The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-07
ANOTHER FACT DEvELoPE3,


day which tends to show that the mysterious
'red-whiskered" individual, who Is said to
have been with Dixon when he left his
house never to return, did not remain in his
company long.
On Tuesday it was learned that j. Ep-
stein, the broker, had met and talked with
Dixon between $50 and $40 o'clock on
Bush street, going west on the Saturday
morning that the deceased left his home at
11o1 Pine street Epstein stated he saw
and spoke with Dixon on Bush street, be-
tween Taylor and Jones.
Dixon was alone at the time. ne MUIR
der theorists contended that this g before
Dixon had entered his house, aft. return
b ing from ana bath IN at N0rtR before
man."
r. j. Woods, proprietor of the vs rehouse
on Vallejo street, wrote letter 10 ;he Chief
of Police yesterday, stating that. while he
was standing on the doorsteps of .his resi-
dence, on California street, near tscott, on
Sunday morning, preceding the eeath of
Dixon, he saw the latter going wsst on a
CallfOrnia-Street car. Dixon was aside and
alone, and the time was about 80 o'clock.
Mr.. Woods stated that he was ma positive
about the date, but thought it WITS either
Saturday or Sunday preceding; Dixon's
death. Mr.. Woods was subsequently inter-
viewed by detective at his resiGf uce, 27l4
California street, and he stated tat when
he saw Dixon he was positive he Vas alone.
He could not be certain about .Le hour,
but it was shortly before 9 o'clockt and was
either on Saturday or Sunday. On :efection
he was Inclined 10 believe it was IN Satur-
day morning. This fits in exactly with the
statements Of other parties, who So " Dixon,
among them jerome Sullivan, Z. mining
operator, who saw him on the mo. ming he
disappeared Saturday on Bush street. near
the Denman School.
DIXON WAS ALONE.
Epstein. Sullivan ard Woods All agree
that Dixon was alone, and the posce con-
tend that after leaving Epstein and Sulli-
van, just after going down the hill from his
house on Pine street he turned west and
continued out Bush. After reaching Hyde
street II is surmised that he took the HYDE
street cars. took transfer and went out on
one OF the Californa-street cars going west
toward the park and cliff cars
Epstein and Sullivan saw Dixon about 30
O'clock in the morning. Woods saw him
about o'clock within Caiforn a. street
car going west. This was only few blocks
from the terminus of the road where the
Cliff House cars can be boarded, and all the
times mentioned Dixon was alone.
The police argue that these facts dispose
OF the story of the deceased having been
accompanied to the beach by the "red
whiskered individual" and murdered and
then robbed. CAPTAIN Lees holds very firm
ly to the theory of suicide, and says that
nothing has as yet been discovered to shake
his belief, while every circumstance tends
to support it.
IN SUPPORT OF THE THEORY.
In further support of his theory CAPTAIN
Lees mentioned that Dixon left his watch
at his home before going out, and in the
next place he owed $40 board. The chief
circumstance, however, was that Dixon was
broke and had borrowed money from a
number of friends.
The fact Of the disappearance of the cuff
buttons frem the sleeves can easily be ex
planned: They were either taken from his
sleeves by some one who saw the body or
Dixon may have disposed of them pre-
viously.
1t was stated yesterday that the murder
theory has found its chief supporters
among certain mining men, who thought
that If 1t was believed that Dixon had been
driven to suicide by his losses in the mines
people would withdraw their support and
the stocks would suffer.
In support of this fact 1t was said that
within the last year two other men had
committed suicide ON account of losses i'm
the same mines, their names being Hoefiich
and GoetZ Dixon would make the third.
This, 1t was argued would not tend to adj
vertise the mines in an enviabe light.