The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-03

| land he and his wife have been devoted
to each other. They have no children.
Friday night she went to visit friends in
Oakland and he was to have gone there
last night to stay until this morning, and
then bring her home. He left home with
that intention.
"He is steady in his habits, is not in
financial troubles, is happy in his domestic
relations, and l cannot see why he should
attempt to commit suicide. / cannot ex-
plain why he went to the hotel and took a
room under an assumed name, but l am
sure he will be able to explain it salts
factorily."
night, but his relatives positively refused
to allow him to make statement, his
father even insisting that no stranger
should be permitted to go near his bed
side and treating inquirers with scant
courtesy.
Paynter's wife did not make her appear
ance at the hospital, although his mother
said early in the afternoon that she had
been sent for.
She was in Oakland with her mother,
Mrs. William Kane, at the Colusa, 10101I
Washington street. where she was seen
and informed of her husbands rash act.
"Oh, dear, would like to expose that
| woman. She is the cause of all our trou-
bles, were the words she uttered when
she heard the news. Realizing, however,
what she had said she refused to go fur
| Their, and asked for information as to his
| condition and whereabou and whether
she had been sent for. She was greatly
agitated, and it was with difficulty at
she restrained herself from passionate
outbreak against that woman"
Paynter was in Charge of NJ. Brown e.
Sons branch paper-house here for some
time and was given to late hours, but was
not considered drinking man. He has
! been married five years and has a very
pretty little wife. They resided at the
Palmer House here and at other places for
! several years. 1t was during this time
that he met Mrs. Lottie Cozzens, who
was the woman referred to by Mrs. Paynter
in her first out break
Mr.. and Mrs. Cozzens have a 1O-vear.old
daughter and left here a year ago ana
| took the LaZell House at Mason and Geary
streets, San Francisco. 1t was not lono
before Mr. and Mrs. Paynter decided to GO
| TO the City to reside aud she insisted on
| going to Cozzens as she would know some
one, but he rather held back But he pave
| in and now she counts that as her fatal
| mistake. About eight months ago Mr.
Paynter and Mrs. Cozzens disappeared and
the next heard of them was from Los
| Angeles.
Cozzens, who was away at the time va.
sent for and Mrs. Paynter returned to heI
mother. A couple of months later she
was taken seriously ill, and on being in.
formed he came to her. He did not re.
main LONG, however, but again went awav
1t is said Mrs. Cozzens is deeply in love
with Paynter, and that since he has been
under her influence he has taken to drink.
ing heavily. He is believed to have he.
come dependent and to escape it all he
took his life. ~
One of Paynter's visitors last night was
young lady, who told Steward Mogan to
ask Paynter's mother if she could be al.
lowed to see him. She gave her name as
Miss Cozzers. Mogan took the message
and Mrs Paynter gave her the necessary
permission. She remained beside him
while Mrs. Paynter went home to supper
A young man employed in CarroITs
office, who called at the hospital las
CarrolPs. -