The evening world. Newspaper, February 14, 1901, Page 1

WEATHEN-FAIR; HIGIT WINDS. GES renlation Books Open’ to All.” NEW YORE, C899 99I9TGSTS59GS GOING SH <REFUEGIOS GIFIDFTITISISIFOIT GSSSS STO IESSO SSS HFS SITIGSHSISHTSS S OULISTER, Who Dee 1c ed Aqainst the Fighters. PORES OR LORE ESSE: seseaagnaatenaneneabeeseoneeonenns KENNEDY DECISION MAY FREE MOLINEUX Justice Fursman Excludes Hand- writing Experts’ Testimony as Incompetentin Fixing Crime. DOLESSSEDSESSSALEE CESEAEAAEFSEORSESS SERSEOSSESOSES ESE $< The decision of Justice Fursman in the Kinsley, the handwrtting. expert, was Kenneds case to-day practically knocks 0! competent to testify that the writ- the bottom out of the famous Molineux |!" 9H the check found on the body of oman was that of Kennedy's, pret g court ocr Appeals the ¢xpert was not familiar | dentist's handwriting, only | signatures, Hsappearance of the witness Mel- w such a black eye for the 1 not prove any sore | ter: By Dr. } hat the plece of | mM Iron bar alleged to have | edy collar were | rowed the biudgeon, | who kept a drug Maxwell Dorp in 1898, was the first Ken Last year he was a witness} { for the de Ile tdentitied preserip- | w Kennedy had had done | written on pads of th he words “E, Maxwell | written, care now t in thls Sta The Importance of this decision, if tt) th fa good law and holds, cannot be under- It wit! practically exclude in after the estimated. kreat criminal cases hi moay of handwritin perts Justice Fursman made his the prosecution tn the | cese vought to prov handwrithag ex- | ports that the body of the Dolly Tey 1 wife were w 1 Jusel Dr. Mis The defense objected {ned the condensed ts this: snolds were dow eh wri He tea. | »ples of | Among the latter! Dolly” Reynolds | the wort fesues int dence, and bits of evidence compared for the purpose handwriting. Defense Scores Point, ‘The addrese on the polsou p r TH Kinsley, handwriting expert, the Molineux case, therefore he various exhibits In the same relatiun to that cane as doce th (sald neihad voxaminedyeatior “Dolly” Reynolds chi case, This in the ea. + famous $13,009 ¢ You compared the body of the ix check and other hand- lant and can se rote the body of that sked. yell made hit odfestion ency of the teatimony, the exper: win h the handwrit- 1 except through ires on checks, to make a com- with the disputed check and paper, 1 thet this ev {9 not com- sald the Jus and thus an- red by the defense. ‘The Suative’s Ruling. Justice Furaman had gone into this Hojeot of exper handwriting very deep. pectin that such a question woud Y quoted authoritles and » hin own opt: lengthy, learned nelng. The Dolly Reynolds check is not | Inxuc In thin cane)? he anid. “It fs almply a bit of evidence by hk you ncck to convict thin u of murder, A comparison, therefoce, can only be made be- ween mn writing which In the sub- One in eution te not fd: Ing left of t Weeks Bartow 8, Weeks, who cou dpfense in the Movineux care, wan Ju- biiant over Justice Furaman's decision, He was in court Istening. Ie sald: “This means Molineux's freedom, This decision will prove « mont Important one, If it Is good law all the, hand- writing experts will be excluded from the Molineux case, and that means ac- quittal.” Justice Fureman t¥ regarded an belag the roundeat Judge in criminal practise. Me hus the remarkable record of never having had any of his dec _ To Lawyer Moor question of law criminal practise, there is miso a Don't quate r ® Molineux case. Plensed. he was PM. Ca 8 to the incom denc rom jon, Saya Le Marhier. When asked for his opinion Charica Le Barbier, Assistant District-Attorn sald that as the Molineux core wax now before the Court of Appeals it would be | improper for him to speak of ihe bear- | Jog of the decision on ft. et of action or isan jennd the When asked, however, If In general !t standard set ns gcuuine. would not practically do away with ihe} tentimony of handwriting experts, which of late years has grown to such ditnen- sions, be sald he belleved it xcept In cusea of forgery “tho handwriting experts might an wel not be called, It ts tard to overestimate the Importance of the ruling, It is sen- saticnst, It ts a grent decision and | have tke highest opinion of it." HANDWRITING EXPERTS BARRED. ‘DU the defendant LIM Dolly Ney- [notdet Thats the thing in d | pate. That's the only controversy in the cave, ‘The pad and check are evidenren upon that question. Saperts cannot mak. a com- arinon by resting tomether bits Of eviderce, 1 nustain the abjec- thon,? “But, Your