The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-28

Sew DR.. West and had conversation with
!. n. Called on the 9th, and did not see
:. aa T.
: Did DR.. West make a statement to you
. d. ring that time? ' Yes"
On Sunday. the Sd, DR.. West had said
tha girl was getting along nicely. Every
IN Rg was over with - everything had
:. passed that morning" He said she had
not suffered much.
The witness knew why Miss Gilmour went
: Z DE. VESTS office. In spite of objections
D. wilson the witness said be knew from
s personal examination of the woman. She
y emit TO have an operation reformed. The
" witness was well acquainted with Miss
Gilmour.
On the Sd inst. Miss Gilmour had told the
: witness that an operation had been per-
Formed, but as Dr. West was not present
That testimony was stricken out. Dr.
west had told. him everything had passed
away.
It reply to the court witness said ne had
asked at the doctors Office if Miss Gould
MISS Gllmour's assumed name) was there
and the doctor replied that she was. Miss
Staley NOW Mrs Vest had appeared on
: TINS occasion. The witness here identified
Mrs. DR.. West, sitting by the defendant.
as the woman he then knew as Miss
Staley
On the next occasion, the Sth. the wit
ness had repeated his inquiries as to the
patient, and the doctor said she was get
ing on first rate. On the folio wing Sunday.
the 10th inst, he called and asked the
ooctor how Miss Gould was. The doctor
Hed replied she had gone with some of her
trends whom he did not know.
L asked if she were coming hack. Or
est SAID she was TO be back that night
or the next morning. / asked WHY She
lett, and he said because Miss Staley
vent away. The doctor said she left on
. saturday. l asked whether she was all
right, and he said she was, had scarcely
any fever. and if she did not run round too
Much, catch cold or fall into bad hands
sha would be alright"
nder crOss-eXami nation, the witness
salu: Dr. West had not said he had per-
33oIMea criminal operation on the girl,
euS the witness felt sure he had. He
mad not reported the matter to the police
: In order to protect the girl
ne had hrst spoken about his knowledge
= on thursday, the 21st, in a way that il
could become public. He did not want to
j." disgrace the girls name.
ne witness had first met Ada Gilmoul
IN heo BiuH two years before. He was in
b.: tne tombstone business and had been
introduced to her by Mr.. or Mrs. FranF
Walloridge. He remained at Red Bluff
TIL Iast November, and in the interval saw
Miss Glimour several times casually. He
NAG perhaps seen Ter two dozen times a
:. Re1 Bun be was not keeping cases
on Miss GilmOur, and might have met he
once in that time in San Francisco at Mr.
IoplltE store. He had not come to Sar
francisco TO see her. Did not take ne
out but just had little chat with her
The witness had afterward called on he
at her room on Market street upon he
invitation. 1t was somewhere in the ten
hundred block on the south side of Marke
street. The witness had spent the evening
with Miss Gilmour and Miss Lilly Bias
we'll, friend of hers.
The witness had next seen Miss Gilmou
in March of this year in San Francisc,
several times. He saw her on Howar,
street, opposite Moroseo's Theater, wher,
she was staying with friends named
Hall The witness had left his marb
: business and come down to San Francisco
an February last, and had been studyin.
medicine with DR.. Harvey, 1I2h Gran
avenue.
After the March interview the wltnes
had seen Miss Gilmour in July three O
. four times. Miss Gilmour knew he wa
studying medicine and she called at hi
office several times. The first time she re
manned about three-quarters of an hour
During that call the conversation was onll
of general, friendly nature.
At this point O'Keefe objected TO thi
line of crOss-examinatiOn.
Wilson SAID il was perfectly legitimate
as tending TO show the interest which tn
witness had in the girl. Possibly it Nigh
be shown that he had sent the girl to DR.
West after first having performed an Cd
GRAFTON upon her. Objection overruled.
Resuming under cross-eXaminatiOn tn
witness said Miss GilmOur had told hin
she: was In delicate situation.
"What were your relations with Mis-
Gilmour," asked Mr.. Wilson, that sh
should pick you out to tell YOU such deli
cate matter?"
NV relations with Miss Gilmour wer
simply those OF friend. replied the wit
ness.
Witness Plymire said he was not SUI
prlsed at the confide nce Teposed in him b,