The San Francisco call., 1898-08-09
A MANIAC
 MURDERS IN
 JEALOUS RAGE

Dear Frank: Your letter was just received
 was pned Very much to to earn as " what ha had concluded to do, but cannot blame you much whatever you do Frank I very sorry I disappointed you so badly yesterday, but guess you will not believe this
 Words fail me to express how badly feel yourself that am easily led; perhaps am by those love. Frank. l have told you great deal about myself because I trusted you and now if it will help you to betray that trust go ahead. but 1t will not do you any good. As ing you met us, and do not know or care when see him again.
 Frank, I want to be honest with you. for you have been good to and helped me lots of times and your kindness will never be forgot ten What l wish to tell you. dear. Is this: to marry any man. I will be your friend, al- ways help you if you come to me. When you all ! can for you. You do not trust me and think l am always deceiving you, but you are
 Let the past be forgotten you will run across some girl some day that will make you happy. l am sure I never could cannot forget you. but 1T you wish to come to me sometimes and be friends after you have thought of all this all right, and we can be happy that way, Frank
 We'll. I must close, hoping you will forgive me all the heartaches and pain have caused you. l forgive you everything; I hold nothing against you. Please answer If you wish. Well, good by. ETA.
 Another letter among the bunch was one or from Clara B E. ;, Payne. dated Sans Etta are getting along. and concludes, 1T am your loving sister-in-law, Clara B. Payne l send love and kisses.
 riage certificate @ of Frank R Ii. cheeseman rlst and Eva Lambert, recorded September 30 1891. Judge Low Is supposed to have oficiated, and the marriage took place in San Francisco. Cheeseman's age is given as and the girls as IS years. In this Is Tha rxitn Lambert of San Francisco and R. c. Cramer of Lorin. The name Eva Lam bert had been obliterated and the name of Etta Payne inserted in its stead, but Cheeseman had forgotten to tamper with the sentence ''the mother of Eva Lam- bert gives her consent The date had also been changed in a bungling manner to May 29, 1898.
 Cheeseman was placed in cell No. l and two guards were placed oyer nm. When 'Cheeseman, what did you kill the old man for?", the prisoner said
 "Is he dead? He is, eh? Well. I am ain,t! We'll a am .--e ei.- nv uestG sorry she she ain't The old man had grudge against me, and they think I'm crazy. Well. you wait and see. I'll show them if I'm
 T am glad I killed him and I am only sorry she is not dead" and then he ut tered vile oaths betraying hatred and the lowest contempt for his victims.
 Give me cigarette and I'll tell you all about it, continued the wretch, You before; said l jumped from a building; that's a lie. What did the Brookes ever do to me? Why nothing. Oh, that's all crazy I am. They'll get fooled. Did I mean to kill the old man? Why, of course. and I am glad of it.''
 While thus rambling in his talk the prisoner moved about much after the fashion of drunken tough. Finally he pect to hang, but I am glad I've killed
 ''I sent a letter and my picture to the Chief of Police telling him that 1 had killed them. I sent the letter before l did it.'
 There seemed to be little doubt but that Cheeseman was drunk.
 Cheeseman has been hanging about the house for the past month, and that he has been on a spree the past four days. He had just come from the Time Card saloon. Seventh and Webster streets, and went almost directly to the house or Etta Payne.
 Brooke formerly resided at Elmhurst and while there was disgusted with the attentions shown by Cheeseman to his stepdaughter, and on one occasion about six months ago he had Cheeseman ar rested for disturbing his peace. Brooke had ordered him away time and again and told him not to call at his home.
 About a year ago Etta Payne and an- other girl disappeared for several days, claiming on their return that they had gone to the country looking for work. The girls worked at Hickman's cannery. Aside from this the girl has never shown Wayward disposition.
 After Etta Payne had been wounded she ran from the house and was about to fall on the sidewalk when Thomas Dolan, c. Isaacs and Will Stoltz caught her and carried the wounded girl across the street to Thomas Dolan's house, whence she was removed to the Receiving Hospital. While being carried over she murmured, between her groans of pain: "Oh, go and get Frank Morgan, quick, quick, am shot" Morgan is a young man working at the Piedmont Bakery, and he has, of late. been keeping company with the girl. It is believed by some that Cheeseman's jealousy of Morgan was the cause of to- nights tragedy.
 Cheeseman was married to Eva Lam- bert In September, 1891, at Berkeley. Prior to their marriage o h na Y had 6. fTe not marry him. His threats resulted in their marriage, but they did not live happily together, and .Im T., Cheeseman himself tried to end his unsavory career some eight times.
 It is very evident that the murder was premeditated from the fact that about 1 of an hour before the I shooting occurred Anthony Salvador, a member of the Eighth Regiment, met Frank Cheeseman in a saloon at Seventh and Webster streets, upon which occa- sion Cheeseman made threats to kill the | whole Brooke family.
 
 In conversation with a friend,' said Sal | vador, when Cheeseman entered and | slapped me on the back, saying, I SUD- | pose you know the Brookes. Having | known them for years I said yes, they | were friends of mine. and also told him | that I was about to call upon them this evening. When Cheeseman learned of my | intentions to call he seemed excited and | told me that 1t was useless to call as they | were not at home, having all gone up | town to Broadway for walk. He then became profane. cursing the girl. her some day he would kill the whole crowd. Soon after he left the saloon, but I re- mained with friends. It was not long after he left that l heard a pistol shot, followed by others. In an instant 1t flashed through my mind that Cheeseman had carried out this threat. The victim of Cheesemans wild desire for revenge was a native of England | aged about 45 years. He was of slight | frame and rather of a nervous disposi- ton He was a painter and paper hanger | by occupation, and had resided at 163 | Seventh street about two months, but In | that time he and his family made fa- yorable impression on the neighborhood. |
 Dropped Dead n the Hospital.
 While the doctors were extracting the