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sn\Dist,-cAtiy, Jerome,T.trear-hc*?*■is-beentnasDeclares He Has Sufficient Evidence Against the Prisoner.SHE MAY REFUSE TO MAKE ANY DEFENSE IN COURT.Detectives Are Still Seeking the Pistol with Which Brooks Was Slain,toehe-lotndaInxl,bysi,it*ivees.enreVCnynyn-Pi*%r-y-ay51* it*m.inliftscdtiro.ndohnsastitn-n-rsUtrsasase-ItotnutheIfedmr-ce11*-ort vDistriel*Attorney Jerome says he ha?* sufficient evidence In his possession now to enable him, if be desired, -to go before a Grand Jury ami ask for the indictment of Miss Florence Burns for the murder of Walter S. Brooks,The District-Attorney made this statement yesterday to a reporter for The World. Mr. Jerome has. however, concluded that he will not -take action in the matter until the proceeding before Justice Mayer, of the Court of Special Sessions, -has been concluded.It Is no more than right,*’ said the District-Attorney yesterday, that ave give the young woman an opportunity to present her side of the case, She might be able to explain away certain matters. But ns the case stands now— practically uneontrad feted—we could secure the Indictment of Miss Burns by the Grand Jury upon the charge ofhomicide.There is the fact, continued the DJstrlct-Attorney, that we have the woman identified as being in the hotel with Walter Brooks. Brooks was murdered. It is but natural to presume that the person who accompanied t-he man to the hotel Is the one who committed the crime.Assistant Dlstrlct-Attornoys Schur-man and Krotel continued* their investigation of the case yesterday.Among tnose tocamJned were a number of chamoermajds on duty that night.it was stated positively yesterday that the from whJeh the fatal shot wasiireti nas not been discovered as yet. I\or hns the District-Attorney been abJo to incite the two couples who were at the Glen Island Hotel the night Brooks ana Miss Burns registered there.rSTyef Rac5cus visited Miss Burns In the Tombs yesterday. Ho had a lengthy conference wltn his client, but refused niterward m state what they had been talking about.It is stated that -there will bG no defense put in. The District*Attorney willnek that the Magistrate hold Mbs Burns for the 'action of the Grand Jury. In that case the District-Attorney would have the case submitted to the Grand Jury Monday, and ask that an indictment charging murder, be promptly handed down.A number of the former acquaintances of Brooks were subpoenaed insi night. They wh) he called upon to testify ho-fore Magistrate.person has been found thus far who saw Miss Burns leave the Glen Island £££el,i Jtat 'the Dietriet-At-torney a office that the hotel clerk should ??vo the woman companion ofMr. Brocks and not permitted her . to leave the place alone. The District-Attorney is of the opinion that the hotel clerk knows a good deal more than he has testified to heretofore. The ^clerk wl l be examined by Mr. Schurman again this morning.All the available county detectives attached to the DJstrlct-Attorney's office staff have been detailed to work on the mystery.finn DI CA RUV ftitir tala
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New York World
New York, New York, US
Wed, Mar 05, 1902
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