The morning call., 1894-10-10
"kNEW TOO MUCH"
DR.. Lovejoy Says So of
Alice Aldersley.
THE INQUIRY is NOW ON.
I" What Will Become of This Lit
tie Girl Pr
THE INQUIRY is NOW o
DWELL FIX HER," SAID BOWERS
New Evidence in the Famous Case.
Another Woman Who Died
of the Shock.

of Mr.. Aluersley, DR.. Frank E. Lovejoy
and other witnesses in the inquiry by the
Grand Jury Into the death of Alice Alders-
ley were in waiting before that body yes
terday afternoon. Only DR.. Lovejoy and
Mr.. Aldersley were heard aud the inquiry
will be continued 90 Friday.
DR.. Loveioy is dentist now established
at Vallejo. He was formerly in the en-
ploy of both G. w. aud j. j. Leek and
was well acquainted with Alice Aldersley
and her family before she knew j. j. Leek
and was witness to the growth of the
friendship of Leek and the girl during the
past two years. He talked freely while
waiting In the wItness-room. of what he
intended to testify.
IF l am asked my opinion of how the
girl came to her DEATH" he said. 81 shall
not hesitate TO reply. / have a very posi-
tive belief. Since something of my ex-
perience was printed In The CALL some
days ago l have received no less than half
dozen letters saying l would be prose-
cuted and all that. l know where they
come from, but l am not afraid, since
will tell only what | know.
During the proceedings of the libel suit
brought by j. J. Leek against G. w. Leek
L was asked by the latter to go with him
to the Fifth and Market street house and
get some witnesses as TO its character. as
he wanted to prove that part of his
alleged libel. AS we were going down
stairs G. w. suggested that we call upon
DIR. Bowers. we did so and spent some
lime there, most of which was employed
by Bowers in cha fling G. w. about the
suit, saying that he was certain to lose it
If it were tried. AS we were about TO
come away. however. he remarked that it
would never be tried as he thought j. J.
would accept the compromise which G.
w. had suggeSted-which was tina: J. j.
should pay $500 to G. W. and withdraw
the suit and &. W. would renounce all
claim on j. J. establishment
Now. | happened TO know that J. J.
had no money; that If he was in need of
anv considerable sum he would call upon
Alice Aldersley for il, as he had done be-
fore. ] knew also tn aT Alice Aldersley
was trusting in him in the belief that he
would soon marry her, and l had ii from
his own lips that he would never do So,
and that his heart was set upon another.
And that is what made me say But what
is to become of this grip
Bowers answered, oh! we will fix
her
That was few days before the tragedy,
and just before Alice came down TO appear
as a witness in the trial for j. J.
You will remember that the letter
| from Leek calling her to town spoke of a
meeting of Bowers and the.others t. con-
slider this compromise" said Mr.. Alders-
| ley.
We'll. this remark of Bowers was so
| pointed that il struck both of US, and as
we walked I'D street l said to g. W.: 1
wonder what Bowers meant by fixing the
grip and he replied L was just going to
make the same remark
"a few days after that / heard of the
death of Alice. and l went to see G. W.
and said. We'll, you can understand that
remark now, l SUPPOSE and he an
swered, 1t looks that way Ny opinion
is that if Alice Aldersley had not known
so much about Leek she would have been
| living to-day.
Here is circumstance that has never
| been mentioned" continued DR.. Loveioy.
u. j. Leek was on very intimate terms
with young widow named Leila Bartlett.
That day. while we stood talking with
Bowers in the hall Of the Fifth-street
| mouse, this young woman, with her
mother, Mrs. Lyons, passed out, and
called G. WIS attention to her. She was
something of sufferer fromSa heart CON-
plant, and three weeks afterward, follow
Ing all the published revelations. her
mother shipped her body to her home in
New Hampshire for burial"
With reference to the money that Alice
had 70 aal- In, &
Lovejoy's story and OF the tolls in which
her daughter had been wound and lost,
Mrs. Aldersley took up the story.
''Sbe loaned him $500 in December on a
mortgage. In January she loaned him
$500 more; in February $3.50 more, and sos
remained to her credit In the bank. March
she came to town and drew that out
! We never saw her again alive or conscious,
but have no doubt he got that money.
The handbook says she drew it out the
day she came to town. and she was with
him continually. He never gave her any
receipts for any of these sums. The S4oC
and the $500 were noted as a credit on the
mortgage paper, but the $3.50 is not even
noted there. Alice told me she loaned II
to him. though. She held that paper a
while, but he asked her to give it to him
and she did. and he locked it in his box
OF the sos she drew on the Friday before
the fatal Sunday we have no record al
ALL"
To these circumstances and of Alice's
burning all her letters and papers at the
instance of Leek. of her constant terror
on behalf of him for fear the law would
get after and send him to San Quentin al
she believed, from what she knew. that il
could, and of many other things. Mrs. Al.
dersley declares that she will testify mex
| FRIDAY