trade, has Icon missing from hor homo.

802 Dean street, since Tuesday morning. Her husbnnd, who is 00 years of age, was confined to tho house with an attack of tha grip and, though suffering from erysipolas herself, Mrs Co.x started at 9 o'clock that morning to visit the offlco of the Actors' fund in New Y'oik, of which she is a member, secure the services of a physician for her husband. She is known to have called at tha house of a woman friend on tho way to the bridge nn hour later, and after thnt all trace of hor has been lost. On leaving her homo she told her husband that whilo in New York she would call on Mrs. Edward Council, who lives at 131 Eabt On Hundred and Twenty third street, New Y'ork, aud would be homo at 2 o'clock.

Mr. Cox was not ablo to leave his bed until yesterday, and he started on a search lor his wife. He found that sho had not been to the ofllco of the Actor's fund nor at Mrs. Council's, and as sho was sick whon sho loft home ho is afraid that sho may bo In somo hospital or have wandered away. She was known on tho stago somo years ago as Nellie Hamilton, and not long ago, while residing on Broadway, was badly burned by the upsetting of an oil stove.

She is about 35 years of ago, of a full, rounded figure. On loavihg home sho woro a black cashmere dress trimmed with red broended silk, a blue flannel blouse with big pearl buttons, and a black velvet hat with a red feather. Mr. Cox visited police headquarters in both cities and many of tha hospitals without hearing any Intelligence of his wife. KED CllOSS SOCIETY.

WAsntN OTox. D. May 0 Tho American National Association of the Red Cross has roceivorl from its president. Clara Barton, a general report of its work and formally adopted a new charter of incorporation under the name of the Ameri oan National Red Cro3s, its former charter of 18S1 having been taken out primarily for securing the adhesion of tho United States to the treaty of Geneva. Tho report of the president covers in a very interesting mannor tho work dono in fourteen fields of national disaster or epidemic, including the distribution among the suffering and homelosss of upward of 81,000, 000 in monoy and material.

It is understood that Clara Barton wdll bo elected president under tho new organizatitjn. HOW TO RETAIN CONTROL Of the Sixteen Assembly Districts and Conform to Law. The Problem That the Democratic General Committee Is Trying to Solve Power to Be Gained on the One Side and Fear of the Court of Appeals on the Other The Good of the Party Versus Individual Interests. The Democratic committee on reapportionment has not yet 6olved the problem of preparing a scheme which will insure to the party sixteen out of the eighteen assembly districts and at the earns time meet the approval of tha court of appeals. It is the desire of the committee to follow the law as laid down by tho court and make the districts as nearly equal in point of population as may be.

Tho object is to have eaoh district contain a population of about fifty thousand, and how to do this and secure control of sixteen of them is the task with which the committee is now struggling. A difference of five or possibly ten thousand between districts might be passed by the court of appeals, but the impression is that anything above the latter figures would bo set aside. In the fixing of the districts it hns been found necessary to divide wards in order to maintain political supremacy; that is, in some cases, assembly districts must be" made up of parts of wards. This will disturb arrangements made by leaders of several wards to have separate dlstriots composed of thoir wards; but tho oomtnittee is looking at the matter from the larger viewpoint of tho benefit of the party generally, and is inclined to Ignore what may be termed Individual interests. When the first general conference of prominent party men from all seotlons of the city was hold last year, the whole subject was referred to this special committee with full power, and tne contention now is that any objections from ward leaders to cutting up their respeotive bailwioks are out of order and should not be considered.

Under the apportionment nullified by the court of appeals, the Sixth. Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Sixteenth and Twenty second wards wore made separate assembly districts. It will probably be necessary to partially alter this arrangement in the new scheme. Some of these districts will, no doubt, be retained; but it ie certain that in a few cases wards will be di. vided.

Opposition may be expected from the local leadars, but It is believed that upon a full explanation of the situation these mon will acquiesce with as good grace as possible. Such divisions will necessitate agreements as to nominations from year to year, one ward having the candidate one year another tho next and so on. The committee had a meeting yesterday afternoon, but did practically nothing. There was a full discussion of tho matter and a general expression in favor of proceeding with the utmost care in order that a plan of apportionment might be prepared which would stand the test of the oourt of last resort Several of the members of the committee submitted tabulated suggestions, but its nil of the committee had not yet hnd nn opportunity to present thoir ideas in formal shape, an adjournment was taken subject to tho call of the chair. Moanwaiie tbo counsel to the committee, Messrs.

Jcnks, Meyenborg and Pearsall, will go before judge 1'eckham with a form of order and Jesse Johnson will submit his order on behalf of the Republicans. This order will direct the board of supervisors how it shall proceed. The Domocratio aud Republican counsel cannot agree as to the form In which It should be made. Dolicate questions of law havo been raised in connection with tho business, and it may be necessary, after all, to go to the full court of appeals, so that that tribunal may settle the order. If nn appeal to the full bench shall be made, nothing more can be done until June, as tho court will not meet until that time.

The Democrats propose to take every possible political advantage in the reapportionment, and they think that by allowing, the Republicans two districts they exhibit a much more liberal spirit than tho Republican party has shown in the rural sections of the stato. where the Democracy has suffered in the opportionments for years. Observers of the proceedings of the board of aldcrmon hnve been watching to see If that body is to provide for a celebration of the Fourth of July this yeur. About a month ago Mr. Jordan had a resolution adopted providing for tho usual committee of arrangements.

