The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-30

he further stated that, as the key was
turned in the lock on the inside, It had
been necessary for him TO procure. an in
strument wherewth to force it from: III g
lock- sc as 10 permit the insertion of hotel
pass-key.
1t was shown that deceased worna scarf
pin and stud when last seen, but no ring
was on his finger.
Questioned as to the location Of Spencer 5
bedroom Mr. Rich testified that it was No
235 in the Grand Hotel, and had no door of
communication with any other room. The
room was thirty feet a b0ve the courtyard of
the hotel.
The night clerk, John ". Frye. corrobo-
rated the foregoing testimony, and further
testified to having answered telephone
message al ) 80 o'clock on Thursday morn
The message came from some one IN
known asking for Spencer's whereabouts. 1t
was on this account that the inquiry was
instituted. The Waterman being told OF the
Circumstance went TO Speneer's bedroom,
and after trying the door looked through
the transOm. In consequence OF what he
saw he awakened Mr.. Rich.
The deposition of Miss Ellen Elizabeth
Ewing was then read. Miss Ewing has
been utterly Frustrated with grief since
learning the sad news and was unable 10
appear 10 testify.
She spoke of having noticed the awful
look of despair on Mrs. Spencer's lace when
that lady encountered her and her
fance on a streeicar two weeks ago. Her
face has haunted Miss Ewing ever since and
she is terribly shaken up.
Miss Ewing testified that she had known
Spencer five years in San Francisco, that
she saw him on Tuesday night when he left
her about II O'CLOCK, promising to meet her
the next afternoon.
For the first time in his life he tad failed
TO keep an engagement with her, and when
day broke on her wedding morning she
grew so anxious that she got her mother to
telephone to the Grand Hotel at 80 A. NJ.
Miss Ewing stated that Spencer had given
her au engagement ring and some other
diamond jewelry, ana that lie wore dia-
monds constantly himself She had no.
ticed, however, that on Tuesday night he
wore no ring, although he carried dia-
mOnd scarf-pin and stud.
The poor young lady could imagine no
motive for Spencer having made away with
himself, as he seemed in unusually bright
spirits the last time she saw him.
Mrs. Charles G. Ewing, mother Of Miss
Ewing, coTrob0rated the above testimony
and further said that Spencer was a man
who always seemed 10 have plenty OF money.
Frank kOeng, a merchant. residing at 626
Geary street, testified TO having met Spencer
at Mrs. Ewing's on Tuesday night, when lie
seemed jolly as ever.
William r. Elliott. barbeeper at the Grand
Hotel, said that Spencer had called il some
time poLNeeH iuluHlEuL anu = u CLOCK on
Tuesday night. II was his practice to call
in every night for bite of lunch before
retiring. That night he said, placing his
hands on his side, That pain troubles me
little think I'll take little gin tOddy,"
which the barkeeper mixed and gave to HIM.
After drinking the toddy he retired, pre-
sumablv to his room.
Elliott also had noticed that deceased
wore no ring He said lie remembered that
Spencer had worn crossed-diamond ring,
which he had had made up into pair of
eardrops for his fiancee.
Before retiring to rest he had shown
Elliott his intended's picture. which he car
ried in trade dollar. He was as he al
ways was" said Elliott, cheerful and
seemingly happy"
Drs. A. p O'Bren and S. Block testified
TO having performed the autopsy on the
body OF deceased, aud finding no sufficient
cause for death had caused the stomach to
lie removed and submitted TO DR.. G. L..
harrington for analysis.
Amid dead silence Mrs. Mary Kerehthar,
who IS living in San Francisco as Mrs.
May Spencer, moved slowly toward the
witness chair. Mrs. Spencer, as she prefers
to be called, Is tail, fair-haired woman
and was dressed completely in black She
was terribly affected while giving her testi-
mOny and at times seemed scarcely able to
reply TO the questions put to her.
Mrs. Spencer told how she had lived with
deceased as his wife seven years ago in
Chalis, Idaho, and that she always under
stood that he was to marry her some day.
He had Travelled with her about the States,
but had always manifested repugnance to
visiting either Denver, Colo, or San Fran
cisco with her.
Il came here by myself" said Mrs. Spen-
Ger. Mr.. Spencer always refused to bring
me.
II came here because OF letter received
from him with the billhead obliterated, so
that in case did not receive it the letter
would not find its way back to him. l sus-
pected something was wrong and |, saying
nothing, came to San Francisco, where I
heard of his engagement to Miss Ewing.
Il spoke to him of this, but lie always
denied it. Then one night met him on a
streetcar with his iancee, and then / knew.
lie came to see me after that, and nj last he
admitted his engagement, and said that If l
did not kill him he would kill himself
'Un the night when / had surprised him
on the car with his fiancee he had said TO
me: May, know you have the right to
Kill me. Why don't you do 1t? l wish you
would
AT one of our later meetings he asked
me to let bin marry, and said that il |
| would do so and 60 away to Arizona he
would give me 500 and allow me $500 per
annum."
DO you know If he was in position
to have done so ?''
Il do not know: He always complained
| OF poverty TO me-"
Here the witness broke down and was
unable to speak for some minutes.
Resuming, Mrs. Spencer said that she
had always gone by the name of Mrs. May
| Spencer. and that Spencer had addressed
] ner by that name in his letters TO her. HI