The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-19


indicate that Mrs. Carpenter had later
visitor and before opening the door threw
off the poultice.
Lizzie Riley, who is better known as
Spanish Lizzie says that the. scufhlng
in the room awoke her. 1t was then aftcr
o'clock, When Prieur and Won Lochner
ter in bed. The bed clothing was not dis
turbed in the least and there was no evil
dence OF any struggle having taken place
up close under the chin and the right arm
thrown across the chest. The piece of
shirt waist around the throat was evil
IDENTITY, placed there after Mrs. Carpen-
ter's death.
The only reasonable theory, judging
from the stories of the roomers in the
house relative to the scuffiing, is that the
unfortunate woman was placed in the bed
after having been strangled on the floor
of the room. The cloth taken from the
torn had there been any resistance when
it was being tied.
There is a door leading from the room
occupied by Won Lochner into the loom
In which the murder was committed. 1t
has not been locked by key for several
months. There is a screw eye on the door
and another on the jamb of the doorsill,
on the inside of the room occupied by
Mrs. Carpenter. To secure privacy when
she had company Mrs. Carpenter would
drop a curling iron through the two screw
eyes, thus boiling the door and preventing
and intrusion of any one from Won Loeb
ner's room. The curling iron was in place
-
room.
Spanish Lizzie says that Won Lochner
! and the murdered woman had a dispute
about two weeks ago, but that they soon
made it up. Mrs: Carpenter upbraided
him for taking a dollar out of her trunk
and when he acknowledged that he HAD
acted wrongly she forgave him.
Mrs. J. o. Anderson, mother of Mrs
Carpenter, is a strong defender of Won
Lochner. She arrived here yesterday from
Monterey. She says that she has known
him for and that 10 la fria Of
the family. He was the best friend Sadie
had said she yesterday, land think IL
Is wrong of the police to keep him under
ing more of the murder than I do"
DO you suspect any one?" was asked.
Il don't think it would be right for me
to suspect any one," she replied tearfully,
''but 1 would like to know where her hus-
band was Saturday night. He treated
her last Thanksgiving, believing that she
had piles of money. When he discoveries
that he had made a mistake he deserted
her. Oh, how would like to know whers
he was when my poor, unfortunate girl
was murdered"
1t is known that Carpenter was here
about ten days ago and that he had al,
interview with his wife. The police are
now endeavoring to locate him, but prop
ably will not do so unless he volunteers
to call upon Chief Lees.
The dead woman appears to have been
dealing largely in future husbands
When her effects were examined Sunday
letter was found from Sergeant George
Gilligan of Company F, Michigan Volun-
signed himself, Your future husband
Another of the futures appeared on the
scene yesterday and fell in a fainting fit
when he learned of her death He next
became hysterical and it was fully an
hour before he could tell his story
My name is Albert Davis of Company
A, Sixth Regiment, stationed at Alca-
traz,' said he, between his sobs. 'I have
only known Sadie three months" he con-
tinued, 'and l intended making her my
wife. 1 am q widower and / felt after
would make good woman if she had a
good husband. l have given her money
to help her along and only a few weeks
ago gave her $50, as she said she was in
need bet | could put my hands on the
- we'll I'm not going to accuse any
one 1 would like to know, however lust
where Fred Carstens of Company D of
| the Sixth was Saturday night He was
more favors One night about two weeks
| ago she lured him out of the room when
l came in and that made him angry If
| the police are unable to find the muir
| derer l will devote the remainder of my
| life in search for him. If 1 ever find
him ! can assure you he will never be
| tried"
Carstens denied all knowledge Of the
murder, and claims that he was In camp
at Fort Point all of Saturday night.
The report of Autopsy Surgeon Gala
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vision which came from the befogged
brain of Chief Lees, that Mrs. Carpenter
committed suicide.
| DR.. Gallagher worked for three hours
on the body yesterday morning to deter
mine the cause of death, but cannot state
definitely whether it was caused bv suf-
| location or strangulation, but seems rath-
er inclined to think it was little of both.
He found marks on the throat over the
windpipe. Underneath the marks the lar
ynx was badly injured and the trachea
was filled with foamy blood There was
an extravasation Of blood below the left
breast and the eyes were. congested
In speaking of the case he said: 'tJudg-
! ing from appearances I would saw that
the woman died from suffocation. cansed
either by the flow of air being shut off by
pressure on the windpipe or by something
being placed over the face which would
| shut 1T off from the mouth and nostrils-
Inc injuries to the larynx would indicate
that the head was thrown we'll back and
the muscles OF the throat drawn tense.
Strangulation and suffocation produce
pTacuG,aily the same effects on the lungs,
! so nothing can be drawn from their con-
dition. The heart, liver and lungs are all
healthy. '''e Ga
There are rare cases on record of per-
! sons strangl1ng themselves, but they are
SO very rare that when bona f1de case is
discovered 1t is generally the subject of
| discussion at medical societies
! To show the utter absurdity of the sui
| eide theory, which emanated originally
| from the incompetent Chief of Police. a
Call representative last evening. asked a
dozen or more reputable physicians of
this city to give their opinion on the case
of Mrs. Carpenter. This question was put
to the Doctors, rs 1t possible or prob
able that weak: fragile, delicate woman,
strangle herself with piece of cloth
| wound once around her neck and tied in
a simple hard knott"
All answered in the negative. The re-
| plies of only a few of the doctors are
here given. and these only to convince
realizing his inability to catch a criminal,
| originally desired to show that no crime
was committed. Following are statements
by several physicians:
DR.. Robert A. McLean-It is very un
likely that woman could kill herself in
the manner you describe. In the first
place. she would not have sufficient
strength to draw the cloth tight enough
around her throat to suspend respiration.
1t is possible for a strong person to
strangle himself, or herself, but it is
quite improbable.
DR. e. @. O,Connell-From what I have