The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-09

81 do not. He has been there, but
can't rememb Der when.''
The witness was shown scraps of letters
from Omaha, ST. Louis and Salt Lake,
some beginning my Darling Nellie" and
others my Dear Nellie"
He was next shown a photograph of his
father and another of Miss Harrington,
both of which he identified, and then
note which promised to pay Miss Nellie
Harring ton $3.50 on demand and signed
L. w. Buck.
He said he was not sure of the body of
the note, but that as executor of his fathers
estate he would pay money on the sigma
ture if asked. The note showed that the
dead Senator had made three payments of
$50 each on account.
"Did you not tell Captain Lees in the
presence of Mr.. Lelong and Detective Sey-
mour of note for $500 made by your
father and Cory in favor of Miss Harring-
tom"
"That is correct, but as 1 said before I
was not correctly informed"
Joseph L. Mccormick, Deputy Coroner,
was the next witness. He was only called
to identity an envelope which he found in
Miss Harrington's writing desk. On it was
waitten in pencil:
Mrs, Ferguson: If anything happens me
please burn this and oblige,
NELL HARRINGTON.
In the envelope was a picture of the late
Senator Buck and his personal note to Miss
Harrington for $3.50. Mccormick identified
the photograph and Detective Seymour the
note as being in the envelope when found
Mrs. J. G. kellogg, who discovered the
fire, gave her testimony in clear and con-
else manner.
about 1890 o'clock went into the
kitchen to prepare my lunch," said she.
"The bell rang and [ thought That is the
party Miss Harrington was expecting She
had told me earlier in the day that she ex-
pected a visitor. paid no more attention
Then I smelled smoke, and on looking
around / saw it coming out of the back
parlor window. ] tried to get into the
room but could not. Then raped on
the door, and getting no answer I con-
Guided that Miss Harrington had gone out.
thought OF going around the block and
getting in the back way, but finally de-
cided to go downstairs and call up Mr..
Kennedy. l did so, and when he got
upstairs he broke in the door, and we
passed him in water until the fire was put
out. l might have got into the back par
lor had not the door between the front and
back hallway been locked, something l
never saw before during the four months I
was in the house. In fact I never saw a
key in the lock-"
"Did you ever see any of Miss Harring-
toms visitors?'
eS, SIT, Sne once introduced me to
Mrs. Davis who lives on Castro street, and
Mrs. Roberts who lives in Oakland
did she have any male callers?"
"Once l wanted to see her. and called
her by name. She came to the parlor
door and opened it. / then saw an elderly
gentleman sitting in the bay-window."
did you ever hear of Mr.. Ingals?''
Yes; l heard Miss Harrington speak of
him. She told me he had called upon her
and she was glad to see him, as he had not
been to see her for long time. Miss Har-
rington also told me of the way in which
she had saved her money. She lived in
one house for six years and her expenses
were never more than SIG month";
did you ever hear her speak of Mr..
Buck2"
81 think did. She told me Mrs. Rob
erts was in trouble, as her husband had
paWned her watch and she wanted to get ID
out again. She said Mr.. Buck, think it
was, advised her not to lend the money, as
again."
do you know Mrs. Ferguson?"
u never met her until the Sunday after
the hre. know she was a very dear
friend OF Miss Harrington's. AS to the
nre, as near as / can fix it l noticed the
smoke about CLOCK"
Kate BARLEY, living at 422H Linden
street, testified she had worked on and off
Tor Miss Harrington for nearly four years.
she knew one gentleman who called ire
qnently on Miss Harrington, but could not
remember his name. She was shown a
picture of Senator Buck, and said it
looked like him, but was younger Asked
II she would remember the name il she