The San Francisco call., 1909-02-24
FINDS WOMAN
WITH HUSBAND
ANDSHOOTSH[R
Mrs. James w. COchrane Trails
Spouse and His Companion
to Restaurant
Wife OF Prominent Lawyer Has
Him Followed by Detec=
tives for Months

suO9lnS stopped
My God. why did you do this?'
Cochrane said.
You drove me to it; you drove me
TO it, his wife replied
After she was shot Mrs. Emory
lodged away from the throng that had
rushed across the street from the Palm
theater. The injured woman. bleeding
profusely, went to the drug store at
Fourth avenue and Clement street kept
by A F. Briggs There she naively
said: 4 didn't know he was married
Seeing that the woman was seriously
injured Briggs directed her to the Of
fee Of DR.. Stephen Cleary. 267 Fourth
avenue
Policemen Walter Savage and viii
liam Healy took charge of Cochrane.
his wife and Mrs. Emory.
WOULD SHIELD COMPANION
=: At the park station Cochrane tried
to conceal the name of his companion.
but his wife said to him, IF you don't
tell the police who she is I shall"
Then he muttered that it was Mrs.
Emory. At the hospital Mrs. Emory
said her name was Everett and that
she lived in First avenue.
When seen at his Office last evening
after the shooting Cochrane said:
I refuse to make a statement"
You are willing then, to let the facts
stand for themselves and not TO come
10 the defense OF This woman whom
your wife shot, and with whom you
were dining clandestinely in an OBJ
scure part Of the city2 You will say
nothing that might clear her name Of
= serious suspicion or indicate that your
wife was mistaken in her act?" was
asked Of Cochrane.
III say nothing" he replied weakly.
TRAILED BY DETECTIVES
Ever since last June private detec-
tives, working in the interest of Mrs.
Cochrane, have been on the trail of
Cochrane and Mrs. Emory. A friend Of
the wronged wife, who has been per-
fectly familiar with the movements Of
these sleuths. and whom Mrs. Coch-
rane consulted frequently in her
trouble, last night told the story Of
Cochrane's infatuatiOn for his erst-
while stenographer, asking. howeA er,
that his name be suppressed. He said:
This Mrs. Emory is the divorced
wife Of George Emory, who now is a
prisoner in. Folsom, having been con-
viCted Of robbery C5chrane was her
attorney and secured her divorce. He
then became very attentive to her He
caused her to be educated as stenog-
raDher and took her into his Office. Mrs.
COchrane, however. made things so
warm for her that he was forced TO let
her go. He then fitted up the Clare
mont. the lodging house at First and
Harrison streets. which the woman now
keeps. Since last June TWO friends Of
mine have been trailing the pair. Mrs
Emory and COchrane have been found
by them in each others company at
least 20 times. She used to meet him
al the ferry when he came over from
san Rafael They also used to meet in
upper Market street. He generally
would so TO the Claremont and spend
an hour or so and then would go to his
office. Later they would meet again
and go to dinner. They had several
places Of rendezvous, both in the Rich
Inond district and south Of the park. All
this time they We're followed, although
they did not know it
WIFE SECURES WARRANTS
Last summer Mrs. Cochrane swore
out warrants for their arrest at Sausa-
Ito. Cochrane and Mrs. Emory had
taken the boat together and went up
the North Shore road They evaded
the warrants. and in the meantime
Cochrane's brothers used their infiu-
ence with his wife and induced her to
alter her determination and withdraw
the complaint
"Cochrane leases the building which
he occupies. at Bush and Kearny
streets. from the Smith estate. He had
TO give bonds on his 20 year lease, and
he endeavored to nave Mrs Emory
qualify AS one of his bondsmen. Mrs
Cochrane learned OF this and created
a scene. and COchrane was forced to
obtain another bondsman.
"Au this time Mrs. Cochrane has suf-
fered in patience for the sake Of her
children. and other friends have ad-
vised her time and again to become
separated from him, but she has stead
fastly refused"
Miss L. c. Kennan, sister Of Mrs.
Emory, refused to be seen last night
at 1910 Mason street where she lives
with friends. 1t was stated there that
Miss kennan was not at home TO any
one and would not be until she recov-
cred from the stock of her sisters in
jury.
Sensation at San Rafael
SAN RAFAEL. Feb. 23-The news Of
the shooting of Mrs Emory by Mrs.
James w. Cochrane has created a SEN
SaJlOn IN san Rafael where the Coch-
ranes are among the most prominent
residents. James w. Cochrane is one
OF the best known attorneys of
Marin county and was at one time dis
trict attorney. His brother, p H
Cochrane, is a L present county assessor:
his brother NJ. +. cochrane, is a we'll
known politician and promoter, and his
brother, John Cochrane, is a prominent
businessman here. Mrs. Cochrane has
always occupied a splendid position in
local society, and tonight on all sides
is heard nothing but expression OF the
deepest sympathy for her
This is not the first time that Coch
rane and his wife have clashed. with a
second woman the cause. Nine years
ago Mrs. coch~ane publicly thrashed
her husband because OF his attentions
TO Mrs. jerks, wife Of a militia. can
tain, who afterward met a sensational
death IN an explosion. Since then gos
sip at regular intervals has been rife
concerning the alleged infdelities of
James W. Cochrane, and impending di-
vorce proceedings frequently were ru-
mored, only 10 be put TO an end by the
fOrbearance of Mrs Cochrane
The episode Of last summer in which
Cochrane and Mrs. Emory We're pursued
TO Sausalito by the irate wife, who
swore to warrants for their arrest and
then relented because of her children.