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

that Mr.. Buck never had anything to do
with them except indorse them
Are you sure he Endorsed this partlcu-
lar note?''
"Quite positive. Miss Harrington would
not let me have the money without his IN
dorsement.'
did you tell Frank Lelong that the
notes with accrued interest came TO
SCOOP
81 don't think did. All had from her
was $1,000, and gave one note for that.
"And you are certain that that note was
Endorsed by Mr.. Buck?"
yes, sir, | am positive it was"
do you recognize that paperT (hand-
ing him the note in question:
Yes, sir; that is the very paper"
well this is joint note. 1t says, we
promise to pay Miss Nellie Harrington
and is signed John B. Cory and L. w.
Buck. 1t is not indorsed."
We'll, l can't help it, that is the way we
made them all out"
AS the witness was about to be excused
he said: 81 want to say something about
picture of Mr.. Bucks that Miss Harricg--
ton has as there has been good deal OF
talk on the subject. That picture was in
her room to my knowledge for two years,
and it was given to her out of friendship.
do you know how many pictures OF him
she had?''
81 do not. / married Miss Buck in 1884,
and l used to hear the family talking
about Miss Harrington in those days"
The witness then told where Buck was
born and what he had done prior to COM
ing to California.
"You say that she was saving this money
up as nestegg. What were her visible
means of support?" a juror asked.
when first met her she was tutor in
| the Domestic Sewing-machine Company.
She saved up little money and rented the
Il Oh y
She let out the rooms and made money in
that way"
Frank III. Buck, son of the deceased,
said he was fruit grower and shipper,
| living at Vacaville. In answer to ques
| tion he said he had never had any finan-
| cial transactions with Miss Harrington,
and he did not know whether his father
had any or not. ''All the partnership
| business in which my father and l are
| interested l manage" said Mr.. Buck. 81
| keep the accounts, so l know what is going
on. Ny fathers private affairs l know
very little about however"
"Did you meet Detective Seymour in
front of your late fathers residence last
tuesday,"
"Yes, sir"
"Did you hear Mr.. Cory speak of a note
for $500 that was due to Miss Harrington ?"
| NO sir. l was the one who spoke of
| the note; but as it turns out Il was not
rightly informed. | thought there was a
note from Mr.. and Mrs. Cory to Miss Har-
rington, but 1 found out was mistaken
through my sister, who said the note was
for larger amount. | then went to Cory,
and after telling him there was considera-
BILE talk about the affair, asked him what
the amount really was. He told me $1,000
| That was on the Thursday afternoon after
| the funeral"
"And Cory made no mention of a $500
| note?'
| He told me that the original loan was
$500 and l, not knowing that it had in
creased from time to time, mixed the mat
| ter up"
''Did you not hear Mr.. Cory remark
The newspapers have accused me of not
paying the interest on that $500 note, but
that is not so, have paid it?'
cit was | who spoke of $500 note. Cory
was at distance and when the question of
interest cameup called him and he said
the interest on the note had been PAID
Would your books show if your father
| had borrowed money!"
"Well, they might, but any business
transaction in which he and Mr.. Cory were
engaged would not be shown, as Mr.. Cory
manages another property at Lodi"
| The witness was next shown number
of letters and asked in whose handwriting
they were. He said it looked like his
| fathers, but he could not positively
identity it. If shown his fathers sigma
ture he could positively identity it. After
reading the letters and noting the refer
ences to family matters that no one but
the dead man would be familiar with, the
witness admitted that they were written
| by his father. He promised also to bring
some letters, that he knew had been writ
ten by the deceased, to the Coroner's office
Monday and compare them with the ones
in the hands of Chief Crowley.
The letters were all signed Nell" and
were dated from all parts OF the country
! Chicago, Cincinnati, st. Louis, Sacramento,
Oakland and the Palace Hotel. The first
| one reads:
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23rd.
| My Dear Nellie: was at your place Satur-
day and left on the stairs two bottles of wine,
was not in. am going to Vaca this P. NJ. and
| from there will go to Lodi and will most likely
| not be back for week or more. Have been
| very busy or would have been up to-day. 1 am
| sorry have no time to come up, but will see
| you when return. In haste. am yours truly,
NELL.
| SAN FRANCISCO, July 14th.
Ny Dear Nellie: 1 am going to Vacaville
| tonight. Some one set fire to the barns on the
home ranch and they were burned down, also
| three horses, all tools and farm implements,
harness and years supply OF grain. It was
man, as 1t was set fire about O'Clock in the
| morning. Excuse haste etc., will leave at 8
| o'clock. Yours truly as ever, NELL.
| "D1d your father collect coupons for the
county cup contest inaugurated by the
| Examiner"
eyes, sir. He collected a great number
| for Solano County,
"Read this letter, please, Mr.. Buck"
SAN Francisco, April 5, 1894.
Ny Dear. Nellie, Yours, with coupons, re-
| ceived, and my only excuse will be that went
| to San Jose with wife and Emma Tuesday and
| got back yesterday and have been very busy
| all day to-day, else would have seen you. 1 do
| not know as can see you before Saturday, as
| have gentleman from st. Louis that / will
have to see tomorrow. When l got home I
! found Birdie quite sick with sore throat and
| had to get nurse for her, as did not want to
| let wife know about it, as she would come home
at once. Birdie did not sit up at all yesterday,
| so came over late and got home early. Ever
| your darling, NELL
"Do you know the Birdie named in the
letter."
my youngest sister Annie used to be
called Birdie some years ago. Emma is
| my sister,
"What was your fathers full name2"
Leonard William Buck
he Ill Lxvc OF,