The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09

in Oakland together. We soon moved to Oakland, as business interests called my husband there, and 1t was soon after moving to Oakland that we learned of the character of MT. Cheeseman. We heard that upon several occasions he had been arrested and was as a whole not per son for my. daughter to associate with Etta, upon learning of his dissolute char acter, wrote him very polite note, say ing that she did not care for his company any longer. A few days after receiving the note he met Etta and told her that if he ever saw her In the future in the company of any other fellow he would kill her. This statement he made only last Saturday night, at which time I ad- vised Etta to have him arrested to pro- tect herself. Thinking he was not in earnest about his threats to kill, we both finally let the mater drop"
 the tragedy, is only slightly. wounded. She is a very attractive girl, about 20 years of age, with a wealth of black hair and nicely turned features
 1T met Frank last May" she said, "and thought he was very nice fellow at first. We went out 9 few. times, and in that our friendship should take the na- ture of an engagement This continued some time, and then we commenced to Then we learned that he had been in an asylum and that he had made over half dozen attempts to commit suicide, and I decided that he was not the kind of man I should like for a husband. Last Saturday l wrote to him and told him I was anxious that our acquaintance me any more. He did call at the house and told me that If ever he saw me on the street with another man he would kill me. l told him he would do nothing so silly, but he persisted, and l was making fun of his threat when he went away"
 '"To-night we were sitting at dinner yd1g when the doorbell SsI rang Fat. Father and ] me. As soon as the door was opened, and before had time to see who 1t was, there was a shot and my father fell l then threat and at once ran back. Cheeseman followed with the gun in his hand ne forced me into a corner of the kitchen struggled with him and knocked 1t down and the shot entered my thigh He then turned toward my mother and fired at spoke but few words all the time and acted more like drunken man than @ mad man.. He seemed to. be very deter mined, and when I struggled with him he did not show any such strength as might be expected from a maniac. He came to the the house firmly believe intsending to man had run off, went with my mother to the hall and we found my father srlll About two hours after the murder Cheeseman was found in the bar al the Newlands House.. Seventh and Washing a94 scq of sffrfess by sergeant Greene in the preached him and placed him under ar rest. Cheeseman made but little re- sistance, though he talked like drunken man. The patrol wagon was waiting out side and the prisoner was hurried to the City Prison Being handcuffed, the prisoner begged to be relieved of these, threatening if this was refused he would commit suicide.
 T am not as crazy as you guys think leeringly remarked Cheeseman land you just wait and see if I am,
 On being searched the 44-caliber re- contained cigarettes and tobacco. and on the inside coat pocket. the officers found certificate. One of the letters had evident ly been written by Etta Payne. It was in girls handwriting, dated "OakIand, Cal, 163 Seventh street, July 25, 18aS.' and ran as follows: