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»)—Disirid-Attornej Jerome,JusticiUn less Stronger Evidence Is I DirtHad She Will Not Be Re-Arrested, He Says,CAN EJGIRL NOW BELIEVEDTO BE IN PEEKSKILL.Dike VShe Will Not Appear at Inquest! Qdel Into Brooks's Death, Which Be Held Next Week,. 'Unless wo can get stronger evidence than wc have now against Florence Bums, it would be useless to have her indicted and tried. Wc failed to convince one man. Justice Mayer, of the probable guilt of Die girl, so what hope could we have that we would comdnce twelve lt;men that she actually murdered Walter T. Brooks. I am still convinced that the girl killed Brooks, I have not dropped the case, and intend to try to get other evidence against her. Unless *uch evidence is forthcoming It would he oppressive to arrest Miss Bums artcr we have had a full and fair chance to prove our case.’*In this manner District-Attorney Jerome late yesterday afternoon outlined the attitude of his office toward Florence Burns. He said the orte thing needed and what he was searching for •was a witness who would corroborate ..the testimony of George Washington to show that the girl was with Brooks In the hotel,Ir Girl iu Peekwkill?The young woman was reported last night to be In Pcekskill, in the summer home of her uncle, Oscar W. Vonder-bosch, who smuggled her out of the Criminal Court BuJlding Saturday night.nnhe^?2diS°1ehT.h.ou?e Jn Peekskifi stieet. It had been unoccupiedwhetl ^ youngF3?rcnce Burns entered the house. She has lived there Inft*!? 2« c£csrl Sec3usi?ffi and all efforts to Be£,h?r. Prlt;ved fruitless.rn.e^ Jerome would not P^nostlcate about the probable out-f the Inquest next week Into the Brooks murder, to be held before Coro-B?; SCSft W belief is general in the District-Attorney’s office mat uioscproceedings will eventuate in the ffiri being rearrested and hold for the GrandJury..coroner Brown will probably Sbc Capt.Titus to-day and ask him to put somecaJt* fe£?V?efl of All slafI on the cas^ Coroner Brown said:f Gfntral Office detective lodges an inforaatlon and belief affidavit with Florence Burns of this crime I shall, as a magistrate, issue a warrant for her arrest,Will Take Hearsay E%1flencc,hr'3eni!2ue?.t WIH be inducted onscope will not be con-flned to the limits of evidence set by the higher courts. The purpose of the Inquest will be to get at the truth irrespective of the hard and fast rules of tesumonj'. Hearsay evidence will be ad-iJi If £e- brents or sister of this girl said anvthmg to the detectives hear-mg upon this case It will be brought out,• It must be remembered that a coroners Inquest is a preliminary mutter hi a crime of this kind, und 1q consequence -the law gives the Coroner great latitude In the matter of taking testimony. This latitude increases the opportunity for getting at the truth.I shall call all of the witnesses who were examined at the hearing before Justice Mayer, and a number of persons who itoave not yet been examined.Will you permit Mr. Backus to cross-examine the witnesses at the inquest? -•’That will he decided later.Will you make any effort to get Florence Burns to appear as a witness?*1 ' *’Xo. that would be useless, I have had a talk with her counsel and he will not consent to her going oti the stand. She could refuse to answer questions by saying it might tend to incriminate her.” |• Mr. Backus had a long talk with the j Coroner yesterday. He will make a de- . termined effort to obtain the privilege • of cross-examining all witnesses:. He! reiterated his statements that Miss ! Burns and the members of her family: wW not be permitted to testify at the I inquest and will be kept outside the ’ jurisdiction of the court. jMr. Jerome said of Justice Haver's I:__ __, • . , * i (BrookljSheriff?Action day by Jrevise th Ing Norn Sheriff's lt;Charles C Governor Square, I signing o a momen. fice »tt dc The ore sfgn this to throw ately if * flee and 1 vision 4nt tory to th delayed,' Col. Dll office atl unable to said that avoid the til he had Col. Di Gov. Ode I ■the Gove afcetad an dltoh.Col. Di were to o no nr. He for every »henccfortl may untet prisonmer Lng to Cc not want place. Oc fleeted byGirden’«3during the ed downeiskm Terr pnteoners had taken Ing. Juet not only » facto. Tf farb and . nor says:m4 -Falk and MiOne or liable t mand i is arrei other d anno.v^a the pustadjudgetention Is withlt; Sheriff'; office, respondSheriff It is Sheriffs jure an intrude LaffViGnynor •typewrl nature books Sheriff It Is Dike hlt; county the boc Udongii raid, w lody oj Sheriffbe OtJlEJustlc dellbnrg at 2.30 read: tinult th surrendruling in excluding third d^grpe ’ pvb dence:That was all tommyrot.If the caseever soes‘ w w » mm i K V * • # ^ v V W LA hJ U Ito court the evidence that jwas thrown out will be accepted. The • idea that the police in dealing with sus- ; pected criminals must keep cautioning' them all the time to say nothing that ■ ran be used a*r-*;nst is non.cf-nse. ,You can’t deal with'criminals that way.’* \ Grand Jury Would Have Indicted. !There is no doubr that had we sub- I -mined the evidence to the Grand Jury 1 an indictment would have been found. • Mr. Sehunnau* like myself, believes I'1 at i It would be useless to attempt to con- l vlnce twelve men of the guilt of the ? girl after our failure to convince a ■ trained lawyer. fWas your judgment influenced by the i fact that because of Miss Burns’s’ per- { aonalUy it might be more difficult to [ convict her than the ordinary prisoner? jThe personality at Miss Burns would ! not influence a jury at all. The in-; flaer.ee of the negative value of the unwritten law upon a jury was well il-i luslraied in the Marie Barberl case. .• Young Eyre, of Bayonne, who gave j testimony against Miss Burns, haunted ! the District-Attorney’s office yesterday [ and demanded payment lor the money i he expended in attending the trial. He ! finally sot 11.59.apperto said Cl County, the sah Jail._ Justlcdraw 3him th mer Ju for Col so met h order. Col. 1of ft stthe inn papers one ms was fes session, taken ?passes Col. j day wh order o‘•It -h;is servlt; tains, my col Asked and gh Dike di GndeuALBAN' stated at day that □f Justice case wou courts wl expectedrhi
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New York World
New York, New York, US
Tue, Mar 25, 1902
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