At the next meating he had tho resolution rescinded and nothing has since been done in the matter. It has now leaked out that there will probably bo no public celebration of the glorious Fourth this year. Tho row raised over tho Columbian demonstration has excited in the aldermen feelings of mingled apprehension and defiance. They have been impressed with the belief that there is a doubt as to the locality of the expenditure of money for Fourtn of July purpos. although the board of estimate made tho regular appropriation of 43,000, and several of them seem to have taken the ground that as the people made such a fuss over tho Columbian affair, the authorities will do well to let them get along without any Fourth of July celebration.

Tha board of estimate also made an appropriation of for momorlal day, but it will bo noticed that the legislature recently adjourned passed an act legalizing tho expenditure. No such measure was passed to cover the Fourth of July and without insurance against tho possibility of trouble heroaftor the aldermen will not order a celebration. A GOLDEN WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs.

Levcrett Clark of SOS Bridgo street celebrated tho fiftieth anniversary of their marriage on Thursday evening last Friends and relatives from far and near came to offer congratulations and left tokens of their high esteem and regard. A daughter from Minneapolis, who had not boon East for eighteen years, was ono of the guests. A pleasing feature of the evening was the reading of two original poems by a daughter and granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs.

Clark are as actire and vigorous as many a younger person, and if the wishes of their many friends are realized they will yet live to celebrate thoir diamond wedding day. On "Which Final Action in Harris Case Was Taken. the It Was on This Document Thnt Governor Flower Refined to Extend Clemency to the Condemned Wire Poisoner All the Testimony Was Gone Over In Chronological Order at a Neetine Held at the Hoffman House on April 24, When Both Sides of the Case Were Fully Represented The Conclusion. Albany, N. Mny 6 Tho following Is a oopy of tho report which Referee Raines made to tho gov? rnor in the Uarris case on which Govornor Flower based his refusal to extend clemency to Harris.

In tho matter of tin application of Carlylo W. Harris for executive clemency; Pursuant to the appointment of date April 2'J. by Governor Roswel! P. Flower, of myself as commissioner to take testimony in tha above entitled matter. under chapter '113 of tho laws of 1R87.

I respe. titilh sutmiit as my report the testimony taken be Jure me tho ritv of New York from April S.1 to April 1BD3, both inclusive. In compliance with the reuuest of your excellency for my opinion of the facts established upon the hearing before m' and particularly of the credit of the various witnesses whose affidavits were specially recalled by counter affidavits filed with your excellency, I respectfully report as follows At a meeting at tho Hoffman house. April 24, 1893. of District Attorney Nice! and Assistant District Attorney WeUniun, representing the Soople.

and Mr. William F. Howe, representing ofendant. Harris, it was arranged as nn ordor of procedure) that Mr. Howo should first produce before the commissioner for examination the witnesses who had made allbiavits on the part of tho defendant.

Harris, with respect to the use of morphine by the. deceased. Marv Potts, otherwise called Helen Potts, and to other matters which were controverted: and District Attorney Nicoll should follow with such proofs in reply as were known to the prosecution, so far as the same had noi been taken upon the original trial of defendant Harris upon the indictment. Taking UP the testimony the chronological order of events, the testimony of Miss Jackson 1 una Anna a'Tieu related to the winter or ihsn and 188U, while deceased was a boarder in the school known as Jackson setnir.arv. Miss Jackson testified in substance (pago 181 183) that upon one occasion tho deceased told her that she had a powder or pill of morphine or opium that her nncle save her to take for headaches; that she Bupposed her undo knew what ho was about as ho was lector: that she.

did not see the pill or powder. That during the same winter Miss Jackson made complaint to her father (pace 454 of her conduct in the school and threatened to send her home, winch resulted in a very excited interview between Miss Jackson and the deceased, in the midst of winch the deceased said of her homo.it was a hell on earth and sho would kill herself before she would go home: that on the following dav the mother of the deceased called at tho school and an amicable settlement of the trouble was made under the advico of the mother, and that the cam remark with regard to her homo was repeated to her mother by the deceased in the prosence of Miss Jackson on that occasion. Mrs. Potts gave a very different account of th" nature of the trouble between Miss Jackson and the deceased, and distinctly denied hearing anv such expression made bv her daughter. I Pint It is impossible to reconsider the statement I of the two witnesses as to the conversation which was had I etween them; but on account of trie utterly insignificant relation of the remark of the deceased with regard to her homo to the matters in issue upon the hearing, as it antedated the death of the decease 1 some two years, and on account of its beiu the utterance of a girl of 1 years in a period of great excitement, if made at all, and on account of the remarkably kindly relations shown by the evidence to bite existed between the deceased and her mother at all times subsequently at her home, it seems unnecessary for me to express an opinion as to the credit to be given to Miss Jackson or Mrs.

