The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-11-29
kIMMONs ALIVE
AND MAY REVEAL
ACTS OF WILKINS
Supposed Victim of Alleged
Slayer Is Heard From
in Texas Town
TRY TO TRACE MONEY
sleuths Seek Source of
Large Sums of Gold
Used by Prisoner
AUTOPSY TOMORROW
Report of the Analysis of
Mrs. Garments Stomach Is
Awaited by Police

Mark A. Wilkins, accused of the
murder of Mrs. Vernic Carmen, whose
body was found Monday night in a
grave under the barn of the Elmhurst
home where she and Wilkins had lived
together as husband and wife, has been
absolved from the suspicion of hav-
ing committed another crime, OF
which until yesterday the Alameda
county authorities had believed him
guilty. T. Earl Kinirnons. whose dis
appearance from Wilkins home short
ly after the death of Mrs. Carmen
aroused the belief that he also had
been the victim of foul play, is now
known to be alive and working in the
vicinity of Sour Lake, Tex.
Letters from ]. p. Falloure, who has
been associated with Kimmons in
work in Texas. were received by ]. F.
Krussa of 5o4 Devisadero street as
recently as October, and references to-
Kimmons were made in each of them
Prior to the carmen's strike Kimmons,
Falloure and a third friend lived at
for Portland shortly after the strike
was called, but Kimmons and Falloure
continued to live with Krussa until
in August. Krussa said YESTERDAY that
Kimmons and Falloure left together
for Texas within few days of the
last of August and that he accompanied
them to the train and saw them check
their grips and purchase their tickets.
FRIEND TELLS OF kIMMoSs
After the two men had gone Krussa
received some laundry accounts which
they had not paid. He received let
ter from Falloure concerning these ac-
counts few days later. and another
letter asout three weeks later. This
second letter is still in his possession.
It was mailed from Lawton, Okla, on
September 80. and, without mentioning
Kmmons' name, Falloure referred in
several places TO ''us" and "our ac-
counts" He also volunteered the in
formation that mail will reach either
OF US at Sour Lake. Tex" Krussa re-
ceived another letter from Falioure in
october containing money to settle the
laundry accounts of both men.
R. c. Thresher. former street car
motorman in this city who was well
acquainted with Kimmons, also gave
information yesterday concerning Kim
mons Whereabouts Thresher called at
the Alameda county Jail and reported
to JaiIer Joseph D. Moffit that another
of Kimmons' friends had received
letter from him in September, at which
time Kimmons was at Sour Lake. Tex.
ANOTHER LETTER RECEIVED
Thresher. who lives al s15 Wood
street in Oakland, is now hostler in
the empioA of the Southern Pacific COM
pany at the West Oakland roundhouse,
prior to the strike was crew mate OF
kimmons. Thresher said that Kimmons
left EImhurst about the latter part OF
August with the intention of going to
Houston, Tex, and that about a month
later Thomas Eckert, another friend,
at Sour Lake. The letter contained a
message for Thresher. which Eckert
delivered, and it also said that KIM
mons intended to visit his parents. who
lived in Port Arthur, Tex. Eckert is
now employed as a switchman by the
Southern Pacific in the yards at Fourth
and Townsend streets in this city. a
Sheriff Barnet telegraphed yesterday
to Sour Lake. inouiring for information
concerning Kimmons' whereabouts. An
answer is expected within short time,
and the man may then be brought back
as witness to testify to things he
may have learned while living with
wilkins.
TO HOLD AUTOPSY TOMORROW
With no report as yet from Or. 0. D.
Hanilin. who has charge Of the analysis
of the stomach taken from Mrs. Car
mems body, the Alameda county author
tiles failed to develop any features of
particular Importance yesterday in con-
nection with the case. The evidence at
hand is being prepared for presentation
to the grand jury. but no new steps
will be taken until the report is re-
ceived on the autopsy to be held to-
morrow morning. wilkins still re-
fused to talk and was left entirely
alone in his cell during all of YESTERDAY.
no efforts being made to sweat him. 1t
is believed by the authorities that soli-
tude may have the effect on him which
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