The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11
JACOBS WIDOW
SAYS PLOTTERS
MADE HIN KILL
Woman Declares Husband Had
No Intention of Staying DR..
Wood and Himself
Attorney DenOunces Accusation
as False and Suggests Dead
Men Were HypnOtized

fensive by the discriminating court rec
ords, photographs and current report,
Mrs. Mercedes Jacobs, who in a double
tragedy in Oakland Thursday night lost
both her husband and her reputed lover,
declared passionately yesterday after
noon that Gabriel Jacobs. her husband
was melted to kin DR. Eugene G. Wood
OF Oakland by Mrs. Edith Wood. his
wife, and by Mrs. Woods attorney, l.
Ernest Phillips
My husband had no intention of
killing Doctor Wood and himself" de-
clared the woman yesterday. He was
driven TO do it by Mrs. Wood and by
her attorney. Mr. phillips"
ATTORNEY RESENTs CHARGE
why. that base and ignoble thought
Of this depraved and infamous woman
is beyond comment" shouted Attorney
Phillips in a rapid outburst Of amaze
ment when Mrs Jacobs remark was
repeated TO him. Jacobs came to me
and / advised him TO consult another
lawyer in regard to suing Wood for
alienation Of his Wife's affections. /
advised moderation
The suggestion is preposterous, de-
clared 2 close friend of Mrs. Wood at
the wood home. 205 Athol avenue, oak
land. when told that Mrs. Jocobs had
imputed the institgation of the murder
and suicide to Mrs. Wood. Mrs. Wood
was prosuated yesterday and could not
Pc seen. but her friend spoke vehe-
mently for her and against the insinu-
alton Of Mrs. Jacobs
None seemed to know when Jacobs
first decided 10 commit murder and
cuicide.
DISPUTE OVER WOMAN
There was uncertainty yesterday re-
rardinC the fact Of whether or not
Mrs. Jacobs was in the automobile
with Doctor Wood when the Oakland
physician and fraternal man was muir
dered by Gabriel Jacobs, who subse-
quentiy killed himself at the crowded
corner of Broadway and Thirteenth
street Oakland. at 9 o'clock Police
man Connolly of the Oakland depart
nent asserted positively that Mrs. ia
cobs. whom he said he knew, was with
Doctor Wood in his automobile run
about. that she was overcome by the
excitement Of the killing and was car
ried into Bowmans drug store TO be
treated for fainting spell.
Mrs. Jacobs said yesterday that she
was not with Or. Wood at the time OF
The ira gedy, and her maid, d Miss Rec
ner, was called upon to verify her mis-
tress' story. Miss Reener made poor
substantiator-
TWO DIFFERENT STORIES
While Mrs. Jacobs admitted that She
was with DR.. Wood up TO 1870 O'Clock
Thursday evening. and that he took her
TO the vicinity Of Twenty eighth and
san Pablo avenue. the maid declared
positively that Mrs. Jacobs did not
leave the fat at 1855 Grove street until
1890 in the evening. when she was in
formed that DR.. Wood and her husband
were dying from wounds inflicted by
the latter
Mrs. Jacobs was seen yesterday aft
ornoon at her fat. She talked freely,
n I'm a safe vein. of her friendship
with Dr. Wood and bitterly assailed
Woods widow for causing the crime.
wEEPs OVER DEAD HUSBAND
Mrs. Jacobs is said by her husbands
relatives 10 he a Spanish woman. Her
ewes are dark, and the large pupils are
sci in fields which have an Oriental
blueuess rather than an European
Irhfteness Of color. Her hair is auburn
and Of fne texture. 1t was black orig
inally, II is said by her brother in law.
THE woman's lips are full and her fig
ure is rounded. She wept bitterly as
she talked Of her dead husband and the
man De killed.
~Dr Wood and ] were simply
friends" she said. in answer to the as
eertion Of Mrs Wood and others that
the couple had been involved in a liza
son There was nothing between US
that was wrong. Until recently my
husband and DR. Wood were friends.
They met st this house and two months
ago chatted pleasantly together in this
-oon Ii was Mrs Wood that caused
nd Bo-
Mr. Phillips, melted my husband to
commit this murder. He never would
have acted as he did unless they drove
lin to it,"
PICTURE TAKEN AT MISSION
Were you and Dr. Wood together
in Los Angeles recently, and while
there did you have a photograph taken
together" the woman was asked as il
developed when the Jacobs divorce
suit was on the docket Of the Alameda
superior court that Jacobs had found
in his wife's dresser a photograph Of a
Los Angeles balloon route excursion
party, Of which the man and woman
were members.
II do not care TO discuss that Los
Angeles matter" replied the woman.
md then. unwittingly, she admitted the
sordfd situation.
There" she SAID, pointing to =
handsome photograph OF the San Ga
briel mission at Los Angeles. there
is a picture he took while down there:
] shall alwsys keep it, always, always
POISON STORY is DENIED
Mrs. Jacobs denied the report of the
Oakland emergency hospital staff that
at one time she attempted TO commit
suicide with bichloride Of mercury tab
lets and that Doctor Wood brought her
to the hospital under the assumed name
n Mrs Rock and had her successfully
treated for the poisoning. She also
cenied the story. reluctantly admitted
,y Jacobs family. that she lived with
Jacobs three years before they were
married
Il am not a vampire" declared Mrs.
Jacobs. Mrs. Wood says I am YAM
l,ire. that I stole her husband from her.
j am not that I did not steal her hus-
band I never bothered, her, or rang
Ter up over the telephone. though she
rang me up and used TO say, My hus-
band don't love YOU
IF you and Doctor Wood had both
been divorced would you not have mar
RED hfrn2" Mrs. Jacobs was asked.
. u never said that ! would, she re-
piled evasively-
JACOBS HEAVILY INSURED