The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-05

ceased. Leonard William Buck, native
of New York, aged 81 years, came to his
death by cerebral hemorrhage, resulting
from a fall from cart at the corner of
twelfth and Castro streets, and We find
that the fall was accidental. He died at
929 Adeline street"
The funeral will be held tomorrow at 1
O'Clock P. NJ, from his late residence, at 929
Adeline street, Rev. DR.. Akerly officiating.
The burial will take place under the aus
pices of Naval Commandery No. 49,,
Knights Templar of Vallejo, OF which the
deceased was a member. Interment will
be at Mountain View Cemetery.
Senator L. w. Buck was born in Truxton,
CORTLAND, county, n. Y, on July 8, 1884,
and was educated at Homer, N. Y, at the
CORTLAND Academy. He was married
September 10, 1856, to Miss Anna NJ,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Bellows
of Seneca Falls, N. Y. He was commits
New York Volunteer. Infantry, in
August, 1862, but resigned in Feb
ruary, 1868, owing to ill health.
He came West to Clinton, Iowa, in 1865,
where he went into the hardware business.
The crisis of 1873 caught him and he lost
all he had of this worlds goods. He came
to California in 1874, settling at Vacavi,le
in March of that year. On the first of
October he moved to what has ever since
been known as the Buck ranch.
He leaves widow and five children to
mourn his loss. Frank H. is married and
lives on a fruit ranch near the old home
stead at Vacaville. He has two young
sons. Fred married DR.. Akerly's daugh-
ter and resides on the old homestead at
Vacaville. He has one son. One daugh-
ter, Nellie, married John B. Cory of Lodi,
the son of DR.. Cory of San Jose. They re-
side on a fruit ranch. The other two
daughters, Miss Emma and Miss Anna,
reside at home with their parents.
When Mr.. Buck came to California he
went into ranching near Vacaville, and
owing to his ability as a manager made his
time other property, until at the time of
his death he owned number of very
valuable pieces of property. 1t is esti-
mated he was worth $500, 900. He came to
Oakland eight years ago to educate his
youngest daughter, and bought the home
where he died. 929 Adeline street, and has
since resided there.
Captain Lees was asked yesterday if, in
view of ex-senator Bucks death, he was
prepared to make any statement as to what
he wanted to see him about last Saturday,
and he replied: mo, / have no statement
to make. l will say that Mr.. Bucks death
has greatly embarrassed me and will
hamper me considerably in following out
my Investigations
Seymour and Handley, spent two or three
hours yesterday morning IN making
careful search of the small room used bv
Miss Harrington as Kitchen and her
storeroom for any weapon that might
have been used by the murderer. Every
nook and corner was searched, but nothing
was found with the exception of an old
hammer in a drawer. There was nothing on
the hammer to snow that it had been used
by the murderer. Besides the kitchen is in
the hallway behind the door leading to the
rear apartments occupied by Mrs. kellogg
and which she found locked on the inside
when she discovered the fire on Saturday
afternoon.
eff the hammer had been used" said
the captain, "there would have been stains
of blood upon it, and other evidences of its
use by the murderer. 1t is my opinion
that the weapon used by the murderer was
carried away with him."
Detective Seymour visited Oakland YES
terday and called upon G.. S. Chamberlain,
AZ Tenth street, the gentleman whom Mr..
Bucks son Frank said crossed over to San
Francisco with his father on Saturday
afternoon
Chamberlain could not definitely fix the
time. He said he reached his store about
IL O'Clock Saturday. He wrote two short
letters and then went to restaurant two
or three doors from his store, where he had
lunch Then he went back to the store for
patent fruit box he was to take over with
him to the Union Box Factory at North
Beach. Then he caught the broad gauge
train at Seventh and Broadway and Joined
Mr.. Buck, who was on the train. He was
with him till they reached the City.
Mr.. Bullock, Mr.. Chamberlain's partner
said he got to the store about five minutes
to o'clock, and Chamberlain did not re-
turn for the box while he was there. This
made Chamberlain think that he might