The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
MRS KOPP BETWEEN HER DAUGHTER AND ATTORNEY
AT THE INQUEST.

restaurant keeper was held yesterday
afternoon before Coroner Hill. Mrs. KOpp
was taken from the City Prison to the
MorEuet by Policeman Collins and Scr
geant Shea, who had placed her under
arrest She looked pale and worried after
her night in custody. but she betrayed no
emotion. having steeled herself evidently
10 face the ordeal She was met at the
Morgue by her 14-year-old daughter ami
her brother-in-laW and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs (. Roben. and Robert Ferral, her
counsel. Mrs. Bertha Monti. the woman
accused by Mrs. Kopp of having alien
ated from her the affections of her hus-
hand. was also present having been sub
penaed for the occasion.
The curiosity TO see Mrs. Monti was re-
warded by very pretty picture. Clad
in deep black, presumably in memory Of
her lately departed husband, the widow
was the pink Of petiteness. She is dis
.tIuctly Of the Latin type, with lustrous
black eyes and: deep brown hair. Her
trim figure was shown TO advantage IN
closely fitting suit. At first glance she
would not be taken for more than 30, al
though she has undoubtedly passed into
the shadows beyond IS. She was not
called upon 10 disclose her age, which cuts
very little figure in the case anyway
The contrast between the two women
the one beloved by Charles Kopp, the
other his slayer-was strongly brought
out by their nedTneSS at the inquest
Through il all Mrs. Kopp, who was not
called to the stand. sat by the side OF
her daughter, gazing mostly into vacancy
apparently taking no interest In the pro
ceedings. She looked and acted as one
tired Of life and waiting stolidly for the
end. On the other hand. Mrs. Monti took
he livelest interest in the proceedings
he listened intently while awaiting her
.rn on the witness stand to the stories
b %. those who preceded her. Now and
tk-n she gazed in the direction of the
sNiG0w and her daughter, but never for
any length of time. When she was called
she 'Ook the stand readily. and, in all
cases except where the questions touched
on hs' relations with Kopp, she answered
Willingly in a very sweet voice.
Polio nan Collins testified TO the cir
Cumst Jan ces surrounding the arrest and
the adm ssion Of Mrs. Kopp that she had
killed he husband. Sergeant Shea cor
roborated the policeman.
Mrs h1pp told me- he said, that
she had to XIII him; she wanted him for
Amanda Kepp. the daughter of the dead
nan and the prisoner was the next wit
ress. She is a bright-lookng girl for her
a years, and answered the questions put
emotion and had no hesitancy in
rec.ting the details of the tragedy and
ne family troubles that eliminated in
NE hootng Of her father. She said that
~ epp had been very cruel to her mother
an- Aerself often having threatened to
ate -eTeral times trying to choke his
Mneh he had interfered to save her
~ from possible strangulation Kopp
ISQ ltdned on her and left the imprint
vi II, M myers on her throat
[..tSto"sl she was in the room when her
HLLotntI An4t her father, the girl testified
~! EIia hEt oia not see the shooting. Explain
ing Ci'ts, 81" said She was reauIng a book
" L4i!f Hel mother and father Were talking.
VI " az rnoon before the shooting she
IesIiil l' her mother told her that she
NdS ,Sohis 10 get pistol and see If she
S9uI" 1UI scare her father away from
Mrs. Montl. Later she asked the girl 10
20 with her and the two found KOpp and
me fascinating widow together in a res
t3urant on Taylor street
My mother followed them. " she said
md talked to them but j didn't hear
what they said"
amanda Kopp said that while sba was
in he room with her father and mother
before the shooting she heard her mother
beg kopp to return 10 her and leave that
woman alone.
My father said he loved that woman
continued the witness land that she Was
the incest woman he ever saw and that he
would love her to the day of his death -
The next thing the girl knew a shot had
been fired. She saw her mother place n
smoking pistol on the table as her father
fell 10 the floor dead.
The girl also testified that her father
and mother had not been living together
for some time before the shooting Kopp
having a room In the house next door
coming III every morning to his own house