The San Francisco call., 1896-03-11

frank chat he had never worked since he
met Berthe" Later, at the Morgue, where
he viewed the corpse, he wept like child,
his heart seeming to rise into his overlap
ping throat Sobbing in most pitiful
manner. he exclaimed:
Berthe! Berthe! pourquoi mas tn
gutter Meaning in English. bertha!
Bertha! why did you leave me?'
The man was thoroughly in earnest and
was heartbroken. He had lost his best
friend and his grief was uncomfortable.
Around him were few men OF his class,
all big and sturdy enough to drive drays
or do longshore work, but who, like
Chabert, rely for a livelihood on the out
cast women of the town. They all sym
pathized with the friend who had met
with such great misfortune, and
endeavored to console him with the infor-
nation that she could only have lived an
other month according to the autopsy's
revelations.
The autopsy showed that the woman's
left lung was completely gone an d there
was little left of the other. Consumption
had completely eaten her and the slight
est pressure on her windpIpe could have
caused death.
This man Cesar Chabert was taken into
custody by Captain Lees men shortly
after the body was found, but he was re-
leased during the afternoon, the fact that
the woman alive was worth more to him
than the woman dead being prima facie
evidence that he did not kill her.
August Miller, the barkeeper in the
Asuor saloon at the corner OF st. Mary and
Pine streets, was one of the last men who
saw the Paradis woman alive. He spoke
to her at 80 o'clock in the morning when
she had him send some drinks into her
den for herself and two vlSltors-L. j.
Marks of 1920 Twenty-fourth street and
George Malgren of 100 Minna street.
These two men were strangers to each
other, having met in the Astor saloon,
where both were drinking and shaking
dice prior to visiting the Paradis woman s
abode and following it up by visits to a
number OF other dens. The drinks they
took in den q were served to them by
Oscar Seidenhoff, a waiter, who runs
errands between the Astor saloon and the
houses of i'll repute in that district.
The TWO visitors were arrested, but were
released almost Immediately after max
ing their statements. Their movements
during the entire night until after the
body was found were detailed, lnvesti-
gated and found true. forming an alibi
sufficient to cause their release.
Late last night Captain Lees was again
handling Cesar Chabert, the dead
woman's alleged husband. He wanted
him to explain his life with her more in
detail. Inc fellow went over TIE ground
of their meeting in Lyons, France, and
their coming to this country. He had
never had an angry word with her. The
bandanna found stuffed down her throat
was one he had purchased her as token
of affection because she used snuff, and
the stains were not so apparent on red
handk erchief as on white one.
Chabert stated that he felt quite i'll, and
for the past three years he has remained
in repose in the room he and the dead
woman jointly occupied at 52S Pine street.
He was there all of Monday until about
o'clock, when he went out to purchase
some chops and vegetables.
Il always did the cooking for us both
and our friends he said, his eyes bright
ening. Pm very good cook; l know
what's good
The woman came home for her evening
meal and remained with Chahert until
7:15 o'clock, when she retu ned to her
place of business. Chabert fe.t weary and
lay on the lounge smoking and doing
until 10 o'clock at night, when he thought
stroll would do him good. He walked
to the University saloon, near the Poodle.
dog restaurant, nearly block and half
away, to see his friend, the proprietor,
Monsieur y. SandoZ,
Feeling tired he rested himself there
until after midnight, eating meanwhile TO
get strength enough to go and see the
woman who was toiling for him in the
alley. He found her dead.