Honor,” gait Mr, McIn- tyre, “we want to establish that the nly of thix check was in the hand- ig of the defendant, and thus es- lish u motive.” Experts Darred. “Then you, must establish the hand- [writing on tals check and pad by per- Strongest Po'nt Yet Scored in Do!ly Réynolds Mur- der Trial. The defense .in the trial of Dr. Ken> nedy for the murder of Dolly Reynolds brats another point to-day when Jus- ¢¥ureman cain that William (Continued on Second Page.) The working man gets muscle, the thinkiog man gets >rain. all grt rest from TINE'S OLD BURTON ALE. Ne ell Jumped the Tracks and Dashed Into Front of Structure. The am z antles of Emzine No. 5, hitherto a wt respectuble freight “dummy,” upset all Hudson street tne afterro. Engineer Kirkland was ronn train of five care down to the New Central's depot amd had reached Beaca sireet crossing. A: North Moore street, ends, meiiing awa stones, with no buffer vagrant train. As Kirkland pulled the throttle to come to a full stop something broke, The old engine leaped ahead Ike med. Trucks were grouped in double rows Into” the coWwb.e~ to hinder a Jatong the track. The unexpected rush of the train scattered them in a wild scrambie. One driver, Thomas Dermody hurled from hi» seat and ha right sioulder Injured. Several were cut and Injured, As the train was made up the loco- motive was at the rear, ‘The freight car in the iead took w falr- ly straight course down the centre of Hudson et UM It parsed Moore, Then {Into t swerved to the left and crashe the juss front of ¢ Curt: Company's build fire: carrying away the heavy woode jawnlng that extended across the #lde- walk. The puilding and ts at 10 Hu w, two stories high on The front of It was smashed and the | car fant wi Noor, The upper floor wii up. ‘Three of Aged In be ncelling and have to be shored relight paiieer Kirkland affair by: 9% ate Ww explained that th New Vrealdent of Chicago ‘The directors of the People's G: and Coke Company of Chicago meeting here yesterday UO. Knapp, of Chicag place of C.K. G. Billings. Mr, Billings was mate Chairman of the Board Directors, with genera! supervision over the manngemeni. REV. KELLER A LITTLE BETTER But Arlington Preacher Is Depressed Over Loss of Sight. sident, in ‘The Rev, John Keller, who waa shot by Thomas G. Barker at Arlington, N. J., passed a better night and to-day was romewhat Improved, His doctors are alarmed, however, at the fact that he Is terribly depressed over the fear that ho wilt be totally blind {f he lives, The doctors say to-day that If bie condition remains as {t ts for the next two days the chances ere for recovers. ‘The bulletin trsued by the doctoraydut by hard work ft was confined to the | ¢ says “The Rev. John Keller has pas a comfortable night. Ile is much de- pressed from tae prognosis made known to him by his attendants yesterday re- garding tha ultimate recovery af his vislon. Should hin physical condition continue to {mprove aa It has for the past few days his recovery can be a ths cronming. below, .the..track,, North, "thrown | ! George | tearned hh | i SAnFe ucuate B AGAINS RECTOR iN RIO GRAN NATIONALISTS WANT KING'S ADDRESS AMENDED é 2 +g Fi WINNERS N ORLEANS WEYLER COMMANDS TROOPS AT MADRID. City Under Martial Resignation of Spanish Ministry Looked For. TON, Malt e that owlng to the fnablitty of the civil government of the province cupiel all f Madrid to malntain public order, )of the elty) wit full authority in the province has been |eved that changes {nth turned over to Capt. ler, unay CLYDE LINER HUNG HIMSELF AFIRE AT SEA. IN DEBTOR'S CELL ge! Albert Wcodruff,Seventy Years Old, Makes Noose of Bed Clothes. Is) 1 has be marital law WASHIN points la hee Ministry are Half Day After Leav Her Flames Swept Comanche. ert Ge the panty last his NEWARK, No 1, Woodruff, Imprisoned for deut last (Wo weeks in the Ersen { Jal, committed suicice in his ce Inight. He hanged hiineelf from cel door with bedclothing, Woodrufl war reventy years old and was onee worth $30,0M, Ho was a re- tired hat manufacture He wae the caccutor of an estate and Wan ordered by the Co The Ciyde Line Steamsaip Company Heo, Mend thix afternoun recelved a Chortestun, 8. C., telling Oiat t ar Comat wok fire Wedne out of port ‘The entire wookwork uroi gine-room was burned out carried 105 passengers, but thay were not pante- atrick ny of them turned in and je aad been 1 the en: helped extinguish the fire, ligatees $2176 sa set It burned fercely for a while and fears} In February vast Wocdruff was sum- were entertained