The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-21
STARTLING SYMPTOMS NOW
Ills Wife and Private Detectives
Get Into Ills Room.
THE SCENE in A LoDGiNd-nousR
The Ola Capitalist Who Says Ills
Wife Poisoned tim Is Bone
of Contention.

b00EaT. the Oakland eapita lisi who lies al
deaths door in d lodging house. b0i Post
street. The old man gToanea ana WTilhed
la his bed. anu tho end did not seem far on.
so grave was his condition DTs. fatter-
son ana Perry or Oakland held eonsulta-
ton on his casa al night They came TO
the conclusion no was suffering from
poisoning, and iii all probability tho drug
administered was arsenic,
His niece, Mrs. Nhittemore came ia
from her country homo al his request 60
nurse him. bOogar showed that weight
Was taken on his mind when she entered
the room where no lay dying, for no eX-
pressed fear that his villa OF that
woman's friends might hasten his death.
While tho doctors were present Mrs.
BoOgaT entered with Private Detective
Stilwell aud his assistant, The detective
claimed TO represent Attorney George
Knight, who Is retained by Mrs. Boogar
TN the other side " as man employed by
BooEars attorney and Malvern Nj. Foote
who Is watching tho case with great in
GeTest.
No sooner had the sick mans wife made
herself comfortable III the apartment than
DI Patterson noticed his patisnt's pulse
had gone up suddenly 90 100, This IL was
evident 10 The physician was eau sed by
unusual excitement, so no told all present
that tho room must DO cleared or beOgar
might sneenmb, Not a person moved.
Every ono looked at avery ono elsa, as
much as 10 say, why don't y0n leave ?"
Tho doctors declared IL was imperative
that Boogar be left almost alone, a. his
condition was such that death might follow
Immediately II his maladY was aggravated
by unusual excitement. Still not one per
son except beegaf'5 niece made motion
10 leave.
''Do you want all these people here?" Or.
Patterson asked Bo0gaF and tho sick man
shook hls head emphallealiy. Then he
replied:
~ doa't want her here" pointing at ms
WIFE, nor that man. indicating SLIlWell
NOR tho man behind the curtain there.
The latter was an emploYe OF the detective,
ana he was there With his guard TO hold
the fort.
Boogar's Oakland friends withdrew and
held al Indignation meeting en the side
walk. They could net and " ouid not 70
main whom their presence would njure
boegAT, eut they were angry 10 know that
Two prlya detectives and Mrs. bOogag
should force themselves on a dying Man
without any legal right whatever. Attor-
nay Malvern fooEe kept them company,
aud as they appeared to be wrought mp
over the strange proceedings upstairs Pc
leo Detective Egaa Was called In TO PIE
serve peace.
Boogar had made a written ante morsem
statement 90 Sunday IN presence Of his
nurse, John Lambie, az follows;
l. fhiilp boo9aE being BOW very sick ana
believing khaG l am ia imminent danger Of
death suheriag trom the effects, l believe ot
poison, which NY vile, Catherine boogar, bad
gwen mo ca Saturday, November II, 1898 Ia
Agass 81 water While Was Ia company With
bel, 40 make tbs statement.
week ago ttiday, November 10 1898. she
came 10 ny hotel William Tell House, san
FRANCISCO, where l MAS stopping, aed asked
NE 70 80 cut With eers Mat she wanted 10 set
Tie all the suits between Us, aud wanted me 70
70 back 10 i've With her again, and Il l would
Sic SAID it would cost me nothiBg.
believe she remained there all bat nignt,
ana sa" me again tie next morning aud took
ne SO 4 restaurant GA 1hlrd street 10 have
something 10 eat We had breakfast there
about II ReoA that day, she had STEAK aRd
potatoes ana con 6, and l bad only coffee aha
4 iittle bread. aud while there she gave me a
glass OF water Aud Bow / remember whea
size gave me lbe water she naBdled the glass
IA queen way aad put napkin over lt before
giSlPg Il 10 ple, and | also BOW remember that
she put something Ia the water Ia a glass
Whicn / supposed was foE herself before she
gave ne my glass and believe she gave ne
RoL looking.
And 1 also BOW remember that hrst took
SICK about one hoNT alter l took TIE wafer she
gave me, but did ReE WON'T u for three or four
hours after y0Rllted 4 great deal ana bad
great pains Ia by stomach, and my tongue ard
tbEoat burned nae greatly, ana ay side Paiaed
Witness; john lambie. z. BooGAR.
hs reiterated the statement yesterday,
and at BIghE Was anxious thai similar
enc should Do made before the proper
authorities that It would be accepted
legally ia eass OF lawsuits hereafter
Malvern Foote telepboBed for Coroner
Hughes late al night but that Official sx-
plalned be could not take the statement
ths proper parties 10 see are Chief
Crowley OF CAPTAIN Lees, and they will be
duly Informed Of the case tots morning
AS no statement could be taken at the late
hour. BoegaC Insisted IN The presence Of
many Witnesses taat DO desired bis wife
70 leave the room along with The strange
private detectives and never come back.
8hs statement was verbal Patterson
says that BoogaT b ads i 10 bis Freseaee,
and that OF others several times. His wife
and Others forced themselves IN the room
and trled TO prevent BIN making the state
neak Patterson refuses TO talk much.
BoogaTs friends claim that his VIE
cares only tor his money, and would be
glad 80 get rid Of him for his wealth. She,
however, denies this, and asserts hat she
has been prosecuted until nearly crazy
This Is my place, said she last 8ight
A'beside ny husband. That's all there Is
50 u. l am hlS wife and intend TO remain
here. Where else should l remain? | do
not know who these men aTe--these men
Ia the sittDg-EooIn. Dor do | know Mr
u n
cuse me, l cannot 20 outside this door -
she Goa tinRed, bEaciHg herself IN the door
way, "f0r If | left the room l would be
locked oat and could not get back again. y
With regard to the poison and other
charges she would not speak beyond max
ing general denial and referring TO At
torBey Knight
"M atch that woman" said Foots to his
man, see that she does nos touch any
medicine DO takes. Don't let her give hin
anything"
Mean y bile the old man is IN agony and
sinking steadily. the noise, excitement ana
worry of feeling that people are wrsngling
around wnat he believes TO DO bis death
bed, serving to hasten the end which may
come as any hoar.
George A. Knight. attorney for Mrs.
BoogaT, made the following statement OF
the case to a CALL reporter: las is
pretty well known. Mrs. Bo0gar has
had a great deal OF litigation with her
husband. Some time ago she caused him
10 Do 1ndicially examined on tho question
Of his sanity. he was declared not IN
saRs, but ineom petent to 10 business. He
is simply weak-minded old man,
be was under the complete control OF a
lawyer named BsBs0n, He took Boogar
30 Portland. Or, about three months ago