The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-28
Damaging Evidence at
the Inquest.
GRAY'S DEAR, DARLING WIFE.
The Unfortunate Woman's Death and
Hurried Burial Detailed - Cases
Set for Preliminary Hearing.


Attorney Kalloch asked for an i'm
mediate hearing. as he claimed there was
no evidence to hold his client and 1t was
unfair to keep him in custody.
Attorney knight agreed with his learned
friend that Drlscoll had no criminal con-
nection with the case and offered no objec-
ton to Driscoll being given the first
hearing.
The Judge set Drscoll's case for Satur.
day at IL A. NJ. and the other two for
Tuesday next
The Inquest on the body of the murdered
girl was commenced before Coroner
Hughes yesterday morning and will be
concluded TODAY
There were few facts brought out be-
yond those already published.
JACOB Steppacher, secretary of the Board
OF Health. testified to n burial permit hay-
Der II.
Daniel D. Palmer. employe of Under
taker MetZler. testified to going to 81 Mis-
sion street on September II and procuring
the body for burial. Mr.. Mathews and
DR.. Won Werthern Informed him of the
death and Mathews brought him the per-
nit and certificate of death. The funeral
took place at Ills p. 81. and he and
Mathews went to the graveyard. On the
way out Mathews told him he had lost his
best friend, his dear. darling wife, and
wanted to know if there was any danger
OF the grave being robbed. as he wanted
the body dug up and sent East in about
two years. Witness identified the clothes
and coffin in which the girl was buried.
Gray gave the name Mathews To the
undertaken and signed the death certificate
as Harry Mathews.
John b. Lands of Lincoln, Placer
County. testified that Clara Mathews bad
hHpn pmnlOVan for hraa he
past doing housewOrk in his house. To
the best of his knowledge she was not
married. lie never heard her make any
complaint OF being i'll or suffering pain.
His brother, Frank, purchased ticket for
her on September II TO Sacramento aud
return.
He identified the clothing found on the
body as her property. She had gold
watch which she bad not left behind her.
Gray returned TO Lincoln on the 18th and
spoke of her death in San Francisco.
Gray and she had been keeping company,
but he never heard Gray say that he was
married TO her. Gray brought her to their
house. Gray wanted her trunk to send to
her friends East, and said she had given
him the keys before she died. He also said
he had her watch. Gray went through her
trunk and took out some letters and some
pictures. including his own. de demanded
500 To reimburse him for doctors and
funeral expenses. She had $50 40 in The
possession OF witness in small box. Wit
ness declined 10 give 1t TO him. To witness
knowledge DR.. Finney of Lincoln never
attended the girl, as she never complained
OF being i'll.
Deputy Coroner Jones testified to going
to the City Cemetery and exhuming the
body of the girl on Saturday last, where
an autopsy was held. The body was then
removed to the undertaking establishment
OF Carew d English and afterward to the
Morgue.
Alice Charlesworth. granddaughter of
Mrs. Long, keeper of the boarding hOu Sc,
ST. Mission street. testified 10 having
known Clara Mathews when sick there.
Miss Mathews came 20 the house on Sep
| tembeT - and witness saw two physicians
in the house while Miss Mathews was
there, also Gray, who waited on her day
and night during her illness. There was
no nurse. She first heard Of the girls
deaih Sunday morning, the 18th. at break
fast. Gray called her Clare and she called
him Harry. Witness saw bottles and sur
gical instruments in the room. She de-
scribed the condition of the mattress and
floor after the body was removed. She
| identified Gray and the two doctors.
Mrs. Ann Long of SIT Mission street
said she recognized Gray and the two
doctors. Gray rented double room from
her on September Is. He said his wife
! was sick, but did not say what was the
matter with her. He brought her to the
! house that afternoon, accom- pan led by DR..
Won Werthern. She knew the woman as
Mrs Gray, as he introduced her as such.
| Inc woman seemed weak, but witness
did not think she was very sick. Next
morning Gray came 10 witness and told
her his wife had nemorrhagr. She
went TO the room and saw DR.. Won
WertheTn there. There was rubber bag
in the room with a long tube attached
hung to the bedpOst. Gray took the
wOman's underclOthes and bed-sheets tc
laundry to be washed aud said he would
bring them back next day. On the Thurs
day Gray said his wife was doing nicely.
lie was always with her. There was no
nurse in attendance. She thought it was
Thursday she saw DR.. Driscol there.
She saw the TWO doctors there on Satur-
day night, as the woman was worse.
The witness asked DR.. DriscOIl il there
was any danger, and he shook his head.
She saw no bleeding after the first night.
| The last she saw of the woman was after
II o'clock Saturday night. DIR. Won
Werthen slept downstairs. About 2
O'clock Sunday morning Gray knocked at
her door and told her it was all over. She
did not get up. but about o'clock Fred
Ware came to her door and told her they
were taking the body away. She described
| The condition OF the mattress. bedclothes
| and floor when she saw them Sunday, and
! said all the woman's belongings had dis
valise. When Gray came back 10 the
room she asked him when the burial was
TO take place. and he said at 10 o'clock.
81 said" continued the witness, SIS not
that very soon? l told him il ne would
| like me 10 60 l would go, and he said no.
it would be private. He asked me what
! the damage would be, and / said S15.
He said he would send it to ME, and l
| said did not know where To send for it,,
and asked him to let Fred Ware go with
him. He said all right. Fred brought
! me back So and brought me long cloak.
1t was lady's cloak. A skirt was left IN
the room. l gave the cloak and petteoat
to Mr.. Hogan. The petticoat was wet
| around the bottom
Witness Identified the tubes found in the
Toon..
Herman Metzer, undertaken, testified
to making the funeral arrangements at 8
O'Clock A NJ. Sunday the 18th With DIR. Won
Werthern and Harry j. Gray. DR.. Won
Werthern handed him the certificate
telling him at the same time that he wa:
not licensed TO practice in this county
Witness said ii was no good, and asked
him 10 get DR.. Drscoll TO sign another Ger.
| tihcate. This was done. Witness took the
BODY and dressed it from clothes taken
/ rom q ValiSe given him by Gray alias