The morning call., 1893-11-16
HIS SISTER IS SUMMONED.
She Has Long Conference
With Chief Crowley.
CAUTIOUS UNDERTAKEN.
Five StabS Over the Heart Which
Were Apparently Made Before
the Mans Throat Was Cut.

hNobely suIIOunuo lu5 uealD OIL CuariSS
w. Ellis, who breathed his last ia the
patrol wagon while en- route to the Receiv-
ing Hospital yesterday morning. He had
cut his throat. That was apparent. There
was gaping wound, from which tide of
blood flowed over his breast.
The body was taken to the Morgue, and
was subsequently sent to the rooms of an
undertaken on Washington street, who
after washing the blood from the breast
found five stab wounds just over the
heart. They were apparently older than
the throat wound. and the undertaken de-
cided to send the body back TO the Coroner
for an autopsy.
There was razor in the hand of the
deceased when he was taken out of his
room and placed in the patrol wagon. 1t
was covered with blood and with it the
throat might have been cut, but the
wounds over the heart were about half
an inch long and were not made by a
razor. -
A sister Of the deceased who lives at
Calistoga appeared yesterday afternoon.
and after identifying the body called upon
the Chief of Police and, it is supposed,
told him that she thought something was
wrong.
The undertaken who had taken charge
OF her brothers body took her to a
Kearny-street hotel and advised her to say
nothing to reporters about her brothers
death. She obeyed him.
Chief Crowley could not be found and
Captain Lees said that he knew nothing
about the case.
Jeremiah EllingeT, an old man who
rooms in the Montgomery Block within
few doors from the apartment occupied
Ellis wa tact r,iu bu
reporter. lie said that man named
Gleason and the deceased bad roomed
together in the house for nearly two
months, but had seen OF either during that
time. He intimated that the deceased
was somewhat indicted to The use of intOx-
icating beverages, and had seen him more
than once under its in fluence.
II was asleep Wednesday night while
the rumpus was going on in Ellis roOm
and was awakened by the noise which
followed the arrival of the Coroner.
thought something was wrong. and was
soon dressed, when l went out in the hail.
and arrived, just in time to see the body
taken away.
II did not see Gleason at the time, but
was told that he had given the summons
and disappeared. He left everything in
the room as ii was, and did not return
until this afternoon, when he appeared in
company with Jim Burns, an architect,
who was on intimate terms with both
Gleason and Ellis. They removed all their
belongings from the Apartment, but where
they took them do not know.
M; l can't remember that the de-
ceased ever showed signs of dependency
or mental derangement althOugh he never
appeared to be over bright, but on the
contrary. He was of a quiet disp osition,
except when intoxicated. Then he be-
came rather spirited. if not Quarrelsome.
II heard recently tha. he had in some
Aal1 hat- A. IL
and. II L remember correctly, the sum was
placed at 100000, but l cannot recall from
what source l derived the Information.
but believe 1t was simply flying rumor,
as heard nothing more of it. although,
of course. l may be mistaken"
G. Hatch, who rooms almost opposite
the apartments occupied by Ellinger, cor
roborated the latter's statement relative to
the moving OF the LADY, but prOfessed en-
tire ignorance as to The alleged ineerit-
ance.
Gleason gave his address TO the Coroner
as 64S Sacramento street. No one knows
him there.
Both Gleason and Burns were seen to-
gether last evening drinking in various
saloons. A CALL reporter made dligent
search for them and found, upon inQuir-
ing at their usual "bangout.," that the
pair had lust departed" They were
spending money freely and were some-
what under the Influence of liquor.
Neil Carmichael. an officer on the police
force, occupies apartments adjoining those
Of Ellis in the Montgomery building. lie
was returning from duty Tuesday night
as the Coroner WAS removing the BODY
and has no recollection Of seeing Gleason
about.
II was not personally acquainted with
either the deceased or his roommate"
he said, "but have Seen them about the
house frequently. There has never been
any disturbance in their room to my
knowledge. nor have ever seen either in
A.Axri liant tad