The San Francisco call., 1905-03-22
gave no intimation one way or the
other.
MISS BERNER PARrOoK OF SODA

gave no intimation one way or the
other.
MISS BERNER PARTOOK OF SODA
Is il true that Miss Berner partook
of the bicarbonate of soda the same
evening Mrs. STANFORD did, as you set
forth in the cablegram you ordered
withheld just before your departure
from Honolulu"
Yes. Miss Berner did take dose
Of bicarbonate from that very same
bottle She took half the quantity Mrs.
Stanford did Miss Berner felt no i'll
effects whatever, she says. She de-
Lected no bitter taste and there could
have been no poison in the soda then. .
The president said Miss Berner took
her dose of bicarbonate a short time
before Mrs. Stanford measured out half
q tablespoonful. 1t appeared to be
clear 10 Jordan's mind that the fact
that there was no strychnine in the
.bicarbonate the secretary drank was
proof conclusive that the soda was free
Of crystals when Mrs. Stanford took
her potion shortly prior to death.
NO LIGHT ON OTHER CASE.
If you have reached the conclusion
that there was no poisoning at Homo
lulu. what is your opinion as TO the
attempted poisoning in San Francisco
on January 14?"
when I left San Francisco for Hon
olulu I had my mind made up from
the information given out by the Ha-
Waiian officials as conveyed in the
press cablegrams that the same per-
son or persons who had tried to poison
her at the Mob Hill mansion were re-
sponsible for her death in Honolulu.
But you can read between the lines
of the statement Mr. Hopkins and /
issued that we wanted to make ii clear
that there was no connection between
the san Francisco case and the death
OF Mrs. Stanford. In other words. the
result Of our Investigations in Homo
lulu did not throw any light on the
mystery in this city one way or the
other As to how Mrs Stanford was
poisoned in San Francisco when she
drank the Poland water in which
stIychnine was found / have no theory
whatever"
According to DR.. Jordan's statement,
therefore. taken in connection with the
attitude Of the local representatives of
the Stanford estate and the university,
the solution. to his satisfaction. of the
Honolulu case. does in no way tend
10 clear up the local mystery and the
work OF the detectives is to go on with
all vigor
Has Miss Berner been able to give
the detectives any information that
win be Of advantage in the effort to
solve the Poland water case?"
Nothing in the way of clinching
evidence. She has given them many
additional details Of what occurred at
the mansion on January IA. and she
furnishes assistance to the detectives
in so far as they might be advantaged
by fuller particulars concerning the
household and the happenings sur
rounding the drinking of the poisoned
mineral water. But as far as | know
she has furnished no evidence that in
any wise seriously duplicates any one "
KNOWS WHEREOF HE SPEAKS.
Just before the end of the suterview
President Jordan made a fuller expla-
na9On OF why his lips must remain
sealed in connection with the case. He
reiterated that il was his place to
make a report to Attorney Wilson,
who mas charge OF all the investiga
tiOns. and having made this report his
GuIy was ended. .But- he was not at
liberty TO disclose the evidence gather
ed at Honolulu. ne said, Wilson being
the man TO decide what was proper to
divUlge and what to withhold. The
president again declared that the state
ment he and Mr. HOPKINS made just
before leaving Honolulu was prepared
with the utmost care bv them. only
after most thoughtful deliberation.
weighing Of evidence and consultation
dan and Reynolds.
The public may rest assured that We
knew what we were talking about in
that statement" was the parting as
surance President Jordan gave, and il
was plain that he had full confidence
in the conclusion that Mrs. Stanford
died from natural causes and could say
some ugly things about those who par
ticipated in the investigation conduct
ed by the Honolulu authorities. were
he free 10 do so.
Timothy Hopkins refused absolutely
10 be interviewed He referred the
newspaper men to DR.. Jordan, whom
he designated as the spokesman
Both the president and the trustee
OF the university appeared in the best
OF health. and said that other than the
sadness Of their mission there had been
no uatOward feature Of the voyage to
the islands and return. They found
some qualification in the fact that Mrs
Sanford S life had not been taken by a
foul murderer's hand. Both Jordan
and Hopkins proceeded directly from
the wharf 10 the special train in car
riages and then to Palo Alto