The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16
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Parker or Cornwell, whether she was
really the mans legitimate wife or not,
and whether she was not anteda ted in her
husbands affections by another woman
Yes, perhaps by two other women.
Behold, while Parker's shrouded body
rested in its satin-lined coffin a woman
living not block distant came robed in
widows weeds and heavily veiled to the
little house on the corner of Howard and
Erie streets. She was the dead mans
wife, she said in pathetic tones, and the
mans name was Cornwell, not Parker.
A stormy scene ensued. Mrs. Parker
wept and Indignantly protested tb at such
thing was impossible, a phantasm of
disordered brain. The verbal war ragged
for some time. but Mrs. Cornwell at length
retired.
In the afternoon she sent Porter and
White, undertakers, whose establishment
on Eddy street, to Mrs. Parker's house
for the body, with instructions to remove
it to her house, near the corner of Howard
and Fourteenth streets. There they ran
against rival firm of undertakers, Cant
ner & Gsnz of City Hall avenue.
TIE remains were in a fair way for re-
moval when a number of Cornwell's or
Parker's friends emerged from q neigh
boring grocery-store and rendered such
assistance that the Eddy-street firm was
forced to capitulate.
On Thursday morning some more COM
phcations arose, such as to render Mrs.
Parker almost insane from grief. Another
woman, attired in the som ber garments of
widow and known as 1.-THE San Jose
widow" her voice trem bling with sorrow
and her eyes red and swollen with weep
ing. called at the Howard and Erie resi-
dence and In mournful tones asked for q
sight of her dead husband.
Mrs. Parker was in the room when the
inquiry was made. and, throwing up her
hands IN sorrow, exclaimed: my God
My Godl Where is this to end? He is
my own husband, not yours"
r., In the afternoon of the same day George
w. Cornwell, for that is the name he was
known to his employers by, was inferred
In Cypress Lawn Cemetery under the
auspices of the Locomotive Engineers
Association. Three women were at the
side OF the grave and saw the BODY laid to
rest. At the hall of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. Sixteenth and
made scene with her manifestations of
grief. The two other women were also
visiby affected. The same sod round the
grave was watered by the tears of the trio.
George w. Cornwell began his career at
the age of Is on the New York Central.
In 1850 he came to California and entered
the employ of the Central Pacific At the
completion of the San Jose and Monterey
road he was employed as engineer, and
continued in the companys service till he
died.
To his associates he was known as "OId
Pard." he was a pallbearer both at the
funeral of Leland Stanford and A.. N.
Towne. His was the engine, No. 1431.
selected to pull the special train which
conveyed President Harrison over the
roads Of the system when he visited this
coast.
According to Mrs. Cornwell, the woman
who lives at 1902 Howard street, after
Cornwall came to this coast he became en-
amored OF a woman living on Dupont
street. the one now known as the sSan Jose
widow" He lived with her until 1872.
when he married her. She SAYS their
married life was happy till 1883. ct which