The San Francisco call., 1910-02-10
JeweIer Is Secretive

Nothing is now known Of James Nc
Kay in Eureka, and Frank Wansky,
the jeweler. has refused 10 talk freely.
Detective Prou spent all of yesterday
afternoon in Oakland visiting jewelers.
in an effort to find one who might be
able TO throw light on the mystery OF
Tamalpais. He had no definite success.
He worked under the elemental disad-
vantage of not having the watch with
him. That is kept safely in the archives
Of Marin county. Today Proll viii
take the watch with him and have it
examined by jewelers. who had some
recollection Of having seen the numbers
on the case on watches which have
passed through their hands.
The numbers upon which the police
rely are repairers' marks. Those that
are inscribed in the case are:
1853 Wy
aSs. with n monogram y and p be-
meath il.
=43
65S. with 4 monogram and R.
There was one jeweler in Oakland
who thought that he had seen one %
The above marks. and Prol viii visit
him especially today.
Must See Watch
jewelers. have told Proll that it is
absolutely impossible for them TO pass
upon the numbers in the watch until
-bcp have seen the timepiece. \ watch
Tepairer marks each case which passes
through his hands with some distin-
.euishing mark and a number The
numbers are usually serial numbers,
and the other mark is usually the
initial Of the workman. But there is
as great variety in the markings or
various jewelers. as there is difference
between the handwriting Of different
men.
A copy or tracing OF the markings
on watch would mean little TO u
watch repairer but sight of the
watch itself might lead 10 a prompt
Identification of the timepiece and n
rapid tracing Of the name Of the per-
son to whom it belonged.
John Hammersmith, jeweler,
mrged strongly yesterday that the po-
lice be permitted To bring the watch to
this city SO that jewelers. could view
II and pass Judgment on the marking.
Frank Bait the Young Englishman
whose name was mentioned yesterday
in The call as the possible man for
" WnDTn the 2lI4 mentioned DN MIS- " els
of Turlock was searching. reported to
the police yesterday as soon as he
learned that there had been an inquiry
for him. He was informed of that fact
by reporter for The Call, who located
the Young man.
Tells Clear Story
Bait was the only person named
Frank who appeared on the rolls of the
Mount Tamalpais railroad company for
November and the subsequent months
or last year. Mrs. Wells friend Ia d
mentioned a man named Frank, for
whom she was looking and to find
whom she suddenly journeyed from
Portland to San Francisco. after haY-
ing gone from here northward.
Bait easily convinced the police that
he had nothing TO do with the girl He
gave a clear account Of himself and
was quickly dismissed by the de-
1ectives.
The man referred to by Mrs Wells
was railroad construction worker,
while Batt had been employed at the
q messenger Since he left the employ
Of the tavern about the first OF the
year he has stayed in San Francisco.
The authorities yesterday reverted
their attention TO the case OF Mrs. Au-
gust Lemke, the wife OF a German
y.
disappeared in June 1908. Lemke met
The girl, who was a Bohemian, on the
Atlantic ocean while travelling to this
country. She came west with him and
later he was forced 10 marry her
Lemke treated the girl with great
cruelty and she was desperately afraid
OF him. The couple lived at Vallejo
and the wife's plight excited great
sympathy for her. In June. 1903. she
1fcararaaarof az crhcagna7r1-r 10
who was at the time enlisted in the
navy, was assigned TO the Solace.
Answers Girls Description
In general Mrs. Lemke answered the
description given Of the woman whose
remains were found on the mountain.
The police yesterday received many
letters from persons with fantastic sug-
gestiOns and solutions Of the mystery.
one OF the unique epistles received yes
terday was from Arthur d. HOvercker
OF Santa Cruz. A H +. F. of Oregon
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