The San Francisco call., 1897-11-03

The original telegram was produced and
found to be in the girls handwriting be-
yond q shadow OF doubt.
Coroner Bald win was disguised with the
verdict and plainly told the jurymen at
he would accep il only that the relatives
of the girl might have the beueit Of the
doubt, II any ex sted; but if 1t had been
criminal case he certainly would reject 1t.
Coroner BALDWIN also stated that 1t was
the most remarkable case that he had
been called upon 10 investigate since he
had been Coroner of Alameda County.
The fact that Anna Holywell sent let er
AMI telegram to herself is ample proof
that she planned her own destruction
with careful deiberaton, her sole object
being 10 throw all the mystery possible
about her death.
The final session Of the inquest was held
in the Moreue in Berkeley last evening,
Coroner Baldwin polling the jury soon
after O'Clock.
W. J. Martin, the manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company at San
Francisco, was the first witness called.
He testified that the telegram dated San
Francisco. October %, and signed r. I.
Blythe, had been filed with Opera or
Wesley r. Davis in the San Francisco
branch office at 607 Market street on Sun
day evening, October "a The original of
The dispatch was produced in evidence
and identified.
W. R. Davis testified that he had re-
ceived the telegram at the office, COZ
Market street. between 4 and P M, Sun
day afternoon, October "a, by a young
lady who told him TO forward the teie-
gram after 7 P. NJ. on Monday evening,
the 25th. He left word with the night
operator, who sent it at 7:30 O'Clock Mon
day evening, Davis having gone off duty
at O'Clock.
Davis noticed that the young woman
who sent the message seemed exceed
ingly anxious. He thought it strange
that she should want the telegram-a
death notice-delayed so long. She had
reques ed twice, before and after writing
the telegram, that it should not be sent
until after O'Clock of the following day.
The original OF the dispatch was handed
to the jurymen, most OF whom seemed
convinced that the handwriting was Miss
Holywelrs.
Druggist Lewis Fatton was recalled and
ques toned in regard to the poison W hich
he had sold to the dead girl. He prod uced
the poison book" and read the entry,
'10.h month-29. $3.50 P. M Miss La
Blanche, 2240 Durant avenue, sulphate
morphine, grains 6, pain. l.. Fatton, dis
penser."
p. H. Reilly of Reilly's drugstore, 1867
Broadway, Oakland, testified as to the law
Il
declared the law would allow druggist
TO sell perDon morphine if the name and
address of the purchaser were taken, the
amount sold and the purpose for which
desired.
He said that the universal custom of
druggists was TO sign the bayer's name to
the book, mot to request the buyer to
sign it, as the book is regarded as a
strictly private record.
n. G. Guiberson, the freshman student,
testified to seeing Miss Holywen in San
Francisco on Sunday evening. October "a
He mad seen her at the Oakland ferry at 6
or $50 o'clock. She was alone at the
time.
Deputy Coroner J. E. Streigbtf testified
to finding mourning paper Ill the trunk in
the dead girls room last Sunday evening
He had com pared the paper with that on
which the 'aking" letter was written and
gave as his opinion that the two pieces of
paper were not similar. He believed he
could detect slight difference in the
width of the black borders and in the tint
of the paper, one being perfectly white
and The othr slightly cream colored.
In answer TO question by Coroner Bald
win, Streightif testified that in making
the second search of the room he found
red lead pencil of the same shade as the
writing on tine king" envelope 70 please