The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-18
STILL BEFOGGED.
No Clew to Eugene Ware s
Murderer.
Was the Motive Robbery, or Was
lie Mistaken for Some Other
Persona

The murder of the young drug clerk.
Eugene Ware, is as much mystery as
ever. Ali day yesterday detectives were
kept on the move following after clews,
only to find that there was absolutely moth
ing 10 them.
Captain Lees yesterday received a writ
ten report from Policeman Benjamin,
whose beat is on Hayes street. His story
has already been briefly referred to, but
in his report he goes mona into detail He
got of a Hayes-slreet car at 10 80 A. IL. at
Polk street, tried the doors in the St.
Nicholas block, and the door of the drug
store was the last he tried. He found it
locked and the lights all out. Il would
take him from three to five minutes 10
reach the drugstore door. which would
bring the time up to 1888 OF II: 80. Ra
remained at the corner til 12:48 or II 80,
and saw no one enter or leave the store.
He further said it was no unusual thing for
Ware to be in the store with all the lights
out after midnight, but he would always
ligh' the center jet before leaving.
Benjamin corrOborates A. Case, the
painter who passed The store at IL 80 and
saw tina: the lights were out. But Case
goes further aud says he saw in the dark
ness the forms of TWO people in the store
standing about two feet apart, facing each
other. and as he walked on be thought he
heard gurgling OF smotherAd sound pro-
ceeding from the store. Two or three
doors above the drugstore. on Market
street. he saw a man in the doorway of a
taiIor's store. The tiaGman a, the crossing
saw the lights 90 out about :33. A min
ute or two previous he saw a gentleman
who was standing with & lady on the
south side Of Market street waiting for
the last Lqrkin-street car going southwark,
run across the street to the drugstore. APP
parently make purchase and run across
to the lady again just in time to board the
car This lady and gentleman have not
YET beon found. and the latter might be
able to state If he saw any one in the
store besides Ware, or any one near it.
All these witnesses contradict Miss
Jackson, who says she left the store at
1910 O'Clock. But ii is supposed she inno-
Gently made mistake as to the time, as it
was discovered yesterday that the clock In
the store from which she took her time was
ten mlnutes fast that morning Assuming
this to be correct. it is evident that the
murder was committed between u 30 and
2:35 o'clock. giving every latitude for the
mistake OF minute or TWO by Case, the
painter.
The detectives have as yet been unable
to locate the speedy" looking young
woman and man referred to by Miss Jack
son. Every clew has been followed up,
without success. They do not, however,
despair of finding them, but it is just pos
sible they may not provide the expected
sensation. This is the only tangible clew
that has not been exploded.
Captain Lees states that he knows
where the murdered mans brother is. he
does not for moment believe that he had
anything to do with the murder, but he
will satisfy himself on the point. It's
almost improbable that he would sneak
back to the city all the way from Portland
for the express purpose of butcnering his
decrept brother.
The Investigations of the detectives have
shown that young Ware was courteous
and respectful to the fair sex /; that all his
associates of both sexes were good people
who took deep interest in him owing to
his iufirmities, and they have been unable
tn find the slightest evidence OF anything
done by him that would lead to his muir
der out of revenge or jealousy.
The motive. therefore. for the murder
was robbery, or was Ware murdered in
mistake for another man? These are
points that may In time be cleared up. or
they may not. Against the robbery theory
is The fact that Wares gold watch and
chain were not taken. 1t was reported
that SIS which should have been in the
cigar till was missing. There was only
between 50 and So in the till, which the
bellboy al The ST. Nicholas saw Ware take
pub VI sHo VIZ, unu WIlCI; ~ was uiSc0V-
cred yesterday, was found in its secret
place ON Friday morning.
A crank went to Judge Low with a sen.
sational story of seeing woman with a
bloody skirt and a dagger 20 into house
on the morning of the murder The Judge
took him to Sergeant Esola at the old
City Hall station, and the sergeant es
coried him to Captain Lees. Detectives
Whitaker and Bowen were sent to inyes
tigate and found it was as they had ex-
pected. the hallucination of a crank. Tine
house is occupied by one of the most
citizens.
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the cooking is good. LIS always good
when DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
is used.