The San Francisco call., 1910-09-18
DIR. HENNESSY and
WOMAN ARRAIGNED
Couple Had Suitcases Packed
and Planned to Elope,
Is Rumor
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Paul H. Sturdivant of the Sturdivant
coal company. who lives at 1882 Vallejo
street, and JEFF B. Martinett of 1911
Broadway. He was represented in
court by Attorney James Sheehan
while Meta Blum, who conducts the
Hotel Cecil at Turk and Taylor streets
was represented by Attorney Milton L
Schmidt. He induced Judge Shortan
in view of the fact that his client Is
only charged with being an accessory
before the fact, to reduce her bail te
$4,000, on which sum she was released
from custody at p. m.
AS soon as Hennessy was taken from
the city jail he was sent to a sanato-
rum by his relatives and every effort
Is being made to keep his whereabouts
secret. After attending court and
formally making the charge against the
man, who for the last two years has
followed her across the continent
from New York pleading his suit
Miss Jones was taken back to
the Hotel Miles, where the acid
throwing took place. and is now under
the care of DR.. e. o. Jellinek. 1t Is
not thought that she will be marked as
messy, but every precaution Is beine
taken against any serious consequences
She was able to move about her apart
ment yesterday afternoon. though a
nurse and Miss Ethel Ringwood. a
friend, are constantly with her. She
declined to be interviewed, the state
ment being made earlier in the day that
she was too i'll to submit to the ordeal
Behind the actual assault there lies
uNfnldod 10 Ia ~ Low nj "a al "
In which the history of Hennessy and
Miss Jones presents a tangle of In
trigue and adventure. Both Detectives
Charles jenkins and Charles Brown
who have been detailed on the case
are convinced that there is yet much tc
be disclosed by the complaining wit
ness, as well as by Hennessy.
For three days before the former
United Railroads physician made the at
tack he had been stopping at the Hotel
Cecil, much of his time in the company
of Meta Blum. Late Friday night he
suggested a machine ride, and drivins
seven blocks from the Cecil he stopped
at the Miles, which is outside the pale
of the tenderloin. He asked for Miss
Jones, who left her apartments to meei
him in the. lobby, where the yitriol
throwing took place.
The charge is made that both Hen
messy and the Blum woman had
been drinking heavily. While Hen
messy Is silent on the actual charge
OF throwing the acid. he vigor-
ously denies that he and Meta Blum
had arranged to leave the city. In
spite of this, 1t is insisted that both
had suit cases packed for a trip out
of town Before returning 70 the Cecil
Saturday morning the couple called ur
by phone to learn If there had been
any inquiries for them. They were ar
rested as they entered the building.
Laura Jones is the daughter of a
wealthy New York wholesale lumber
man. She says she met Hennessy two
years ago In the metropolis and that
they Were much in each others COM
pany there. His attentions began to
bore her and she left, going to Los
Angeles. Four months ago she came
to this city and took up her residence
in the Richmond district Hennessy
continued his protestations of love- In
going to the Miles she believed that she
had avoided him, until Friday night
when he presented himself there with
Meta Blum and asked her TO take a
machine ride with him. She has had
considerable stage experience, her las,
engagement being with the Belascc
stock company in Los Angeles
There is some doubt in the minds OF
the police that the Blum woman was
informed of Hennessys intentions to at
tack Miss Jones. Attorney Schmidt ridi-
cules the attitude of the district attor.
ney's office that she can be made ar
accessory before the fact