Potts as to this Particular remark of the deceased Helen Potts, am inclined to credit the statement of Miss Jackson, however, as to the single instance related by her, as above stated, of the deceasod savins that she had a powder or pill of morphine or opium that her utieio cave tier to take for a headache. Miss Waddoll testified in substance that in May. 1889; at the same school, deceased showed her a small glass bottle containing from twenty fivo to thirty five small white pills, which deces ed said were morphine nilis. and at the same time took one: that it occurred in tho afternoon wnen starting out for a walk and deceased gave as a reason for taking it that it made her feel better before she went out for a walk; that she slept with the deceased two or three nights and was with her six weeks in the rooms adjacent in the school, but saw no more of tho presence or takinc of morphine: that Miss Waddell did not know what mornbine was. bnr deceased fol 1 lirr she often took morphine pills; (00) Waddell further testified a pill was bitten through bv herself and it was bitter all through alike (07) and that the pills were an eighth of an inch in thickness (rtH).

Miss Waddell was a strong partisan of the defendant Harris, as evinced by her manner and admissions in her testimony, and seemed to be making as much of tho facts within her knowledge as possible for a deeply interested witness. I am inclined to believe that some occurrence between the witness and deceased in substance like that stated by thowitness had occurred, but that it was magnified by the witness so that the line could not be exactly drawn by mo between the facts and the additions made by the witness in her zeal as a partisan. I do not absolutely discredit her statement. Her testimony related to a period twenty months before the death of Miss Potts. These witnesses nave ail the creditable testimony that was produced tending in any dertree to establish the use of morphine bv the deceased prior to May, 180U, nine months before her death.

Mrs. Ethel Douglass, formerly Harriss, testified in substance that deceased cave her one morphine pill in the winter of 1S.k8.HH and one pill in July, 1889. The witness js destitute of moral character and took her privilege not to answer the questions on cross examination touching her moral character, on tho ground that the answer would degrade her. Xhe substantial fact of long intimacy with deceased to tho knowledge of the mother of deceased was asserted by her. but tho denial bv Mrs.

Potts that she had over heard of Douglass or her mother seemed to be truthful. The mother of Ethel Douglass, Mrs. Frenotte. was present but her evidence was not offered by Mr. Howe, and from tho disclosures upon the examination of her daughter hearing unon the credit of both nersons it soemed to me that Mr.

Howe's judgment in tho matter was well exercised. Dr. Einmonth testified in substance that he was the proprietor of throe drug stores and a practicing physician in the year ISWli; that on one occasion a lib the latter part of May ana eariy pan oi tne cieceaseo. purenascii at Jus drug store on Ooieman street either six or twelve one sixth grain nilis of morphine an'! a hvpo dermic syringe which was returned broken immediately. He bad not been present at the sale of the syringe, but was when deceased returned It.

Xhat on the tirst occasion sho callod with two other ladies, whom Dr. Kinmouth did not know, and asked if she could have some morphine pills. Ho asked what she wanted with them (HS l' 'Ol. She said her mother was suffering with neuralgia and had sent her for them and that her mother knew all about liow to use them, as sho had used them before, and also (147) that her mother's brother, a physician, had proscribed them; that when she applied to him lor morphine the second time, about a week later a21). ostensibly for her mother, to relieve neuralgia, he advised a different remedy, which she did not purchase, and the transactions ended at that time.

Ho said lie knew deceased and remarked, on the first occasion, to his clerk. Woodman. "What a beautiful Kirl Helen Potts lias frown to he." The testimony of Henry M. Woolman should be considered connection with these occurrences at the Kinmouth drug store. He testified in substance that a young lady came in (IPC) and asked for mo.

phine. and ho refused it to her and told her she had better wait and see the doctor, that the doctor came and save her a prescription and witness filled it; that after she had gone out Dr. Kinmouth said that "Helen Potts was growing to be a line looking young which was all nis information as to her identity; that on the next occasion ho sold her a hypodermic syringe and received it back broken, in two days. That he never saw Miss Potts but three times (210) which were on the salt) by Kinmouth after witness refused to sell the six or twelve one sixth grain morphine pills on the purchase and return of the syringe. Afterward the witness (lt; 2t3t), or.

being shown bis letter to Dr. Kinmouth, as printed in the Now York Times. April 20, 189S. stated that he had made uno; iter Bale of morphine to tho deceased threo or four days after the sale of the previously mentioned. TVif.YlASS i il riot know of Th.

.10 hi l.ie Ipttflr To TinmontV, in TliA Vitv VnrL' I taking the witness stand (aa5). Tt was dated April 24. 1893, and is at total variance with his testimony. Three days nfter the lotter was Written witness had a different recollection from that given iu the letter, as follows: The Iettr stated tho dec ased called and purchase! morphine at tho Wept, End druc store. Ho tes.

tifled the transaction was at the Ookman avenue drug store. The letter stv.ed deceased told him sho had her given morphine on former occasion by Dr. Kinmouth. Nn. the witness stud at onoe that the Tims was wrong about this.

He testified this was not said bv deceased. The letter stated, Dr. Kinmoutli said, after deceased left the store: "That is Helen Potts." He testified the words were: "Helen Potts was growing to be a fine looking young lady. The letter stated she received morphino of witness throe times and possibly more. Ho testified to one transaction only until the letter was made known to him on the witness stand when he added one other occasion on reading the letter.

Th letter stated that if he was not mistaken ho also had irivun Helen Potts, a prescription for morphine. He testified ho hnd not and never hud given prescriptions (10S). Each of thes; changes in his testimony from the statements of the letter made his testimony agree better with the testimony of Dr. Kinmouth. iiotb Dr.

