The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-17

ing. and the verbatim questions by the
Coroner and answers by the witness were
as follows:
Q.-what is your name. please2 A.-C. II.
Morgan.
Q.9Your residence? Al have none at pres
ent, sir.
Q-Where have you been living? AHA
media.
Q.-Your occupation? A.-Manufacturer.
Odd you know the deceased, Minnie Will
hams? Al did; yes, sir.
Q.-When did you last see her alive? A.
Last Friday afternoon at o'clock.
O-Where? Am Alameda.
On Alameda? Ayes, sir. She left my
q Did she make any mention of where she
was going? A.-Going to San Francisco TO
Mrs. Voy.
Q.-she said she was going to San Francisco
to Mrs Wow? Ayes, sir.
O.-She told you to pay visit? Alt was
not visit; she was going there, to board
Q.-She said she was going there 70 DoaTd?
fore and made arrangement to board there 1or
an indefinite time.
Q.-How long had she been staying at your
house? A-Since last May.
Q-Since when? A.-Last May.
Q-Was she employed in the house? A.-She
was the latter part of her stay v,s
Q.-As a domestic? A.-Ies; sne helpeu NIB
Morgan about the work. q
Q-When did you next see Miss WlInams!
Al have not seen her.
Q.-Do you know whether she had any APP
pointment with anybody on that day? Al
did not.
Q.-Had she received any letters that day,
the day of her going, or the day before? Al
could not tell you, sir.
Q.-Was she employed in your caskettactory?
A.-She had been.
Q.-Until about how long ago? A:-TWo or
three months; ] don't remember precisely.
Odd Mr.. Theodore Durrant ever call on
Miss Williams at your house? Al don
know, sir.
her in the factory? Al do not
Odd you ever see Mr.. Durrant? Ayes,
sir.
Odd he visit your house? A.-No, sir.
Q.-When did you last see Mr.. Durrant? A.
At the reception given to the Rev. Mr.. Gibson,
l think, last November in the Emmanuel
Church.
going over to make arrangements to board?
A.-No, sir; did not say so.
Q.-What did she tell you? A.-She was 60
ing over to board.
Q.-she was going over to board? Ayes,
sir
Odd she tell you anything she was going
over for, any other object of the visit? A.-She
came over that Friday, saying she was to at
tend meeting, as l understood her, of the young
people in the Emmanuel Church. l may have
been mistaken about the place of the meeting,
but l think she said it was to be there
That is all she said to me.
Q.-Do you know whether she made any
preparations for this? A-4eS sir.
Q.-What was the nature of the preparations?
A.-She had garment made specially to wear
on that occasion and brought with her guam
tity of flowers for Easter decorations.
Q.-Do you know whether she went to the
hairdresser's or not? A.-She went to the hair
dresser's from our place about halfpast or
O'clock Friday and came back to the house and
got her flowers
Q-Do you know what boat she left on for
San Francisco? A.-She left our house, sir; she
left on the train about five minutes past 4.
Q.-She left your house? A.-The train
leaves our station; we are only half minutes
walk from the station
a,Q.-Did she send her trunk away, too? A
She sent her trunk, think, in the morning,
some time that day, to Mrs. Noy.
Q.-Mr. Morgan, do youLecognize that paper
[statement]; did you make that statement?
Al do not, sir. made a statement. do not
recognize that paper, however.
Q.-Mr. Morgan, listen while we read this
statement.
The Coroner then read the following
statement:
Statement of Clark H. Morgan, president
OF the California Casket Company, 934 and
936 Mission street, April 10, 1885,
''Miss Minnie Williams was employed in the
casket factory until about three months ago,
since which time she has been employed as
servant at the residence of Mr.. Morgan in
Alameda. Mr.. Theodore Durrant, a medical
student, residing with his parents in San Fran
cisco, called on Miss Williams few days ago
and said he wanted her to come over to the
city as he wished to say something special to
her. Miss Williams replied that he could in
form her there as well, as she seemed TO be
suspicious of him. Mr.. Durrant then desired
to know when he could see her, and she replied
that she coming over to the church social
on Friday night the 18th inst. Miss Williams
went to the hairdressers about 3 P. NJ, 18th
inst to have her hair dressed and left on the
p. NJ. boat for San Francisco. Greeley IL Co.'S
express called at Mr.. Morgan's residence and
took away Miss Williams trunk before she left
on the 4 o'clock boat. Harry Shook, son-in-law
=, oil mo 4 aOprn f no an
Gate Undertaking Company, 2429 Mission
street, informed Mr.. Morgan that Mr.. Durrant
had key to the church study. Mr.. Morgan
was introduced to Mr.. Durrant about six,
months ago at q reception rendered TO the Rev.
Dr. Gibson and has not seen him since. Miss
Williams informed Mr.. Morgan that Durrant
took her out for walk some time last summer
and grossly insulted her. Mr.. Morgan and his
wife speak very highly of Miss Williams. They
took kindly interest in her welfare. Mrs.
Morgan treated her like foster-mother and
believed her to be good girl. Miss Williams
parents have been separated for nearly three
years. The father neglected the family and
resides here, while the mother resides in Bean
vile, Canada, and provides for several younger
children, Miss Minnie being the eldest child"
- By the Coroner: Odd you make this state
ment, Mr.. Morgan? Apart OF it. Mostly
correct.
Q.-In what portion is it not correct? A
Well, win father it all.
Q-You made this statement, then? Ayes,
l made that statement
Q.-You made this full statement, then? A.
Yes, sir.
Q.-Would you know the pocketbook which
belonged to Miss Minnie Williams? Al
think should, sir.
Q.-Do you recognize that Showing pocket
book? Al could not swear that was Min
MES pocketbook.
Q-You could not swear? A.-There is some
thing Indicating car ticket he took from in
side the pocketbook) L could have something to
say about.
Q-Tell US about it. Ain my preparations
to go north l have little tin box in which
kept papers and receipts, etc. have them
back for O number of years. 1t was getting
crowded. / emptied it out on the dining-room
| table, preparing to burn up lots of things that
were not any account. Among the things scat
tered on the table was this little ticket-a pc
culiar ticket; horsecar ticket 1t is 10 years
old, been in my possession nineteen years, and
itB attracted Minnies attention. She waited
and says, "What is that?" and picked it up,
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