The San Francisco call., 1910-11-05
GIRL IS PURSUED
BY PROSECUTORS
Judge Conlan Orders Effie Will
son Returned to Mother, and
Exciting Chase Follows
Attempt Made to Place New
Charge of Murder Against
Guido Varsi's Slayer

A dramatic episode in the unfortunate
career of 1s year old Effie Wilson, ac-
cused of the murder of Guido Varsi
her lover, occurred in the corridor in
the hall of justice yesterday, when she
was pursued from the courtroom by
/ Attorney John Greeley and Assistant
District Attorney c. r. Perkins and
members of the murdered mans fam
ily in an endeavor to again place her
under arrest for murder following
Judge ,Conlan's order that she be
taken back to her mother in Texas
weakened condition from tuberculosis,
was placed in charge of Mrs. E. S. Tut
tie, Mrs. w. J. Foley and their mother,
Mrs. T. L. Seaton of $50 Frederick
street, pending the hearing of the
charge against her. The evidence
adduced al the trial and the investfga-
tion made by Mrs. Tuttle convinced
Judge Conlan that no jury would con-
vict the girl for numbering the man
who mistreated her.
ORDERED BACK TO MOTHER
When the case was called yesterday
Mrs. Tuttle announced that she was
willing to take the girl back to her
mother If the court would allow 1t.
Judge Conlan agreed to this and placed
the girl on probation with Mrs. Tuttle
for two weeks, during which time Mrs.
Tuttle was to deliver the girl to her
mother and bring receipt to court for
her safe delivery, after which the case
would be dismissed.
The plan TO aid the unfortunate girl
in getting new start in life was op-
posed by Perkins and by Greeley, who
was employed as special prosecutor
by the Varsi family. Judge Conlan
denied their motion that the trial pro-
ceed and told Mrs. Tuttle to take the
girl away. AS Mrs. Tuttle and the
girl started to leave the room Greeley
demanded that the girl be detained un-
til he could swear to another murder
charge. When the Wilson girl heard
this she uttered scream and started
to run. Greeley and others interested
in her prosecution called upon officers
to arrest the girl and pursued her
down the hallway. The girl darted
into the woman's lavatory and locked
the door. while Mrs. Seaton and Mrs.
Tutt1e stood outside and defied Greeley
or others to attempt to lay a hand on
the girl.
FAIL TO SECURE WARRANT
Greeley and Perkins scurried around
trying to get a warrant for murder
signed by one of the judges, but they
were met with a deaf ear. Later Mrs
Tuttle and the girl started to leave the
building, when Greeley succeeded in
getting Captain Wall to detail de-
tective to watch the girl while he con-
suited with the district attorney
While q detective sat with the girl
at luncheon in nearby restaurant Mrs
Tuttle and Attorney John Sullivan con-
suited with District Attorney Fickert
Later F'ickert made a VISIT to the hall
to personally Investigate the merits of
the case.
If find the facts of this case are as
represented to me by Mrs. Tuttle-and
I have every reason to believe they are
II can say now that the Wilson girl
will not be called before the grand
jury. From what Mrs. Tuttle tells me
1 can not conceive of the grand jury or
any other jury holding her for muir
der. When 1 am personally satisfied
that l have been correctly informed
Mrs. Tuttle will be allowed to return
the girl to her mother in Texas with
out molestation."
Fickert probably will announce the
result of his conclusions today