The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-25
The Story Told by Mrs. K.
Carriers Friend.
PARTED WITH HIS MONEY.
w. II. RowIey Says He Was Led to
Make Many Loans on WOman's
Tears and Promises.


of 1877 Howard street lost jewels valued at
$40. 600 and about $1,000 in coin, are likely
to reveal an ingenious plot among persons
supposed TO be innocent of the crime. As
TO their identity future developments may
lead to conviction of more than one sus-
pected person. and at the same time strong
suspicious will fall upon others whose
names are already connected with it.
When Mrs. Kate Garner, cousin of
Lucky" E. j. Baldwin, was arrested with
her son Henry Earle, alias Garner. and
Walter G. Furnald. alias }. w. Allen. at
Los Angeles, in connection with the rob-
berry, certain portion of the community
was surprised. Her friends were shocked
beyond measure. "What can the police
have against her ?" they asked Indignantly.
Mrs. Garner had only recently been ap-
pointed to position in the United States
Mint in this city. Before leaving San
Francisco she got leave of absence and
went to Los Angeles with her son. The
| ex-Recorder of Los Angeles County is her
brother. When arrested she was prepar-
ing for a drive TO Baldwin's ranch at
Santa Anita. Her friends and acquaint-
ances wondered why shea quiet, respect
able lady, who had taken work in the
Mint for livelihoud-should be connected
even remotely with sensational robbery.
lTu6 fuEDaIQ was III DeT company anu lie
had been on Ultimate terms OF friendship
with Harry. Still it was believed that
Mrs. Garner knew nothing of the dia-
monds, but had become victim of in
tensely dsagreeable and awkward circum-
stances.
With respect to her a most unexpected
development came yesterday, when w. II.
Rowley. former friend. related his ex-
periencrs with her in Denver year ago.
MIR. ROwley is diamond-setter and Jew
eler, now living on Stevenson street. near
Seventh, though at the time of meeting
Mrs. Garner he was employed by large
jewelry firm ID Denver.
al met Mrs. Garner in the first week of
January a year ago." said he. ut came
about in this way. / was living at COZ
Twentieth street, in the house of Mrs.
Cavanaugh. who formerly knew her in
Kansas. Mrs. Gamers son. Harry Earle,
came to Denver and engaged a room in
the house. About a week later she ar
rived herself aud came to live in the same
house.
II was introduced to her shortly after
ward and it was not long before she began
pouring into my ear sOrrOwful story.
She said she came from Indianola, Nebr.,
where her husband was employed as a
traveller for wholesale penthouse. Ac-
cOrding TO her account he treated her
cruelty and would not give the woman
dollar for support. After going over these
troubles with piliful face and tears in
her eyes she asked me 10 loan her S15 on
diamond ring. l did not give her the
money, but later on she came to the store
where was employed and got SIS on
! pair of Opera-gla sses. These the son, the
i young dude. redeemed in few days. The
next thing Mrs. Garner wanted was SIS on
| her watch and chain to pay the landlady.
gave her $40. believing the woman was
perfectly honest and sncere-Sl5 for the
landlady and So for laundry bill.
among other things she told me that E.
j. Baldwin was her cousin. and the day
she arrived in San Francisco he would
give her a check for $500. which would be
NJ allied Immediately to me.
Two weeks after the $50 loan she came
to me in tears with plausible story, and
rbelieved it all. L was the only one in
| Denver she could appeal to. Her son had
a pass to San Francisco which expired
that night 1t would be a pity il he did
not get away, as a position of S15 a week
was waiting for him here. She wanted
$40, and gave her the money that even.
ing. With part of this money she bought
the dude kid gloves, patent feathers aud
other things to prepare him for the jour-
Dey. Soon after asked about Harry.
"'Ob, il is too bad she answered. The
| poor boy was disappointed about his posi-
| ton and he's gone to mas in Los Angeles
Another few days. More tears. Harry
had a splendid chance to buy half inter-
| Los Angeles for $50, so she said. and her
| brother, Mr. Kelly. the ex-Recorder of Los
| Angeles, promised TO put up 500 If she
could raise $50. / thought the matter over,
and thinking everything would come out
| we'll raised $50 and put $40 to it. Mrs.
Garner assured me her mother bad sold
| lodging-house in Los Angeles and would
send check in few days. / was to re-
| ceive all my money.
"'Oh how good you arep she said. thank
| ing me in tears.
THAT passed off. When it was time 10
have a letter from Harry l asked how he
liked the cigar-store. She told me the man
who had intended selling out changed his
mind and Harry could not get the place.
She next tackled me for $40 aud got it to
pay shoemaker. Then So for the laun-
dry, then $40 for tile landady.
"Finally she had another plausible yarn.
This time it was information. She had a
letter from her mother telling her to go to
Los Angeles at once and file papers there
for divorce. Mother says If I get money
from her instead of going to California I
would 60 back TO my husband. and she
would not send me remittance said she.
Then Mrs. Garner informed me c0nfiden-
TALLY that the landlady held her trunks
for rent and board, and added, L have
ticket to Los Angeles. and once get there
you will be refunded The landlady's bill
was $40 to $50 l was told. But when
For this took the woman's note and In.
dorsed it. On it Mrs. Garner got some
money and the note was used by the
landady to pay her grocer. Altogether I
gave the woman $3.50. on the understand
ing that she was in sore distress and could
get the money on her arrival in California
and repay me.
II never got a dollar back. After the
silver bill struck Denver lost my posi-.
ton, because there was nothing 10 do,
and I came to San Francisco. I traced
Mrs. Garner from the Baldwin to the St.
Nicholas Hotel, and she made all manner
of excuses-that E. j. Baldwin was out of
town, that a load of oranges belonging to
her friends In Southern California had
rotted on the way to New York, which
precluded her from receiving money from
that source; such aud such bank had
failed, aud so on.
81 saw her twice since she got the posi-
tion in the Mint. but she had nc money on
account OF paying varions expenses. She
could not work, because the machinery
noise made her nervous. and there is no
noise at all. When read about the dia-
mond robbery and arrest 1 felt satisfied
m of NV claim was hopAless. / had heen