The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-09-06

been employed in the Empire City in the
capacity of ogverness. The same mystery
surrounded her there"
'She appeared to be perfectly friendlesS so
far as San Francisco was concerned, and
when called for preliminary examination
she waived hearing on the advice of the
counsel appointed for her by the Court.
Not the slightest light had been thrown on
the killing of Josefson when her case went
to the Grand Jury.
AFTER some delay that b1dy heard the
evidence Of the witnesses for the prosecu-
ton, and then came the announcement that
the accused had expressed desire to make
statement in the Grand Jury room.
"She was permitted to do so, and the
Grand Jury was so impressed with the truth
and force of what size said that it promptly
ignored the bill against her and she WIS set
at liberty. OF course her testimony was not
published; it was part of the secrets of a
great inquisitorial, deliberative body-a
thing that even the boldest reporter dared
not take on himself to ferret cut and pub
lish.
"But now that all parties directly inter-
ested are dead, | don't see that any harm
can come in telling the story that she told
before the Grand Jury.
Substantially il was this: She said she
was the Legitimate daughter of a Russian
Count named Won AppOnyi, and that she
had brother VINO was her junior by year.
When her brother and herself were quite
young certain events occurred in the APP
ponYl family, which created great deal of
trouble, and their mother was eXiled. The
children were placed In the care of a strange
woman who soon after took them out into
a wood, ostensibly for a walk. The two
children were left under a tree with inJunc-
tons to remain where they were and she
would return. A package, which they after
ward discovered to contain food, was
placed by them, but the woman never re-
turned.
"When twilight came.on the children be-
came frightened aud ate some of the food.
They sobbed themselves to sleep. All the
next day they remained there till in the
evening they heard footballs and screamed
out. They succeeded in attracting the at
tention of a young man who subsequently
turned out to be JosefsOn. He took them
under his care, learned their story, sue
ceeded in getting them to seaport town
and placed them in charge OF some relatives
of his, who brought them up until the boy
became old enough 10 ship as cabn-bOy.
He was never heard of again. Josefson,
who was seafaring man, visited the woman
who had charge of the girl, Antonio, from
time to time, till at last lie determined TO
leave the country and take Antonio with
aud he placed her in service in New York.
She went to work for different people,
teaching and taking care of their children
in the capacity of governess.
I'm the mean while JosefsOn was running
on the steamers between Aspinwail and
New York. He paid great attention to
Antonio, but one day he made a proposal
which insensed her so greatly that parting
ensued. He went back on the steamer to
Aspinwall and got transferred to the steam
ers on the other side OF the isthmus run
ming from Panama to San Francisco. For e
time she lost trace of him, but in some man
ner or other managed to locate him in this
city. She concluded to condone his offense
and come out here with the idea that IL ne
was willing to marry her she would become
his WIFE
"They met and their friendship was re-
newed. She cow eyed her idea in coming
out and he asked time 10 consider the mat
rimonial question. Then followed solemn
promise of marriage.
HE continued to find excuses for delaying
the ceremony till she was compelled to tell
him that he was lii honor bound to fulfill
his promise. For answer he cast her off
and told her she was not the XII nd of woman
that could possibly be his wife.
He went away, and child was born
which did not survive. Her funds gave out
and she was obliged to 60 into service.
From that time on the dominating Idea In
her mind was revenge. Everything else
was blank 10 her; she did her
work mechanically; her mind was far away.
Several times 81 he was on the verge of sui
eide. At last she resolved to send letter
d
meeting. The letter reached him, and the
meeting took place. Under a promise of
reparGtion the friendship was renewed, but,
as might lave been expected. 1t ended in
Josefs0n lntlmating in scornful terms that
he had no further use for her. II was then
that she killed him.
ION her release from jail she ct Henry
Bergdorff, and the two went to live in Ala
media County They married and lived to-
gether Tor about a year, when galloping
NNNzffr id
Infirmary.
"BergdOrff became very respondent over
the loss of his wife, to whom he was de-
votedly attached. He did not long survive
her. They left no children. 1 am told that
Bergdorff erected monument to the MEM
DRY Of the unfortunate woman who now
sleeps we'll after life's itfu fever. What
her true place might be inthe records Of
the great Apponyi family God only knows.
He made her and He alone can judge her."