Kinmouth and Woolman testified that tor tlvj first purchase of six or twelve one sixth 1 1 It "Was Very "Well Managed by Jerry WernberK The Charges of Jlalailiiilnlsl ration on the Tart of the Trustee Shown to Be Without foundation The Last Clinpter afa Sensational Narrative Several Years of Liti ntlon, Some of Which Wns Friendly, the Tangle or the Estnte is Cleared I'p Mr. Declines to Continue ns Trnstee. Tho final chapter ot all the long; litigation proceedings in connection with the family and estate of llawloy Chapman, the aefor. who is now conflcod in a private lunatic asylum near L. was reached yesterday, when ox Assistant Dlstriot Attorney Jerry A.

Wern bertr retired from the trusteeship of tho Chapman estate, after being, vindicated from the ch.ire;o of misappropriation made in the suit brought against him for nn accounting by Mrs. Corn Chapman, tho wife, and Mrs. Louisa Chapman, tho mother of tho lunatic actor, for whom Lawyor Marshall P. Stafford of 40 Wall street appeared as counsel in tho proceedings. The sensational features of the c.isa of Haw ley Chapman's insanity and the attempt made upon the life of his young wife by a trained nurso who is now serviucr a sentence in Sing Sins for tho erimu nro familiar to rcailors of the The withdrawal of the suit brought against r.

1 Mrs. Cora Chapman for an aceountinr; disposes of the suit brought by tho residuary legatees for the appointment of a receiver. Young Hawley Chapman was a member of Joseph Jefferson's company iu September, 1888, when his father died. He retired from the stage, joined sovoral swell clubs, where his extravagant ontortainmcnts were tho talk of the c.ty, and entered upon a career of dissipation aud extravagr.nee which only ended with his commitment to tho lunatic asylum. Trior to and during his career Chapman had borrowed from his mother largo sums of money to pay his debts and be subsequently assigned to her his interest in the residuary estate of his father.

His wife, however, still continued to draw the income from it which amounted to about tiio.OOO per annum. After Cora Chupinnn was discharged from the Scncy hospital on her recovery from her attempted murder by Searvant, Lawyer Jerry A. Wernberg was appointed trustee of tho estate, the whole of which was found to havo been almost hopelessly involved by her husband's extravagance. 'X'he total value of the estnte, as stated when oid Chapman's will was admitted to probate, was and on Mrs. Cora Chapman finding that her Incomo had to bo curtailed sho instituted the proceedings for an accounting from Mr.

Wernberg. Shortly before tho Institution of these proceedings the residunry legatees of Gt'orge Chapman, to whom tho estate was to rovert on the uoattig of Ilawioy Chapman and his wife, Cora, commenced proceedings through a lawyer named Kecler for the appointment of a receiver, to collect the rents from the property, pay up five years' arrears of taxes and reduce tho mortgages on the real estate. Peuding the hearing of this petition, which was afterward denied by Judge Bartlett in the supreme court, Lawyer Stafford, on behalf of Mrs. Cora Chapman, began proceedings for an accounting in the supreme court, Brooklyn, and Lawyer Wernborg tiled an answer and joined in the request that tho accounts he balanced, and that he be relieved at once from all further connection with the persons and property. He said that he had never received ono cent for his services either as trustee or counsel, aud had even personally advanced moneys to further the interests of tha estate.

Mr. Wernberg accepted Mr. McDonald, who was named as referee, and placed his books and papers in the hands of the counsel for Mrs. Chapman for examination. Expert Accountant John S.

Stryker and Lawyer Stafford spent two weeks in tho examination of a mass of bills, vouchers, accounts and books, the examination resulting in the petitioner's lawyer expressing his entire satisfaction with Lawyor Wernberg's administration of the estate, and announced that there was no necessity for further procedure In the matter. The result was the withdrawal of all proceedings yesterday. A request from Mrs. Cora Chapman and her lawyer for Mr. Wernberg to continue his trusteeship of the estate followed, but that man emphatically refused to have any further connection with the matter.

All parties then agreed to tho appointment of the New York neat estate uoan and Trust company as trustee tosuooeedhlm. Mr.Wernbere vosterdav received from lawyer Stafford a letter In reply to his request for a speedy settlement exonerating him from any possible imputation of dereliction of duty in connection with tho Chamnan estate. The letter deals with details of the subject matter, substantiating in every particular tho statement made by Mr. Wernberg when the suit was first brought as to his administration. SIL0A1I PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Xhe Corner Stone of the Building Laid Yesterday The corner stone of the new Siloam Presbyterian church. Prince street, near Myrtlo avenue, was laid yesterday afternoon. A temporary platform had been erooted on the site whre the modest frame edifice of the church onoo stood. The platform contained among others the Rev. A.

N. Freeman, the pnstor emeritus of the ohurch; the Rev. W. A. Holliday, pastor of the Prospect heights Presbyterian church; the Rev.

Mr. Alexander, tho Rev. Augustus B. Prichard ot the Arlington avonue Presbyterian church, the Rev. W.

T. Dixon of the Baptist Concord Church of Christ, the Rev. Mr. Stitt, tho pastor of tho Fleet street A. M.

E. Zion church. The Rev. W. A.

Holliday represented the church extension committee of the Brooklyn presbytery. At 3 o'clock, tho hour set for the service, there was a large crowd present. Charles Lansing was master of ceremonies. The exercises were opened with tho singing of the hymn. "Rock of Ages." followed by prayer by the Rev.

