The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-01

the testimony OF the witness as to Mrs.
Shattuck's reproaches to Harry and Truly
for having ''done wrong" Miss Shattuck' g
testimony at tins CoroDer's inquest and
preliminary examination were produced
and read. and she was asked why she had
not thought of this before. The witness
replied that she was very nervous and
upset at the time and. besides, she had not
been questioned on this point.
Miss Shattuck. have you ever gone
away from homer"
Mr.. Lennon objected strongly to this
examination, but Mr.. Peixotto rather
rudely said he wanted to show that the wit.
ness was not the angel of purity she was
represented to be. The question was al
lowed.
Yes; about six years ago. Mamma
knew about that. | was away one week.
only went to friends in Oakland. was
sent back TO school at Vallejo"
Were you not keeping company with a
Young man at the time you met Harry
Poole ?'
Il don't remember"
SWELL. were you not engaged to young
man once?"
Yes; was engaged to Mr.. Merritt.
He got out license. but not with my con-
sent"
The witness was then asked the rather
unnecessary question. "Was she physi-
cian?" Replying in the negative she was
asked why abe had testified In the Police
Court that her mother suffered from poison
oak and now sw re it was erysipelas. Miss
Shattuck replied that she had been told
the one was the result of the other.
Cross-examined as to her note to Harry
Poole on the eventfu morning, the wit
ness replied that the words You can af-
ford to forgive her" referred to Mrs. Shat
tuck's letter to Harry ON the Thursday.
Harry was very much put out about that
letter. On that Thursday. before Harry
Poole received the letter, he and the wit
ness were questioned on their marriage by
Mrs. Shattuck. Neither of them answered.
Mr.. Peixotto then asked the witness to
Identify number of letters written by her
to Poole, in answer to those introduced
earlier in the day by the defendants coun.
sci, and in support of the contention
that Truly ran after Poole. One letter,
evidently in reply to Poole's note of in
quiry after the Shattucks' change of
address, read as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10, 1892
Dear Friend Hurry: Ever since l received
your letter have been trying 10 write TO you.
Every time would get as far as "dear friend
H rry" and something was sure TO occur TO
make me leave II. But have got fairly started
now and hope can get il finished. Yes, we
have moved, and away out of the world, too
2912D Laguna is the address. Take the
OFarre ll-street cars, transfer TO Union get of
at Laguna and II is just two or three steps
below The corner. | am working now In the
Vienna Bazaar, 1882 Market street, so you can
address my mail there.
Write and let me know when you will call
out 10 the house and shall try To be at home.
have your matchbox. you know. Come out
as soon as you can. Wednesdays and Fridays
are OFF, so make 1t either one of those il you
can.-YOurs, TRULY SHATTUCK.
Another and later epistle was read by
the counsel for the prosecution with un-
disguised relish:
IL. %. 1892.
Dear Harry: 1 received your note this
morning and have not had lime until now TO
answer it. Pun awfuIly sorry l can't 20 to-
night. I'd lie to, ever so much, but rs you
said, it's 90 short notice. | shall only be too
glad to go Sunday though YOU can call for me
about half-past 10 or IL. How do you look
Have you changed any? 1t is so long since l
have gaZrd upon that ravlshing countenance
that l almost forget how it does look. 1 go TO
supper at 4:45 and do not turn until $780,
that is why Won missed me. 1 get oil at 8 IN
the evening" so some night if You are down
town aud don't know what TO do or where 10 go,
you may come and take me home Yours, as
ever, TRULY.
Sunday at 1880 or later, II you please, but
not before then. think you have the address,
2912 Laguna, near Union, fiat ID. C. E.S.
a great number of other letters were
read and iden iIied, most of them couched
in the same strain. In letter dated De.
cember IS. 1892. Truly wrote that she
would "appoint committee to kick an
alley through" her lover for failing to
write. as promised. In another letter she
addressed him as ''monkey-face" and
signed herself "Mysc," and begged him
to write to her.
A later epistle, written in March. 1898.
spoke reproachfully of Harry's conduct.
In this letter the inevitable somebody
else" appeared for the first time, Truly
speaking OF her death and what she would
do if Poole did not come and tell her who
the "Miss Somebody" was.
Truly wrote To her lover in June. 1898,
while he was staying at PescaderO. Poole
had evidently been reproducing her for not
writing. and Truly's letter was full of ex-
plantations, signing herself your little
widow" Mr.. Peixotto laid a great deal of
stress upon the signature as he read the
letter to the jury. Finally, last letter
was read in which Truly upbraided Poole
for not escorting her home the night be-
fore and for Dreferring the society of "the
bows" to hers.
The letters disposed of, the further cross
examination of the witness was resumed.
But when she had answered few cues
tons, among which was one relative to
her engagement, which she said was made
A prl 3. 1898, the poor girls fOrtitude gave
way under the strain, and though Judge
Belcher ordered her examination to pro-
coed Mr.. Peixotto preferred to Withdraw
her, by consent, for the present Ii was
fortunate, as the girl was ON the verge of
Mysteries.
Orvtlle A. Shattuck, husband Of the de-
PENDANT. was called to testify as to his
wife's mental condition. He said he was
married 10 the defendant March 4, 1882.
and since then had twice interfered to ere
vent her committing suicide. He thought
her insane. Mr.. Peixotto impeacEed the
witness on the ground that he was not an
expert.
The trial will be resumed to-day.