The San Francisco call., 1905-03-04
BEVERLY is BITTER.

Beverly also seems to entertain a
similar feeling in the matter and shows
much suneasiness since the discovery
was made that he is being shadowed
AS a matter of fact, and Miss Rich
mond has long been aware of 1t, the
former maid and the butler, now liv-
ing on San Mateo Heights, have been
under the watchful eye or the detec-
tives Of the Morse agency or Of the
regular force for a number of months.
Criminal history contains many in
stances where persons, with minds
soured against other members of the
households in which they have long
been employed, have plotted to undo
those against whom they were embit-
tered. To attempt the poisoning of a
person with the unholy idea of cast
ing the blame upon an innocent one
has been a theory that the local police
have not ignored in their careful in
yestigatlon of the murder of Mrs.
Stanford, not that they particularly
expected to trace such a heinous mo-
tive to Miss Richmond and bring
Beverly into the shadow of the gall
lows as an accomplice, but with the
vague hope of possibly fixing a crime
of that character on any member Of
the Stanford household
Miss Berner was frequently the last
to see Mrs. Stanford before she re-
d
of any particular medicine or water it
was often the case that Miss Berner
would order the maid or Wing to bring
1t and then serve it to Mrs Stanford
when the servants had retired. Had
any one in the Stanford house sought
to unjustly fasten crime upon Miss
Berner no opportunity for successfully
accomplishing such a deed would prob
ably have offered itself than the scene
at night when the private secretary
and her benefactress were left alone in
the latter's apartments.
MISS HUNT FREE.
Although Miss Hunt, who accompa-
MED Mrs. Stanford to Honolulu. has
been named In connection with those
who had access at all times to her mis-
tress' private apartments, 1t was en-
phatically said yesterday by one Of the
police detectives working on the case
that as yet not the slightest suspicion
has been attached to her. Similar are
the facts, in SO far as the police are con-
cerned, regarding Miss Nora Hopkins.
one Of Mrs. Stanford's maids, who Is
now staying at the Stanford home in
Palo Alto. Miss Hopkins has never
been under suspicion. Several times
she has been visited by detectives at
Palo Alto and this fact gave rise to
the impression that she is being
watched. Two days ago she suddenly
left Palo Alto, and the story was cir
culated that she had departed mystic
riously, but investigation yesterday re-
vealed the fact that she had been hur-
riedly summoned by the police to this
city to furnish them certain informa-
ton, and after two hours stay at the
Hall of Justice she returned to Palo
Alto, where she has since remained.
Yesterday morning Captain Burnett.
| Captain Callundan and Detective Rey-
nolds visited the Stanford home on
! California street and made a careful
! inspection of the upper floor of the
! premises with a view to familiarizing
Detective Reynolds with the situation
| in order that he would be better able
| TO work upon the various theories as to
/ the source of the poison given Mrs.
| Stanford on the night she partook of
| Poland water. Before leaving the house
| the officers held a long talk with All
Wing and Mary Gaffney, the present
housekeeper. During the afternoon the
/ detectives were IL consultation with
! Attorney Wilson at his Office, and there
learned that another day will elapse
before there will be definitely learned
! from Honolulu the result of the au-
| topsy on Mrs. Stanford's remains.