The San Francisco call., 1910-02-14
TAMALPAIS VICTIM
MAY BE HALfBR[fD
James Mckay Located on Res
ervation and Identification
Is Possible
Indians Sister, Who Married
Lumberman and Is Missing,
Answers Description

James Mckay, the halfbreed Indian
paired in Eureka, bearing the identical
markings s that found by the body of
the murdered girl on Mount Tama lpais,
was located at Covelo, on the Round
valley Indian reservation in Mendocino
| county yesterday by Sheriff w. H.
| Boyce. Through him the authorities
expect to obtain the first definite re-
suits since the inception of the investi-
cation.
There is a theory that the dead girl
might be McKay's sister, Mrs. j.. w.
Parfftt who left Oakland a year ago for
Los Angeles and who mas not been seen
since last Christmas day. Though part
Indian, Mrs. Parfitt did not show in her
appearance any trace of Indian blood.
complexion fair. She, with her father.
two brothers and a sister, went to
Humboldt county and later to Mendo-
cino county. Shortly after her fathers
death she left home and one of the
brothers is said to have followed after
her. He returned home after brief
pursuit, saying he had not been able to
find her.
MARRIED LUMBERMAN
The next heard of her was at the be-
ginning of 1908, when she married ].
W. Parf1tt, lumberman. who lived in
Grove street. Oakland. Shortly after
ward the two went to Los Angeles The
girls relatives last heard from her last
Christmas day. There is a supposi-
tion in the minds OF those investigat-
ing that the watch found on the girls
body on Mount Tamalpais was the same
that Mckay had repaired at Eureka
and that in some manner or other
his sister obtained possession of it.
Mrs. Parftt was % years old and
wore No. 4 shoe, but was never
known to wear jewe1ry of any descrip-
ton. Sheriff Taylor got into immediate
communication with the Los Angeles
authorities last night in an effort to
locate Parfitt and to learn if his wife
was still with him. He also notified
Sheriff Boyce to gain whatever infor-
nation he could from Mckay regard
ing his sister.
While working on the clew brought
about by the identical markings on the
watches, Sheriff Taylor was given an
other by former State Senator John D.
Irish, present superintendent of the
jute mill a San Quentin penitentiary,
the latter saying the description of the
murdered girl fitted that of a client of
his before the disaster of 1906.
CLIENT ANSWERS DESCRIPTION
There is much in common between
my former client and the description of
the dead girl" he said. Before the fire
l defended her in Police Judge Short
alPs court. She was a widow, rather
pretty and had son of 4 or 5 years of
age. She was charged with assault,
but acquitted, the facts showing she
was very much prosecuted woman.
At this time she conided in me. SAYING
that man was forcing his attentions
on her and had threatened to kill her.
She was afraid to marry him. fearing
that he would Ill treat her child.
My client was about feet inches
in height, strongly built and had ex-
cellent teeth. Her hair was of the
exact shade of that of the dead girls
She had jacket similar to the one
found on the body and a blue hat
She also wore a watch. bracelet and
other jewelry, but of the designs l am
1ot certain"
REFUSES TO GIVE NAME
Irish said it was quite possible the
woman bought her dress in Oakland
as she had been there. He refused to
give her name until he felt better
satisfied that she and the murdered
girl were the one and the same person.
A large number of persons from Mill
Valley and San Francisco climbed Mt
famalpais yesterday and volunteer
searching parties practically combed
the brush around where the body was
found in the vain hope of finding
purse, handbag or some other article
which might lead to the identification
of the dead girl.
Up to the present the only Identify
ing article is the watch and on this
Sheriff Taylor bases his hopes of ulti-
mately solving the mystery. 1t was
learned yesterday that Anna Jensen
one of the girls whom it was at first
believed to have been the victim of the
murder, is alive. She is working in
a hotel in Tuolumne county.
]. w. Parfitt, husband Of the girl
who is thought to be the murdered
girl, was employed formerly by the
Pacific Coast lumber company as
yard laborer. He is said to have served
through the Spanish war and was gen
orally known as Captain Parttt.