The San Francisco call., 1896-04-22

in full blast. There is no disgusting the
fact that if Hannah cambridge robbed the
farmer, Bush, some one has part or all the
money. Who it is, is the question.
Yesterday saw many developments in the
case, but nothing as yet has determined
where the money went.
Sergeant Wollweber was busily engaged
all day in endeavoring to untangle the
matted threads of testimony. The state
ments of the boy Valencia, of Rourke, Nc
Intyre, Peshon, Wollweber and other
minor officers were taken down by
Stenographer Heyneman and typewriter
copies are now in the possession of Chief
Crowley. They do not differ materially
from those that have been already pub.
lished.
There is one point, however, that may
be of Importance. Mcintyre states that
early Saturday morning he walked down
Broadway with the woman (Hannah) to
the corner of Kearny, where she left him
and walked down Kearny. During this
time, Mcintyre says, she expressed de-
sire to see Rourke. This was while the
woman was still supposed to have the
money, which is alleged to have been
taken from the farmer, in her possession.
The woman was seen at the prison to-
day, and stated in most agitated manner
that if Purvis, Peshon or anybody else
said she was with Mcintyre any time at
all Saturday morning they stated some
thing that was not true. The woman
said several times that from late Friday
evening till she sent for the messenger
boy Sunday at l A. NJ. her senses we're
befuddled by liquor, and she did not know
where she was nor what she did.
She further said that the farmer tried to
ind, hos 10 % .tI L:
promised to dress her in costly garments,
make her present OF gold watch and
chain, and in general treat her as the
Legitimate partner of his earthly posses
sions.
But" she added, ~ didn't put any
confidence in what he said."
Her reasons in sending for Officers
Rourke or Mcintyre in preference to 9TH
ers is that she thought they would be
kinder to her than the rest. The reasons
for this she would not divulge.
Rourke was seen at the City Hall to-day
and conversed freely about the case.
There Is some one inside or outside of
police circles that is trying to Job me. I
have known this for some time. In fact,
think there is clique against me. If /
can find out who is at the bottom of this
conspiracy there is going to be trouble.
My friendly feeling for the cambridge
woman is easily explained. About four
years ago there was a saloon on the cor
ner of Jackson and Kearny streets known,
l think, as the City of Stockwell.' A man
named Morgan was robbed there by a
crook called 'Bow-legged Martin and an
other fellow. Hannah was hanger-on
there, and when the thieves were arrested
she gave valuable evidence for the State.
l promised her then that for this service
would befriend her if she was ever in
need"
Rourke called at the City Prison to see
the woman at 10 A. NJ. Sunday, before the
police knew the details of the case and
before the messenger boy sent by her had
found him, and he had long conversation
with her in the 'half-cell." The only
thing known about the details of this
private conference is what Rourke him
self admits, that he told her he had once
befriended her and he did not want her to
forget him now.
One of the stories rumored yesterday
was that Mrs. Rose M. French, ex-presi-
dent of the Women's Civic Federation, had
told some ore that she could produce two
witnesses who would testify that Frank
Holbrook of the Society for the Prevention
of CrueIty to Children had made the fol-
lowing remark:
This man Rourke took the North Beach
scandal out of our hands and ran it to suit
himself. II am not mistaken he will be
broke within thirty days"
TO one interviewer Mrs. French fatty
denied that she had made any such state
menr, or one even family resembling it.
But another person is authority for the
fact that Mrs. French admitted the truth