The San Francisco call., 1910-02-12
Closely Guard Woman

r,le resistanre TO attempts on the part
or nrvrspap permen to interview Miss
smith were more determined than ever.
c>o statements We're made by any one
connected With the institution. except
after consultation with the lawyer.
who was also present during all inter
views.
Attorney Golden arrived from san
Francisco on an early train in answer
ro = summons from Doctor Burke. He
hurried from the station 10 the health
resort where he held a conference. at
(which were present fhe officials Of the
sanatorium. As = result of this con-
ferenre Doctor Burke again refused TO
ma Ike any statement in reply to the
direct charge that tho illc@itimate son
of Aiss Smith is his child. and All re
quests for information were referred
a. Golden.
AGAIN DENIED INTERVIEW
Requests for permission TO see Miss
Smith were an first denied or the ground
that she was critically iii and that Doc
tor Burke as her physician. feared the
strain which she light be subjected TO
in The course " an interview. AttoT-
noy Golden said that Miss Smith was
confined ito her he'd. Information OBJ
tanned later iu The day was 10 the erect
thar Aiss smith WAS not in a critical
condition. and iu fact that she was able
A1 request AUf a ffIAFL
stat -ueut lUun her regarding hcr Tela-
tiars .vitA Doctor Burke and the insti-
taUt and fearing on the explosion
N- gain submitted.
AS result Of the request another
conference Of the SanaTorium officials
was called ht Golden. and this session
lasted almost au hour. The request
was again denied
You lnaE secure q statement from
Miss Sultn probably ina a couple OF
days. WHEN she IS rational gain and
can discuss Tie matter coherently. but
al tae present time the doctors fear
that she would be subjected to too
great strain by an interview" said
Golden after comforting with his clients
REFG SES TO YIELD
rs liiss Smith irrational at the pres
Ont time. Golden was asked
~ Ell. Ees. she is, he replied.
Then why do YOU prevent ncws-
papormen from observing this fact at
Hrst fand?' The attorncy was asked
The statement that Miss Smith has
over been irrational at any time is
conUroverted by the evidence of many
people. and If she happens 10 he in one
Of these spells at the present time il
VIII tend 10 sustain the position as
sumed by the sanatorium officials that
she attempted suicide.
Al lfIia f10ittI Simply SdlG ina I
Hiss Smith was not able TO see any
one. that the doctors feared it would
be Ioo great strain.
During the day Golden produced two
men as dynamite experts to give their
theories Of the explosion. Both Of the
nen--J. l.. Reams and J.. G. Charley
are guests Of the sanatorium They
oppressed their opinion that not dyna-
-nite lUt black powder was used in the
,XpIJsion. They also said they thought
the explosive had been used in the
form Of a bomb wrapped in paper and
that il had been fired from inside the
tent.
BLACK pow DER SED
That the explosive was black pow
der and not dynamite was borne out
hy different circumstances in cAnnec-
ton with the wreck. but the witnesses
were at a loss 20 explain several i'm
p0rtant details in connection with the
explosion When asked why there was
not the slightest trace Of powder stain
on the inside of the canvas wall of the
tcnt 81 the entire charge had been
fred from that side. they made no re-
ply. nor did they explain how, if their
theory were correct. an area OF three
square feet on the outer side Of the
canvas WAS blackened by powder. The
fact that three feet of fuse was found
living 20 feet distant from the tent was
accounted for bs the statement that it
was blown there through the hole rent
in the canvas by the explosion.
Both Of the mon had examined the
scene Of tb. explosion in company with
officials Of the sanatorium previous TO
making their statements for publica
rion and had accepted the theory that
Miss smith attempted TO commit sui
eide
CHIID'S NARROW ESCAPE
The narrow margin by which the II
months old infant escaped death was
emphasized today by the discovery
that the little night dress which had
covered the body was burned in sew
ea-al places The babvs crib stood at
the foot Of the mothers bed and within
three feet of the point at which the
explosive spent it's deadly force.
In addition 10 the statements Of the
two miners. Attorney Golden, after a
conference during the afternoon. an
nounced that Thomas Bown Reese, who
was an aftache Of the hospital for four
wears previous TO 1905 and who sue
oeeded j.. Warren Dillars Tuesday as
cashier and accountant, would like TO
make 4 statement.
Reese said that he understood that
Doctor Burke stood alone in the state
lnent that Miss smith had often threat
ened to commit suicide and that in the
interest OF Justice he thought he
should make known what he knew.
Miss smith, according TO the state
nent Of Reese. went 70 the home Of At
tornev Charles ". Thomas in Woodland
in the spring of 1895 10 work as a do
raesfic and later secured employment
al Reese's home on q farm in the same
vicinity At the time she arrived.
Reese said her face WAS badly bruised
and gashed. He asked her what had
happened and she replied that she had
fallen ont % bed. He said that Attor-
nev Thomas later informed him that
Miss Smith had been found in her room
one night beating her head against the
floor.
Reese said that Miss Smith on sew
cral occasions threatened 20 end her
nfe saving she was unhappy.
Coming down to Ehe month of De-
cember Of last year. when, he said, he
visited the sanatorium, Reese asserted
that he had cOnversed with Miss Smith
on several occasions and that he had
often heard her say she intended to
end her life.
Did Miss Smith ever tell you that
she was married or name the father of
hor song'' Reese was. asked.
'No she did not" he replied.
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