The San Francisco call., 1898-12-02
ANNA MAXWELL, the Bride
 Who Made Herself a Widow.

The girl rambled along, conveying the impression that their marriage was se cret. Then she told of frequent quarrelS and of frequent threats of her husband to choke her or to kill her some way be- cause, apparently, she was about to re- veal. something that he preferred should remain unknown. After a time she de- cided that when her husband started in reality to carry out his threats she would De prepared for him. Her preparation consisted of buying a revolver, which she has carried in her pockets, loaded, for
 Last evening Mrs. Manteu and her hus- band crossed the bay from San Francis co for the purpose of trying to arrive at troubles.
 .I do not know whether we went to Alameda by the broad or narrow guage, she said, ''as I am a perfect stranger, but MT. Mantell said he had sister ,liv- ing there and that we might call on her. We had not been off the train many min utess before we, renewed our quarreling. In fact, we had been quarreling all the way across the bay. He taunted me about our marriage not being legal and resented his remarks. We had not walk on my shoulder as though he intended to harm me. 1 remembered his threats and told him to desst. Again he put his hands on me and so roughly that l al most fell. I did not wait for him to do 1t again. I pulled out my pistol and fired and fired, and fired. If that trigger had
 
 him. He intended to kill me, believe, and when he really began to be violent l decided to act first. l did not want to shot myself. The doctor says 1 shall soon be well. I don't want to live. want to die; really I do."
 married life Mrs. Mantell referred to her husband and said he would doubtless be pleased to give all the particulars. She said she did not wish to see him. but told nnt of no ct ney'S office that he could tell her husband she had sent him. Herbert quietly re- piled that he was not at all anxious to interview her husband.
 And it was so different a month ago." said the moaning murderess, and she muttered the brief history of that roman tic period over again, frequently giving out hints that 1t was all secret and that her mother would be waiting in vain for her to return.
 This morning Mrs. Mantell will be in- formed by the Sheriff that she must stand trial for murdering her husband.
 Much mystery surrounds the case. De- ceased was brother-in-law of J. l.. An Sel of 2004 Encinal avenue, Alameda. He had been residing in Alameda but three weeks, having taken. rooms at the resi- dence of Mrs. Agnes Bremen, S23 Central avenue. He was 26 years old and a man of very boyish appearance. He had posed
 His brother-in-law learned of the shoot ing through Call reporter. He stated that about 3 o'clock this afternoon a woman telephoned to his place of business inquiring when Mantell would be there. '1 knew the young fellow was in some woman scrape, said Ansel, but l did not know the nature of it. He was very fond of the society of women, and warned him only yesterday that unless he mended his ways he would get into trouble. I do not know who he was go- ing with nor the name of the woman who shot him."
 Another brother, laugene Ansel, said he had heard Mantell had been married by contract. He had noticed deceased had acted strangely for several weeks as though something unusual was worrying him. He also said he knew Mantell had been associating with several married women in San Francisco. At the time he was shot deceased was carrying a bundle which contained ladys waist. On his person was found a memorandum book containing several addresses and a card on which was written, Miss Della Leslie, in care of Lizzie Keegan, 134 Pow ell street, San Francisco" There was also the address of SIS Hilbert street, which the woman claimed was the home of her mother.
 Deceased has two sisters residing in Alameda and one visiting in Germany.
 The Beth family at S16 Hilbert street were anxiously awaiting the return of the daughter. She had left home. at o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of taking lunch with her father, Adolph H. Beth, one of the proprietors of the Old Louvre, in the basement of the Phelan building The parents Oid not say so, put neigh bor's child saw satchel in her hand at the time of her departure, which strength ems the theory that she had prepared for a journey.
 Later when the news of the murder and attempted suicide was broken to them they were dumfounded. The father said his daughter left him at the Louvre at 4 o'clock, saying she was going home. Be- fore she left the house and during the time passed In the company of her father she exhibited no trace of anxiety or trouble and went about Ah her usual joy- ous mood. The parent denied all knowl- edge of any person named Mantell. They say their daughter kept company with no young men, apd so far as they were ac- quainted with her affairs, had not a single girl companion. She was of a peculiar disposition, yet they believed she had no