A. N. Froemau. und after singing of "All hai! tho power of Jesus' name," short addresses expressing good wUhes and congratulations wore made by Dr. Hollidny, the ltev.

Mr. Alexander and the Rev. R. W. F.

Johnson. The hymns, "Christ, the Solid Itoek," and "Bringing in the were sung Charles Lansing deposited in the stone a formula of the Siloam ohuroh service, copy of the Eagle of April 23, containing a sketch of Siloam church and its present pastor, tho Rev. W. R. Lawton; slip from Eaole of February 7.

containing the report of the Brooklyn Presbytery Jmoetlng, with tho recommendation of that body that tho Presbyterian churches liberally aid Siloam church: E.mii.k notice of May 3 of cornerstone iaylng: a glass souvenir from tho old church buiiding; programme of cautntn to be performed by the Sunday school for the benefit of tde church; history of the church from its organization to date: copies of the New York Age: names of subscribers to tlio building fund; an old Bible nnd hymn book: new Bible presented by ttio Brooklyn Bible society, notices of meetings. Colum bian coin; a photograph of tho old church edifice; Howard Orphan asylum report and the constitution and bylaws of tho African Woman's Benevolent society. After tho list of contents of the box had been read tho ceremony of hiving the cornerstone wa.s performed by tho pastor, the ltsv. W. 11.

Lawtou, who declared it well nnd truly laid. "Old Hundred" wus sung and the was pronounced bv the Rev. R. II. Stitt.

TEXAS AS A LAND GRABBER. She Wants a JJisirip From the Indian Territory. St. Louis, Mny Evidence is being taken in this city in tho Tamous Greer county case bc twecn the United States nn.l Texas, in which each claims a large area from tho other. Attorney General C.

A. Culberson of Texas came to St Louis for tho purpose of examining II. L. Pritohett of Washington university, who made an examination of tho county last summer. Professor Pritcliott gave some evidence that was as important as it whs unexpected.

He had taken observations at the point where tho pillars marking tho western boundary are located, nnd discovered thnt thoy are about a quarter of a mile west of tho true meridian. He wns cross by District Attorney George I. Reynolds, wiio wns specially assigned to the ease the government, but remained firm in his belief that the boundary pillars wore on Texas ground. Should this bo established it would mean the transfer of a strip a quarter of a mile wide and nearly two hundred miles long from tho Indian territory to Texas. Tho point has ne ver been raised before.

The Corner Stone Laid by Bishop Potter Yesterday Afternoon. Many Prominent Prople Present ts Witness the Ceremony Which Marks Another Notable Addition to York's List of Public Charities. Bishop Litllcjolin of Lonj? Island Delivers the Address Tribute Paid to the Memory or Dr. Muhlenberg. Founder of the Institution.

Tho cornor stone of the new St. Luko's hos pita1, which will be eroded on the plot of ground bounded by Morningside aud Amsterdam avenues and One Hundred and Thirteenth aud One Hundred and Fourteenth streets, Now York, was laid by Bishop Potter yesterday afternoon in the preaenco ot about one thousand men and women. Shortly before o'olock tho trustees of St. Luke's hospital, the former trustees of the Home of Rest, the trustoes of the School for Teachers, tho Cathedral of St. John the Dovine nnd Columbia college, vested clorgy, the medical staff of St.

Luko's and Ernest Flagg, architect of the now hospital, formed in procession in tho cathedral grounds of St. John the Devine, adjacent and marched to the inelosuro surrounding the cornor stone. The Choral society, Richard iSmry Warren, diroctor, eang tho processional hymn 'Every Day I Will Give Thanks Unto Thee." after which Georgo McCullough Miller made an address mainly descriptive of tho proposed building, nnd introduced Bishop Potter, who conducted the service of dedication. He was assisted by the Rev. Dr.

Bradley of St. Agnes' church. Rev. Dr. Gallaudot of St.

Ann's, nnd tho Rev. Dr. Brown of St. Thomas' Episcopal ohurch. The Right Rev.

A. N. Littlejohn D. L.L. bishop of Long Island, then delivered the address for the occasion, whioh was in part as follows: "Friends and Brethren We are hero to day to begin the task of providing for St.

Luke's hospital enlarged moans of usefulness. St. Luke's is perhaps the best known hospital in the land. I have found no part of the country whore, und no class of people among whom its name v. as not familiar as a household word.

All hospitals ono way or another do good, but St Luke's consciously alms at doing good by vital contact with certain convictions of Christian duty and certain sauotion of Christian principle. But utter all has been said, unother thing of great moment remains to be said, I am per suadod that we cannot enter fully Into the spirit of tha occasion or perfectly deol with the past or future of St Luke's without recalling the name of Dr. Muhlenberg, our lamented brother in Christ, who made either possible." The orator then paid a glowing tribute to the life work of Dr. Muhlenberg, the founder of St. Luke's, nnd in conclusion adjured tha trustees of tho hospital to carry out to the fullest extent the aim of the great founder.

Bishop Littlejohn's address was received with applause, and the assemblage dispersed, whilo the choral society sang the Retroeesslonal hymn, "Thy Sun shall no More go Down." Among those present at the ceremony wero Cornelius Vanderbilt, Chauncey M. Depew, Register Ferdinand Levy, Hoffman Miller, Gordon Norrle, Henry A. Oakley, Percy R. Pvne, Gustav H. Schwab, Andrew C.

