The San Francisco call., 1906-07-04
Subpoena Is Issued for Former
Suspect at Request of
Jones Attorney.
Accused Prisoner Gets Law
yer for Defense on Ad-
vice of Brother.
PreliminayHeari Produces
Conoborative / estimony
Against Kanaka.
Latter Denies Evidence Of the
Women Employed at
Linden Hotel.


Of the law are weaving about George
Jones, the half-breed Kanaka accused
Of the smurder OF Mrs. Elizabeth Bran
drup at Baden on June p, the defense is
endeavoring to cast suspicion on Harry
Cofiand. who was arrested at the same
time Jones was taken into custody. but
later released. Cof1and left Baden on
Saturday, ostensibly for San Francisco,
just before Sheriff Mansfield arrived to
serve q subpoena on him. A search is
now being conducted for him in this
city.
The defense Will likely attempt to
throw suspicion upon John Brandrup,
the Baden blacksmith who had divorced
the dead woman. AT the time of her
death she was suing him for mainten-
ance. The defense yesterday intimated
that this might be the motive for the
crime The theory is ridiculed by the
prosecution. who claim that Brandrup
was out Of town at the time the murder
was committed
Jones preliminary hearing was held
at Baden yesterday before Justice
James Harmon. The accused man has
lost much Of the bravado that charac-
terized mis- actions after his arrest. and
as the testimony Of witnesses al the
hotel told heavily against him beads
Of perspiration shone on his forehead
and dampened his curling black hair.
Later in the day he took the stand sn
his own behalf and made absolute de-
NAL OF much Of the corroborated tes-
timony OF other witnesses.
Charles Jones. a brother OF the ac-
cused, who is a refugee in one of the
tents OF Hamilton square, came to his
brothers aid yesterday. It was through
his exertions and advice that Jones was
persuaded TO secure counsel. the ka-
naka having determined TO fight his
own case. Harry E. Styles Of Baden
was chosen at the eleventh hour to
defend the man.
Yesterdays hearing was adjourned
late IN the afternoon while Jones was
testifying in his own behalf. He will
be cross-examined by District Attorney
Bullock tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. The examination will probably
end tomorrow evening.
TIME OF DEATH UNKNOWN.
DR.. D. B. Plymire, who conducted the
autopsy on the body Of Mrs. Brandrup.
was first on the stand. He repeated his
testimony regarding the nature Of the
womans injuries but refused to attach
an exact time for the killing of tho
woman. At the inquest the physician
stated that death occurred from three
70 six hours before the autopsy was
performed. but under persistent ques-
tioning by Attorney Styles he SAID that
IL might have occurred from one to ten
hours prior 70 The autopsy.
strong witness for the prosecution
was Elise Vandenboss. chambermaid at
the Linden Hotel, where the murder
was committed. She said that she
went TO Jones room just before dinner
70 make his bed. She opened the door
slightly, she says, but on seeing a per-
son on the bed quickly closed it. Jones
came 10 the door and told her he would
make the bed himself. She was later
corroborated in this testimony by Mary
Mcdonald. the eldest daughter of the
dead woman, who says she was passing
through the hall at the time Jones was
speaking Jones denies strenuously
that he saw either Of the women at
that time and declares that Miss Van
denboss did not come near his room
that day.
Jones also claims that he was not in
his room from 1870 until nearly 8
o'clock The prosecution seeks TO prove
that Jones was in his room during
that period and that the murder was
committed at noontime. when the rest
of the people in the house were at din
ner
Miss Vandenboss testified that she
got only a hasty glimpse into the room
and could not tell whether the person
she saw on the bed was a man or a
woman. She was positive, however. IT
was not Jones. for the clothing was
different, and Jones Immediately came
10 the door when she opened it.
ASKS About COPELAND.
STYLES then began his questioning re-
garding the habits of Cof1and. He
questioned the witness as to Coffiand's
relations with the women in the house,
particularly with Mrs. Brandrup. He
failed to secure any important evidence.
The substance Of Miss Vandenboss tes-
timony went 10 show that there were
two people in the room. one Of them
the accused man. at time when the
defendant declares he was in the din
ing-r room OF the hotel
Mary Mcdonald. the eldest daughter
of the dead woman. was next called.
She corroborated the testimony of Miss
Vandenboss regarding Jones conver-
sation with the chambermaid just be-
fore noontime. She added that as she
passed through the hall she Saw Jones'
face in the doorway. She declared that
she did not wait on Jones at dinner or
see him in the dining-room on the day
OF the murder. At supper she saw him
and thought that he was drunk. He
acted maudlin. she says. and. looking
az her twice, repeated, She didn't have
a knife or a hatchet either when she
L
terpret the meaning OF the remark
Jones later failed to remember having
said il.
After the body was discovered Mary
Mcdonald says she preceded Jones up
stairs TO the storeroom. here, catch
ing a first glimpse OF the clothing
and recognizing il as her mothers, she
turned TO run from the room. She
came face to face with Jones, she says.
and cried, MY God, Jones, didn't you
hear anything? II was close to your
room" Jones denied 1aat he had been
in his room during the day
Again styles began to question the
witness concerning CofIiand's actions
with the women about the hotel He
asked II Cohiand had not been a
s'hanger-on' about the place and was
once ordered away at pistol point The
witness denied any knowledge of such
actions.
HEARD MOTHERS VOICE.
Elizabeth Mcdonald. a younger sister.
said that she passed Jones room about
q quarter TO twelve on the day Of the