The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-03
FLUEdELs CANNOT BE FOUND.


inch of space in the Coroner's office was
occupied when the inquest into the murder
Of Eugene Ware was resumed last night.
Among those who listened with the deepest
INTEREST," c the testimony was a pale-faced
woman neatly attTed in black. She
watched every movement of Coroner, jury
aud witnesses, and occasionally fixed her
eyes on the ceiling as if seeking inspiration
from above.
"She is spfrituslist and is looking for
Wares astral body" an astute spectator
TemhrEed.
Coroner Hughes had different theory.
He thought that she perhaps could throw
some light on the dark crime, or was per-
hans Intimate with some one WHO'S taking
a.deep interest in the inquest, but does not
care, 20 appear. When two hours had
passed he motioned to the woman in
black to take the stand.
but am not Witness" the unknown
declared,
:; %Thatmakes no difference. the Coroner
replied. Take the oath.
The woman obeyed, and in response to
the uestllns asked her stated that her
name was Mrs. NJ. "A. Parmalee and that
ehe resided at SO6A Bartlett street. She
positively declared. that she knew nothing
about the case that she did not know
Ware nor any Of the witnesses, and that
she had no peculiar interest in the matter.
N,thing more could be gathered from her,
and after the Coroner had exhausted his
stock of questionssbe return ed to her seat
and seFsnely sat there until the close Of
The session.
:, William Fluegel, the San Jose drummer
who Mrs. Spanier had said was going to
marry her, had been subpenaed to tell
what he knew about the crime, but he did
notappeRr. Coroner Hughes stated that
Fluegel visited him yesterday morning and
declared that he was not engaged TO Mrs.
Spanier, but that he had been engaged to
a most eStimable young lady. who upon
reading OF his relation with Mrs. Spanier
bad:fold him she would see him no more.
The Coroner waited until IL o'clock for the
unIHcky witness and then issued warrant
for his arrest.
the terrible secret which it was said
Eugene Ware knew was told by Abraham
Levy, but DR.. Biehrs name. or any other
name for that matter. was not mentioned
io connection with it. 1t was the story OF
the betrayal of a young woman IN the
back room of a saloon al the corner OF fell
street and Van Ness avenue. Ware knew
the name of the betTayer and betrayed and
knew. that the girls father had sworn TO
kill the scOundrel. but he had never d.
winged the names of those interested to
Lew The detectives, however, know that
a girl; was assaulted in the saloon two or
three months ago and was taken IN
pa roll wagon TO her home. Iney VIII en-
deayor TO find the persons whose names
Levy said be did not know. and ascertain
Whether that crime had any connection
with the drugstore murder.
q. Mrs. Nancy Jane Lund Of IS Minna
street was first called to the stand. She
testified that she keeps the Pearl House at
Ninth and Mission streets, where Mrs.
.Spanier lives. She said that sha knew
Eugene Ware just from having heard mis-
sister, Mrs: Spaner, speaking OF him.
Mrs, Spanier has resided al her house about
.SDid you see Mrs. Spanier on the night
ottfe murder?" the Coroner asked.
.sYes: l saw her at O'Clock in the hall
going olI. Mr.. Fluegel was in the hall
with her. and think they were going cut
together"
. s.Did you speak to her?"
. :r'I did moi"
'Did Mr.. Fluegel speak to your"
:: Yes. he rented room from me for the
might. and gave him the key. The room
was a corner room on the first floor. Mrs.
Spanier's room is on the TOD floor"
>. 'tDo you know when they came back
that EVENING"
81 do not"
."How was Mr.. Fluegel dressed%
"He wore SLOUGH hat aud a long,
br0wnish overcoat"
. How was Mrs. Spanier dressed?"
:: '!She wore long, brown ulster. 1 can
not. say what kind of hat she wore
Af-er, t1e<death she wore tightly fitting
cloak"
ID d Mr.: Fluegel tell you why he wanted
the room ?"
Ii. 1a han cd
me five OF six times before that | heard
Ills name from Mrs. Spanier's daughter.
She IN ade a Observation-Disclosures for him
at Christmas.
:. ibid you. ever see Ware and Fluegel
.togetherP"
:. 'No sir"
:. did you ever give FIuegel room OF
the same floor with Mrs. Spanier?"
'"Never. l never noticed his clothes, but
they were always the same"
: :''When The officer called early in: the
morning after the murder to tell Mrs.
Spanier that her brother had been killed,
did he fiud her in her roOm"
e. 81 don't know?"
.tDid YOU not see Mrs. Spanier wearing
a cape p"
> .".Yes; since his death, but not before"
Mrs. Levy. the Jewess, whose name was
mentioned in connection with the case as
one of Wares in lima ties, testified that her
name vas Bertha Levy ana lDat sue llVeQ
at 72515 Bush street Her husband is a
barber. Mrs. Levy stated that she met
the murdered man when he was working
in his brothers. store on Howard street.
. The Coroner asked her il she was in the
store on he day preceding Wares death.
She answered that she was not.
s'I; was there two weeks BEFORE" she
sad. 81 went in to walt for my husband
and that was the last time / saw Gene
alive"
did. Eugene ever visit you?"
T. ''He calico the house several times. He
cut up prescr ptioDs for me that were
wrItten by DR.. Petit and DR.. Martini"
lid Eugene ever introduce you to DR..
Bieht?"
He did,"
Mrs. Levy stated that Eugene called
upon her frequently when he worked at
the Howard street store. He was then
without means and told her and her hus-
band that ne was hungry and occasionally
dlned with them.
Abraham Levy, the husband OF the pre-
cedIug witness, stated that he knew Ware.
+: did he ever tell you of a secret that he
.ha0 Y' the Coroner asked;
.a HE did. The nature of the secret, so
far as car remember, was revealed to me
this way: We were speaking about the
fact life nf San FraneiScn and he snoka 0f