The San Francisco call., 1896-06-09
HER JEWELS
IN THE SAFE,
Coroner Refused Possession
of the Property Of Miss
Mayne Worrall.
PALACE HOTEL HOLDS TT
Cablegram Which Says Her
Sister in London Is Mys.
titled Too
CORONER MAY 60 TO LAW.
Analysis of the Stomach Still Un.
comp!eted-Indications of Poison
Are There.

Last evening Coroner Hawkins, accom-
panied by Joseph K. Hawkins, who is his
attorney and brother, went to the Palace
Hotel for the purpose of claiming and TAX
ing charge of the property of Miss Mayne
Worrall. The thickness of the mystery
surrounding the death of the young Eng
lish woman has been lightened up very
little by the developments so far, and the
Coroner desired to search the baggage for
any information that might be concealed
there.
When he took possession of the body
last Saturday afternoon he supposed there
would be no dispute concerning his right
to the baggage when he got ready to take
it away. But when he called at the Palace
last evening Assistant Manager Warren
refused to allow him to take the baggage
The reason for this is that Mr.. Warren
wants to be positive that the hotel COM
pany would be in no way liable in giving
up the young lady's personal effects.
Coroner Hawkins and his attorney then
made formal demand for the property
Mr.. Warren expressed desire to consult
his attorneys, and promised to let the
Coroner know later what his final decision
was. The Coroner waited at his office till
IL 80 last night, but no word came from
Mr. Warren.
Attorney Hawkins said that this morn.
ing he would take legal steps to compel the
hotel to give up the property, if he could
not get it otherwise. And this is why a
search OF the young Iady's effects is stopped
at the present time.
The baggage comprises fat trunk full
of dresses, underclothing, etc., a hand
satchel which contains comb, brush,
toilette articles and half-used package of
Virginia Brights cigarettes, an inexpen-
sive brand, notwithstanding the reputed
wealth of the young lady.
There are also some letters in the satchel,
but the Coroner was not permitted to
peruse them.
Inspection of her room has disclosed the
fact that Miss Worrall was very fond of
cigarettes The drawers of her bureau
contained many cigarettes.
Miss Worrall's iewelry is locked up in
the hotel safe.
DIR. P. w. Nathan, acting autopsy physi-
clan at the Morgue, has reached the con-
clusion that Miss Mayne Worrail came
to her death from a poison of a non-cor-
rosive character.
He made an examination of all the or
gans of the body, and found there was no
lesion. The stomach was taken out and
preserved for chemical analysis, and the
brain and spinal cord kept for micro
scopical examination.
It was at first thought that Miss Wor-
rail died from cigarette poisoning, but the
condition of her heart did not warrant
SUCH conclusion. 1t Will be several days
before Chemist Morgan can finish the
chemical analysis Uf the stomach.
No action in the matter has been taken
by the police, and will not until the analy-
sis is completed, and not then unless the
report of the chemist warrants it.
Dispatch From London.
LONDON, Enc, June Son receipt of a
cablegram announcing the sudden death
in the Palace Hotel in San Francisco of
Miss Mayne Worrall of Chester Lodge.
GiIston road, South Kensington, London,
Saturday, representative of the United
Press called upon Mrs. Hyde. sister of
the deceased lady, at her residence in the
Hyde Park mansion.
Mrs Hyde informed the reporter that
Miss WorraIl was of bright and happy
disposition and entirely free, so far as she
knew, from care. Only yesterday she had
received letter which her sister had
written to her the day before she sailed
from Sydney, N. S. W., for San Francisco,
on board the steamer Alameda. In the
letter Miss WOrralI made number of in