The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Defend MEMORY OF
! EDWARD LN[RMORE
Friends of Dead Pr0pertyman
Deny the Statements OF
His Slayer
William A. Stein, Who Killed
His Brother in Law, May
Have Hard Fight

William A. Stein, after spending a
sleepless night in the city prison, ap-
peared in Police Judge Conlan's court
yesterday morning on a charge OF mur-
der for shooting and killing his broth
err In law, Edward Livermore, property
man at the Princess theater. late Fri
day afternoon at STEMS residence,
2345 Howard street
Stein was instructed as TO his rights
and said that Attorney William M.
Cannon would represent him. As no
complaint was on file the case was con-
tinued for a week to be set. and mean
time the coroner's inquest will have
been held. The police expect that Llv-
ermore's brother, who lives at sos
Shotwell street, will swear to the COM
plant against Stein.
MAY HAVE HARD FIGHT
Stein may have desperate fight for
his life, despite the fact that he
alleges that he fired in self-de-
fense, and notwithstanding that there
were no witnesses to the affray. Liver
more's friends, men who have worked
with him for years, are fndl gnant at
the stories that the prisoner and MS
brother have told concerning the dead
mans character, and they are anxious
to give testimony as to the nature OF
the man as they have known him.
In rebutta1 of the charges made by
Stein it is alleged that Livermore, in
talking to his fellow workmen. told
them of threats that the Stems had
made to him, and of facts in Liver
more's possession regarding his broth
ers in law that would lead them TO
wish him out of the way.
Livermore was guardian for Fred
erick ]. Stein, brother to the slayer,
because the man had been adjudged in
competent. This brother was alleged
to be behind in his accounts with the
Stein estate company. of which Liver
more was secretary. William A. Stein
had no occupation and spent much Of
his time in Fillmore street.
MADE WILL RECENTLY
Two days before his death Livermore
went to his attorney, Neal Power, and
had his will drawn up, leaving every
thing he possessed to his children. He
intimated at the time that he feared
for his life and told Power of the note
that Fred Stein had sent him, warning
him to stay away from the home of
vised his client that he could get any
of his property from the house. and
presumably it was to do so that Liver
more went there to his death Friday.
Much indignation has been aroused
among the theatrical mans friends by
the report, published in one of the
newspapers, that the Stems charged
that Lfvermore maintained improper re-
lations with Miss Mae Cook. the nurse
who has charge of his children. This
young woman resides with her mother
in the Mission, keeping the children
there, and Livermore lived at the Con-
gress hotel, Fillmore and Ellis streets.
CHARGE OF INTOXICATION DENIED
II. III. Campbell, manager of the
Princess theater, and Chauncey Smith
and Thomas III. Andrews. old friends of
the decedent who worked with him for
many years, declare the intfmation that
Livermore was intoxicated at the time
of his murder or at any other time was
absurd.
II have known Livermore and worked
with him for 20 years" Andrews said
yesterday, and never once have 1 seen
him even slightly intoxicated. His
limit was one glass of beer a day. He
lived for his family, and the death of
his wife was a great blow to him. He
was the gentlest man / ever knew and
/ can not believe that he was beating
Stein, as the murderer says, when he
was shot"
Livermore's application for letters of
administration in his wife's estate was
to be heard September IA. The man
had an interest in a small estate in
New York and included the bequest of
this with the share of the Stein estate.
which amounted to $4,000. All was left
to his children. Matthew McManus.
candidate for supervisor on the demo-
cratic ticket, was made executor of the
will.
The district attorney will be asked
to investigate the killing searchingly.