The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
Prisoner May Seek to Stem the Flood of
Testimony With TechnicaIites

the body of Eva Swan" replied the
witness
Therew as testimony as positive from
others on different points equally as
important Miss Irene Canty, 32s Eu-
reka street, testified that the boy
known as Willie Sack was the one who
asked for the key to the house at 327
Eureka street, and Mrs. Evelyn Bean
positively identified Doctor Thompson
as the man she saw entering the dwell
ing at about the time the dead girl
disappeared.
Doctor Thompson made but a single
admission that was against him. Prior
10 the inquest he was taken to Judge
Conlan's court and there arraigned on
charge Of murder
What is your name?" asked the
Judge.
ADMITS TRUE NAME
The physician cast dubious glance
at his counsel and, on the latter nod
ding in the Affirmative. said:
Robert Thompson"
IT was at the inquest that the inter
est was the keenest. A dense crowd
: blocked the doors long before the time
of the hearing and il was added to as
the morning progressed. Miss Messer-
schmidt. when taken TO the Office of the
coroner, became hystericaL
- Don't take me in there" she plead
> ed I do not want to go in and face
him"
The woman, thoroughly broken with
the strain. fell over in half swoon.
She seemed to be dominated by an alb
.ject fear of the physician and clung to
the officers for protection. On account
of her hysterical condition she was al
lowed to stay outside until her time
came to testify.
AVOIDS DOCTORS GAZE
AS she entered the place, the inquest
room, which by this time had been re-
moved to Conlan's cehrt, the crowd
pressed forward She Staggered to a
seat and with nervous fingers clasping
and unclasping each other, studiously
avoided gazing in DR.. Thompson's di-
rection. Not so the latter. He leaned
ADA " oAA anu AdllAS Sid4CO- Ouly OnCC
did she turn to him and that was for
the purpose of identification.
rs that DR.. Grant?y she was asked.
She half turned her head, gave him a
slight glance and murmured in the
affirmative. Part of the reason for her
behavior was guessed by Coroner
Walsh
Was DR.. Grant an avowed admirer
of yours?" he asked point blank.
He was" said the woman. She
dropped her head and half a minute
later swooned
The nurses testimony was in line
with her story of her confession, with
the exception that she added that DR..
Thompson had performed other crimi-
nall operations, but that the death of
Eva Swan was the first to he knowl-
edge from his handiwork
ILLUSTRATES BoDY'S POSITION
II remained for Detective NJ V.
Burke to give the finishing touch to
the situation Of horror When called
upon 10 give his story of the finding
of the body. he illustrated by postures,
the way It lay. AS he stopped over
with his head doubled in between his
knees. the spectators broke into ex-
clamations and gasps Of fascinated
horror.
In examining the dead girls trunks
the police found a postcard written to
Paul Parker by Miss Swan. and which
indicated the feeling between them.
She had evidently written to him
previously and not receiving an answer
sent him the following lines:
If body write a body
And a body don't reply,
Can a body write a body
To ask the reason why?"
Miss Messerschmidt. while testifying,
declared that Parker on one of his
visits to Miss Swan at the "hospital'