The San Francisco call., 1896-09-12

tain Lees and the attorneys for the prose-
cution made minute examination of the
purse. Winthrop turned pale and became
very much excited.
II wish TO keep my eyes on that purse"
he exclaimed. ~ DO not wish anybody to
tamper with it,
The jurymen then examined the purse
Tor stains, tobacco traces and other marks
described by the defendant.
Where were you in the habit of carry
ing the purse?" was asked.
I'm my right-hand hip pocket" he an
swered.
On cross-examination by District Attor-
ney Barnes Winthrop declared that the
only time he had adopted a pseudonym
mad been in Oakland prior TO his arrest,
where he had taken the name of Bronson.
he denied ever having used the name of
y. s. Stanninger and said further that he
did not enlist in the United States army
In Brooklyn under that name.
Defendant also denied having served in
the Tenth Infantry, but admitted that he
had subsequently re-enlisted in the United
States infantry January Z, 1881, under the
name of o. w. Winthrop.
"Did you ever go by the name Of Isaac
w. Calkins?" ?"
II never did"
"Where did you originally enlistP"
Captain Lees failed TO get the correct
information" sneeringly answered Win
throp. ut is a scheme of his. l first en-
listed at Boston, January 6, 1916. l was
assigned to Captain Charles Porter's Com
pany B, United States Infantry, and
served under him ten years. was born
at Dedham, Mass.
"Did you attend any schools in Bos-
tonY'
Witness faIteringly replied that he had
attended a business college in the Hub,
and had also been student at Cambridge,
but could not tell the school nor the street
on which he lived.
District Attorney Barnes then inquired
of the defendant his reason for going to
San Jose. Winthrop answered that he
went there to attend the Congressional
fight of friend of his, H. w. Outflow.
"Did you send any kilograms from San
JOSEF
Yes; one to Urquhart and one to
After the witness had identified the tele-
grams they were shown to the jury and
introduced in evidence.
Witness told OF his meeting at San Jose
with Campbell, ana admitted that he had
learned from Urquhart that Campbell was
at the Ven3ome in San Jose before he
went there.
"Did you have any conversation with
the clerks at the Vendome?"
''No, sir; felt little sheepish in hay
| ing registered and washing my hands
without paying for the room, so avoided
the clerks"
When you returned to the City and
went to the Occidental Hotel, was Urqu-
hart thereY' asked Barnes.
~ failed to see him"
''Was a. A. Browns testimony to hay
ing loaned you $35 correctP'
| at was"
An adjournment was then taken till
2PM.
court the corridor was filled with an i'm
mense crowd.
| Winthrop said that after leaving Camp
! bell in the California-street house he saw
him no more until in the City Prison. AT
P N. Thursday, August 6, he said he
went to Oakland and stayed at the Claren-
don House, corner OF Washington and
| Seventh streets.
a letter, written by him from Oakland
| to Frederick Cranmer, was introduced in
evidence. Winthrop admitted having
written it, as he said there was no use in
| trying to deny 1t. The letter contained
instructions to his wife where to m eet him
in Oakland and how she should act on
meeting him.
Especial stress was laid on the fact that
she should be very careful not to come if
| she were convinced that some one was
following. She was instructed TO retrace
her steps for a block before taking the
broad-gauge boat for Oakland, and that
when she arrived there to get of the rear
platform OF the train.
There she was instructed to go along the
street, and he would follow and accost her
when he was satisfied that she was not
shadowed.
a brief letter of explanation was sent to
Cranmer, In which he was asked to send
the inclosure TO his wife. In the w1fe's s
| letter was also screed addressed to the
editor OF daily paper, explaining that he
was an object OF special hatred with Cap
tain Lees.
This was the second series received by
Cranmer, and he began to think he him.
self might get into trouble over it.
On conferring with Postmaster Nc
Coppin il was deemed advisable to con-
suit with District Attorney Barnes as to
the advisabihby of delivering it. AS the
letter was merely an Enclosure, not
stamped and not in the mails it was
thought expedient and proper to open it.
The damaging character of Winthrop's 5
letter TO his wife may be CLEANED from a
perusal OF the vital portions of il.
One OF the letters written to Winthrop's S
vile was signed ~. II. A." and pur-
ported to come from a friend. This friend
claimed to be in honor bound to comfort
Mrs. Winthrop, as, he said, her husband
had departed OH an enterprise in which
he himself was very much interested.
The letter instructed the reader TO pav
no attention TO what the newspapers were
publishing, as the writer and a friend
could establish an alibi in refutation of
1.-The charges which Captain Lees in his
usual stupidity and lack OF investigation.
as well as his known enmity to Mr.. Win
throp, has seen tit TO publish to the world. -
AT this juncture Captain Lees turned
the color of boiled lobster and idgeted
uneasily ia his chair, while the bailiff had
to rap repeatedly for order. 1t was plainly
seen by the laughter of the audience that
no matter how strong the case against Win
throp CAPTAIN Lees was III hardly better
favor with the Assem- bIed mass of people
than tie defendant himself.
The lnclosed letter for publication in
some newspaper sta ted that the writer
was in the company of Winthrop and an
other gentleman from To clock P. NJ.
August 3. The other man, however. was
out of town, and would not be back Tor a
few weeks.
The author, who it must be borne in
mind was Winthrop himself, he having
admitted the authorship of all these let
ters, said he met Winthrop later in the
evening at a hall at Is O'Farreil street,
and remained there till after IL O'clock
He then gave an account of how Win