The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 4, 1905, Page 2

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1905. POLICE CERTAIN THAT A BEVERLY SAYS HIS FEELINGS WERE FRIENDLY Describes as “Nonsense” the Report That He Was Dismissed From Service —————— LEFT OF OWN ACCORD RSN Declares He Would Have | Done Anything to Make| Former Employer Happy | | { l FAMILY IS PERTURBED) d he re- s for t { Beverl NORA HOPKINS IN SECLUSION. yra Hop- | »usemaid for | once | door and Only TRUSTEES' ME. ING CALLED. SAN JOSE, March dent Leib, t 8.—Vice Presi- £ head of the board of ord University, to- o v ordere ADVERTISEM | Eruptiohs y tetter, all forms pimples pro-; inherited, | defective di- rheum, and other cu ced from humors, either through quired on and assimilation. treat these eruptions with g medicines is dangerous. The thing to do is to take dry- | | ] Hood’s Sarsaparilla| and Pills ‘ thoroughly cleanse the h]ood,‘ ling all humors and building | up the whole system. They cure. [ \ccept no substitute. nials of remarkable cures malied on reu L HOOD 0., Lowell, Cal $L00 porFar STRYCHNINE IN POLAND WATER PSP e, 'Chemist Makes Report in Local Poison- ing Case. PSS » following is the report that Falkenau made to Mrs. c E vsis of the Poland water of which she drank when pois- oned in this city on January 14: “San Francisco, Jan. 31, 1905. Jane L. Stanford. “Mrs. “Dear Madam—A more thorough ex- amination of the liquid and residue | contained in an open bottle labeled ‘Poland Water,” in which strychnia | found by qualitative exa ) the follow:nz concl chnia was in the lkaloid and was prob- total amount of er contained in a fresh sealed of ‘Poland Water’ received -frcm 8 parts in 100,000 slightly alkaline. t of fixed matter con- ed in the liquid examined equals parts per 100,000 parts. Strychnia e at the 1 0 of reacts e total amov in 10 water—pure water. The soluticn examined was a cold saturated solution, as there was about its equal weight of u ychnta found assuming that was in both cases only 228 out of unted for, the ting cf impuri- the strychnia with it; t he Pc d d , there are in 100,000 bably co admixtures of originally introduced. “a water-glass full, 5 fluid ounces, would hold in solution about 0.8 grains | strychn According to Taylor's Medical Jurisprudence, 0.5 grains of strychnia proved fatal in the case of Dr. Warren in fourteen minutes, but people have been known to recover from doses of seven grains. The ordi- dose (U. S. D.) is one-twentieth in ery small amount of material ubmitted to us made it im- possibie to determine the nature and quantity of other substances than strychnia and the residue of the Poland water. The undissolved strychnia was not in the The v originall, 1 form of powder, but in broken crystals. There were indica- tions of aces of brucine in the strychnia, which points to its being a common article of commerce.” It seems strange that more precau- tions were nct taken to protect the life of Mrs. Stanford, once it was posi- tive known from the chemist's report that murder had been attempted. A rave responsibility would appear to rest somewhere because the confiding woman with years heavy upon her was not guarded from fiendish hands. From all accounts no steps were taken to save her from harm. Even the investigation that followed was not carried out to definite results. To the public every effort was made to discredit the reports that Mrs. Stan- ford had been poisoned and that her | life was spared only because her stom- | ach rebelled against an overdose which it could not assimilate. Persistently it was asserted that the sensational rumors were the result of a canard that irresponsible servants had started on the winds. ——,————— A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your druggist will refund money if PAZO OINT. MENT falls to cure you in 6 to 14 days, 50c.® | ALL SUSPECTS of about 14.8 parts | M...ar‘gfity [i i WITHIN REACH iy it Burnett Is Ready to Act When the Evidence Is Gomple{;e. “Everybody we will want is within reach,” declared Captain Burnett yes- terday after a visit to the Stanford mansien and a consultation with At- torney Mountford Wilson and Captain J. J. Callundan of the Morse detective agency. The California-street mansion, where the first attempt was made upon the life of Mrs. Jane Stanford, was visited in the morning by Captain Burnett, Captain J. J. Callundan and Detective Harry Reynolds. A statement from Ah Wing, the cook suspected by Miss Berner, was obtained by Captain Cal- lundan. The purpose of visiting the house, Captain Burnett says, was to familiar- ize himself with the rooms. He tried to question