The San Francisco call., 1910-09-29
THOMPSON IS
Charged With
WILLFUL MURDER
Coroner's Jury, in Verdict, Finds
MutiIated Body Is That of
Eva Swan
Police Do Not Believe Story
That Saack Enlisted in
Army and Deserted


hoped to place the blame OF being re-
spensibie for Eva Swans condition and
who was thought by the detectives to
have been guilty OF sending the girl to
eg9oeror" Thompson for treatment The
:receipt by the detectives Of an anony-
ss,ous letter Tuesday night charging
tfat Parker was responsible for the
g1xI's condition and that he had ap-
p5fed. 10 the writer. who said he was a
doctor. TO perform an operation upon
Eva Swan. was expected 10 clinch the
ease against Parker. as il was rumored
that the police had located the writer
ard he would appear in person. The
letter proved q cansrd. The mysterious
writer failed TO appear and although
both Parker and Mrs Ware. who was
alleged in the letter 10 he cognizant
n the Swan girls condition. were
closely questioned, both acquitted
themselves Of the charges made by the
letter
Morbid Crowd Attracted
The intense interest in the Swan
case brought large and extremely
morbid crowd to the coroner's Office
where the inquest was held. Long be-
fore the time for the inquest the street
in front Of the coroner's Office was filled
with people. who crowded the jostled
in a semifrantic endeavor to get close
enough 10 see the accused doctor and
the principal witnesses in the case
When Parker was called to the
stand there was a straining of necks
and absolute silence prevailed among
the spectators that they might catch
every word from the lips of the ath-
letea Parker's testimony followed
closely the statement made by him 10
the district attorney. He admitted a
long friendship with the girl and said
that when she sent for him to come to
see her at the hospital" of Doctor"
Thompson he went only as friend to
90 what he could for her Under rapid
FIRE questioning by Coroner Walsh
Parker stuck TO his original statement
that he did not take or send the girl to
Thompson and that the first time he
knew she was in the hospital" was
when she sent for him
PROTECTED GIRL
In answer to Doctor Walsh's oues-
tion as TO why he did not tell Mrs,
carrie a Ware with whom Eva Swan
lsdged. Of the girls condition Parker
replied that he did not wish TO disgrace
the girl among her friends. Through
out his testimony Parker stuck to his
declaration that he did not report his
VISITS 10 the girl in the hospital" as
ne was advised by his attorney. be-
cause there was a possibility of the
girl turning up and il would place her
II an unenTia5le light.
W hen the 5ury retired 10 deliberate
on verdict there was a great deal of
speculation rife. as to whether Parker
W9oia De held as an accompliee or
merely censured. for his actions. Much
70 the surprise OF a majority of the
people N+ao followed the inquest Park
5i : name was not mentioned in the
verdict. and a short tine after the
jury reported back Parker was released
from The custody Of the police and al
1o"eo 10 90 away with friends AS
soolt as ne verdict was brought in
70 ker.s friends Immediately applied 70
@etlng Chief OF Police Wall for Park
ef release. Wall teIephoned 10 the
oistrict attorneys office and asked if
t-eF desired 10 hold the Stanford ath-
iete y custody. Wall was Informed
lhat there was nothing to hold Parker
on, a. he RAD not been charged and
the coroaer's jury had not recommend
&c that he be prosecuted. for his con-
nectcn with the case. Wall comic then
Go nothing bat reaiese the man.
Hrs. WARE RECALLED
In addition to Parker. Mrs Carrie
Ware was called back 10 the stand
she having testified TUESDAY. ana asled
II she was aware of the Swan sirl's
condition at any time and if She knew,
she had gone to the "hosnftaI' or "a
any other doctor. as the anonynnous Iet-
ter charged. Mrs. Ware holly denied
that she ever knew anything about the
girls condition, and resented the in
slnuation that she had not told the full
truth when first called as witness
Ben Gordon. the youth who informed
the police that the body OF Eva swan
was buried under the Eureka s4raat
mouse. was an interesting witness. Cor
Con detailed how he, Sack and pike
had followed Doctor Thompson 10
Highland Springs to extort money from
hiIn@'; rom his testimony it appears
that Pike was TIE man who put un the
bold. front and approached the doctor
+T-aiLe Gordon STAYED in q safe place ard
While Ssack lurked in the distance 70
be on hand in case any money was
forthcoming, and absent if there was
any trouble.
I,Ikis DUE TODAY
% tits expected that Pike Will arrive in
the city today in charge of eDtective
Burke. who left Tuesday night TO bring
the much sought youth back Pike was
arrested at Weed, where he was work
ing iR a lumber camp.
Considerable excitement was caused
srouhd police headquarters yesterday
when it was reported that Willie Saack
had enlisted in the navy on September
s ana was stationed at Mcdowell hos
pital on Angel island until the dav the
story. of Eva Swans death became pub-
lie. when he disappeared and was now
2 'deserter. This informa ton was sent
from The island by an officer at the hos
pitsl, who said that the general de-
scription sent out of Willie Sack fitted
2 man who enlisted in Los Angeles
under the name of aRymond c. Clark.
Lieutenant z. 3. Parker, who sent in
the Information, said that the picture
OF Sack was q. splendid likeness of the
deserter. Clark When asked about the
matter Detective Ed Wren said that he
thought the officer mistaken. and while
Il would be looked into he was satisfied
that the deserting sailor was not
Sack From Wren's attitude toward
the story from Angel island il is a safe
conjecture that the detectives have q
good. line on where Sack now is and