The San Francisco call., 1904-09-13
QUESTIONS DO
NOT WORRY HER
Miss Eta Warren Continues
Her Story of the Trip
With Miss Bertha DOlbeer
PLAN FOR RETURN HOME
Unfortunate Young Woman
Is Described as Beautiful
by Her Girl Companion

No woman could have been more
calm and self possessed under the run
ming fire Of questions put TO her by a
brace of lawyers bent upon weaken
ing her evidence than was Miss Eta
Marion Warren. who, by virtue OF the
will Of Miss Bertha Dolbeer' is heir
10 nearly a million of dollars.
Attorneys Hiram and Albert NJ
Johnson used every effort yesterday
10 tangle Miss Warren's testimony dur
ing the taking of her deposition, but
the young woman was direct in her
answers and gave a plain, matter OF
fact story of her trip TO New York and
Europe with Miss Dolbeer.
Horace D. Pillsbury, attorney for the
executors: Attorney Garret w Nc
Enerney for Miss Warren, and Attor-
neys johnson for the contestants, were
in the Office Of Mr.. McEnerney at 2
O'Clock in the afternoon. prepared to
continue the examination of the prin-
cfpal in the case. Miss Warren en-
tered shortly after that hour and II
was announced that her testimony
would be taken in the presence of the
lawyers and executors only, and after
ward given 10 the press.
II was nearly o'clock before Stem
ographer George W. Smith had his
notes in such shape as to be able TO
give an outline Of the proceedings. The
questioning had been on the subject
Of Miss Warrens relations 10 the dead
girl during a trip TO New York, Paris
and London. Miss Warren was asked
10 describe Miss DOlbeer's personal ap-
pearance and replied that she was
tall, weighed 145 pounds and was con-
sidered beautiful. She had brown eyes
and brown hair and was graceful of
movement"
Regarding the effect Of the trip to the
East the witness said that Miss Dol
beer had lost ten pounds in weight
during her stay there. She was not
seriously i'll. however, as a result Of
the travel Miss Warren was then ask
ed about the treatment Of her compan-
ion for indisposition and in explana-
ticn told Of the medicines prescribed
for the patients insomnia. Miss Dol
beer never used narcotics.
Miss Warren explained that Miss Dol
beer had taken bromides for several
months and had also tried a number
OF drugs TO ease her nervous sufferings
The patient was regular in her ha bits
retired early and led a very unexcit-
able life on shipboard. There was moth
ing remarkable in her bearing or ha bits
but suffered such minor ailments as
the witness recorded.
Neither Miss Warren nor Miss Dol
beer kept herself aloof from the pas
sergers on the steamer, the witness
testified. They acted as any other pas
sengers would have acted under the
circumstances
In Paris Miss Dolbeer was not very
well She had been somewhat weaker
in New York than in San Francisco. In
the French capital she expressed a
wish TO return home. Doctor Gros. a
famous physician Of Paris, was con-
suited and treated the patient for some
days. She did not materially improve
and decided 10 return to the United
States. Miss Warren also desired TO
return.
The testimony from this on involved
small details Of the trip through Eu-
rope and home. The witness was
weary with the tedious questioning and
was excused until tomorrow after
noon. il she feels able TO attend the
conference.