The San Francisco call., 1896-07-03

received in that suit her attorney has been
directed TO give it to an orphan asylum
and in other charities. Why, Staacke pro-
posed to compromise with me in my
claim for medical services, and l would
not accept it.
This young woman is suffering from
mania as result of childbirth. | know
it, he said. "She has had 8 degrees of
fever for weeks. Think of thatl You
know a woman fades like lightning-ln
two or three months sometimes. | know
what is the matter with her. They are
poisoning her against me and trying to
kill her for their own purposes. But they
shall not be able to do it. l shall go to
the Board OF Health, demand an investi-
CATION, and we shall then see who is right.
Oh, if l could only see her." said the
doctor plaintively. al know she would
put her arms around my neck and kiss
me-"
DR.. NJ. H. Logan attended the last con-
finement of Miss Josslyn for DIR. Marten.
He says he heard her tell officers of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children that DR.. Marten had threatened
her life. He says she is weak and nervous
and on the verge of consumption. Drs
Logan and Marten have offices on Grant
avenue, between Geary ana Post streets.
The former remem bers when, several years
ago, DR.. Marten was resplendent with dia-
''Dr. Marten seemed to have plenty of
money several years ago, but recently he
has not been so we'll off. He got me to at
tend to this case, saying the young woman
had an estate and that | would eventually
be paid out of 1t when it was settled UP.
"He has seemed to have some great bur-
den on his mind for some months" Dr.
Logan said. He talked about being
ruiEed and broken hearted, but he never
explained why. His actions were very
peculiar. l DO not think the doctor is
mentally sound. He called on her. but
she was afraid and would not see him.
He sent her medicine, which she was afraid
to take, and the thermometer he sent to
take her temperature was never used by
her. 1t always registered 103, which is an
abnormal temperature. and that one thing
made DR.. Marten suspect that she was
not treated properly. The young woman
is doing nicely. The only thing the mat
ter is that she is afraid DIR. Marten will
kill her and their babes and she won't see
him.
"She admits that she was forced to
make an affidavit in the Staacke case that
was untrue" DR.. Logan said, (which
amounts to blackmail." And so the doc
tors disagree.
DR.. Marten has been living at his Office
and in Oakland with Miss Josslyn several
years. There is no doubt that the doctor
MOuiQ uOI Hesitate W Say I0ey are legally
married if there were not legal reasons in
the way at present,
Miss Josslyn is still with Mrs. Small at
1922 Mission street Nobody is allowed to
see her, particularly reporters. Mrs.
Small receives visitors at the bottom OF
the front steps. Yesterday afternoon she
talked to CALL reporter there, saying:
al am not allowed to talk and l have
nothing to say. We have instructions to
let nobody in to see Miss Josslyn."
who are those instructions from, her
attorney?"
THAT is our business" replied Mrs.
Small.
HAS DR.. Marten been here to-dayq' was
asked.
mo, sir. If he comes he will be ar
rested. The poor girl is afraid of him,
and he shall not see her again. He made
her worse every time he called. You need
not come here, because you can't see her.
While Mrs. Small talked thus decisively
lady inside advanced to the basement
window, pulled aside the lace curtains
and face resembling Alma Josslyn's
peered out and then shrank from view.