The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-03-07

there until. with her parents, she returned
home after the Geary-street home was
broken up.
Her visits afterward TO the city were
frequent. often extending over as long a
period as a week. To her parents she told
the story that she had lady friend here
with whom she was stopping.
On one of her visits three months ago
she took rooms at the Baldwin Annex
hotel, at $50 Market street. DR.. Leek paid
her several visits. and on being discovered
three mornings in succession leaving the
house they were both turned out. From
that time on her sojourns in the city have
been with her lover.
Shortly after Alice Adversely began
making visits to the city, she was intro
duced by DR.. Leek to lady who alter
ward became her dearest friend and to
whom she told all her troubles. To this
friend little over year ago she told that
when she met DR.. Leek she was possessed
of $780, and hat as he was in need Of
money she had given it TO him that day.
Il would give him my life." she said.
"if he asked Inc for it, for there is not
man on earth l love as do him."
She said that DIR. Leek had promised to
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be as soon as she would need IL. Then she
said they were on the eve of being mar
ried. and prior to the date of the wedding
she wanted to make trip East.
This was not again mentioned until a
short time ago. when Miss Adversely again
mentioned the subject to her friend. She
said that DIR. Leek had been unfortunate
owing TO his trouble with his brother
and had lost all of her money. In coDse-
quence of this she said she would be
obliged to abandon her trip East, as she
had no money.
In these condolences she told that she
had been betrayed by DR.. Leek. but she
did not consider that she had sinned. as
love atoned for her fault.
Leek, she said, was siDcerein his promise
of marriage, and when they were man and
wife she would be happy and not till then.
OF Mrs. Sprague. the variety actress.
with whom Leek had consorted. she spoke
in widest terms.
"Oh, If 1 could only lay my hands on
her i would kill her ms; antly. She tried
to take DR.. Leek away from me and will
never be satisfied until l know she is
dead"
William McFadden, friend of the AL
dersley family. and who has known them
ever since Alice was born, told the follow
ing story of the girls trouble with Leek {:
About six months ago l met Bill AL
dersley on the street here in San Francisco,
and he asked me to look up DR.. Leek and
see what kind of fellow he was. He
told me Alice had been going with him
and was in trouble. and if he was decent
fellow he (Aldersley) wanted him TO marry
her. / went to the trouble OF investiga-
ting for my friend, and reported to Aders-
ley that Leek had had some trouble In
MERGED with girl.
Adversely then told me that be did not
believe Leek ever intended 10 marry
Alice. who was very much in love with
him.
Il have known Alice ever since she was
little girl. She was as true woman as
ever lived until she met Leek. but since
she has been coming here / know that she
has been led astray. / was aware of 1t be-
fore her father told me, but did not want
to let him know.
"Aldersey felt very keenly about It,
When he left he told me he was going to
do something about it."
DR.. Milburn II. Logan, the physician
who was called in to assist DR.. Bowers
shortly after the two lovers were discov-
cred in the room, is not sure that they we're
poisoned. When he arrived he says that
there was a strong smell of gas and there
is possibility that asphyxia may have
aided in the attempted destruction. He
says, however, that poison had been
drunk by both, but just what it was he
has not yet determined. That the mix
ture contained hemlock. cocaine and NOR
phine he is almost positive so far as he
has gone. but just what else he does not
know, nor will he until some time today.
when he will receive the report from the
examining chemist.
His theory is that one OF the two mixed
the potion, went to the dental laboratory
aud took an amount of poison from eyery
bottle on the shelves, unmindful of what
il was or how it would act. For this rsa-
son the combination of poisons produces
an effect with which il is difficult TO cone
Regarding the positions in which the
couple were found be says they were both
lyirg straight upon the bed, and that DIR.
Leek had been pulled off the bed to the
floor by the janitor in an effort to arouse
him from what he on first sight thought
was a slumber.
Chief of Police Crowley, when he
learned of the case through the evening
papers, detailed Detective Anthony to
look into The case.
On calling the detective was told that IN
all probability DR.. Leek would recover.
and that the woman was still unconscious.
Regarding the poisons no information
could be given him until The report, which
will be received this morning.
At an early hour this morning DIR.
Leek and Miss Aldersley were still in an
unconscious and precarious condition. The
physicians in charge expect the woman 10
die at any moment. but say that the dentist
may possibly recover.