Zabrlskie, Wal dron P. Brown, Rev. George A. Baker, F. W.

J. Hurst, Edward F. Beddall, and Moses Taylor Pyne. NOTES OF THE CLUBS. What Is Coins' On Among Brooklyn's Social Organizations, The Society of the Friendly Sons of St.

Patriok will give a dinner to Postmaster Sullivan in the near future at the Hanover club. For a number of yenrs Mr. Sullivan was president of the organization nnd he is still a member. The date of tho banquet has not yet been set. Bernard J.

Pink of the Twenty sixth ward gave a dinner to about twenty Are of his friends at the Bushwick club last night, particularly to those whom he knew In Canton, St. Lawrence county, where about twelve years ago he was professor of German in the St. Lawrence university. The speeches consisted mainly of reminiscences of college days and a jolly evening was passed. Among Mr.

Pink's guests wore Foster L. Backus. Walter B. Gunnison, A. I.

Batchellor, Herbert F. Gunnison, John L. Heaton, J. V. Witnerbee, Mr.

Weber and W. L. Fitzgibbons. The whist team of the Carloton club will play a match game on Friday evening at their club house against the Knickerbockers of New York. This will be a return game, the Carleton men having been victorious in New York two weeks ago.

A woman's concert is booked at tha Union Leajue club for Thursday afternoon at 3:30. This will probably be tho last entertainment provided by the club this season. The artists who will appear are Miss Florence Heine, violinist; E. M. Cary, pianist, and Miss Sophio Heine, acoompanlst.

Within a comparatively short time the trustees of the Montauk club who have ju6t retired will tender a dinner to the new inoumbents at the club house, to which a limited number of guests will be invited. An endeavor Is being made among the members of this club to arouse an interest In tennis during the sum mer montns, and if a sufficient number ot names can be secured, the land lying east of tho club Qouso and adjoining It will be laid out in courts. There Is room for three or four sets at a time, and as the club is unlikely to build on tho property this year, it Is thought desirable that It be put to some suoh use. An invitation now stands on the bulletin board in the club for nil those interested in tennis to hand in their names. THE JAMAICA NORMAL SCHOOL.

What Can be Done Under tho Bill That Governor Flower Has Signed. The news of the signing by Governor Flower of the Jamaica normal school bill did not occasion much comment in Jamaica, as the governor had long Bince given every assurance that he would affix hi3 signature to the measure. It provides for an appropriation of 8100. 000 for the building of tho school, If within a year of its passage one or more persons shall convey to the state a site for such building to be approved and accepted by the state normal commission. This done the superintendent of public instruction shall appoint a local board of managers for the school tc be constituted of not less than three members.

Under their direotlon tho school buildings will be erected upon plans to bo approved by the superintendent of public instruction at a cost not to exceed $100,000. As yet the question of a suitable site for tho school has not been considered, in fact, tho gontlemen most interested in the project, tho Messrs. William Gillen, John O'Donnoll and Isnac C. Hendrickson. have held no meeting relative to the matter.

There are numerous liberal and public spirited land ownors who, it is thought, will donate the land necessary when the time comes. PIERS0N GETS $24,000 As the Price of Injuries Sustained in a Jersey Central Wreck. Elizabeth, N. Mny fi James T. Pierson of Westflold was to dny awarded 824,000 damages in his suit against the Xew Jersey Central railroad for injuries sustained in an accident on the High Brldgo branch last September.

The engine of tho train on which Mr. Pierson was a passenger was derailed near Chester, N. by a plank lying across the track over whioh laborers woro hauling iron ore. Mr. Fierson Was thrown from his sent by tho sudden stopping of the car.

The shock caused paralysis of the spine: he is not able to walic and physicians say that he cannot bo curo.l. The laborers by whom tho plnnk was placed on the track woro not in tho employ of the railroad, but they had been hauling ore across the track for several months in this manner, taking up the plank at the approach of trains. The court ruled that the railroad company was negligent in allowing this dangerous practice. LIEUTENANT PKAltY'S PREPARATIONS. Philadelphia, May 0 Lieutenant Robert E.

Poary left to day for St. Johns, N. to coni pleto his arrangements for tho vessel to take the exploring party to Melville bay. The party will bsoomposed of ten, seven of whom have been already chosen, and the route will be the same as that followed by way of New Foundland, Baffin's bay and Wnal island. th first sale of six or twelve one sixth grain pills anil tho doctor states substance that tins second application snowed Mrs.

Potts was a morphine eater and should have been refus the morphine for that reason as sho was refused. This does not impress me as the probable viow of Dr. Kinmouth of an actual occurrence of this kind in view of his knowledge of Mrs. Potts, but dot's impress mo as the best invention possible for shortening an untruo narra tiv of events. Mrs.

Potts appears to be endowed with strength of mind and body, of excellent physical health and in character widely different troin persons given toexeessive use of narcotics. As seen from long friendly and intimate acquaintance with her personally and as a custo iiht frcquentl mer trequentiv in his store, she must nave ueeu known to Dr. Kinm. tKimnoiltll affidavit.) After the conviction of the defendant. Harris and a few weeks before the decision by the court of appeals of the appeal from the conviction and judgment, 1 T.

