The San Francisco call., 1897-11-01
and papers, among which was the regis.

containing a small coal-oii stove. a few
cooking utensils and a scanty stock of
provisions. showing that the girl pre- epared
some OF b er meals in her room. A bureau,
three chairs and large trunk com pleJed
the furnis hngs.
Sea tered about were piles of books ana
papers, mute evidence of the girls studi-
Gus habits; but among all the books there
was not one that would indicate the ro-
mance-weavlng, mystery-lov side OF
her nature. 'Emerson's Essays was
about the lightest reading that could be
found, but among her papers were quo ta-
tions from and references to Shakespeares
works that indicated love for the great
master.
MANY letters were found, ali of which
were from her immediate relatives or her
girl friends in Rediands, aud in only one
of them was mention made of a man. In
letter signed "Mary" and dated Red
lands, September a. 1897, the writer, in
answer to something evidently written by
the dead girl, said she need have no fear
of the writer marrying that mountain
runt."
That was ALL but in every one of the
letters, whether from father, mother,
sisters or girl friends, there were many
sentences indicating that all were familiar
with her gloomy disposition, and all wrote
with the object OF cheering her up.
suspicion that she was turning, as her
friends had long suspected. toward the
Catholic Church. In the bottom of her
trunk was found q colored print of q face,
beneath which was the caption, "The
Sacred Heart of Mary"
Upon the wall of the room there was
also an engraving with the inscription
Mater Dolorosa," and these, in addition
to the fact that small ivory cross was
found upon her body, indicate strongly
her leaning toward Catholicism.
When living at home, at Redlands, she,
together with the other mem bers of her
family, was a Pres byterian. Mrs. Hutch
ms states that since her residence at
Berkeley she has been attending the Epis-
copal church.
While there is no direct evidence that
she had changed her religion there was a
mysterious scrap of paper found In her
room which indicates the possibility of
such q change. The paper bears the puz-
ming memoranda: "Otfice on Mission
st. Or. Lane. st. Mary's Cath, Van Ess
ave-, Ellis, st. IgEatius, Hayes. Hern-
field, Johnny"
Considerable difficulty was encountered
in trying TO find two of the important wit
nesses who will testify at the inquest, Miss
Garland and Miss Payne, both of whom
were intimately acquainted with the dead
girl.
Miss Payne could not be found at her
residence on Channing way, where it was
stated she had gone TO San Francisco and
would not return until this morning.
Miss Garland, when finally found, was
yery reticent and refused to give any in
formation further than that previously
mentioned. II have refused" she said,
land will refuse TO give out any informa-
ton until the inquest Tomorrow"
Mrs. Hutchins OF Badcroft way and
Ellsworth street. with whom Mss Gar
land boarded and with whom she was on
very intimate terms, stated that Miss
Garland had frequently spoken of the
dead girl. According to Mrs. Hutchins
Miss Garland had frequently noticed that
Miss Holywell was desponoent, but
nevertheless she was possessed of great
am bition.
Miss Holywell hoped to go to Welles-
ley College," said Mrs. Hutchins, land
she often endeayored TO persuade Miss
Garland to go with her. She was very
much disappointed in her college life at
Berkeley, where she had formed but very
few congenial acquaintances
Miss Garland is convinced that no
love affair drove Miss Holywell to take
her lie. She has examined the letter
purportipg TO tell of the death OF Ar
thur, and she is convinced that Miss
Holywell wrote the letter herself.
girls handwriting and style of writing,
and in her Judgment the letter CORE
spends with other writings OF the dead
girl.
Zone feature of the letter especially
confirms Miss Garland in the opinion that
the dead girl is the author of the letter.
[. is dated 'Rectory of st. Benne.' and
the fact that Miss Holywell formerly
lived in Upper Canada, where French
names very similar to this one are quite
common, strengthens her belief that her
friend herself wrote the letter tina: has
caused so much speculation.
The statement OF Mrs. Berg. with whom
Miss Holywell formerly boarded, that
financial reverses met by her father would
partly account tor the girls melancnolia,
is not borne out by facts obtained from
other sources.
Mrs. Berg is Convinced that overstudy
was the primary cause of the mental con-
dition which led the girl to suicide, but
she believes some news OF her father 8
business troubles produce the immedi-
ate shock which prece led her self-destruc.
ZION. She believes that the girl ad pre-
meditated suicide and that the details of
the act had been planned with insane cum
ming.
81 am persuaded" said Mrs Berg, "that
she moved away from us in order to es-
cape our vigilance, and that she contem-
plated suicide al the time. When L saw
her a week ago she spoke on gruesome
subjects and dec ared that some time she
would take her own life. 1t isn't wicked,
she declared, 'for if | kill the body the soul
will still 90 on living.
Mrs. Berg stoutiy maintains that the
girl had no love affair of any kind, or she
(Mrs. Berg) would have known it. Ac-
cording to her statement Anna had almo
an aversion to men, and cared nothing for
their society.
| ''She had a strange fancy for sitting in
the dark thinking, and Alone" continued
! Mrs. Bers. she was often uncommuni-
cative and moody. although occasionally
she would become quite jolly. She was
wonderfully imaginative, and she often
entertained US with improvised tales, the
| plots OF VIII lcn she seemed TO take great
| pleasure in devising and working up.
1.-The girl was ambitious to become a
writer and seemed to enjoy The anticipa-
| tion of the great tragedies ana romances
| which she intended TO write"
| The inquest over the body of the unfor.
! tunats suicide will be held by Coroner
! Baldwin this morning at $3.50 at the
Berkeley Branch Morgue.
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