the suspected Chinaman, but the Oriental sullenly refused to comprehend the questions put to him by the captain of detectives. The three detectives went carefully over every inch of the mansion. Spe- cial inspection was made of the room | where Mry. Stanford swallowed the | poisoned Poland water. A minute ex- amination was made of the quarters occupied by Ah Wing. All three detectives are reticent - as to the result of their investigations. It was intended to keep the t to the mansion secret in accordance with the plan of veiling all suspicions and evi- | dence until the proper time. Immediately after the consultation | | Detective Harry Keynolds was detailed | on the case. The results of the con- ference were closely guarded. It is known that details implicating | | members of Mrs. Stanford’s household were handed over to the captain of the detectives, and the local police are ready to act with a rush when the de- layed result of the inquest is given out. “We are wailing results from Hon-{ olulu,” said Captain Burnett. "Every-i hody we want is within our reach. We can arrest them any time we want { them.” . In reference to the servants held close prisoners in the Stanford house- hold, the captain of detectives said: | “We are holding no one under close surveillance. 1 do not know that those people are being held. They are not imprisoned by my orders.” Though the local police will not expose their hands until the complete reports arrive from Honolulu, they are not lying idle. On’ returning from the conference with Wilson and €allundan, Captain | Burnett held a long consultation with | Acting Chief John Spillane. It is evi- dent that they are laying plans that are nearly completed. ! 1t ie common gossip and generally | | understood that the results of the | analysis are being purposely withheld in order that the local detective force may complete the chain of evidence they seem confident they have ob- tained. “Something may happen any min- ute,” admitted Captain Burnett yester- day afternoon. “We are expecting it and we are ready to act at a moment’s notice, We are expecting word at any time. 2 “The people out of town, Beverley and | Miss Richmond, are’ where we can; reach them. They are not being| guarded by my men, but we are cer-l tain of them if they are wanted.” t The entrance to the Stanford man- sion on California street is carefully SCENE OF FIRST POISONING, TECTIVES WORKING ON CASE AND TWO SUSPECTS. DE- THE g MISS RICHMOND IN DEEP GRIEF Feels Keenly Fact That Suspicion Is Cast on Her. PALO ALTO, March 8.—"“There is no question in my mind but what Mrs. Stanford was poisoned. She mnever committed suicide. Life was too dear to her.” These were the words of Miss Elizabeth Richmond, who was Mrs. Stanford’s maid for nearly two years and was In her employ up to January 27. Miss Richmond was in the room in the California-street home of Mrs. Stanford on January 14, the day when the first attempt was made to poison her mistress. Miss Richmond sald t~-Zay: “I am sensitive of the terrible cioa? that rests upon us and I want to have the de- tectlves clear the matter up. Until they find the perpetrator of thls awful deed I shall never be at rest. Where- ever 1 shall go, no matter to what part of the world, I shall always imagine that I can see people pointing their fingers at me and whispering to one another: ‘There is 'the woman who was present when Mrs. Stanford drank the poisoned minerul water’ I only wish this matter could be cleared up. I have been with Mrs. Stanford con- stantly for one year and nine months, Mrs. Stanford talked to me on every subject, She frequently spoke of re- ligion. “The stories that are afloat that she was a spiritualist and that she had made a deep study of occultism are without foundation.. She was very broad-minded and investigated all re- ligions and creeds. She has always been in accord with the Episcopal faith. ‘At one time she said to me after a { long discussion on religious matters: ‘Miss Richmond, if it had not been for one little thing I should ed in them all’ As I said before, life was very dear to Mrs. Stanford, and for this reason she was continu- ally planning for the imprévement of the Leland Stanford Jr. University. That thought was always uppermost in times, ‘I hope mv life will be spared to me for many years to come, that T may be able to fully carry out the ideas of my departed husband. “The report that her mind was fail- ing is absurd. It was clear and bright, and remarkably so for a wo- man of her age. Her memory was wonderful. When she said good-by to me she said on her return she would have forgotten all about the poisoning