The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-06
WAS MIXING DRINK
AS WOMAN FIRED
FATAL SHOT
By ROBERT O. HANRoRD

0Ns FRIDAY, somewhere about 1 o'clock walked
" over the St. Francis hotel, where 1 live was
going there get my lunch. AS / walked through
the ladies' noticed Mrs Patton sitting there
and stopped say a few words to her. AS We were
talking Mr. Whttemorc came in and We all sat down
in the loungng talk After had been there
few moments Mrs. dc la Montanya in through the
door. never had met her before.
The Invitation to Dinner
After talking little while she remarked
that she just giving up the lease of her apartment
house and that night would be the last night that she
would spend there She then turned to either White
Mrs. Patton and asked if they wished to
celebrate the occasion by having dinner with her
night. and Immediately aerward turned to me and asked
the question l said | would be glad to accept
the invitation l had my lunch Immediately after and
then returned to my Office and occupied there for
the of the afternoon. After lunch said Mrs
Patton that l rather thought it would be good plan
if l did go the dinner, l had a good deal OF
work attend and said for her let know if
there any possibility of the matter being dropped
She teephoned me- think my Office, during the after
saying that expected to dinner.
Conversation and Mixed Drinks
About o'clock or thereabouts l went to Mrs de Ia
Monanyas apartment We have around and
chatted and talked for Is 20 minutes or perhaps a
little longer when dinner announced Just before
dinner Mrs Patton turned to Whittemore and myself
and asked if either of US knew how make mixed
drink | said knew how make whsky-sour and
would do if they wanted one. The drink asked
for and Mrs de la Montanya had her colorcd maid who
was in the room go and get some lemons, and [
mixed the drink TO- her. We then had dinner and
around chatting ftf lite while and after the dinner
was over moved 10 The sitting room, which was in
full sight of the dining part Of it. After the
maid had removed the dinner things around
chatting for little time; ncI sRy just how
long Some one, / say who but rlnE it was
Mrs de la Montanya asked for another drink suth
had mixed before. said if she had lemons
would try my hand again. She turned to The maid who
said there lemons in the house. but she
would go and try get She returned in a
few minutes and said there lemons to be had
then volunteered to mix cocktail | said thought
could make Gibson cocktail pretty well.
Hanford Takes Out His Pistol
Mrs de la Montanya and then walked out into the
dining room She sat down sort of couch that
on one side of the dining table, with her back
toward the wall and moved around to the other side of
the table to mix the drink 1t has been habit Of mine
for number of years, when go late at night,
sipp little German pistol my pocket AS stepped
up the table felt the pistol in my back pocket in
way that it was noticeable and took it and
laid it the table, beside myself, and turned to Mrs
de la Monfanya and said Now don't touch this As
made the remark turned around toward the sdeboard
to mix the cocktail
Almost instantly it seemed to me, heard faint
shot The report from this pistol is very small
turned around hurriedy and saw Mrs de Ia Montana