The San Francisco call., 1896-06-09

addressed to his wife, care OF Judge +.
Church, Fresno, was also found. 1t reads;
Have written to arrange. Come East, leav
ing Fresno May II.
1t was evident from this that she in
tended joining her husband at that time,
but had changed her mind. The let
ters from her husband were couched in
the most affectionate terms and he had
apparently nc knowledge OF her intrigues
with other men,.
Her marriage certificate was also found
among her papers. 1t showed that they
were married in Kalamazoo, Mich, on
September 80, 1884, bv Rev. A. w. Gould,
pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, the witnesses being Helen Wells
and Mary Beckwith. Her maiden name
was Kittie NJ. Wells.
Captain Lees said that from his investi-
cation he was satisfied that Hays state
ment that she shot him and then shot
herself was correct.
Hay rallied somewhat yesterday morn
ing and there is now hope that ne will
recover. His father and mother and
cousin drove to the hospital early yester-
day morning and his mother remained at
his bedside all night nursing him. DR..
Morse was given the case yesterday morn
ing and by mis- orders the wounded man
was removed to the German Hospital in
the afternoon.
Drs. Morse and We'll performed an
operation upon Hay at the hospital yes
terday afternoon by opening the pleuraI
cavity and washing it out. If he should
live for the next twenty-four hours he Will
proba bly, recover.
According to the wounded man, Mrs.
McDougall made another attempt upon
the life of John Hay. They were in the
Russ House, where Hay had to leave her
room and seek refuge with Mr.. Polinski,
who resides at the corner of Geary and
Mason streets.
A few minutes later Mrs. McDougall
knocked at the door of Mr.. Polinski's
room and was admitted. She walked over
to Hay and said, so you are going to
quit me, Jack?" When he answered
Ives" she drew revolver and was about
to shoot when Polinski wrenched the un-
loaded revolver away. The woman was
hurried away.
The following dispatch from Portland
tells OF the woman's actions in that City:
PORTLAND, Or, June S.-Mrs. Nina
McDougall, who is the central figure in
the double tragedy in San Francisco last
night, was well known in Portland as hay
ing perpetrated series of blackmailing
schemes on few prominent business men
here.
Mrs. McDougall left an elegantly fur
nished house on Eleventh street few
weeks ago and disappeared under such
circumstances as led to the belief that she
had made away with herself. The house
was seized for debt to numerous creditors
who trusted the fascinating grass widow.
She liked good wine, fine clothes and
fast horses, and during the time she tar
ried here she led some young men of the
town merry pace with their cash. She
was known under an alias here. 1t is
known that two of her blackmailing
schemes worked to perfection.
She represented that her daughter-an
adopted soiled dove-had been led astray
through association with a couple of gay
young men with wealthy parents. BY
making pathetic appeals to their fathers
she obtained her price and this accounts
for the sudden departure of well-known
young society men for Europe.
Mrs. McDougall was divorced from her
husband in this State about year ago,
and contest in the courts over the child
was carried up to the Supreme Court. 1t
is stated that the husband is in Seattle and
that he was formerly connected with John
Rutledge & Sons Wire Company of New
York City. Mrs. McDougalrs infatuation
for another man led to her separation from
her husband, and when deserted by her
lover she became an adept adventures,
and her accomplishments were such that
she was equally at home as queen of
drawing-room or on the keyboard of a
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