that tt mighy spread, | moned pevore Jude Skinner, an A committed url orde the rea In which It aturted, A bivh wind was blow!ng at the which rendered the work dtMoulr dangerous. ‘The wtaterooma near the burned oui. Mrs. J.C. Bac: GcerKe port, who occupied one of slightly burned At a meeting of the dir ‘apt. Bennington aclegraphed rat thal Denver and Rto Graisde Railrond Com- emer reached Charleston (his after- pany, held -to-das, George J, Gould war goon and then proci¢ed to Jacksonville, ylected a member of the Board. ne, aed rote avking (ha the rites of enginer were | MRONT: of Br dge- Brady Has Hopes of Bringing Of the Battle in Another State— Judge's Opinion a Bi ter One. zing World ) F 16—WI1inm A. Mrady says he will being the JeGries-Rublin Aght of within a month. He told a reporter no to-day af CINCINNATI, Law and| "| aovern the conter | prize-Agat, in Nouncement of J decinion. The fight will take right within a month, but 1 tell where just now." CINCINNATI, Feb. again HW.—An Injunction it the big Nxht was granied to-day by Judge Hollister, in the Court of Com- | mon Pleaa The fight will t off an far an Cincwnnatl ts cone No oMstal announcement immediately, but the Saenger: motere have signified their in: net fighting further in the courts. Where or when the fight will place, if at all, Manager Brady Apt tell, We had a plan though, holding ft within a month. The manager of Jeffries would not where this hope sprung from Judge Hollister “did not ounce hie decision until after nuon. ‘The Wourt Houre iad deen crowded to auffocutton three hours before, and apeculation 1 the verdict was evenly divided. fate of the Might, hanging on this pot wan a matter of heated argument among the waiting and Impatient throw, To spondent Manager Brady said the decision was rendered that 1f Junction were «tanted the fant }be declared off, xo fr as Cincinna’ concerna;l, end off for a month ax general proposition, anywhere an Injunction were not erante situation was up to the Saengerfe rectors for postponement ef on to-morrow ni j Judge Hollia When Ju pinton there was a hush recedes the sentence It waa exhaurtly for tell f the promo- he affal ie to the mer of Judge Hollister dls y com) the jire Sarngerfest £ E are funds o wipe Was not held by jal) Com de m the contract waa made by Hea he court found that he Marquis of Queensberry rules scoring Madd his testimony. Not a “Rosine” Cont Was pointed out that the ‘ounsel advised the Mayor aright only ty avant a permit af uelng himen'f that the alfatr was r a prizesfgnt. ‘The deciaton ia the Su van prorest mn le Miselseippi a Kilrain tight wae cited Juding a It ton hy fed contert tin dednt he Ma: Meter hetd, als would she terns o on was warned, Judge that the deffres-funita e prige fight wccort a3! we on Maditen ta Score. Judge Hollister asaumed complete fare indictlon in the matter agains: the « ot the defense tha: purt of eq had no jvrtediction In the m: cording to tae Judge, Madden's ev « Inalreerity on the stuod was respoaele for the opinion th fight would nct tested without brutality he use of Koved duce not take aw from such cuntests thelr orutiiiny. Hin Honor M. cree b ARAL and assuming that t supreme authority ander tlh had granted, The 3 hotly aust a “The Mayor and tarae get said Judge Holl's are ban to emer aotner to Fae Courts duty tnt Comm Hiady said Holliste: a, to the © whe atiend «ica con ance: if notitug worse. othing but bunen etee: Dirgure, pickno Tooke ti his alieged cro’ “Tge very force with which he dwelt on this. polot must appear ridiculous to men Why know from experience wuat on the decision, Manager The alex: arc na, people bitras iqnor: Phe dudge cate ‘eon! and Ho - “FRISCO Evening World | | The Evening World staff corre: | before | PHEMADAIC: HIG JUDGE STOPS BIG. OD O-e = —W. A. BRADY. MORGAN BUYS GOLD. T) PAY CARNEGIE a with | ene preventing. the which the he muddem : ted, beside weney da Wall st thdrawal Mor ae re firm res te. ald thie would be operated on pra y the same plans as were adopts Hederal Steel Company, 7 DOESN'T | WANT BIG FIGHT. Matchmaker Kennedy will) Not Bid for Joffrics and Ruhlin. | Boarding- House Found) 4 in Svoboda’s Room. ho Warren streety! nplained to pad been’ robb : Health siOWR A contag The princ o dipht Ages: pathinie, 232 and * et fever, 36 cases, Smaili-pox in. arly fve fold, there belng Mitty as compared with Jan, 26, when there WEFe GCVER Cased Seobotia ‘wax a anellbinder fn ant canna: ‘or tho pul 4 Sad minglod” with (he Dig mene Gaion League Club of Jersey, C