Kinmouth testified that the witness. Lharles P. King, a newspaper reporter, asked mm "Did you sell Helen Potts morpnine and he replied: "No, I don't think I did ihe witness. King, testified that the dateof the interview was February 18, lsiW: that the reply that Kinmouth inquired of his clorks in the store in tho pres nce of King with like result. The witness.

King, whom I think credible, testified further that Dr. Kinmouth then said "1 never sell poisons of this character or any other except upon prescriptions; but I have not sold any to Potts." Tnat he knew her; that they might have bought tooth brushes or totlet powder, but never any mor pb'tie oldo HOT). Tho witness, King, as the whole cross examination by Mr. Howe showed, was friendlv to Dr. Kinmouth.

who was his family phvsician. The affidavit of Dr. Kinmouth was made March 4, 189.1. Dr. Kinmouth further testified before me lol) as follows: "Have vou not told other people in Asbury Park that Helen Potts never bought anv orphme ot Answer.

i may huve He added" in explanation. "That it was time 1 supposed it was for her mother and said at th not lor her own use. lie aciuea (lo:) in explanation of his statement to King, "I didn't consider it as false when I said it to Mr. King. I consider that it was any of his affairs wdiether I had or had not.

I didn't consider it my duty to reveal to every reporter who asks about my alfairs all that I know." Dr. Kinmouth is a most intelligent physician and is not. in my opinion, so Jacking in tact that he would at any time resort to a plain falsehood in preference to silence or evasion and at the same time call upon his clerks to corroborate his falsehood. On the contrary, in his affidavit. March 4.

1893. ho says he now reveals tho fact for the first time because he lias feared unpleasant notoriety and because of his intimacy with the Potts family. The testimony of the witness. J. Townloy Crane (450 4do), is, iu my opinion, credible, and further establishes that for many months previous to the conversation with King, Dr.

Kiumouth bad had his attention called to this subject and habitually denied selling morphino to deceased, and had previously interrogated his clerks on the subject. In passing upon tho credibility of Dr. Kin moutli I do not take into consideration the attempt to impeach his character for truth and veracity, though respectable witnesses were called upon the subject. Their evidently strong opinions upon the immorality of tho sale of liquor and that the denial of illegal sales by Dr. Kinmouth was untrue, furnishecT no solid basis for a general impeachment of his truthfulness as a man which would impress ino if I were free from difficulty in believing Dr.

Kinmouth a narrative for reasons above stated. therefore, am of the opinion that Dr. Kinmouth and Wool man's statements do not establish the sale of six or twelve one sixth grain pills of morphine to deceased, alleged to have been made in May and June, 1800, at the drug store of Dr. Kinmouth. The witness.

Lange. testifiedan substance that in the last week in July or first week in August. 1SD, at Coleman's pharmacy. Asbury Park, ho sold to a young lady who resembled a photograph of Helen Potts (72) on two occasions six one quarter crain morphine pills and she told him on both occasions llu.b not toteu (Jan. ine sal was without prescription or entry in the book.

known to tho witness to be contrary to law and not communicated to the proper proprietor. Coleman. Ho assigned as the reason for never mentioning the matter until shortly before lie stated it in the affidavit fileil with tho governor: "I knew if I did take an interest in the case I could have lost all ambition in study and no! receive my diploma and by not taking any interest in the case I have received my diploma." When he was inside the store be had a side view of the woman's face (104J as she walked by the store in company with Carlyle Harris and that her second call was two days later (101 103). It must be said that tho identification of Helen Potts as this lady is exceedingly slight. But the evidence on the trial of defeudanr Harris as upon this hearing before me is conclusive that Helen l'otts was ouring the mouths of July and August continuously at Scranton.

and there seems to be no possibility ot error in respect to that fact from the circumstances that attend that visit to Scranton. No evidence except the statement of L.ange was given by any witness before me of the presence of Helen l'otts in Asbury Park during these months. I think this witness clearly in error as to tho sales by him boing made to the deceased. The testimony of the witness Lefferis is far the most important to the issue as the quantities purchased of him by deceased are alleged to bo large and nearer the period of special interest, being four mouths previous to the death of Miss Potts. The witness testified in substance that between September 15, 1890, and Uctouer J5, 1800.

and finally, as be testified, in the last week of September and first week of October deceased purchased of him in the Van Meter drug store, at Asbury Park (H58). first on two or three occasions two or three days apart one dozen quarter grain powders of morphine, and later, on two or three occasions, two or threo days apart, two or three drachms of sulphate of morphine I3til, 383,303) all within ten or fifteen days (39" That Miss l'otts was introduced to him by defendant Harris about June 1. 1800; that he know Harris (384) aud frequented his restaurant; that there was no conversation at the time of any sale except a request for the morphino (387); that there was no one else xreont on any occasion; that ho did not report the 6ales to an Meter, the proprietor (394). that the first mention of it by him was to his brother Hall after tho trial of Harris in the spring of lsi92 and next at about the time of making his affidavit, or in Fol rtiary, 1893; that it camo to his knowledge ihui the girl was supposed to have died by morphine poisoning at tho time Harris was suspected and arrested iu the spring of 1891; that tiie reason that he not come forward at the time of the trial and state his knowledge the iu itter was "the friends of my family and lite people that my family associated with were intimate friends of Mr. and Mrs.

