The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
1t Is Given It's Quietus by Miss
Elsie Baker, a Hair.
dresser.
THE RECORD OF BRYANT AS A
PREvARICATOR.
AS to Mrs. ThreSher, Why She Is
Simply Believed to Be Of
Unsoun1 Mind,

Every day brings forth some new de-
velopment exposing the flake" story of
Mrs Schwartzler in regard to Minnie
Williams and Rev. DR.. Gibson being on
the ferry boat together.
One of Mrs. Schwartzler's statements to
Chief Lees was that her first husband,
Jack Winters, was an engineer on the
Southern Pacific and was accid entally
killed in a collision near Los Angeles.
That was why she became acquaint ed
with Marshal George E. Gard.
Yesterday Chief Les received dis
patch from Marshal Gard as follows:
In November, 1895, called three times on
Mrs. Schwartzier, at her home on Sixth street.
about Mrs. Lena Marshall, who was shot at
Baden station. Mrs. Schwartz er was then O
widow. l never saw her husband. proved
her statement about Lena 10 be false aud be-
came satisfied she was counting notoriety.
She told me she was on the boat the day
Minnie Williams came over 10 see Durrant
but said nothing about any one being with
her. She sald that while selling her medicines
and nursing at Alameda she became &C
quainted with her by sight. I never reported
1t to you because l didn't believe her state
ment.
Chief Lees detailed Detective Ross Whit
aker 10 find out if Jack Winters, Mrs.
Schwartzler's first husband, was ever en-
pIoved by the Southern Pacific. The rec
ords OF the company, which are very
thorough and complet e, were carefully ex-
amined from the construction of the road
to the present time and no such man as
Jack Winters was ever in the employment
of the company in any capacity.
Detective Gibson was detailed yesterday
by Chief Lees to interview Frank
Schartzler, the woman's husband. He is
employed in butcher-shop owned by
Mr.. Roberts, OF California street, near De-
visadero.
The following interesting conversation
took place between them:
''Are you Mrs. Schwarizler's husband ?''
asked Gibson.
II think l am" was Schwartzler's re-
ply.
''Have you any doubt about ii Pr
''WelI, 1 think am" repeated
ScNwariZler.
Where were you married Pr
go and see Mrs. Schwartzler.
when were you married2'
''None of your business"
Schwartzler finished by telling Gibson
that if he wanted any information about
the Durrant business to go to Mrs.
Schwartzler and not bother him.
As further proof of the absurdity of
Mrs. SchwaTtzler's story, Chief Lees yes
terday afternoon procured the following
statement from Miss Elsie Baker of the
Ramona halr-store, 252 Ellis street:
formerly kept my hair-dressing store at
1349 Park street, Alameda, in 1895. l knew
Miss Minnie Williams who resided with Mr..
and Mrs. Morgan at Versailles avenue, Ala
media. Minnie was friend of mine. Ii was
my custom to dress her nair at times l knew
her for about one year.
Minnie called at my heirdressng parlor at
Alameda on Thursday afternoon, April IL
1895, between the hours OF and A. She re.
manned about half an hour. Minnie came to
show me her new waist, the one she was found
murdered in.
Minnie Williams called the next day, April
IL, 1895, about 1 P. N. She remained ouly
lew minutes. She came to make an engage
menJ with to dress her hair. The hour OF
3 P. NJ was fixed for that purpose. This was
April u, 1895.
Minnie arrived at my parlors little before
3 P. NJ, April IL, 1888 When she arrived
was busy dressing Mrs. VS. hair-a lady who
resides in Alameda. 1 excused myself 10 Mrs
v. IS Minnie had a fixed appoin tment at
3 P. NJ. 1t took me about half an hour 10 dress
Minnie'S hair. She told me before leaving my
snop that she would have brought me some
flowers, but sac said she wanted 10 take the
flowers to the City to decorate the chur Oh
with, and also ssiG. II think am late. am
so sorry, want to catch the 3 40 train for the
City, as have an engagement at the Narrow
gauge Ferry, San Francisco"
never saw Minnie Williams alive after she
left my Undressing establishment. Minnie
also said she would go to her home a. Mrs
Morgan's to get her flowers go to the City
she then left my store. / then proceeded TO
finish Mrs. VS. nair. When finished Mrs "
on Alameda street.
After heard OF the murder of Minnie VIII
lisms met Mrs. V. and she told me when she
took the narrow-gauge train that Minnie
came aboard the same train at Park-street
station nj 4:l0 P. L. bound for San Francisco
Mrs. V. rooe on the train with Minnie rs far
as the Morton-street station, where Mrs. Y. left
the train 10 go to her home. Minnie continued
on 10 San Francisco.
The druggist that keeps the oldest drugstore
at Park-street station, Alameda, said that
Minnie Williams requested him to remove a
cork from bottle of perfumes as she could
not get the cork out herself. When Minnie
left his store he saw her take the narrow-gauee
train going to San Francisco from Park-street
station at 4:10 P. M.
Mrs. Schwartzier, in her statement. said
that she saw Minnie Williams on the
broad-gauge boat with man having
scars on his neck who left the boat with
her and boarded a Valencia-street car.
There Is the testimony of Miss Baker, the
druggist at Park-street Station, Mrs. ",
whose name is not given by Chief Lees
because she does net want any notoriety,
and Mrs. Elisa Wittee, the latter of whom
was on the same train and boat with Min
ME and saw her joined at the ferry by a
young man, whom she alterward identi-
fed as Durrant, and go with her toward a
doward-street car, that Minnie crossed
over on the parroW- gauge boat and no one
was with her.
Then there is the testimony of the
young men, Hobe and Duke, and others
who saw Durrant waiting at the narrow
gauge ferry for about an hour, and Hobe
saw him joined by young lady whose
description, as given bv him, tailed ex-
actly with Minnie Williams. Minnie
missing the 3:40 train accounted for Dur
rant waiting around the ferry so long.
There is also the testimony of Miss An
ME Moisant. 2708 Central avenue, Ala
meoa, and Miss Ruth Mexican. They were
going to San Francisco on Thursday,
April g. 1895. by the P. NJ. train with a
young man, but missed it. Then they
walked toward Miss McKean's house,
passing the Morgan house. They knew
Minnie Williams and saw her standing
at the door talking 10 young man whom
they identified as Durrant. II was sup