The morning call., 1893-11-17

seems hard to find a man just now. as every
one has great deal TO do. think from what
my attorneys speak that will have to remain
gu tile place three or four months. OF course
II Is dollars aud cents and must look out Tor
everything. When the old man found out tnat
had full management of the real estate ne
almost tainted.
wish You would tell Billy that am all right
and II anything goes wrong he Will certainly
hear from me- l sincerely hope you Will get
work. You do not say whether you were sue:
cessfu IN getting the money on the order
gave you. l am not feeling well and you know
have great deal TO do. With the best OF
wishes and love from myself and the children
am You KNOW WHO.
P. S.-You say love you the same as when
not know that you cared anything about me;
You treated me with such utter indifference. l
am sure did not under stand you.
Sometimes she would not give the date.
Thus:
NAPA CITY, Cal.
Dear Charles: If l may call you such yet.
What do you mean? Why did you speak to me
in such way as you did last night? Do ex-
plain To me. Am l deserving OF such? Are
you all aloLe or how are you? Dear Charles.
you know what l have always told you my
today. ] am compeled to live in - at times.
l wish were dead, and IL il were not for my
little ones would be IN this troublesome world
but few minutes Please let me hear from you
soon again. and do not be so cruel in your
words, but let me hear from you, dear Charles.
l Will send you that which you omitted, and
The relations between the two became
strained aud Mrs. James took it deeply to
heart.
She wrote from Napa on August 4, 1898:
will not be able to go down until the 18th
OF September, for will not be able to have the
amount owe you until then. Try
and be d little more affectionate to your little
girl when you write again. For Coos
sake do help me. Offer me some assistance.
IDA.
However. she did come down on the 10th
of August, and it was then that Kirsbner
so far forgot himself as to appropriate
$3.50 in gold belonging to her and start
East on the money.
Kirshner at last took hand in the cor
respondence. From his headquarters at
the County Jail be wrote as follows:
OAKLAND, Sept. 2.
Mrs. Ida Janes-DEAR FRIEND: George
told me that you would like TO see me. Ii SO,
come 10 the County Jail as soon as convenient.
I would like 10 see you. for i am sure there Is
some misunderstanding. Come or let me hear
from you at your earliest convenience. Yours.
as ever, c. kIRSHNER.
In the afternoon Walter Tiffany, assist
ant SUPERINTENDENT of the Eighth-stfeet
electric line. was called by the prose-
cution,
He testified to an acquaintance with. the
defendant. Had first met him at the East
Oakland power-hOuse.
On the 10Th Of August of this year wit
young widow at Napa, who was a very at
tractive woman. No name was mentioned.
AT 1:30 o'clock that same day witness
saw Kirshner taking with Mrs. James on
street corner. He was introduced by
Kirshner to the lady, whose name was
then given as Mrs. Ida Borges. This lady
was the Napa widow spoken of by
Krshner.
In an interview shortly after Kirshner
told witness that the widow had $500
with her and he intended TO get some of 1t.
Witness saw them together at the New
Iork Kitchen on the following morning.
That sane night Kirshner paid Tiffany
So he owed him. and showing a chamOis-
bag full OF $50 gold pieces, said, "Tif. l
told you l would get some OF the widows
money"
A few days later they met again and
Kirshner told the witness that he was
going East to see his father.
He had not told Mrs. james Of his in
tended trip.
Attorney Aram, on cross-examination,
tried to show that Mrs. James was not the
widow referred to. He did not succeed in
shaking Mr.. Tiffany's testimony.
| 1t was learned that Kirshner believed
the widow in love with him and that he
could do any ything with her.
Deputy Constable j. M. Page was sworn
and told of his arrest of Kirshner at the
| Needles. He said he took the boy who
was with Kirshner home with him, and
on searching him found S2S5 in gold In a
belt
| Kirshner told Page on the way up of
how he had got the money from Mrs.
James. and had ''blowed in" great deal
| of it.
Witness found lady's diamond ring in
the belt. He gave 1t to Chief Schaffer to
| be returned to him.
Chief Of Police Schaffsr testified TO
having received the diamond ring from
| Constable Page and returned it to Mrs.
James.
| He also told how he had telegraphed
ahead of Kirshner and stopped him on his
| flight East.
On cross-examina alton the matter of the
ring was entered into at length. Witness
said Mrs. James had told him of its exist
epce and asked his help in recovering it,.
He got the ring from Page and gave it to
Mrs. james.
The court adjourned to meet this morn
ing at 9:10 o'clock.