The morning call., 1893-11-28

whom he now knows was Hall. rang the
household and on Mrs. Gillespie opening the
door the man insisted on being admitted.
The man seemed in a fuddled condition and
Mrs. Gillespie called Gillespie to come and
speak TO him. Gillespie invited him to
walk cut since he could not explain his
business. BE says he opened the door for
him when Hall grabbed him. Gillespie
Jerked himself free and Hall stumbled
down the steps. Gillespie denies that he
laid hand on the man.
Sergeant Shields says that Gillespie called
at the City Prison and reported the matter
10 him on Saturday night, but was told to
go home, as the man was merely drunk
and the cut on his head had been attended
to by the doctors at the hospital.
Gillespie, after being booked yesterday,
asked to be allowed to go on his own re-
cOgnlZance, but the police declined To
allow this, in view of the statements o
eyewitness to Halls expulsion from $50
Ellis street. These eye-witnesses are
Mrs. Warren, Miss DINING and Mrs.
Palmer. who live almost directly opposite
and protest that they saw the men quar-
reiing, and that Gillespie finally threw
Hall down the stairs on to the sidewalk.
Mrs. Warren is dressmaker. residing at
3l9 Ellis street; Miss DINING is her as
sistant, and Mrs Palmer. residing at 1861
Webster street, was visiting Mrs. Warren.
The three were sitting in the bay-windOw
OF the house at 319 Ellis street and claim to
have particularly noted the circumstances.
Yet other witnesses TO the personal en-
counter between Hall and Gillespie are
the son OF DR.. Taylor. one of the Receiv-
ing Hospital surgeons, who was passing at
the time and told his father that Gillespie
struck Hall and threw him down the
steps; also Mrs. Bartlett and her daugh-
ter. residing at 325 Ellis street. They say
Hall appeared intoxicated and held out
his band as if to shake hands, when
Gillespie threw him down the steps. The
evidence OF these witnesses is to the effect
that Hall hardly touched the steps, but
fell on his head and shoulder with great
violence upon the sidewalk.
Gillespie is about 81 years of age. He
came from the East seven years ago. and
was lat one time employed at the Union
Iron Works. His wife keeps a lodging
house at 800 Ellis street.
Gradually Halls movements on that
fatal afternoon are coming to light. He
had many friends here. among whom was
the British Consul, and they have taken
considerable interest in the investigation
of the circumstances of the young mans
death.
One of these friends, Vincent Frost,
stated shat he saw Hall OF Saturday after
noon when Hall said he intended hiring a
horse and riding out to collect bill for
$40. 1t was subsequently learned that he
did hire a horse al the PalO Alto stables
and started out. Later the horse was re-
turned 10 the stable by an employe who
said he had seen Hall drunk on the street.
The body Of Hall was removed TO the
MOrgue and an inquest will he held to-day.
His remains will be privately inferred by
his friends, among whom are members OF
the wel-known firm Of John Wigmore &
Sons.
Young Hal; was not so years of age. He
came 10 this city seven years ago bringing
letters of introduction from his native
town of Birmingham. England, to the
WigmOres. whose distant relative he was,
and other citizens. He was a bright. we'll
educated man and made many friends.
For a mum Der of years he was employed
by John I. Wright, the commission mer-
chant, and latterly had mad intimate con-
nection with mercantile interests in the
Central American States and Mexico. He
was at one time vice-consul at Honduras,
Nicaragua, and recently returned from
Mexico, where he had been examining
some mining property. 1t was his lnten-
ton TO 60 to Mexico again next Friday on
account of 4. B. Oliver. an Importer on
Battery street.
His friends say that lasterly he bad not