The morning call., 1892-05-27
DIAMONDS ON THE DEAD

Tie right wrist was enclrcled by brace
LET, and at the neck of the dress the three
diamonds in pin, belonging 70 friend,
and which she loaned 10 the dead girl, shOue
out in all their luster, mOcking by their
beauty the very hideOuSnesS OF the corpse
they adorned.
Around the neck and cutting into the
swollen flesh was a tiny chain OF gold, on
which hung a heart-shaped locket set with
q small diamond.
The silk stockings were held by carriers of
black silk rubber web, with silver buckles.
Ali about the corpse indicated the care
with which May Jenner enhanced her
charms IN life, and the ornaments seem 10
draw and deepen the contrast between the
pure girl Of year or two ago and the SUI
eide Of two weeks ago.
Shortly after the arrival OF the body at
the MoTgue Harry Jenner. the brother OF
the dead gin, called on the Coroner and
asked the privilege Of caring for the re-
mains. TIE the officers he stated that ar
engagements had been made with undertakers
TO bury the body ana that the relatives and
friends would care for II.
He had hardly left the Office when two
young girls came in. They asked If Il was
true that May Jenher'5 body had been
found and when assured in the Affirmative
they asked to see 1t. 10 vain tie assistants
of the Coroner tried to dissuade them and
finally the door If the dead-Toom was opened
Walking toward the coffin, one OF the
girls drew from beneath her cloak a b0uq1et
Of white roses. and turning from the figure
in the coffin, with tears streaming down her
face, she laid upon the breast Of the dead
the fragrant blossoms.
Then both girls went away, refusing 10
give their names or tell why they wished 10
remember the poor suicide.
Early in the afternoon Coroner Garw0Od
fixed the hour for the inquest at o'clock
to-day, and subpenas were issued for all
the parties known 10 he connected in any
way with the affair. Up to midnight Alex
Cummings, the lover of the girl and who
recently said in an interview that he hoped
the body would be found and if it was
there would be fun" bad evaded the sub
pena for his attendance at the inquest.
Last night Harry Jenner, the brother Of
the dead girl, presented himself at the CALL
Office and asked to be interviewed.
81 DESIRE" be said, lat this time to cor
rect some Of the stories ahoat about my
dead sister. l come to THE CALL because
the paper has had the facts Of the case in it
and has shown a desire to tell only the
truth. This is May Jenner'5 history in
brief" and he handed the reporter piece
Of manuscript, Of which the following is a
copy:
HER HISTORY.
MAY Jenner was born in Salem, Or. and
was p years Of age at her death. When Q
years of age her father and mother sepa-
rated, and she, with her mother and three
brothers, went TO live with her grand
father, Hon. DR.. w. Jones, an old pioneer
OF Salem. May and her oldest brother were
adopted by Ar. Jones, while her mother
took the two youngest children with her to
Seattle. May remained with her foster
father until she was Of age, and then she
married a man by the name OF Ferguson,
who took her to Juneau, Alaska, where he
was the superintendent Of some mines
Their married life proved a failure, so she
left him and came to Seattle, where she
procured divorce, and then went home TO
her foster father. where she remained until
his death. A he left no separate will she
sued Tor her share IN his estate but lost the
case. Although not leaving a will, he had
provided that she should receive an income
from the property he left and she received
in this city $50 a month.
Il regret more than | can say to you that
May and l were not good friends here. My
fatger, ). ii. Jones, composition on the
Examiner. and l were estranged from Nav
OF her life here l know only what is told
me. but from all | can learn she owes her
death TO Al Cumming and TO him alone.
The other day | went to see Cumming. l
had got my sisters trunks from Mrs. Smith
and wanted to fiud $50 in money and other
property that Clara Woods and other people
told me May had given TO Cumming to put
in bis safe for her. Before | went To see
Cumming my aunt, Mrs. Hall, at 505b Ma
toma street, wanting to save trouble, wrote
TO Cumming and asked him to come and
SEE her. de sent her this answer:
CUMMINGS ANSWER.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 1S. 1892.
by dear Madam: Your letter was delivered
this A. NJ. by Mr.. Harry Jenner. l Will be
pleased to furnish you with what Information I
know concerning the death OF Miss May Jenner
on one condition, that you accompany me 10 my
lawyers Office and let me sLeak In his presence
Yours, truly, A. NJ. CUMMING.
y. S.-Sboud The above meet with your ap-
proyal kindly meet me Tomorrow morning, at 8
O'Clock, at my office. Yours, etc, a. NJ c.
when | went 10 Cumming he denied
that he had anything belonging to May, vet
two days later he sent TO my father Mays
typewriter
I'VE have reason TO believe that May in
trusted to Cumming the marriage contract
which ny aunt aud ]. from what people