The morning call., 1894-12-16
LEES ANONYMOUS LETTER.
The Detective Advised to Find
the Clerks Brother.
STILL LOOKING FOR A WOMAN.
One Who Saw Two Men in the Store
and Heard Choking Sound After
the Light Was Out.


lght upon the murder of Eugene Ware.
Clews were born every hour and died
bile the dew of their youth was upon
them. Theories were built uE with care
10 be torn down in haste, and when mid
night came The police were apparently as
far away from the truth as they were
when they found the young mans body at
the bottom of the flight of stairs.
Captain Lees and Detective COffey visited
the scene of the tragedy early in the morn
ing TO search for the instrument that pene-
traled Wares heart. The cellar and its
contents were examined by eyes trained to
find evidence of crime, but nothing that
looked like knife or dagger was revealed.
The wbite-haired captain made a dis
covery, however, which he thinks is i'm
portant. Near the top of the stairs, just
above the waiDscoting, he found two spots
of blood on the waIl-eyldence that the
crime was committed at the top of the
flight and that the body fell or was flung
to the bottom.
Miss Aggie Chapln, the miliner who
resided at Wares hotel and called upon
him at the drugstore late Thursday night,
could not be found. and it is supposed that
she has gone to her parents home at Wat
souville TO avoid publicity. Her relatives
are RESPECTABLE people, and her friends say
that she led a blameless life. She and
Ware and Wares roommate. Frank Jobe,
were members of a secret society and fire.
Quently attended its meetings. Jobe says
that she called at the drugstore between II
and ID O'Clock and left it after purchasing
some benZine. he says that she was not
regularly employed by any local establish
ment but received orders from the couD-
try.
She was older than Ware and apparently
took a deep interest in his welfare. The
police visited her room aud inspected her
clothing, and after questioning the hotel
people came 10 the conclusion that she
knew nothing of the crime
Evidence that is regarded as of great
importance was given the detectives by
Miss Z. jackson, a vivaciOus young woman.
who has hlstrionic aspirations, and re-
Gently appeared in public as the captain
OF a female tug-of-war team, which gave
an exhibition at Union-sQuare Hall about
two months ago.
Miss jackson lives on Seventh street,
near Market, and wss acquainted with the
murdered clerk. She said that she went
into the store shortly after II o'clock
Thursday night and found Ware using the
telephone. There was young lady in the
store who spoke in rather tnperiOus way
To the clerk. saying, Gene. want you TO
shake that hrty.
"The woman then left" Miss jackson
testified, "and went out on the sidewalk,
raising her dress and drawing her skirts
10 one side as if TO avoid contagion. She
fOunced out upon the sidewalk, where
she met a man who addressed her rather
Grossly. She angrily replied that she had
left the store as soon as she could.
The woman wore an opera hat of the
latest fashion, bound around with band
of velvet There was a red bow ana an
aigrette in front. She wore tan-colored
cape Ornamented with horizontal stripes
of black braid. Her skirt was of dark ma
terial aud she wore red kid gloves. Tie
woman was of medium height, with dark.
short aud curly hair. Her cheeks were
rouged, and she was apparently about %
years old.
1.-The man was about Is or 80 years old,
about feet 9 inches tall and was we'll
prOporuOned. l think his face was clean
shaver, but if he had a mustache it was
light in color. He wore short brown
overcOat, derby hat, striped trousers,
patent-leatheT shoes, white shirt and
black cravat.
''rhe pair turned up Market street, and
twenty minutes later / started for home.
/ think it was bout II 40 o'clock when
left the store. On the northeast corner of
Market and Larkln streets looking toward
the drugstore l saw man who closely re-
sembled the one / had seen in the store
and who met the woman outside-only he
wore no oveIcOat then"
1t will be remem bered that Wares BODY
was found at l 10 o'clock in the morning
by Officer ODea, and if she made no mis-
take about the time the crime must have
been committed soon after she left the
store. There is good reason, however, 10
believe that she was mistaken.
Patrolman Benjamin stated yesterday
that he passed the store at 1890 o'clock
and found il in darkness, The door on
the Hayes-street side was locked. He did
not try the door on the Market-street side,
which was the one subsequently, found
unfastened by Officer O'Dea.
The officers statement that the store
was IN darkness at II 80 o'clock was COR
roboraed by A. Case. painter, who lives
at 1135 Mission street, and who gave the
police the most important information
concerning the crime received during the
day.
81 was walking along Market street
about 80 O'Clock in the morning" said
Case, land while passing the drugstore
looked in through the window and saw
the forms OF two persons within. [ am
not sure whether they were men or women,
but / think they were men. They were
facing each other and were about two feet
apart The lights in the store were out.
las l walked on heard smothersd or
cD0KlnR noise. saw du0LDer man stand
ing in the doorway of a tailor's shop
about two doors above the drugstore.
am positive as 10 the time. for / looked at
my watch.
81. NJ. Ladd. who is employed by Shain-
waid, Buckbee 81 Co., informed the police
that he was in the drugstore with a lady
friend at IL 80 o'clock Thursday night and
remained there about fifteen minutes.
The lady was dressed in black and wore a
sealskin cape and black hat. A man was
there who. the clerk said, was a gripman
or conductor on the San Mateo electric
railroad.
Eugene" said Ladd," was behind the
counter. 81 saw the same mar in the store
this morning talking to DR.. Biehl. The
man was ia the store when we left. Eugene
was very cheerful when we left and SAID
that Miss Aggie Chaplin had been there.
BE said nothing about having an appoint
ment and IL he had one / think be would
have tod me. | saw Aggie next morning
in the grocery, "A Seventh street. She was
crying bitterly and was In great distress.
She and Eugene were old chums and lived
at the same hotel" There was maDifestly
but one thing left for the detectives to do
IND the woman described by Miss Jack
son and the man who upbraided her.
Jobe was interviewed for the hundredth
time and Questioned about Wares femal