The San Francisco call., 1898-01-23
seemed particularly anxious about the

seemed particularly anxious about the latter.
 "I think that I should have been al- lowed to go to the funeral of my own brother. l think, too, that l ought to be at the inquest" he remarked.
 You were not needed at the inquest, and. as for the funeral. I didn't think piled the Sheriff.
 why not? ?"
 Because the feeling against you ie pretty strong up there
 Clark dropped his head and nervously tugged at his nails. The Sheriff then retired, leaving the prisoner with The Call correspondent. Clark was handed a copy of The Call, which he bored over eagerly, reading aloud all that related to the murder. Occasionally he would smile. then he would frown.
 These pictures are mighty good" he remarked "I saw yesterdays Call, too. and the pictures of myself and brother are both fine"
 What do you think of the article there?" was asked.
 Well. I was visited by lawyer this morning and he told me not to talk much for publication. I will say, how ever, that at my trial something start ling will come out-something that will clear up the mystery of the attempted poisoning. As for my brothers death, I am convinced that he committed sui eide There was certain conversation between him and me short time ago which bears out that statement, but l will not repeat it now"
 How about the fresh mud on your shoes the morning of the killing?"
 "I was at prayer meeting Wednesday night and got in the mud coming home"
 "The officers say they found tracks leading from your brothers home in the direction of your lodgings, and that they exactly fitted your shoes"
 T know nothing about that" he an swered, except what I read in The Call"
 He then strengthened up, and, look ing the visitor in the face, asked:
 Say, do look like guilty man? Is there anything of monster in my ap- pearance or actions? No one but a
  and, as God knows, I am not one. am innocent. I am unjustly accused of this heinous crime. I believe I shall be acquitted, but if not the law can only take the body. My soul will go to the God who gave it.
 'I am in a murderer's cell,' he con- tinued, "but there is one pleasure for me even here. I have my Bible, and above me is a skylight through which can see blessed Heaven. Do you be- lieve," asked the accused man, lower ing his voice. that my brothers wife said what is credited to her in that paper?"
 Undoubtedly she did" was the reply And it may prove damaging. But is the claim that you are infatuated with her a truthful one?"
 AS to that I will not say. That will speak of at the trial. Now, if you will agree to print exactly as I dictate I will give you an account of myself prior to my brothers death"
 It was agreed to, and Clark spoke as follows:
 Last October went back to my fath- er'sin Wayne County, Illinois. had been corresponding with him for two years about coming back to run the ranch 1 wrote to him that If he would send me money for the trip and permit me to keep Saturday as the Sabbath ] would come. I stated that would not work Sundays, either, if he desired it knowing him to be an ardent Metho- dist. He replied that I had better stay among my Saturday people. Then ] wrote that if I didn't come home would go off to South America as ar Advent missionary and spend the rest of my life there. We corresponded z short time on the subject of the Ad. vent religion. Then I wrote my fathel that Mrs. Clark and myself had a fus. over money matters, and I begged hin for funds to come home. I owed Mrs Clark for board. I had about $50 com ing to me for labor from Frank Rob inson of St. Helena. and when father sent me money I got this and paid my board bill Then I left for the East and had the friendship of my brother and his family. My brother and one of his daughters, however, were a little cold toward me.
 Father and I din't agree, so I came back on November '. I stopped witt my brother again until December 8 when they moved to their present resi- dence. They said they had no room ir this house for me to occupy, so went to batching.' I will fight this case tc the court of last resort'
 There are persons in Napa who claim to have known the accused at Chiles Valley. this county, about nine years ago. They considered him much of 2 simpleton. He worked there on g ranch. and it is said that he gave 3 woman who was cooking on the place g great deal of annoyance