The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-15
DENIES THE WOMAN YARN
Millionaire Campbell Says He
Did Not Go to Meet
Any Girl.
The Winthrop Trial Almost Over.
Assumed Names by Which the
Prisoner Was Known.

The trial of Oliver W. Winthrop is fast
drawing to close. Yesterday the last
testimony of the defense was introduced
and the prosecutions evidence in rebuttal
was commenced. To-day or tomorrow
the arguments of counsel will probably be
heard and then the fate of the prisoner
will be in the hands of the jury.
Yesterday after John Forbel, James W.
Burling, ]. NJ. Custer and AdoIph Meyer
had told what they know of Winthrop's
character and general reputation, which
all agreed was good up to the time of the
Matthews episode, the prosecution began
the introduction OF evidence in rebuttal.
A. M. Pierson, assistant superintendent
OF Laurel Hill Cemetery, was called, and
asked whether E. J. Nj. Stanley owned a
lot there. Attorney Bell objected to the
question and wrangle ensued, but Bell
subsequently withdrew the objection.
Pierson replied that the books do not
show that E. ]. M. Stanley owns a lot,
but that one S. l.. Stanley has a plat.
Cecil Brown, who has been Mr.. Camp
BELLS business agent for some time, said
that Tor number of years his employer
did not carry purse, but that recently he
has done so. He identified the purse
found on Winthrop as being in every
respect like the one Campbell has carried
Mrs. Abbott Campbell, wife of the prose-
| cutting witness, also said the purse is
exactly like her husbands.
James Campbell himself was then re-
called. He denied in toto Winthrop's
story about the yelled woman at 4I09
California street, and said that Winthrop
never rang the bell but opened the door
| with Key which he carried. Campbell
| also denied making any arrangement
with Winthrop, or any one else, to rent
| the California-street cottage for him.
did you arrange for that house to meet
a woman there?" asked Judge Wallace.
II did not" replied the witness.
Mrs. Dunton, from whom the cottage
was rented, denied Winthrop's story that
| Urquhart rented the cottage. She said
she never saw Urquhart until she gazed
on him in the courtroom. She positively
identified Winthrop as the man to whom
she let her house.
How is it you are better able to iden-
tify him now than you were when Won
saw him in prison after his arrest?" asked
| his Honor.
Zone reason" replied Mrs. Dunton, sis
that then only gave him a glance. Now
l have heard him speak. His pronuncia-
ton is peculiar. For instance he saws
'settin' instead of sitting"
''Then you consider yourself better able
to identity him now?" asked Lawyer
Bell.
Eyes; identify him positively. There
can be no mistake" replied the witness.
In answer to a question Mrs. Dunton
said no one had tried to influence her tes-
timony, and adde dthat no one had better
attempt such thing.
Attorney Bell earlier in the day made a
determined attempt TO impeach the testi-
mony OF ID. A. Urquhart. He tried to
prove that the witness had been convicted
of felony. On Saturday afternoon a
record of an arrest and two years. i'm
prisonment in Canadian prison was
introduced, but Urquhart denied having
ever been in Canada. He, however.
admitted having been twice arrested on
charges OF felony, on which he had not
been convicted.
District Attorney Barnes then went into
Minthrop's army record. S. R. Taylor,
United States quartermaster told of how
he enlisted in Company B of the Tenth
Infantry in 1870. He said he then met
winthrop, whom he knew as Standinger,
and served several years with him. He
said that 1t was after re-enIisting that the
prisoner took the name of Winthrop.
Calkins was another name which Taylor
said Winthrop bore at one time. An Incl
dent concerning a missing coat, which
was found In Winthrop's possession, was
also retailed but was objected to and not
admitted in evidence. On cross-examina-
ton Taylor said that in 1870 Winthrop's
age was about 10, and that he did
not know him by that name until 1878,
when they met at Whipple barracks in
Arizona. Afterward they met in this
City In 1886.
Court was then adjourned until this
morning at 10 clock, in order that Mrs.
3. L. Stanley might come from Ukiah to
testify as to tue lot in Laurel Hill Gene