The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28
DEFENSE HAS BAD
DAY IN SWAN CASE
Positive Identifications by Witnesses Make
the Chain of Evidence Almost
Complete
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house as the one she had found there
when she moved in. She told of the
stencil that emanated from the trunk,
and how she had hosed it out and
scrubbed it with washing powders to
try to get rid of the smell. She was
on the stand but a few minutes. and
before leaving identified the shovels
and lantern as those found by herself
and members of her family when they
moved in.
Henry G. Swan, the uncle of the
murdered girl. was the next witness.
He said:
The first L knew of the disappear
ance of my niece was when 1 saw an
account in one of the newspapers about
inquiry being made for her at the
morgue. 1 called on Mrs Ware and
she told me Eva had been gone from
her house about 10 days and that Paul
Parker had been helping to try to find
her. 1 talked with Parker and he
seemed TO be anxious about Eva's dis
appearance. They promised to let me
know if they heard from her. 1 called
i
called one day Mrs. Ware told me that
the police had notified her that an Eva
Swan had applied at the Office of the
Remington typewriter people for a po-
sition. and she gave her address as Mill
Valley. I saw the police and they
referred me to Detective Curtin. who
was on the case Curtin told me he
my niece was safe with friends in Mill
Valley
NO TRACE OF GIRL
Il have lived at Sausalito for some
years and am well acquainted in Ma
rim county, so 1 went to Mill Valley
to look for her. I tramped all over the
place and made inquiries but could
get no trace of her. I went to Curtin
again and he said you're easy, she is
over there some place and gave the
impression that she might be hiding
from me. I went back and spent an
other day looking for her, but of no
avail. then gave up the search.
if she came back
While was trying to find Eva I
talked with Parker and asked him
what he thought of her disappearance.
He said he imagined she must have
committed suicide or gone insane and
could not tell people who she was. Now
that I look back, I remember that 7
had TO drag most of my information
from Parker, and 1 have always felt
that he knew more than he was tell
ing-especially did I think this when
her sister, Mrs. Mckenzie, wrote me
that she thought Parker knew a great
deal he had not told to me-"
ATTACK IDENTIFICATION
Swan went on to state that he had
viewed the body at the morgue and
was positive that it was that of his
niece. Here again the attorneys of
Doctor Grant interrupted to question
the witness as to how he was sure it
was the body and left the impression
among those present at the inquest
that Grant will set up as part of his
defense that no one can positively
identify the body taken from the Eu-
reka street house as that of Eva Swan.
DR.. c. A. Glover, the autopsy sur
geon, next testified that on account of
the advanced state of dissolution in
which the body was in when found
that he was unable to determine the
exact cause of death. Doctor Glover
told how the ankles had been cut.
The ankles were cut clean through
lit was a clean cut in thorough
manner" stated Doctor Glover.
Just like a butcher would do?"
asked the coroner.
Yes, just like butcher" agreed
Glover.
NURSE ON STAND
Miss Messerschmidt was then sum
moned to the witness chair. Heavily
veiled, she was led into the courtroom
by the detectives. AT once she was
the cynosure of all eyes and she COM
manded the closest attention while re-