The San Francisco call., 1904-02-02
SOEDER HEARING
MOVES. SLOWLY
Fourth Lay of Preliminary
Examination Brings to Light
but Orc Material Point
FOWLER GIVES TESTIMONY
Insurance Man Says Blaise
apparently Thought Wife
Was Made His Beneficiary.

To- fourth day Of the preliminary
hearing OF the case of the people
AGAINST Leon Soeder, accused of the
rlurdea OF Joseph Blaise, began yes
ter6ay m0rping. The evidence pro-
q, d,red did not differ materially from
that alreaay inscribed i'll the record.
Practically the onIy point made yes
lerday by the prosecution that can. be
used against Soeder was bEought'o out in
the testimony of }. w. Fowler, an
agent for the Pacific Mutual Life In
surance Company. who wrote the ac-
Sdent policies fer Blaise and Soeder.
Fowler testified that Blaise did not
know that SsOeder was made bene-
itciary in the acoid Mt policy for $4,000
inst was issued ca Blaise's life. Con
tjnuines Fowler said:
was handed a letter by Mr.. 'VooSt.. our
gsneIai ssei2- The letter was GATED Dseember
Is. lS05. addosssod 70 +, " Noogt ehd
When I reached the house Soeder introduced
hiSself and Immediately said that he desired
SoO0O aecidsst i'oley. / found that he was
a cCgk by occupation, and told him tfat a
pdssoy for $1,000 WAS n that he would be al-
law. Blaise. also wanted some insurance.
and all the questions that I addressed to hin
weiS s1swesed b. Soeder who acted as inter+
swered without hrst having conveyed tlfem IN
tserTSan 10 Blaise -.
cisly, Soeder sal that Blaise desired that bis
we, who was his (S0e6srs) sister. be the
charge the narne g the beneficiary and insert
his IN irs Jlace This change was made with
oue Soccer hssing first consulted Blase.
BLAISE WAS IGNORANT. {.
When all of .the questions had been an
sSsesed .SIaise signed the application. After
I nnF de- rsHsrf
l5err p6licles. lie asked What would be the pre-.
rns1m on a 5000 policy and one for S10s0e0.
Ia reply tc nv 4 eestlons to whether he
could pPy Tor 80 much insurance Soeder said
thar ms orotfSr eno ne Do1n goI goo ~ages =
to- .ife Insurance agent for the company, and
soeder the same -tiEht. That was on ,Decefns
b-r -.
Fowler then told Of the rejection Of
the application made by Soeder for
two $4,000 accident policies and the
Cnagrin Of Soeder when he was told
rhas the cnpps ny would not issue polls
cies for the sum named.
J y. Kilgarifs one of the office men
for the paciGc Mutual Life INSURANCE
Company. testified as to Soeder's. visit
tL mis- office ~. response to his sum-
mons. Soecer was interviewed by Kill
garsf and the officials Of the company
being 10th to issue such a sum Of in
surance on CEe life of a cook, held a
conference and decided to cut the life
irarlrance 0olicy- from $4,000 to $4,000,
that beng the amount for which the
accident policies were written. =:
Edward II. Osborne. who wrote the
lie insurance on the life of .Blaise, re-
peated the testimony given before tRe
Corener's jury He stated that when
the balance Of the premium was paid
on The lie insurance policy. both. Blaise
AND Soeder took out their pccketbooks
and contributed to make up the amount
due on ehe S30Oe policy the company Is
sued on the HE Of Blaise. o.. =
This testimony was a point for tbs
defense, as The police. have .contended.
an6 attempted TO show that Blais6 new.
eI Nad any money in his possession. .
Several other. witnesses were exam
ir.7d. but their testimony was uniinpor-.
tant. - 80
7 day at II a. M. the. last four wit
nesses in the case. for. the prosecution
win testify. The case probably win be-
submitted to-day. '..s.