Potts aud of tho Potts family, and the feeling against Mr. Harris at the was vory bitter, and I was ve.ry selfish, fearing that I might lose the patronage of the enemie that I might make by giving my testimony in business there at Asbury Park. I knew it would make enemies and I was afraid that 1 would lose their patronage and. therefore, refrained from giving my testimony on that account." From the 23d of June. ISpn, deceased was at I'r.

I'raverton's house at Scrr During that period sue had taken medicinal doses of morphine or opium several limes as ad r.ini.stered by Dr. Trevert.in which exliibite.i marked narcotic efforts as if administered to i total stranger to th 'Irug. No testimony has been submitted in contradiction of their sttitcmenrs. The foregoing testimony of Lefferis is' to tile effect that in two weeks ensuing upon her leaving Scranton she purchased nearly two hundred i'rains of morphine of to wit: in tho first six days about six or nine grains in two or thre" purchases; in the ensuing week two or three drachms in two or three purchases equal to one hundred an: twenty or ope hundre 1 and thirty grain of morphine, if which to ouo in her tate of freedom lor soi.ie months et least, from its use a fatal would he two and ono half grains. Ho testified that such sales were made by him without question or caution to a girl of I9j'ears of axte as it ho gave soda water.

He had experience enough to know wltHt was a fatal doRe and does not state that anything in her appearance gave him interest in the possiiilo result to her. She was not known to him as a morphine subject nor hud she such an appearanco so far as bis testimony discloses, while cumulative evidence of relatives, associates and competent observers refutes any suggestion of physical appearance which mark a morphino subject. Sho was a bright, buoyant, ruddy girl of 10 years in the prosence of "dru clerk purchasing sixty fatal ilosos up She was living in her ovu family 'luring this time. Tho members of it were informe 1 with affectionate regard for her. The mother js bevond question a woman of the purest character and highest intelligence, and as a witness morbidly conscientious.

They testify that uo indications of the possession or uso of morphiuo same day to take that night the fourth capsulo furnished by dofendant. in conclusion 1 am compelled to say that a careful and conscientious discharge of my duty compels my mind to the oonclusiou upon the evidence before me that the deceased took morphine medicinally perscribed for her and uot otherwise. Georob Raivks. Commissioner. Dated.

P.ocnKSTEa, May 2, 1803. KENTUCKY STATG Loulsiville Preparing for tho Largest Crowd in Its History. Loutkviile, Kt. May From present indications tho Republican convention promisos to bring tho largest crowd that has ever visited Louisville. The Gait house, Louisville hotol, tho Fifth Avenue, the Willard and all other hotels in the city have all their rooms engaged.

The committee has its hands full finding accommodations in the boarding houses lor visitors. Buch a gathering has never honored Louisville before. Noarly all the leading men of the Republican party will be present. The programme as arranged for tho occasion is as follows: I On May 1 the state convention of league clubs I will convene at Macauley's theater at 10 o'clock. i Delegates to the national convention will bo I elected.

The Republican national executive I committee will meet ut tho Gait house at 8 clock: insteau ot 4 ciock as at first announced. Tho Garfield club will entertain tho visitors at night. May 10 the national league convention will assemble and will be called to order by President J. S. Clarkson.

The convention "will bo held at Macauley's theater. At night there will be a grand military band concert at Plienlx hall. Jtetween 10 and 12 a reception will be given tho Khode Island delegation iu the symposium in the southwest corner of tho hall. Thursday, Mny 11, tho second session of the national convention will be held. At i o'clook the theater will be given up to the College Loague ciub's convention.

At night there will be graud vocal and instrumental concert in the Phenix hill park. At tho same time on the esplanade a military band of thirty pieces will render some fine sleections of orchestral music. Tho musl' al programme in the hall will contain some exoellent features. Mine, liertbe! wnl sing. Miss Motnio Hissen.

of tho Ciucin ntiti college ot music will also sing. Among i other features will bo selections by the Liednr krauz society of 200 people nnd music by tho Orpheus Mandolin and Guitar club of thirtv people. Amplo accommodations have been pro pared for members of the press, and a number of messenger boys will bo on the stand to enrry messages to tho telegraph newspaper offices. DEATH OF ITENRY A. IIIERS.

lie Explre in ISonpitai H'rom Fritclnrp of ihe Scull, Henry A. Hlers. a lawyer with offices at 413 Fulton street aud residing at 1,093 Fourth avenue, died last night in tho Norwegian hospital from injuries received In a runaway accident yesterday morning. Ho was driving with his young son Ralph, through tho Twenty fifth street entrance to Greenwood cemetery at 11 o'clock yesterdav morning when his horse took iright' and rail away. Mr.

Hiers and his son were thrown to the pavement, and though the oy escaped, Mr. liters' skull was fractured an ho was taken to tho hospital in uu un onseious into. He never rallied and death ensued Inst evening. XETT HAYliS VSI) llAUTFOItl) TliAI.NS STALLED. Phovidence, R.

1.. May 0 New York, Now Haven and Hartford railroad officials in this city state that a tug. in trying to pass through the drawbridge nt Lyme. last night, was carried by the high water against tho bridge with such forco as to dam.igo it so thnt it could not be closed aud that ail trams to and fr.im New York on the lino have been stalled since 10 o'clock last night. It is hoped to have the draw repaired early this aftomoon.

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