The San Francisco call., 1898-11-15

visited the yacht this morning and, after an investigation, feel perfectly satisfied the vessel. Elk,.s story Is that he was be- low and heard somebody climb aboard and attempt to raise the skylight. He drew his pistol and fired twice. My in- vestigation showed that the skylight was tied down with a rope, the other end of which was tied to hard wood bar. The fact that this bar was broken Is the strongest evidence in support of Elk 8 story:
 tween the two men on account of Berg S 1 infatuation for Elk'S wife, but I am cer- tain that Elk did. not know who the in- truder was when he fired. I do not know vessel, but I think he came there to see Elk's wife: l have known of the illicit afrafd II fSf f0F aad long g m and not blame Elk in the least, as he simply shot down an intruder. Berg's attach m me96 f6r for fI Mrs; Elk IS an old story. and to do with the case. The woman deserted Elk once, l think about three years ago, TOT this same man, so I don't think she amounts to much Berg was a maral1der and got his just deserts.
 The anchorage of the Chispa at Sausa- Tito seems to be hoodooed and I am se- riously thinking of having her moved up the river somewhere"
 Mrs. Annie Elk is quite an intelligent 2s years of age. She has been married eight years. and is the mother of two DO ooys, E, ta3 aged and nd years respectively. In properly intimate with Berg, and states that his relations with her family were only that of a friend.
 In Sausalito several months apo ba lived in the same house with the EIks and he paid Mrs. Elk to wash his clothes and do his mending. Since that he has tions, protesting to be profoundly in love with her, and when under the influence of iiqu9r he even threatened her life if she
 
 Several times. according to her state ment, he asked her to get rid of her hus- an 6and, even to poison him. as he was no Tn one or his furious moods he would flourish his revolver-the one he after ward gave Elk and with which the Iaftar shot him. and vow that the matter would end in tragedy.
 Nick not only said he would kill me, also, said Mrs Elk. "on the Ath nI0dpIlsd of ias month he fourished his revolver in my husbands s face in the cabin of the Cfispa and the weapon was fired, Sne bullet going into the floor. Then he was sorry and gave Elk the gun.
 sOn the night of the shooting I was sound asleep on board the yacht. My two children were also in the bunk I was awakened by the first shot my husband fire fired up through the, skylight at Nick. that?' several times and fire again. A bucket was thrown violently down through the skylight, which struck me in Nick standing by the hatch. He said. am shot, Annie, and. looking on his breast, I saw he was bleeding freely.
 My husband and I took him down in the boat and pulled him ashore. He was not angry then, but gentle and kind. as he always was when he was sober and said, You walk on my sore side. Annie because know you will be careful and not hurt me-
 "Oh, dear 1t has all ended just as Nick said 1t would end-by a shooting, wleh somebody getting hurt. They are now try ing to connect this with the other trouble on the Chispa, but there Is no connection between them. My husband and Berg were both here in San Francisco the night Captain Brooks was murdered This is another matter altogether"