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‘ vee $F 0, Someries oF N is N ~ Common Please Court Judge Barre, Pa., denied Wednesday an attempt by the parents: of . ‘Mary Jé- Kopechne to -block Dist.- Atty. Edmund Dinis from securing an autopsy On. her body — but stopped short of giving the prosecutor a ‘total victory on the issue. - ‘.-Brominiski.said that -before he would ‘consider granting per- | mission for exhumation of Mary as ns - rérné-County, ruled against the "4 t $4 1 ‘ a s ae 4 A x -& a) : e “d $. * 4 : r : “| the’ death.” Jo’s remains from her grave in nearby Larksville, Dinis. would have to come up with a strong- er. set of reasons fro making rsuch a request. . ‘ He gave him . to: do-so. . so ‘|:, Judge Brominski said that he has the authority to grant. “ex: -humation “and autopsy in. a. pro- per. ¢ase,” But warned that Dinis must, “set forth sufficient facts under Pennsylvania law to warrant”’ an autopsy. . ces "He ‘said Dinis would have ‘to show that “the circumstances of Geath ‘has. not been clearly established,”and that an autopsy _wotld resolve _ “‘the doubt and suspicion surrounding. 20 days in which . The judge. notified Dinis by mail, but the latler had not ar- vived in New Bedford when the announcement was méade- in Wilkes-Barre. As a result Dinis’. assisfant, ~ Armand Fernandes telephoned Judge Bromitiski_ for the decision. : tee ;Dinis and. Fernandes - said they -would file a bill of par- ticulars within the, 20. days allowed ~by Judge. Brominski ‘and both expressed confidence ‘the ‘exhumation -and authopsy would be allowed. 7 | Brominski, President Judge “of the Criminal Division of the, ‘Common Pleas Court of Luz- !‘Kopechnes on three of the ‘four :Claims.they mdde in asking ‘that * Dinis’ petition -for the ‘autopsy be dismissed... ‘They were, first, that he had ‘no authority to order an au- | topsy44 second’ that the request eR te ee i re ee arene te arr meee fol an atitopsy amounted to a." eS ae ‘Bernard Brominski in -Wilkes-}.1 obeyed: that edict, ees” Saud: — . _ rane Tee is as Strong AVE O'BRIAN, ED CORSET & BILi, DUNCLIETE ” collateral atack by Dinis. on a, ate Médical -Examiner Donald R. Mills. of “Edgartown, who ruled Mary Joe a victim of ac- cidental drowning, and, third, that there was. no’law that would “give a Pennsylvania court the jurisdiction’ to order an autopsy-in the case, . But he sustained them by in, Dinis . had - failed ‘to _ present enough facts. to warrant hig re- quest being granted, and _said| he. would give the ~prosecutor _Uays in which to file. aii amended petition, . ‘Hons -of ‘other’ individuals, has read and heatd of the events of the. deatiT of’ Mary Jo Ito- pechne,” he declared, “but this §- cannot be substituted for allega- § > tions of fact in a judicial pro- ceeding.” . .- Brominski’s nine-page ruling’ was ‘one of two courtroom de- velopnients in the-legal turmoil that has developed since Mary Jo died six’ weeks ago in a car driven by. Sen. Edward M, Ken- nedy, ‘ Vineyard, where the inquest in. S22 In’ Edgartown. on Martha's ; ‘to-the.accident-was to havé ‘con- | vened Wednesday mornine—un- til Justice Paul C, Reardon, of the Supreme Judicial Court ordered a halt—District. Court - Judge James A: Boyle formally Royle, who would have. con- ducted the inquest, entered his courtroom promptly. at. 9:39 a. M,; carrying in his-hands a copy ot the motion by -Ken- nedy’s lawyers which prompted Judge Reardon to act. . In a miatter-offact,-tone of - voice, Boyle read from the title. “f-the motion, and said: - 7 “On the petition, filed by Ed. ward M. Kennidy against J ames | A. Boyle as he is. the justice: of the District Court of Dukes! County, “presented to the Siu! preme Judiciai Court yesterday, j I have been ordered a Oro e ceed -any ‘further with the in-} aa! _ —_ Oem | e . tee uest into the death of Mary Jo. egal deermination o£ Associ-|Kopechue which .was. set for . a hearing this. morning, until such time as a hearing: may he held -and a deiermination made Judicial Court.. JUDGE BROMINSK [re ee eee wi) $ EBate we oe tr Case DT te eng Reet : Se te ak ae ‘Undiecate page; name of newspaper, city and state.) the {ull berich of ihe Supreme “Therefore, this inquest is ad- |’ journed until that time.” . Boyle then left the bench— b and in one their fourth contention — thati over., . ; ; Kennedy's petition for“a writ ‘of certiorari—which was tanta- |' pent to a , review of “Judge “The court, alongwith mil ee .,minute if-was all BOSTON GLOBE “Boston, Masse BOSTON HERALD 1 “TRAVELER Boston, Mass. 3 RECORD AMERICAN “Boston, Mass. sey. Date: 9 / 4 / 69 Edition: Home Author: Editor:C . Edward Holland Title: KENNEDY INQUEST Character: or I. | Classification: 62 - ‘Submitting Office: aw Boston . CI Being Investigated ~ | SEARCHED. INDEXED —— "| SERIALIZED) ma. FILED AeA |. SEeA 1969 - "OE 4s , "_FBI=- BOSTON