The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-12
cOroner's jury in the Harrington case yes

Coroner's jury in the Harrington case yes
terday
Thus ended the inquest into the death
OF the woman who was murdered in her
home, at 10Y Ellis street, on the 1st inst.
Inc last day OF the inquest was replete
with incidents. Long before the jurors
assembled Captain Lees was in evidence.
he took exception to a statement pub
hshed in an evening paper.
Later in the day he got into a contro-
versy with Frank Buck. The latter went
on the stand and asserted that the head
of the detective service was prejudiced,
and had made up his mind that the wit
ness father had murdered Miss Harring-
ton. Captain Lees, contrary to his usual
mode of procedure, asked to be sworn and
witness. He disproved a number of Mr..
Bucks statements, and asserted that he
was working for the good of the commu-
nifty, and that the only wish of his heart
was to bring the murderer to justice.
Apart from the spat between Captain
Lees and Mr.. Buck there were number of
"side issues" The principal one was be-
tween Mesdames Jackson and Ray, the
sisters of Miss Harrington, and Frank
Buck, the son of the dead Senator. In his
eagerness to clear his father Frank sought
to implicate the brother of the dead
woman. He suggested questions to the
Coroner which elected the fact that the
brother of the deceased was drinking
man, and had time and again applied to
his sisters for assistance. He and Mrs.
Ray and the dead woman had had little
'spats" over money matters, but he disap-
peared year ago and had not been heard
from since.
For the asking of these questions Mrs.
Raw tgot even'' with Buck yesterday
morning. She posted herself behind the
Coroner and suggested questions which
went into the early history of the dead
Senator.
who issued the blank subpenas to
your" Coroner Hawkins asked Buck.
Captain Lees sent them over to me by
Detective Cody. 1 was in a little bit of a
quandary and Mr.. Cody said he would
serve them for me if l SO desired"
go right along, Mr.. Buck" said the
Coroner.
From the newspapers 1 saw that there
were letters among the dead woman's
effects written by my father. While was
positive there was nothing in them
that could in any way connect my
there might be something in them
that l would not like my mother to see. 1
went to Captain Lees and asked him to
suppress them if there was nothing writ
ten that would advance the ends of justice.
He told me he would see Chief Crowley.
He did so, and came back to tell me the
letters must be produced at the inquest.
II made another appeal. l said: Cap
tain. YOU have read those letters. You
know their contents. If they only show
that my father and Miss Harrington were
on very intimate terms | cannot see that
anything is to be gained by making them
public Captain Lees was obdurate and
the letters were read to you by myself at
the instance of the Coroner.
ain regard to the serving OF the subpenas
on the witnesses by whom desired to
prove an alibi, 1 wanted to do 1T myself
because thought Captain Lees had formed
an opinion as to my fathers guilt ana that
therefore could have more satisfaction IN
serving the summonses myself. Mr.. Cham
berlain, whom we wanted particularly as
witness, told my brother that he hao not
been subpenaed."
"How could the fact that Chamberlain
was not to be a witness make any differ
ence to you?' Captain Lees asked. Don't
Won know that he was subpenaed? Now,
Mr.. Buck, don't you know that he was
here Yesterday"
Eyes"
Wasn't he here Saturday,"
81 don't know"
Wasn't he sent out of the room on
Saturday along with the rest of the wit
nesses2 2"
az wasn't in court then"
At the suggestion of Mrs. Kent-Ray the
following questions were asked:
''In what part of Iowa did your father
liver"
nClinton, believe"
"What did he do theref"
"Kept grocery store"