The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28

house. About dusk an expressman
: came UP with a trunk and other lug
gaze. which was taken into the house.
That was in the latter part of April.
saw SACK and a big man in the back
z yard that evening. and the next day
saw them in the front yard trying to
turn on the water. I spoke to them
about the water being turned off on
account of a water bill being unpaid.
and without answering me the men
went into the house"
Miss Canty identified a photograph Of
Sack as the young man she had seen
At the house Doctor Grant was then
told TO stand up.
IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
Is this the man you saw with
-Saack?" asked Coroner Walsh
u. can not swear to that" replied the
witness. u did not get good look at
the man with Sack, as he apparently
did not want any one TO see him. He
was big man like Doctor Grant, and
his hair was thin about his temples.
lust like Doctor Grant; but I can not
swear Iu6L TINS OONAOt NTASAAN
now is the man saw at the house"
Miss Canty went on TO say that in the
latter part Of June she saw a light in
the kitchen Of the cottage where the
body was found. She reported the mat
ter to the agents for the house. and
went with them into the house. They
found some bed clothing on the kitchen
floor and z lantern. While having no
direct bearing on the case at this time.
i+ Is possible that some one connected
with the hiding Of the body may have
returned to the house after Grant and
sack had left, for some unknown pur-
pose.
" Mrs. Evelyn Bean. who lives at $50
Eureka street, just opposite TO the
Mace where Eva Swans body was hid
den. was the next witness. She abso-
luts1v identified Doctor Grant as the
larger Of the two men who occupied
the house at the time of the hiding
Of the body.
. = was just recovering from long
: illness at that time and was compelled
10 sit at the window during. most of
The days for the fresh air Z saw the
- Two men going in and out of the house
lacross the street saw them at work
IN the front yard one day and have
=s5nce learned that they were trying to
i:lrn on. the water"
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED
. Doctor Grant was ordered to stand
: up.
SIS this the larger of the two men
p sou saw in the front yard at s27 Eu-
!. ieka street at the time mentioned?"
:: ASKED Coroner Walsh.
,: sThat is the man" replied the wit
: ness.
.: :..::+ You can swear he is the MANI
aueried the coroner.
l.. Il can swear to it absolutely re-
piled Mrs. Bean.
= Attorney Greely tried to shake Mrs.
Beans Identification on cross examina-
: tiou, but failed. The attorney appar-
p: entity tried TO take advantage of Mrs
Beams nervousness by addressing her
sharply, but Coroner Walsh interfered
and warned Greely not TO try any bull
doing tactics" during the inquest.
after looking at light gray suit
owned by Doctor Grant Mrs. Bean
stated that he wore just such a suit
while at the Eureka street house. In
closing her Identification Mrs Bean
said:
7 knew this mans picture the first
time it appeared in the papers. There
IS absolutely no doubt that he is the
man 7 saw there"
VALUABLE WITNESS
Mrs Bean should prove a very val
uahle witness for the prosecution when
Doctor Grant is brought to trial on the
murder charge he now faces.
Mrs. Margaret Caughman. who now
lives at 2752 Howard street, but who
rented the cottage at S27 Eureka street
on July. %. identified the trunk in
which the body was carried TO the