The San Francisco call., 1905-05-24
MRS. NJ 'CURDY
IS HYSTER|CAL
Mother of Attorney Collins
Second Wife Says Grand
Jurors Are Not Gentlemen
LAWYER MAKES THREAT
Declares That He Will Put
Stop to Investigation OF
Case Before Noon To-Day

Under the relentless questioning Of the
granO Jurors yesterday Mrs McCurdy'
mother Of George =. Collins latest wife,
became hystericaL. You are not gentle
men, she declared. You have not the
right 10 ask such questions No gentle
man would persecute a woman so.
When Attorney George d. Collins. who
arrived 10 escort his second mother-in-
law flom the Hall Of Justice, heard Of
The ordeal she had been through he flew
into r rage.
III have this investigation stopped be-
fore z O'Clock tomorrow" he thundered-
--It is outrageous.
Mrs McCurdy was on the grill for over
an hour. She was piled with questions
all oenuered around her statement that
George D. Collins did not live with his
second wife. Clarice McCurdy Collins.
while in the State OF California.
She stuck TO this assertion yesterday.
though Acting Foreman E J. Bowes Of
the Grand Jury has the testimony of nu-
mercus witnesses 10 contradict her. One
BY one the jurors fired questions at her.
each more pointed than the one before
Mrs. McCurdy several times declared.
Il viii not answer. You have no right
10 ask me that"
Assistant District Attorney Isadore
Harris also questioned the woman Final
ly she went into Mysteries and had TO be
n
sisted into the District Attorneys office
and Collins was telephoned for.
The woman Immediately told Of the
ordeal she had been through and Collins
nrEt ragged, then turned TO soothe her Il
have nothing to say now. only this that
this investigation will be stopped before
u o'clock Tomorrow" Collins announced.
Mrs. Charlotte Newman Collins. the
wronged wife OF the accused bigamist,
was also before the Grand Jury. She re-
told her sad history and reasserted her
rights as the wife OF Collins.
An important witness called yesterday
was DR.. AdOlph Kahn, who was the first
Mrs Collins physician when Consueio
Collins was born eleven years ago. He
was summoned 70 the jury-room and Mrs.
Collins, the first wife, was brought TO The
door.
DO you know this woman?" asked act
ing Foreman Bowes.
II do, replied Dr. Kahn She is the
mother of the child known as Consuelo
Collins. Attorney George D. Collins when
he called me 10 attend her said that she
was his Wife
The birth certificate is in my hand
writing" continued DR.. Kahn when the
document was shown to him Il can
identify IL positively ] am as sure OF L
as ] an Of the fact that George d. Col
Inns Informed me that that woman was
his wife when he called me TO attend
her"
Mrs. Charlotte Newman Collins would
have little to say My husband is q bad
man" she repeated. He has used me
and M children shamefully-"
The rrst Mrs. Collins was taken home
Ey her brother, William Newman, who
has made vague threats against the life
II The attorney who has wronged his
sister. The woman looks pitifully worn
and worried
1T Is not improbable that a second in
dictment may be found" said District
Attorney ByingtOn when asked the pur-
pose Of the prolonged investigation 1T
is the Jury's purpose and my purpose TO
have the evidence against Collins COM
plete in every detail. Collins threat that
he will stop the investigation is foolish
Mrs McCurdy is subpenaed TO appear
before the Grand Jury again next
Monday.