The herald., 1894-12-11
OOCTER'S HANDSOME VISITOR,
A Girl From the Metropolis
Goes to See Him.
She Identifies a Woman Who Hor Sc.
whipped the Young Man.
The Young Drummer VIII Be Given =
Preliminary Examination In
the Justice Court
Today.

Despite the confinement in the county
Jail OF the gentlem anly embezzler, Alex
Docter. who got away with $4,000 OF
Nose Gunst's money, he seems to be
enjoying life pretty we'll. He eats the
best food possible and has more or less
enjoyable privileges.
1t will be remembered that when Doc.
or went to gay Paris he was supposed
to have gone there in company with a
woman. This story has always been
denied by Docter, but there are some
who have reason to believe otherwise.
What gives that portion of Docter's
story q more plausible denial is a plens,
ant little incident which occurred last
Saturday and which may yet yield q
sensational story. On that day there
arrived from San Francisco a young,
handsome woman of the brunette type.
She was fascinating in the extreme, and,
dressed in q travelling gown of richest
make, appeared like q queen on tour
of the country incog. Sne visited Doc
ter soon after her arrival, but alwsys at
tempted to keep her identity secret.
The San Franciscan girl. who, by the
way, is scarcely 20 years OF age and ss
pretty as picture, was 10th to rush
into the inclosure when the big iron
doors swung back for her to enter.
When she did 60 in che entered grace.
fully, but with a swish.
The meeting was most affe ctionate. A
turnkey had notified Doctor OF the lady's
presence and he was in waiting to en-
brace her. They appeared as lifelong
friends meeting after @ protracted abb
ssnce.
For two long hours the strange young
visitor chatted merrily with the drum.
mer who "blew" $4,000 in three weeks,
and had to be returned in charge of an
officer to answer felonious charge.
All attempts to find out the business
OF the handsome young woman proved
futile. Some said she was the person
who fed to the Partisan capital with the
drummer others that she had come to
the assistance Of the accused.
Docter was yesterday seen in Jail
by q HERALD reporter regarding the
rumor that his visitor was the one who
accompanied him on his European tour.
He appeared unusually cheerful and. as
he always does. acted the part of we'll
bred young man. Docter smiled when
he WAS asked as to the truth OF the sem
sational story.
why" said he, "thers's nothing in
it. II a woman had gone with me. l
would have no hesitancy in saving go.
The fact OF the matter is, no one went
with me. The young woman visiting
me is from San Francisco, and her name
is Kate Spencer, though she came here
and registered at one of the leading no.
tells under the name of Stetson. She is
friend, indeed, and while hundreds
ycs, peIhaps thousands-of persons
whom formerly knew as friends are
turned against ime, she is willing to do
all she can TO lend nee assistance"
The woman returned to San Francisco
last night. Doctor gave it out that she
was stsying at the Grand hotel.
By her visit to the city she gave out
"tip" that might be of value to the pc.
lice, and which recalled romantic mem
The Spencer woman had not been in the
city long before she met the more or less
notorious Maud E. Scott, OF San Fran
cisco, who has pleased to call herself
Maud Villars, Ella Jones and other
cognomens. Doctor is an old acquaint-
ance OF the Scott woman, and was at
one time horse whipped by her in front
of the Golden Eagle hotel in Sacra-
mento.
Tho gay Docter says that he is some.
what glad that he is in Jail, for he
doesn't care to encounter the horsewhip
wielder again. Doctor will be given a
preliminary examination in Justice Sea.
mans court this morning on the charge
of embezzling Nose Gunst's big wad of
filthy lucre.