The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-18

Joseph Lochner. on whose door he pound 1
gown and the two entered"
Mrs. Riley did not know the deceased
very we'll She says that Mrs, oarp ed 90
her own affairs with jealous care. Mrs.
hiley heard several people enter ner room pn
during the evening. The last one VINO
a heavy-set German. This was about 9
o'clock. She heard Mrs Carpenter say
goodnight to him a half hour later as
she escorted him to the door Mrs. Riley.
of all the roomers. was the only one who
gained slender confidence OF the dead
woman. She says that Mrs. Carpenter
mentioned to her few days ago certain
rears Of being, strangIed by some person
who had once before threatened her life.
The rooms of Lochner and Mrs. Carpen-
ter adjoin. with a door between: Accord
Of the house this door was seldom locked
On Mrs. Carpenters side there are two
screw eyes, through which a cirling-iron
was run. This was found In place when
the body was discovered.
The statement Of Mrs Riley Of hearing
what she thought was g. scuffle In Mrs.
Carpenters room is partly borne out by
the appearance OF the dead woman's face,
she did not die without a struggle. On
the left side of the face just below the
ear is a mark Of finger nail, and on the
there is another distinct mark Of fin
ger nail which drew blood that flowed
down the side OF the nose into the nos
left knee and smaller one little below
1t. both having the appearance OF being
freshly made. Policeman OKeefe also
noticed that when he first saw the body
In the room there was red mark on the
throat.
These are against the suicide theory.
and there are other things. The woman
had nearly $1,000 to her credit in the FL
staring her In the face. She had an offer
Of marriage as soon as she got a divorce
from Carpenter, II ahe felt so inclined, and
she had a pleasant home with her parents
and children In Monterey waiting her al
ways.
It was first reported that robbery was
was found in her room, but that is &C,
counted for by the fact that she banked
ell that she could spare. The last de-
post made by her was SIS on July ..
II Mrs. Riley Is to be believed. and there
is apparently no reason to doubt her,
there was man In room 10 shortly before
the woman was found dead, and It is
was the man who had once before threat
ened her life 1t is. however, strange that
no screams were heard.
According to papers found in the dead
woman's room her maiden name. vas
Sadie Anderson, and she was married in
Charlton, Iowa, on February %, 1884, to
bak Msak she was W Divorced p from smp
son about eighteen months ago and last
December married Henry S. Carpenter, a
shoemaker at 401 Tenth street, Oakland.
The marriage took place at her parents
home in Monterey. where her two chill
dren by her first marriage, two girls, one
10 years Of age and the other 10, are liv-
Ing She did not live long with Carpenter
as she had occupied the room at 1Ss
Fourth street since last Christmas.
Several letters were found among her
papers from Carpenter, the last sent from
Lathrop on April y. couched In affection.
ate terms and telling her that he had got
a nice house for his business and wanting
her to go to him and start a millinery
store. He called upon her at her room
about six weeks ago. so the police say.
There were also several letters from
Sergeant George Chilean Of Company F.
Fifth Regiment Michigan Volunteers, at
Chickamauga. The last was dated July
10 and he called himself her future hus-
band and spoke Of the happy time they
would have when they got married after
got the medal referred to by Lochner.