The herald., 1895-06-02
WOMAN KILLERS FLOURISH
Miss Nellie Harrington of San
Francisco Killed
A MOST DIABOLICAL CRIME
A Japanese Suspected of Being the
Guilty Party
Robbery and Assault Both Figure in the Case.
State Senator Being Looked
for by the Police
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, June Another
diaboical crime, bearing some resemb-
lance to the horrible tragedies of Emanuel
church was unearthed this al ernoon by
the discovery that Miss Nellie Harring-
ton, aged 80, who occupied an upper nat
a 1917 Ellis street, had been outraged
and murdered in her bed room, the door
locked and her ciothing and the furniture
OF the apartment then set on fire.
All the drawers and boxes in the room
were open and had been ransacked, sew
eral articles of jewelry and her purse hav-
ing been stolen. Several dodgers occupy
rooms in the fiat, but none saw the
strangers about or heard any unusual
sounds.
Attention was first attracted by smoke
issuing from Miss Harrington rooms.
When her door was broken open the bed
ding piled in the center of the room, was
found to be on fire, and beneath the
smouldering clothes was the bloodstalned
body of Miss Harrington.
The lower part of her body was badly
burned but the face had escaped the
flames. The murder was particularly
brutal Stab wounds were found all over
the unfortunate woman S body and on her
face. Her jaw was broken. The theory
OF the police is that while thief was
in the room Miss Harrington entered. The
man then murdered and assaulted her,
set file to the bedding to conceal his
crime and after lootng the room e scaped,
locking the door and carrying away the
key.
Miss Harrington has brother. Joseph.
who resides in Sacramento, and sis
ter. Mrs. J. A. Jackson, to whom by the
will discovered III her room. she be-
queathed her property. Bank books with
deposits aegregatine 500 were found; out
no trace of 800 in gold which Miss Har-
rington had in her possession at noon to-
day.
Neighbols say that Miss Harrington
had a frequent caller, who was accus-
toned TO drive to her fiat. a buggy was
noticed IN front of her residence this aft
and it is said that Japanese was
l,dger last night. II left the fiat today
and the police are looking for him.
The police are also looking for State
Senator Buck of Solano county that he
may explain his connection with the
murdered woman. A photograph of Buck
was found in Miss Harrington room
and occupants of che house identity it as
that of the only man who called to see
Miss Harrington. They say that the
man whose phot graph was found called
frequently on her and took her out driv-
ina
The police found Senator Buck tonight
in his home in A ameda. He went with
an officer to take a train to San Fran
cisco. While driving to the station their
vehicle was upset and Buck ana the
officer were thrown out. Buck was seri-
ously injured and is suffering from con
cussion OF the brain. He was taken back
to his home. where he now is.
F.. kano. u japanese who roomed in the
house, has been arrested pending investi-
CATION of the murder. He had Il key TO
the front door and his face was slightly
burned. He explained the burns by say
ing that while mending defective gas
| burner in the store where he is employed
he turned on the gas to try it and lit u
match. An explosion followed which
burned his face. This happened three
weeks ago. Nothing further Of an in
eliminating nature was found about him.
The autopsy on the remains OF Miss
Harrington was made at the morgue to-
day. 1t showed that the attack on the
unfol ltunate woman was most ferocious
one, and that death must have come
quickly. The skull was almost in Pulp,
and the examining surgeon is OF the
opinion that the wounds were made with
the blunt end of q Ratchet or hammer.
The back OF the head was almost carried
away by the first blow and the succeeding
stroke buried the head of the instrument
in the forehead. Another broke the left
Jaw, and glancing blow cut the throat.
All in all, it is one of the worst cases OF
butcherv that DR.. Barnett has yet had to
investigate.
The woman. in the opinion of the ply
sicians, was dead before her body was set
on fire. SO that torture was spared her.
When the circumstances OF the horrible
murder became known upon the streets
many people commented upon the SINH
larity il bears 10 the murders OF Minnie
Williams and Blanche Lamont
Theodore purrant. who is under arrest
for these two crimes, also noted the SIM
ilariy. Durrant expressed himself freely
OH the atrocity. He said:
II could not help but remark how
much today's murder is like the two of
which | am accused. The same elements
appear in all tine crimes. There is mani
fest in all the same brutality with which
their lives were taken, the same shocking
mutilation Of the bodies and the same
mysterious disappearance of the muir
dereIs.
II suppose if | were outside these walls
they would try and fastcn the crime upon
me-
1t is stated that Senator Buck was at
his home today between the hours of IL
and o'clock. AS it is known the murder
was committed between the hours of IL
and clock, the alibi is complete.