episode.” —— guarded. No one is permitted to even go near the door of the place where] the first attempt was made on the dead | philanthropist’s life. The inmates ‘are being closely watched by private detective eth- er any evidence regarding the at- tempt has been found the watchers in the mansion will not say. = . The entire force of detectives is watching night and day on the trafls of every possible suspect. The trap is being laid and the signal for it to be sprung will come from Honolulu. When the results of the chemists’ analysis are flashed over the Pacific cable ar- rest will follow. In the mansion ‘on the hill where Mrs. Stanford’s life was attempted are Ah Wing, the cook, whom Miss Berner suspected; Lee, second cook; Wong, second butler, and Miss Mary Gaffney. ‘The latter is not regarded as a suspect, as she was not in Mrs. Stanford’s em- ploy when the attempt was made, and the theory is that the poison that was found in the bicarbonate of soda bottle was put there at the same time the first attempt was made. Yesterday afternoon-there was evi- i | WILSON THINKS have been a Roman Catholic.’ She then added, ‘There is good in| all religions and I am interest- her mind. She has said to me dozens of |- IT WAS MURDER “In Interest of Justice” Refuses to Discuss Suspicions. — i Mountford S. Wilson, the .attorney | who is looking after Mrs. Stanford's affairs, at last admits that in his opin- ifon Mrs. Stanford met death by pois- on administered with purpose to take her life. “It certainly looks now as if Mrs. Stanford was poisoned and that it is a case of murder,” he said yesterday. Then he was pressed for informa- tion as to whom he suspectea, and his answer was: - “In the interest of justice I must refuse to discuss the matter.” The attorney had several consulta- tions during the day with Captain J. J. Callundan of the Morse detective agency and devoted himself during the day to directing the investigations. He worked on the theory that the guilty persons had been definitely ferreted out. Wilson refused to divulge the con- tents of Mrs. Stanford's will, from which some important light might be | thrown on the tragedy. On the theory that the motive for the crime lay in the bequests that Mrs. Stanford had provided for her household, knowl- edge of the contents would strongly reinforce deductions. The - testament has undoubtedly been opened by the lawyer in order to assist the detectives. It is believed that the suspects were aware of what was bequeathed to them, for Mrs. Stanford in her loving kindness had undoubtedly talked to some of them of the provisions she had made. Charles G. Lathrop is now more i clined to the bglief that his sister w: murdered, though he refuses to ex- press an ovinion. = Whitelaw Reid of New York who is one of the trustees of Stanford Uni- versity, called yesterday on Mr. La- throp and Attorney Wilson. During the winter -he has been residing at Millbrae. He will be present at the meeting of the trustees on March 11.| o — ‘dence around the Hall of Jastice that developments were expected momenta- rily. The murder of Mrs. Stanford was the sole topic of discussion. “Give every assistance in your pow- er” are the orders of Acting Chief Spillane to the Captain of Deteetives. The Acting Chief has been informed | of all the evidence gathered and the accusations heard by the detectives, but is unwilling to declare on whom suspicion points. “We are waiting for a-message from Honolulu,” said the Chief. . “We ex- pect it any minute. Then we will act.” Last night one of the results of the conference held by Captain® Burnett, ! Attorney Wilson and Captain Callun- dan was given cut. Detective Reynolds is to leave for Honolulu to-day. Ac- cording to Acting Chief Spillane he will interview Miss Berner as to every de- tail of the attempted poisoning and the murder of Mrs. Stanford. This was the principal reason of . Reynolds’ visit to the Stanford man- sion. He was to gather what threads of evidence he could find here so as to have a grip on the case when he reached Honolulu. { $ Captain Callundan has promised Captain Burnett that he will give him a history of the case from the start. The following cablegram was re- ceived last night by Captain Spillane from High Sheriff Henry: HONOLULU, March 2. Spillane, Chtef of Police, San Francisco: | Chemfsts "are still working on the stomach of Mrs. Stanford. Expect definite results to- morrow afternoon. Will cable any important | develooments. WILLIAM HENRY, High Sherift. ——————— i Plcture Frames ' And an immense variety of mouldings for framing pictures to order; also ready- made frames in all the new shapes, and