The San Francisco call., 1906-09-06
SCHANDER STRIKES
EXECUTOR MUGAN.

Assault on the Street a
Startling Phase of the
Dolbeer Will Contest
SAD STORY RETOLD
\ An encounter at the corner of Web
ster and California streets. late yester-
day afternoon, in which Horatio
Schander, the contestant of the Bertha
Dolbeer will. struck Executor w. G..
Mugan of the Dolbeer estate a heavy
blow in the neck. was the closing in
eident of day replete with unusual
interest in the trial of the s1.000.0o0
case.
The episode on the street corner oc-
CURED during a recess of the court at
4 o'clock. Mugan. who had been in
attendance at the trial, was standing
on the corner opposite the Sheriff.
Temple when Schander walked UP be-
hind him.
I'm bluffing now. am u" he ex-
claimed with an oath, and before Mu-
gan had time to turn. dealt him a
swinging blow on the neck. Mugan
hurried around a buggy and across
Tie SITGSI u the LtII1plc. WHlle OCHdH-
der without another word crossed the
street and met Attorney de Cola,
his chief counsel.
While the two were talking Mugan
reappeared at the door with his coat
thrown back and his hand on his hip
pocket. Schander hurled several cpl
thets at him and dared him to come
into the street, but Mugan did not
respond. De Cola intervened and left
the scene with Schander
Attorney Z. S. Pillsbury applied. a
few minutes later. to Judge Coffey for
summons commanding Schander to
appear in court and give an explana-
tion of his act, but the order was re-
fused. Judge Coffey stated. however,
officer or executor could be construed
as contempt OF court. and further de-
velopments may be looked for today.
STORY OF DEATH REToLD.
Miss Warren's examination, which
has occupied several days, was con-
cluded during the afternoon, and she
was excused from the stand after hav-
ing told in detail the events connected
with Bertha Dolbeer's fall to death
from the ninth story window of the
Waldorf-Astorla Hotel in New York
the most intense interest throughout
the courtroom, and although she an
swered the questions addressed to her
slowly. but unfalteringly. Miss Warren
twice displayed her emotion by bury
ing her face in her arms and pausing
in her account.
Miss warren's statement regarding
Bertha Dolbeer's death was preceded
by series of questions from fAttor-
ney de Cola regarding Miss Warren S
own part in the events subsequent to
her friends death.
Whom did you speak to first after
Miss Dolbeer's death?" he asked.
Il don't remember"
Has any one suggested to you that
it might be advisable to forget what
you talked off,"
NO"
Did any one ever suggest to you by
word or manner that you were either
directly or indirectly responsible for
her death?'
Not that I remember Of"
Did you or did you not feel called
upon TO explain her death?"
II told all / knew, 1 believe"
In reply to further questions relat-
ing to the manner of Miss Dolbeer's
death. Miss Warren gave the account
in full.
''On the afternoon of July 81 was
packing" she proceeded. I'VE were to
leave New York the following Tues
bed. She said that il was warm in
the room and 1 opened the window.
Then we walked down the hall to-
gether. She stopped at a window and
sat down. but I said the air was bad
and we went into my room where she
sat down on settee. I left her there
and went into her room to go on with
the packing.
MISSED, FROM ROOM TOO LATE.
faxry 10 III
through my room to the bathroom.
Miss Doibeer had gone out When 1
returned l opened the door into the
corridor. i heard steps and thought it
might be the doctor. 1 looked down the
corridor and saw Miss Dolbeer just
going through the window. She was
in the act Of moving. 1t was as though
she had tipped forward
MY right sleeve caught on the door
and I fell to the floor just in the
corridor. 1 was on my hands and
knees. I crawled part of the way to
the window. / screamed. 1 think /
dragged myself over the floor. I
looked out. but I could only see part
of the way down the air shaft
Then 1 ran down the hall Somebody,
some chambermaids, / think, stopped
me and took me TO my room"
Miss Warren was closely cross-ques-
toned on every part of her testimony
by Attorney de Cola. The last ques-
tions put to her were:
Miss Warren, did Miss Dolbeer
jump out of that Window
Not to my knowledge"
DO you know whether she did, or
not?"
mo"
MRS. WATSON ON THE STAND.
Another prominent society woman
figured in the case yesterday, when
Mrs. Douglas S. Watson of 1892 Vallejo
street, a cousin of Miss Dolbeer, was
called to testify regarding her knowl-
edge of Miss Dolbeer's health and her
knowledge of the present and former
Wills
Mrs. Watson stated that she did not
remember receiving any letters from
Miss Dolbeer while the latter was in
Europe on her last trip. but that she
remembered receiving one letter from
Miss Warren asking her to procure a.
servant. Questions relating to an al
legged letter from Miss Warren regard
ing Miss Dolbeer's health were ruled
out. Mrs. Watson was handed Miss
Dolbeer's last will, and read from it