The San Francisco call., 1898-01-24
Admits Undue Intimacy, but Swears He Is Innocent of
 Murder.
HER STORY IS BELIEVED.
Napa County People Confident That the Prisoner Took His Broth
 er's Life.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NAPA. Jan. 23.-George Willard Clark's startling admission to The Call correspondent last evening has given him much regret to-day. He said when seen this afternoon that he was in an excited and unaccountable state of mind; otherwise he would not have said what he did. Last night at g o'clock Sheriff Mckenzie visited the cell of the murderer to tell him what his victims widow had sworn to at the Inquest Accompanying the Sheriff was The Call representative, who at the request of the Sheriff read to the accused all the evidence adduced at the inquest. Clark listened attentiveIy, but was nervous and uneasy. When the reading was completed he coughed several times and said:
 "As God is my witness I am inno- cent
 Sheriff Mckenzie then arose and spoke as follows:
 MT. Clark, I desire to inform you, if you are not aware of 1t, that you need not speak unless you wish to. Talk if you desire, but don't if you wish not"
 The prisoner proceeded to talk, how ever, and close questioning brought forth the admission that he had been intimate with his brothers wife.
 She has told me that I am the father of one or more of her children" he said, but do not know it, and 1 think it is false"
 This is the admission over which he feels regret to-day.
 T was crowded last night and said more than I should have said" re- marked Clark. A moment later he said:
 My friend, when the critical mo- ment arrives I will tell the truth, no matter who it hurts"
 He was questioned as to the meaning Of this, but he would not explain. This afternoon the Salvation Army corps visiting the prisoner in his cell. They sang a few hymns and then invited him to pray. He consented and in sub stance prayed as follows:
 70 Lord, thou knowest the minds of all. Thou knowest the good and thou knowest the wicked. Bless us this day and do unto us as we would be done by. Be merciful to us and forgive those who sin against thee. Thou knowest, o Lord, that I, accused of a great crime, am innocent. Help me in my hour of need and deliver me in the end from those who would wrong me. So might 1t be-
 A while after the departure of the Salvationists several members of the Adventist faith arrived from St. He- lena and visited the prisoner in his cell.
 T sent for them," said Clark, flor in the present trying moment they are the dearest friends have on earth Just now l would prefer to see nobody but Christians-good earnest Christians at that. A few weeks ago I was in corre- spondence with the Pacific Press Pub fishing Company relative to canvassing for certain books of theirs, and if this trouble hadn't occurred I would now have been working for them"
 There remains but little doubt that Clark is guilty. The sentiment against him is general. The story of the widow is so plausible and the circumstances so fit her revelations that it seems im- possible for him to escape the gallows. Last night. under the fire of several reporters, Clark nearly broke down and went so far as to say, Tt looks as though l must take the rope"
 He was worried to-day because the attorney who he thought would take his case had stayed away from him. He did not seem to know that he was entitled to counsel whether he had funds or not.