The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-06
ASSASSIN NOT DESIGNATED.
Death at the Hands of One I'm
known.
FLUEdEL GIVES HIS TESTIMONY.
He Stated That He Had Known Ware
but Slightly and Had Never Quar-
relied with Him.

After many weary delays the inquest n
the case of Eugene Ware was brought 10
a close yesterday afternoon; the jury re-
turning the time-honored verdict finding
hat the deceased had come to his death
from knife wound in the heart, inflicted
by a person or persons unknown. Dr.
Hughes closed his official career as Core
ner by conducting the inquiry in this
mysterious case. The result was as might
be expected, considering the nature Of the
evidence adduced, and the assassin of
Eugene Ware may never be brought to
the bar of justice.
The proceedings on Friday were neces.
sarily postponed on account of the alb
sence of William Fluegel and Chita Jack
son, whose testimony was supposed 10 be
OF more or less importance IN the opinion
of the police. Flue4el had been present
during the early days of the inquest. but
absented himself toward the close for rea-
sons best known to himself. Miss Jack
son was wanted to identify Fluegel as the
person who was seen standing in front of
the ST. Nicholas Pharmacy as testified to
by several witnesses.
1t was learned that Fluegel had de-
parted for his home in San Jose, while
Miss jackson was supposed to be in Mo
desto. A telegram from the latter an
nounced that she could not be here before
this morning, and in FluegePs case a for
eign subpoena was issued to the Sheriff of
Santa Clara County. The latter witness
put in an appearance at the MOrgue yes
terdav afternoon during the examination
of Officer Richard Ennis, and Mr.. Fluegel
was not in pleasant mood and demanded
that he be placed on the stand immedi-
ately. but Coroner Hughes continued the
examination of the officer, IN spite of the
protestatiOns of the gentleman from San
Jose.
Ennis stated that when he called to
notify Mrs. Spanier of her bIother's
death at :25 A. NJ. he was Informed by the
lady's daughter that Mrs. Spaner was not
at home. He called again at 10 and
found the lady in her room. An UNDER
taker had been there before him, but he
did pot know who had Informed Miss
Chaplin of Wares death.
After Officer Denim had described the
findlng OF tie body of Ware and related
the circumstances surrounding his Motif
cation of the murder and The subsequent
calling of the Coroner, Fluegel was called
to the sand. He said he was the man
ager of the Luther Schroeder Company of
San Jose, which concern was engaged in
the Wholesale LIQUOR business. He was in
this city on the night of Deem Der Is, hav-
ing lefr San Jnse at O'Clock and arrived
notified Mrs. Spaner by telegraph of his
coming, and upon his arrival they went
together to the Grotto for dinner.
She then requested him TO call at the
drugstore and deliver a message to her
brother Eugene, but he found that the
young man was not in. DR.. Biehl was in
the place at the time, but neither man was
acquainted with the other, and no words
were spoken. The witness did not speak
to any one standing in the doorway, and
again Lassed the store at later hour in
the evening. He said he was not very
well acquainted with Ware and had never
quarreled with him over money matters or
his attentions TO Mrs. SpaDier. After the
murder and while he was on his way to
the Office of CAPTAIN Lees in company with
Mr.. Job and DR.. Behl, he remarked that
Ware was quick-tempered, but he simply
judged this because OH one occasion the
deceased had grown angry at Mrs. Span
ier's daughter and left the room.
Under the questioning process Of Coro-
Der Hughes Fiuegel further stated that be
had retired at 9 O'Clock on the night of De-
cember Is and was not informed of Wares
death until about o'clock the following
morning, when Mrs. Spanier awOke him
and informed him of it. She did net tell
him who had informed her of il, and later
she requested that he visit DR.. Beihl, in
o der TO ascertain whether or not her
WINS III kUDu III TIE
knights of Py;hias. Up0n his return to
San Jose he had sent Mrs. Spanier S25 to
help defray the funeral expenses, hut he
had never loaned Ware any money. Neither
had he ever had any trouble with the de-
ceased over any other matter. He had
never been engaged TO marry Mrs. Spanier
and only remembered meeting Ware twice.
In leaving the Coroner's Office Fluegei
Insisted upon making several side remarks,
and was reprimanded for his contempt, but
not placed under arrest.
The last witness examined was Officer
Edward O'Day, who related all he knew of
the death of Ware and the finding of the
body at the foot of the stairway ia the
drugstore.
After being in consultation about five
minutes the jury returned a verdict as
stated.
Many diamonds have been found incl
dental!y in the search for gold in Cali
fornia.