The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-08
CASE AGAINST: WINTHROP.
The Prosecution Rests After
the Testimony Given
Yesterday.
Matte Mathews Now Says That
She Did Not See Her Mother
Take a Pill.

The afternoon session Of Police Judge
Joachimsen's court yesterday was taken
up with the preliminary examination of
Oliver w. Winthrop, who is accused of the
murder of Mrs. Jennie Mathews, in Laurel
Hill Cemetery, on May Is, by giving her a
strychnine pill to swallow.
While the evidence given at the exami-
nation yesterday was in the main similar
in character to that which was brought out
at the inquest, the child, Matte Mathews,
surprised all present by denying that she
had seen a man give her mother pill in
the cemetery.
E.. s. Mathews, the husband of the dead
woman, was the first witness called by At
torney John T. Dare, who represented the
prosecution. After telling all he knew
concerning the circumstances of his wife's
death, the witness declared that he had
not heard of his wife being insured in the
Order of Chosen Friends in favor of their
child, and with O. w. Winthrop named as
trustee, until after her death. He would
not admit that there had ever been any
serious domestic trouble between himself
and his wife.
Little Matte Mathews was next called.
Before being examined Judge Joachimsen
talked with her for awhile, and decided
that she was too young to understand the
nature of an oath. As the lawyers wanted
her testimony, they decided TO take it as
q statement. In her childish way Matte
told of the visit to the cemetery and the
meeting with man.
"Is the man here 2" was asked.
She nodded yes, and then tripped down
and pointed out Winthrop.
s.Did the man give your mamma any
thing?"
ssYes, sir" she answered.
ibid she take anything7''
mo, sir.
DR.. Griffith, who attended Mrs. Mathews
up to her death, when called gave the de-
tails OF his having been called in. which
have been published, and then told of her
statement in which, after saying that She
knew she was going to die, Mrs. Mathews
positively asserted that the man in tha
cemetery had given her pill. which made
her sick. She did not mention Winthron's
name. :
Drs. Morgan and Green, chemists. test;-
ned to having analysed the dead woman's
stomach and finding half grain of strych-
nine and twelve ounces of fluid matter.
". barrett testified as to the result of
the autopsy which he made, and answered
nine. - -. S1-
Mrs. Frank George had seen Wintbron
In the cemetery bending over q woman ma
tanning her. The woman, who was ar
CON panied Dy a little girl, said she was
uyiag ana wanted to go home. Winthrop
and man took her home.
": Won Bulow was the last witness. and
Iestlned as to Winthrop filing with him
Mrs. Mathews application for member.
snip IN Olive Branch Lodge, Order of
Gnosen Friends. He afterward called on
Wlntnrop to have some omissions in the
certificate filed in. - = - :
The prosecution rested. and Alto nav
Allen, on behalf of Winthrop. moved for 4
DISMISSAL 13 OF the charge, as there was an in
PENDANT. " --~ wy W.
Judge Joachimsen denied the motion.
ana added that he would go over the testi.
Monday morning. ATTORNEY Allen inti-
mated that If Winthrop was held he would