The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09

Wv of Santa Cruz County an an
nounced this afternoon that
he would make a special plea
to the Superior Court that the Grand
Jury Of the county be called into session
next month to take up the investigation
of the death of Mrs. Elvira ]. Scales
Green. As a rule the Grand Jury meets
but once a year, but the demand of the
residents of this county that immediate
steps be taken has led the District At
torney to hasten action.
When the Grand Jury meets Mr..
knight will lay all the evidence he mas
gathered before them and leave Il to
their judgment whether Indictment
/ should be issued against Robert Green,
the husband of the writer, whose IN
timely taking off has created a suspicion
Of foul play in the minds Of her numer-
/ Gus friends
while I have investigated the matter
very thoroughly" said the District At
torney, Il do not think 1 have sufficient
. evidence TO allow me to have warrant
! issued for the arrest of Green. His state
/ ments to me are conflicting and there are
/ facts which LEAD me to believe that
crime has been committed. For instance,
! before Mrs. Green's death her husband
made an unsuccessful attempt to gain
/ possession of her property. He tried to
Eel MS VIE 10 QG6u ONtI d ldAlNAl SiAC
/ owned. but she refused. On another oc-
casion, where his wife had taken a mort
gage on some property, ne had his name
inserted as mortgage and when she dis
covered IL Mrs. Green had the name
stricken out and her own substituted.
INQUEST MERELY FORMAL.
"AH these facts and many more which
have been gathered by Sheriff H. V
4 TraftOn and Chief of Police RasSetCe of
/ watsonville will be turned over to the
4 Grand Jury. The inquest over the body
! of Mrs. Green was merely a formal one.
( I regret that 1 was not notified in time
] that 1 might have been present and in
I terrOgated the witnesses. The eXamina-
/ ton of Green last Saturday night was a
! searching one and the testimony taken
/ down by Court Reporter Williamson will
I be transcribed and used at the hearing" >"
There is some talk in this section of ex-
/ huming the body of Mrs. Green and hold
ing an autopsy over the remains. This
may be done in order to ascertain whcth-
er drug was used on the alleged victim.
( A great deal of discussion is being heard
! around Watsonville Some of the wise
/ men cannot understand how Green es-
capped death by gas asphyXiation. 1t is a
fact that Green occupied the same room
with his wife and that he slept on the
! side of the bed nearest the adjoining
room where the gas jet was. DR.. Briggs
dead half an hour when he was called in
and yet Green recovered very quickly and
I was around the next day consulting a
/ lawyer to learn whether he should make
/ an Immediate application to be appointed
/ administrator Of his wife's estate. These
facts and the further fact that Mrs.
Laura La Schells, his housekeeper, re-
turned to the house Immediately on the
. death of Mrs. Green make it look some
( what mysterious.
An effort will be made 10 make Mrs La
Schells tell what she knows of the case.
1t is thought that if she could be made
TO talk she might divulge some interest
ing things.
GREEN'S STATEMENT DENIED.
Green states that the gas was in the
. house but three months and his wife
turned it out and lighted it at different
times. Mrs. c. p. Terwilliger stated to-
day that Mrs. Green Lever bothered
about the gas. She says the deceased
would always call her ia to light it and
to turn It down low.
Mrs La Schells strenuously denies that
she was ordered out of the house by Mrs.
Green and vet the Sheriff has secured a
! witness who viii testify that she was
and that during her absence Mrs. La
Schells corresponded with Green through
the agency Of a Mrs. Hlborn, who lived
in the house These letters were sent in
/ an envelope addressed to Mrs. Hilborn
and were turned over 10 Green. The
Sheriff is now trying to locate Mrs. Hill
born This same witness will testify that
she would not allow Mrs. La Schells to
stay in the house. but Mrs Green was
very charitably inclined aud did not want
10 turn her out of doors. She then took
I Mrs. La Schells to her side Of the house
1 and allowed her to use an adjoining
4 apartment. This witness will also testify
that she called Mrs. Green's attention to
the actions Of Mrs. La Schells and Mrs.
Green replied, 1T takes me long to
tumble" and the witness replied, "Then
! it is about time you were tumbIing, Mrs.
/ Green"
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