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Detedtlled? a Man toy;-', ■;V-- • V'.‘ ^irmer. but She Failedl • .«*;I-'-' V*. r *. *VV.tb, Appear,t.GlRi, IT IS SAID, TOLD HER OF PLAN TO KILL BROOKS,Police Fear Woman ;WilI Now Leave State—Defense Reserving- its Evidence for Trial.■ ‘ Detectives working on the .murder of v Walter T. Brooks missed getting yester-., day afternoon a woman witness who, It vis Relieved, can furnish-'1 incriminating - evidence; against -Florence Burris, 'the nin^teeh^year-qld ' girl. accused ■of”, the crime. 1 : •• Akbfcn vho was at the DlstrlcUAttor-. ney?fl,:o ffl ce,yest©rday and was examined (fcy Assistant District-Attorney Schur-jnan ^sald that Florence Burns a few days . before the murder told a woman friend that, she 7wotild kill Brooks un-* lesS.! he jfharried her, and exhibited - a pistol saying she -would, use the weapon On him.. The girl went into many de-* tails of the proposed- murder, It is ai-• _ * ...‘life let slip the fact that he had an appbihtment /with the woman for yes-lehifly afterfroon.S: Waited Long: for Woman, t - Whinhe^left the building detectives j.' followed. Wm.' He went to Forty-second street and Sixth avenue and vfailel tbeje, an jhcmVJ The detectives followed-' ' when lt;he-started-off again, but left him when :*he'.entered the office where he is employed;. - The police feai^ that the v. young woman will now leave-the State..Detectives were hunting yesterday .for ' '*F/edM:-JBurns, father of the accused girlj -but: failed to And .him, though he v was In 'tJhe downtown business district, tho,day.?■a ;VfertHod by detectives; The detectives -be-- Ueue that Mr. and. Mrs. Burns -and* Gladys . Burns are, somewhere In New Jersey - at the •’ home of one - ofr-Byjms's relatives. - ’ ', . , 4 -*■ While, disappointed at their inability •to*vo*ab*ine 'Mr. and; Mrs, Burns and the: slater of the accused girl,-the Dls--triot-Attorncy's offlcfe believes that the• ab$fchce of'.the family will- influence. JuStiee Mayer and .make certain that,;he^ will hold the. girl for the Grand-.Jury. .Unless the parents appear beforela-1'■the} matter/la laid before the latter body ' it 1b expected that the Grand Jury will brgjn an indictment.BaDkoM Holds Back Information.From: the tactics employed by Mr. Backus,.1 counsel for the girl and from ..Intimations he has given. It is believed, intima-tions ne nas given, u is oe neve a tha* he jexpects the girl to be held and ^ indlbted^.Hls .plan of . campaign is said to be .to - reserve as much as possibleevejrthlng~that the, ..defense* has until\ actualthe5 actual trial. takes place*. AJnohg... the ■ wl tnesses examined yes* ' teroay .’by'Mr. Schurman : wafe. fidwAfd ' writson,;. who is called” rthe band- ___1?_lt; ____■ i T»rrt*n«T,somest; man in ■Brooklyn.1 Watpon . knew Brooks and fMfea Burns. De-tailed ’ information was ■ obtained from■ .vWeJson.•••;. sir_ jth ‘Mr. Backus and the Distrlct-At-* '-tbrhey have retrained so far'from goixtz ■:. publicly ipio one phase.pf the cuse. But- at'file trlaljhe arsoclo-tcs -ofbofrh. Brooksasi^Mlss Burns will cdme before the . jmWla. 1 These Include many young men. iand ’women, all supposedly respectable and in.-nearly every case members of vreopectable families.' It is the purpose . *crf.;.ihe DIstrict-Attofney to bring as lit-itel scandal as gosslble upon innocentdlffieiifamilies, dnd to do this and at the same : • dime, prosecute the case wiUi vigor la a cutty. ’ •Col\cn tlie -First Wltneis,..L*enry L. Cohen, Brooks’s partner, T hfe'the first witness called when the' hi nation is resumed at 3 P. M, to-^before Justice' Mayer, Cohen left p.oks:.and-Miss Burns In-his-office at . d, 17,;Jay street at 6.30 P. M. on the : '.nigfct-rof the shooting: '^ohen-.muy have an- uncomfortable uN when Mr. Backus crow-examines xhould he be asked' to detail what . »fened. that- Friday afternoon when --ne and Brooks were tn Newark. This lime bf testimbny may be necessary tb ajflitow; Brooks'* character. Cohen- will questioned regarding Brooks's flnances. Ho has denied that Brooks :as in : financial troi^le that, might-.-a As;ih?m'•f ». . f;causpd. him to kill hlmaelf. ^J^-lends- of The Bumsea denied a story.hat eachumember, of.the family owned pistol, and slept with it under his or}P1J10W.;hi.;uth Strickland.- a seyenteen-year-old Newark girl confined - in' the 'Blsex .-'■county Jail awaiting sentence ror lar-'4eny,. knew Brooks well, according .to $ier'own statement. She was arrested tn -Newark-Feb.-14Un a.store.where she r worked. She wad charged with, rob-11... I.. I - V _1_ . *U _ J“Stblt;BLAManABulPqHcenight streelt; Shot Dar place. CH-y Stree let tar is six ankle as fr« Pol:of tlthe s pendtboy,was i was fichoo and Slatl befor day t pay \Mc(DnanwhenwhoFransmallseJzecopenMcGecatchand iand I east I Mclt; assist obase headc ■Mci man ably Ins la with ediild:peopl •the i Mn to 't'hreporcontlscurr'Mu: of hi-'He •Witn by Ythief City Gro the ! Winkshoortnoun* turne and : ley-hearc that Th\ abovi it. 0 ditioiSTComPOKaithaWOlOierBfwheiartlcSJn
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New York World
New York, New York, US
Fri, Feb 28, 1902
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