The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-11

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"4es, he remarked, I think | know
what they want with me, and l said, DO
you" At that time l didn't know any
thing about the Harrington murder, as
had not read the evening papers"
A juror asked: "Did you drive fast2"
"No, the cart was old and rickety and
was afraid to drive fast, as it was well
loaded.'
Detective ]. F. Seymour told about gong
in company with Detective Cody to see
Mr.. Buck. They were met at the door by
his daughter, who told them he was un-
conscious and could see no one. While
the officers were talking TO Miss Buck the
doctor came along and said the patient
could positively not be seen.
"Whiie l was talking to the young
lady" said Seymour, ''she asked me,
Have you no clew?' 1 said No. and then
asked her, Was your father in San Fran
cisco to-day2 She paused a moment and
then answered No In regard to that
$500 note I'd like to make an explanation.
mentioned such document. On Tuesday
Mr.. Cory was the man who mentioned it,
and said the papers were wrong in stating
that the interest had not been paid If
the back of the note does not show that the
interest has been paid said he, Il have
letters from Miss Harrington that will
prove it. F."
Fire Marshal Towe testified that the
alarm was turned in at 80 P. NJ. from box
1877 on the corner of Cough and O'Farrell
! streets.
Josephine A. Jackson, the sister of the
murdered woman. was the next witness
| called. She said she had been living at
! for F. W. Kohn. Before that she lived at
! San Rafael. She visited her sister Nellie
twice while the latter lived at Dubuque,
| Iowa. On one occasion she stayed three
weeks.
'Do you remember any of your sister s
visitors?''
Not now. Sister used to work for the
| Singer Sewing Machine Company"
"Have you any brothers?"
81 have only one, but l don't know
where he is. A year ago 1 got postal
card from him, saying he was going East,
and L have never seen or heard from him
since"
did he ever call on your sister,"
81 don't think he called on Nellie in two
years.
did they ever quarrel?
II don't think they did. [ was the only
one in the family he corresponded with,
and he and l used to have an occasional
tiff
"Where are your father children?"
ain Chicago. His son, Walter, wrote to
me, saying he had not heard from his
father in two years"
What did your brother work at here?'
''He was a ship carpenter, and his old
partner, Jamison, who is a calker in the
navy-yard, got him a job there. He only
worked there short time, however"
"Why did your sister Nellie leave Du-
buque?"
lone reason was that her sister, Mrs.
Ray, was here. When she came here a
Miss Eddy told me she worked at dress
making in Suisun, and she was also at
Vacaville, because [ heard her mention
the wedding of Fanny Gibbs and Mr.. Sails
bury"
"Do you know anything about her pri-
vate affairs?'
"No, sir; do not. All ever heard he1
say was that it was safe to leave anything
with Mr.. Connolly, who used to keep the
Marguerite lodging house"
DO you know if your brother has gone
to st. LOUISE"
81 do not"
"Did your sister ever tell you she ex
pected violent death?'
''No-never! She told me Of her heart
troubles; but that was ALL She came to
California by herself, because she told me
she was sorry she had not gone with g
party of friends who left few days before
herr
"When did you first meet Mr.. Buck2"
CAT the Sacramento State Fair. He tool
Nell and me to it. That was in 1887.
had never heard of him before, because
Nell and | never wrote about our friends.
Chow tall is your brother2"
| f'He was about feet when he came tC
California, but latterly he stopped gooc
deal. He was thin, but had a large frame
"Don't you know that your brother Wis
tied Miss Harrington four months ago?"
81 do not"
Mrs. Mary c. Kent-Ray, another sister
of the deceased, who has lived twenty
years in Sacramento, testified that she had
heard her sister Nell and Senator Buck
talk about Dubuque. She first met the
Senator in 1856.
Have you brother, Mrs. Ray?"
Eyes. He is about feet high, weighs
about 100 pounds and has gray whiskers.
He is the oldest of the family and is about
60 years old. He has been about five years
in California"
''Did your brother and sister ever quar-
rel?'
mot that I know of. Once in while
he would take more than was good fol-
him, and then sister and l would scold
him.
Ibid you ever assist him with money p
eyes. paid his way to Stockton and
other places where he thought he could get
work, but finally got tired of it and told
him he could stay with me as long as he
pleased, but that l would advance him nc
more money"
Did you and your sister ever quarrel2'
eyes. We had a row five years ago.
told Nellie she could not come to my house
if she accepted such pointed attention
from Mr.. Buck. There was nothing wrong
l knew, but it didn't look well to see hel
going out to restaurants and places with
a married man. She always met him OIL
business, because l knew he looked after
her affairs. Still it made people talk. Mel
lie never came to my house after that
did you ever hold any papers for your
sister?'
eyes. l held all her letters and papers
up to that time, but after our quarreII gave
them back to her. Before that we arranged
everything so that if she died l should ge
everything"
Ibid you ever hear of your brother max
ing threats2"
NO"
''Wasn't he angry with your sister,"
mot that [ know OF"
A juror asked: "In your statement you
said this murder was similar to the Dur
rant tragedies"
Eyes, but meant that it was like only
in the atrocious manner of the murder
w. D. Sandborn saw Senator Buck anC
was speaking to him in the Burlington
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