The San Francisco call., 1909-02-25


day night when she found the woman
in the company Of her husband, Attor-
ney James w Cochrane, has returned
to her home Pill Sacramento street,
and is living there quietly again with
her four children and the husband
whose actions aroused her anger
Mrs. Cochrane spent tempestuous
day of it yesterday. and this morning
she must appear before Judge CONAN
to answer to the charge OF attempted
murder against her. But there is
disposition on the part of all the prlil-
cipals to the affair, strengthened by
the entreaties of their relatives to let
the hubbub raised by the two shots
Mrs. Cochrane fired at her husband $
companion Tuesday night die away.
Mrs. Cochrane herself has been per-
suaded to take this course because Oh
the engrossing love she has Tor her
four children, all of them attending
school, who have become the object OF
their comrades curiosity since the
shooting occurred.
AFFINITY TO LEAVE
1t has been agreed that Mrs. Emory
shall leave town, and her sister, MISS
L. c. Kennan, has taken charge OF the
Claremont hotel, conducted by Mrs
Emory at First and Harrison streets,
until the place can be disposed Of
1t appeared for a time yesterday that
Mrs. Cochrane had decided to evade
the consequences of her act, or been
persuaded to do So for she did not ap-
pear in Judge Conlan's court at 10
o'clock, as directed by the court, to
answer to the charge of attempt to
commit murder. The judge thereupon
declared the $3.50 bail forfeited and is
sued a bench warrant for her arrest
raising the bail to $500 cash, or $1,000
in bonds.
During the remainder of the morning
and during the early half of the after
noon Mrs. Cochrane was not located.
but about o'clock Clerk Mark Noon
of the bond and warrant clerks office
went to the office of r. P. Henshall
Cochrane's law partner. Henshall gave
the $500 bail, secured an, order of re-
lease and then went in an auto to the
Cochrane home. from which place he
conveyed the woman to the OFarrell
street station. There she was booked
and Immediately after released on the
bail order Henshall had secured
No reason was given for Mrs. Coch-
ranes nonappearance until, after the
judge had issued the bench warrant
and declared the prisoner should be in
court today. clerk from the office of
Attorney James A. stephens appeared
and asked for a continuance of the
case until today. Judge Conlan told
the clerk that the continuance already
had been made because Mrs. Cochrane
had not appeared
Mrs. Cochrane has not appeared"
cried the clerk Why she left Mr.
Stephens office only few minutes
ago. after consulting him on the case,
to come here"
CHANGED HER MIND
Mrs. Cochrane had decided. while on
her way to court, that it would be best
II the matter was allowed to quiet down
for day.
James w Cochrane, the husband in
the case, spent yesterday seeking quiet
places away from the glare of pub
Iiclty. Mrs L. X Emory, the woman
who received a wound in the right
wrist for being Cochrane's too frequent
companion, also spent a silent day at
the st. Francis hospital. Mrs. Cochrane
was the only one of the trio interested
in the shooting Tuesday night who
talked a all freely
Il shall allow things to go on ouietlv
as they are now," Mrs. Cochrane said
yesterday Affairs will adjust them
selves soon. ] have no doubt No. /
sMrs. Cochrane gave as the reason
for her desire to remain with her hus-
band the fact that they had gone
through many years of married life
together and could not change now
1t is palpable that it is for the sake
of her children that Mrs. Cochrane
does not seek separation
i am being attended to- Mrs. Emory
said yesterday, and that is all 1 care
to say. l regret more than 1 can say
that this affair occurred"
Michael n. Cochrane of San Rafael
brother of the attorney, took charge
of affairs at the Sacramento street
nome yesterday and eXerted himself to
make the event of Tuesday evening
seem a matter of small moment. He
declared that Mrs. Cochrane was mis-
informed in believing that the relations
between her husband and Mrs. Emory
We're any more friendly than they
should be between any lawyer and his
clients, and that the two were count
ing their money after selling some
property in the little restaurant in the
Richmond district, where Mrs. Coch-
rane's detectives discovered them
Cochrane further declared that Attor-
ney r. P. Henshall, his brothers law
partner. was with the two, but Hen
shall himself, when told of the state
ment, denied it strenuously and in
alarm.
NO, 1 should say 1 wasn't with
them, Henshall said Il was at the
theater, where Cochrane's message ap-
plying for bail reached me long after
the shooting had taken place. l knew
nothing of the affair, and never knew
Mrs Emory more than casually
Mrs Emory acted as a stenographer
for Cochrane some five years ago. when
the attorneys offices were in the
Crocker building.
SELLS HER HOTEL
You see,'' M. +. Cochrane said, Mrs
Emory sold her hotel, the Claremont,
yesterday, and my brother acted as
her attorney. After closing the deal
they went out to that restaurant to
count over the money, that is ALL"
Why did they go away out there to
count the money!" was asked.
why. Mrs. Emory's mother and
sister live near there" Cochrane re-
piled
The home of Mrs. Emory's mother
and sister is at 1910 Mason street. The
Claremont hotel. which Cochrane is said