The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-19


been discovered as to where the
poison was administered. or just when
or where II was obtained.
MRS. LEMKE's EVIDENCE.
The testimony of Mrs. Lemke devel-
opcd several interesting points at the
examination yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Lemke, according TO her statement,
was the first TO announce the death of
Clara Schneider to Frank Bennett and
she says he was agitated and very in
| ICredulous.
He called at my house stated Mrs.
Lemke, between Z and O'clock on the
evening of the day Clara died. He was
| dressed all in black. with a cutaway
coat, and didn't wear the broad -brim-
med hat. never saw him dressed like
| that before. and / started to ask him
why he was dressed that way, but he
spoke quick and asked how Miss
Schneider was. 1 said, Why, Clara is
dead. He acted surprised and looked
at me like he didn't know what to think
and he said. L can't believe it. / can't
believe IL. They told me over the tele-
phone from Neumann's house that she
was getting better
He said he had telephoned in the
morning or about noon and they told
him she was better. and that later in
the afternoon he telephoned again, but
received the answer that every one had
gone to town. and he couldn't find out
anything. so ne came to my house to
ind out how Clara was. He stayed
quite a little while and we talked but
he didn't say much about Clara except
that II was too bad We had a glass
OF beer together; my husband opened
I a bottle of beer. and we all drank IL to-
gether. Yes. Bennett drank the beer
Tor wine. or whatever my husband
opened. whenever he came to our house
He would drink. but he was sober
minded. and drank very seldom. No
| never would believe he was a bad
man. and i never would believe he
would poison Miss Schneider before she
died and he killed himself. but after
ward IL looked like he must have some
thing TO do with IT. I can't think no
other way" s--s--s-s-
Mrs Lemke had known Clara Schnei-
der for five years. ever since she came
with her brother on the Columbia from
|, Seattle. 10 work in Honolulu Miss
schneider had worked for her some
. time. and had stayed with her when
she had no work. at the time Mrs.
Lemke kept the White House" Clara
Schneider had been very reticent and
told very little about her affairs. ex-
cept that she had lent money to some
friend TO invest for her. She seemed
Of a happy disposition. and her only
troubles were about her folks She was
=
where her brother was. and she wOr-
ried about her folks in Germany
2 At the time Mrs. Lemke kept the
White House. she stated that Bennett
D had often stayed at her house as a
lodger. At first he came and took a
room by the night, asking her TO re-
serve a room always for him until 10
a o'clock. and II he did not come by that
time he would not be there at all Aft
: erward he took r. room from her by
v the month. and stayed there a great
part OF the time. He had lots of books
there. and cigars and things. This was
n when he was supposed 20 be stopping
= out at Camp Mckinley. but Bennett
had told Mrs. Lemke that he did not
= wish 20 sleep at Camp Mckinley all tf1e
a time. and often stayed down town
That was why he wished a room in her
house. Clara Schneider may have beer
J. at her house. working for her or as z
A lodger. at the time Bennett had a room
there. Mrs. Lemke did not remember
= as she did not pay particular attention
% One time when Bennett was not ther.
Clara had told her that she (Clara) had
e received a proposal Of marriage Sh.
laughed about II and said he was olC
lenough 10 be her father Mrs. Lemk.
Ie thought IL was from Bennett.
l. BENNETT DRANK HARD.
y W. ]. Ottmann. who keeps tn,
80 Ocean View resort on the Waikiki road
le mans actions. Ottmann said that h.
,r barely knew Miss Schneider She har
been in his establishment only ono
d that he remembered. At that time sh
pr worked at Waikiki Inn and called fl
company with a soldier. That wa
~ about year ago. Bennett. Ottmanl
a. knew well
He came 20 my place sometimes tw
or three times a day" said Ottmar
nt Again he would not come for a week
Or He called last on November II whic
was Sunday. We were very friendl
~ and together often. Bennett woul
q drink n great deal. We sometime
made the rounds Of the saloons 20
y gether. Bennett would take sma,
Is drinks but lots Of them. Once In
while we took a hack and made IN
rounds visiting all the saloons in towr
m Bennett would drink whiskey or cham
10 paEne cocktails. After July he was on
almost every night drinking. Often h
or came by my place late at night in
hack. once In the latter part Of Jul
he sent n dozen bottles Of champaign
ss 20 my place and then came and had
In time. Another time he had n dozen Z
!, champagne also"
VI He always spoke 10 me as II he ha
he plenty ~ money. He told me he ha
- an income Of f1e1 a month from prot
." ertv he owned In ST. Louis and Chica g
besides 800 month from the Govern
ar ment Yes. he always had plenty :
money He would sometimes come int
-. my place and ask me 10 lend him $50 ?
q he was short. saying. I'll come in I:
: morrow after the bank Is opened an
Us nay YOU He always paid me promp
st iv-aiwavs kept his word.
He never said anything to me abol
IT. hts relations with Miss Schneider
on never. have seen Bennett az drur
. az he could be several times. but
might be drunk and yet no one una
er quainted with him would know it.
tnew him go we'll could tell he wS
drunk The way.I could tell II W;
" when he sat down in chair. His hea
m would sink over. but when he stood I
he was Just the same as ever. He TO
OF me Of playing poker once-that was