The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-21

the murder Miss Sparhawk was inter-
viewed by numerous officials and reporters
and according to some OF them she told
stories that differed materially from her
evidence at the preliminary examination.
The police were very dissatisfied with Miss
Sparhawk's story when on the stand, and
they put on q reporter named Mcfarland
to prove that the nurse had said, imme-
diately after the murder. that she was sure
MuhIner was tie man she had seen disap-
pearing Just after the fatal shots were fired
Miss Sparhawk declared that she could not
recognize the man, but Muhlner was held
to answer. -Four jurors have been OBJ
tanned in the Superior Court TO try the
case, and 1t is now postponed for another
week on account of the illness of defend
ants counsel.
''Since the preliminary trial, said Miss
Sparhawk this afternoon, numerous de-
tectives have been trying to get me TO say
that l positively recognized Muhlner as
the man who was seen hurriedly leaving
the ncighborhood after the shooting. That
lad Mcfarland says / told him it was
Mahlner, and the detectives tell me that [
must stick 10 that story. l do not know
who they are and they will not tell me
their names, but they are about as objec-
tionabIe lot Of men as | have ever met.
They have threatened to blast my char
acter and have plainly told me that they
have enough witnesses to convict me OF
perjury and send me to San Quentin.
have given them no satisfaction, but have
told them that If the Chief of Police wants
the information they say he does, | would
like him to call himself. He has never
been near me since the time OF the MUIR
der, but | see by the papers that the police
have been giving out for publication lot
4. - lsov- zad
interviews, column long, that have been
supposed to come from me, and i have
not said one word that they contained.
The stories that | told the police and the
reporters were so exaggerated that l
hardly recognized them, and now | am
told by detectives that they have clear
case against Muhlner ii my story will be
Just as they want me to give it.
The last man TO call met my sister and
told her he had been here six times look
ing for me- He told her that | was III dan
ger of San Quentin, and that it would not
be well for her TO oppose the police. IL the
prisoners life depends on the testimony
OF myself or of Mcfarland | think will
convince any Jury that | am telling the
truth. One detective came 10 me and ad-
vised me strongly 10 leave the State and
thereby save Muhlner. | was convinced
that it was only q trap for the purpose
of catching me, and refused TO listen to
him. l suppose I shall meet all these
manufacturers of evidence at the trial.
Some very important evidence that was
brought to light only few days ago will
be produced on behalf of the prisoner. 1t
has been stated that Miss Lewis death
might have been caused by the accidental
shot of hunter, as guns are frequently
discharged in that neighborhood. Two
weeks ago Mrs. Moon heard two snots
near the house, and she al once exclaimed.
Those shots sounded exactly ike those
on the afternoon Jennie was killed." On
investigating it was found that some boys
were hunting for small birds. Another
woman living near by was peppered with
shot short time since, and these facts
will be brought before the jury.