The morning call., 1892-07-31
FROM ACROSS THE BAY.
The Body of e. w. Trayers VIII
BE Exhumed.
John Heath of Oakland the Man Drowned
From the Steamer FL Capitau-The
Iron Works Bonus.

Young James Travers stated yesterday
that there will probably be an elimination
Of his fathers body early in the week.
1t now lies in Lone Mountain Cemetery,
San Francisco. Travers will again go to
Coroner GarwOod ana demand a permit to
resurrect the body that an autopsy may be
held
The full story of the charges Of poisoning
made by the widow against the sons and OF
the sons against the widow was told in THE
CALL of yesterday. An autopsy and an
analysis of the contents OF the stomach of
the deceased is all that Will settle these
serious charges made, aud each has de-
manded that il be made.
Coroner Evers yesterday said that he has
no jurisdiction in the matter. The law re-
quires an Inquest to be held at the place
where the body is. Therefore Coroner
Garwood OF San Francisco will have to
do il.
The two Travers boys. Will and James.
feel keenly the intimation by the step
mother that If poison was used they used it.
But the stepmOther and widow likewise
suffers under the accusation made by the
boys.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
In all Oakland there are not two more
model young men than James and Will
TraverS. None of their friends believe for
a moment that they are guilty In the re-
hottest degree of using poison. But the
widow-in ali Oakland likewise there is
nota more model 0ne-toO, has friends who
will refuse TO believe that she wanted her
husband TO die, and so the matter stands.
Coroner Evers expressed the opinion yes
terdey that an autopsy will reveal no signs
of poisoning. The doctors opinion is suffi-
Gent lie said. and the doctor would have
known had there been anything criminal.
Il TrQUnrQ
prised when told of Mrs. Travers' statement
alb out poison having been found in bottle
OF medicine. 'She admits that there was
poisoDV he exclaimed, and 1t was some
time before he could recover from his emo
ton.
The hard feeling about the inheritance OF
the property which is said to have generated
the accusations of poisoning has grown
stronger with the facts that have been made
public.
The boys have delayed the matter of ask
ing for letters of administration under the
belief that their father left will in which
they were benefciaries. The widows as
sertion to CALL reporter that there was
no will and that she is the sole owner of the
property has left them in doubt as to what
legal action to take.
James Travers says that his mothers
property has never been administered upon
When the stepmother came in, 20 years ago,
this property was absorbed aud he will now
ask the courts to straighten out that part
Of it at least.
JOHN HEATH's BODY.
But little doubt is left that John Heath's
body lies decomposlng in the bay. That he
Is the man who was drowned from the
ferry-steamer FL Captain last Wednesday
night is firmly believed by Mrs. Heath, who
lives at 26S Twenty-third street, this city.
Milton Buckley of 541 Albion street saw
Heath In the narrow-gauge ferry waiting
room on the fatal Wednesday night. He
saw him on the Ell Captain. but when the
passengers landed Heath was net among
them. Neither was he seen on the train,
aud Buckley made up his mind long ago
| that it was Heath who was drowned.
lie was cashier and bookkeeper for the
San Francisco and Oregon Development
Company, and rode home on the boat every
night. He left the Office at 10 o'eioek in
| time to get the 6:45 boat, from which the
drowning occurred. His description tallieS
| with that of the man who fell overheard,
| and John Heath has not been seen since
| that accident.
| Late last night the family of John Heath
| became so thoroughly convinced that he