The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
SAYS WIFE KISSED.
HIM FR|G|DLY.
Schiller Describes How
His Tender Caresses
Were Coldly Returned
Defendant Designates
Comments of Firemen
as Part of Idle Talk

Otto Frank Schiller confessed on the
stand in Judge Graham's court yester-
day that SO far as he had been able
70 analyze the situation he was con-
vinced that during the last months he
lived with his wife, Lillian May, she
never returned his kisses in manner
to indicate that she held any affection
for him.
when you kissed. was it separately
or simultaneously" Queried counsel
dreamily. We'll, we both kissed to-
gether," answered Schiller, but there
was nothing about my wife's actions to
indicate that she was really returning
my caress except mechanically; she
was quite indifferent"
AS both Mr.. and Mrs Schiller looked
panied and the court and opposing
counsel weary, Attorney Greene. rep
resenting Mrs. Schiller, abandoned this
line OF questioning and took Schiller
back to the night when George N. Nc
Rae. who Is accused of having been
unduly intimate with Mrs. Schiller,
struck him on the head with re-
volver.
You say" said Attorney Greene,
that after McRae struck you with the
pistol that you crawled into an ad
Joining room looking for your pistol
and found that Mrs. Schiller had hid
you not sneak into the other room
hoping to find the pistol?"
I'm no sneak" answered the wilt
Sess petulantly. So
That's a deliberate insult to this
witness" interrupted Attroney Part
ridge who represents Schiller. "and
I ask that counsel be instructed to
cease his misconduct"
QUERY BETRAYS IGNORANCE.
with ha
Its place substituted the query. why
dld you not get on f)ur feet instead
of crawling in search of your pistol?''
You wouldn't ask that question If
you knew anything about military
tactics answered the witness. 'It is
best to crawl when to arise might mean
bullet for you"
Greene then abandoned this line in
order to pursue his effort to cause
the witness to tell who 1t was that
told him on many instances. as he has
testified, that Mrs. Schiller and McRae
were seen together in public places.
Partridge started to object, when
greene interrupted, but raising his
voice Partridge said:
oh, let me finish. won't you Greene?
This matter has been gone over and
over till it has become a WEAKNESS to
our fesh.' Agreeing with Partridge.
Judge Graham Sustained the objection.
Schiller was then dismissed from the
stand and Mrs. Schiller was recalled
IN rebuttaL Without making known
whence the intimation expressed in
his question came from, Judge Graham
asked Mrs. Schiller If she was fearful
that any one connected with the case
would do her harm.
Il am not sure when my back is
turned what might happen" answered
Mrs. Schiller
Ara
injure you2" asked Judge Graham.
IN afraid of that big Dutch bully
OF a. cousin of Mr.. Schller's" answered
Mrs. Schiller One day he met me on
Folsom street and made faces at me-
am afraid to meet him."
Schiller quickly ended further In
quiry along this line by explaining that
the cousin of whom Mrs. Schiller com
planned had left this country for Ger
many more than three months ago,
whereupon everyone smiled.
IDLE FIREMEN's TALK.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion Mrs Schiller sought to discredit
the statement made by her husband on
the stand to the effect that fshe occa-
stoned comment among firefnen sta
toned opposite their home by running
UP stairs with her skirts held immod-
estly high. She said that even had the
f1remen SO commented It would sig
Nifty nothing, for the firemen had little
else. to do between outbreaks of flame
but to amuse themselves at the ex-
pense of the neighbors
They had the whole neighborhood
nicknamed," said Mrs Schiller. "One
woman they called Mrs. Katzenjam-
mer,. another the Irish Queen and have
heard that they referred to me and Mr.
McRae as Mary and John. They called
my husband Mr.. Big Head.
r. Porter Ashe, who was Assistant
District Attorney when McRae was ar
rested upon complaint of Schiller, told
OF the court proceedings that followed
the affair. John Conrad, Chief of Police |
of Alameda, told how Schiller had |
called upon him In search of informa-
tion against McRae and had told him
of his family troubles. Patrick ].
Southern Pacific. where McRae was
formerly employed. told OF times when
he was out of the city, 1t being the con-
tention of Mrs. Schiller that McRae was
not in town on dates 1t is alleged she |
went out with him. The question of |
dates will be decided by the court.
Fred Zimmerman testified that after |
the conf1agration he furnished Mrs. |
Schiller, her mother and three other |
women with a portable school house |
In which to live. This evidence was in !;
troduced to show that Mrs Schiller and |
McRae were not alone together after
the fire, although admittedly McRae |
was a frequent caller at the temporary |
home of Mrs. Schiller.
Mrs. Schiller and her mother. Mrs.
Smith, then contradicted Schiller's /
statement to the effect that McRae had |
knocked Schiller down with revolver. |
They said McRae and Schiller simply |
struggled. around the room and ceased |
lighting when a knife fell from Schil- |
lers hand McRae told them that he I
simply struggled with Schiller in order
to compel him to drop the knife, which |
McRae asserted he saw protruding from |
Schiller's coat sleeve.
The tesfimnnY in the case will be [