The San Francisco call., 1906-06-28
Doctor Says Mrs. Brand
rup Was KilledAfter
3 O'Clock.
Jury Accuses No Person
Of Foul Crime in
Its Verdict.
Daughter Prefers Charge
Of Murder Against
the Kanaka.


The inquest held yesterday into the
death of Mrs. Elizabeth Brandrup. who
was assaulted and strangled and her
body thrown into squalid storeroom
at the back of the Linden Hotel in
South San Francisco on June %. has
served to deepen the mystery surround
ing the murder. The Coroner's jury
makes no accusation against any per-
son, stating only that Mrs. Brandrup
was choked to death by an unknown
person possessed of great strength.
Yesterday afternoon Elizabeth McDon-
aid, the murdered woman's little
daughter, swore to complaint charg-
ing George Jones, burly half-breed
Kanaka, in whose room 1t is believed
the killing was done, with committing
the crime. The arraignment will take
place today and the preliminary hear
ing is set for next Tuesday.
The verdict of the Coroner's jury has
in a measure upset the case OF the
prosecuting officials of San Mateo
County. Circumstances strongly point
ing the finger of guilt at the Kanaka
have been discovered by Sheriff Mans
field and Constable r. j. Carroll, who
have followed up these clews on the
theory that Jones did the killing.
Jones accounts for his whereabouts on
the day of the murder with the excep-
ton of the three hours intervening be-
tween noon time and o'clock in the
afternoon. The testimony OF the autop-
sy surgeon, DR.. D. B. Plymire, would
make 1t seem that the murder was
done after o'clock.
Yesterday at the inquest the muir
dered woman's younger child, frail
GIRL scarcely in her teens, who in
tragic manner came upon her mothers
dead body, was subjected to trying
ordeal. She was compelled to give e.
description of the dead in order TO
complete Identification, and as her
childlike voice recalled the likeness of
the one she loved tears welled up in her
large eyes and flowed silently down her
face The hail in which tho inquest
was held, filled only with men. was
silent as the pathetic figure In black
described the murdered woman.
PREVENTS NARROWING SCENE.
One or two of the jurors attempted
to question the girl regarding the
finding of the body, but Acting Coroner
Judge H. E. Cunningham humanely
shut off all further questioning, as the
girl was plainly on the verge of col
lapse. Juror Frank Lawlor then re-
quested that the elder sister Mary, be
placed on the stand. but Judge Cum
ningham and District Attorney Bullock
prevented another narrowing scene,
In many of its phases the crime is
similar to the one of which Minnie
Williams was the victim in this city
sevral years ago, Theodore Durrant be-
ing her murderer. Prompted by bes-
tiality, the murderer. after accomplish
ing his purpose, strangled the woman
with such ferocity as to break the
fourth cervical vertebra of the spine,
striking her repeatedly, apparently
with his clenched fist and fnflicting
y hat nj the
brain, which, aside from asphyxiation
and q broken neck, would have caused
the victims death.
Bruises and discolorations covered
the body about the hips, thighs and
breasts, while finger prints and finger
nail scratches appeared upon the
throat Confused wounds appeared
upon the left side of the head and over
the left eve.
The autopsy was held AT . o'clock
in the evening of June %. the day the
murder was done. DR.. Plymire when
asked yesterday by District Attorney
Bullock how long Mrs. Brandrup had
been dead. said. Possibly three or four
hours" This would make the hour OF
the crime or o'clock in the evening.
Under persistent questioning DR.. Ply
mife said that the woman might have
been dead five six hours. which
would, at the earliest. place the time
of the murder at 8 in the afternoon
THOUGHT HER MOTHER CALLED.
The crime was discovered late in the
afternoon in a peculiar manner by the
victims youngest child. Elizabeth. The
girl. with her elder sister. Mary. is
employed as waitress at the Linden
Hotel.e Eliza beth. in the afternoon.
was impelled by a mysterious influence
to seek her mother. who. she thought,
was calling her. She ascended the
stairs to the rear of the hotel and stood
upon the back porch. She again
thought she heard her mothers voice
and, vaguely terrified. opened the door
of storeroom. Across dusty pack
ing box. behind the door, lay the limp
body of her mother.
The girls shrieks quickly brought
j. H. Vandenboss and his wife pro-
prietors of the Linden Hotel, to the
scene Judge Cunningham was imme-
diately notified and with Constable
Carroll and Sheriff Mansfield began an
investigation. Questioning led to the
arrest of Harry Coff1and and George
Jones, dodgers at the hotel. Coffland
however, proved complete alibi and
was released later.
The search of the hotel. which began
Immediately upon the finding of the
body. quickly ended with the discovery