every tint and color of mat boards and hhdlnf &-perl made. Sanborn, Vail &' Co., 741 Market street. . l ] s gt ol ‘Amoddlbtnr'mmm‘bulufi- TAKES VOYAGE AS COMPANION Miss Hunt Recently Went Back to Posi- tion She Had Left. ——i Miss May Hunt, the maid who was with Mrs. Stanford on her last trip to Honolulu and at her beside when she died in agony resulting from the strychnine, has been in Mrs. Stanford's employ for many years. In all this time she was treated with great con- sideration by her mistress and during a period of four years, when she en- tered upon a business venture in this city, she was financially assisted by Mrs. Stanford. Miss Hunt's mothér was a matron at the St. Mathew’s School at San Mateo, and it was through her that Miss Hunt came to enter the employ of Mrs. Stan- ford. At that time the young woman became.a maid in the Stanford man- sion on Nob Hill and, her gentle man- ner and refinement won her the confi- dence of the woman by whom she was employed. In 1900 Miss Hunt's mother left her position with St. Mathew's School and came to this city and her daughter, de- siring to be with her mother, decided to leave the Nob Hill residence. During Miss Hunt’s period of service with Mrs, Stanford she had saved a considerable sum from the bounty of her mistress, and with this she decided to ‘open a lodging-house. This lodging-house was situated at 1029 Franklin street, between Ellis and O’Farrell, and Miss Hunt conducted it for nearly five years. During this time ! she made several calls on Mrs. Stan- ford at her residence, and was always recelved with courtesy and cordiality. At first these visits were merely social on the part of Miss Hunt, but later, as the lodging-house proved a financial failure, Miss Hunt appealed to Mrs. Stanford for assistance, and was gen- | erously aided. Soon after Miss Hunt opened the lodging-house Mrs. Stanford decided to ; take a trip to Burope. The fact that Miss Hunt left Mrs. Stanford’s employ to be near her mother precluded the possibility of the maid accompanying her. During the trip abroad Mrs. Stanford was accompanied by a courier. Seon after Mrs. Stanford’s return tbe! position of maid was again offered : Miss Hunt, but the lodging-house was doing fairly well and the offer was de- | clined. Upon Miss Hunt's refusal of | the position Miss Elizabeth Richmond was engaged and continued until a few days after the poisoning in Jan- uary last. Subsequent to the poisoning Mrs. Stanford was advised by Dr. Boericke to seek a more salubrious clime and she decided to take the Honolulu trip. In the meantime Miss Hunt had given up the lodging-houseé and accepted the position of maid to Mrs. Stanford lor‘ the trip to the islands. She was engaged by Mrs. Stanford in the first week of February of this | | year and assisted Miss Berner in the preparation of the luggage and ar- rangements for the ocean trip. —————— Will Not Move Capital. OLYMPIA, Wash.,, March 3.—Sena- tor Baker’s resolution for the removal of the clvi:‘l’ trom!,mrmph. to Ta- coma was efinitely postponed to- <Qay by the Senate. s LL SUSPECTS ARE WITHIN REACH SECRETARY ASKS FOR SODA IN A PAPER PACKAGE —— Pharmacist in Palo Alto Asserts He Sold Mrs. Stanford Harmless Drug GIVES DATE OF SALE Record Shows Purchase of Three Ounces on the 6th of February DEATH RECALLS EVENT “On February 6 Mrs. Stanford en- tered the Stanford Phaymacy and asked for three ounces of bicarbonate of soda. She asked me to place it In a bottle with a neck large enough to per- mit a gpoon to enter. Miss Bertha Berner, the secretary, who accompa- nied Mrs. Stanford, sald, ‘Never mind a bottle: Wrap it in paper. We have a bottle at the house'for holding bi- carbonate of soda.” " This is the statement of W. E. Jack- son, head clerk of the Stanford Phar- macy on University avenue, Palo Alto, and he is certain that this is the bi- carbonate of soda that Mrs. Stanford took on the wmight of the poiSoning in Honolulu. There was no possible ¢hance of the strychnine being mixed with the bicarbonate of soda in the drug store and no strychnine has been sold there for several months. When the word of the poisoning reached Palo Alto, Jackson looked up the record of the sale and took the original package of soda, from which he took the threé ounces asked for by Mrs. Stanford, to his attorney. Jackson says that Mrs. Stanford drove in from the Hotel Vendome In San Jose, accompanied by Miss Berner. After he placed the soda in the paper the couple drove to the estate. Jack- son has been employed in the Palo Alto Pharmacy for four years and has an excellent reputation. 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