The San Francisco call., 1910-02-10

tried the bracelet on her own wrist.
Three gold rings were worn by Mrs.
Wells companion, one of which, she
SAYS. was a plain gold band, the others
having settings. Her companion also
wore a set of curls, made apparently
from her own hair, which she fastened
with pin having a glass top or orna-
ment.
TELEPHONED AT PORTLAND
On leaving the train at Portland her
companion wore a blue suit, blue hat
with narrow band and blue feathers
on left side. She immediately went to
a telephone and phoned TO the lodging
house and talked with her friend s
roommate, who informed her that
Frank had gone to Tamalpais and was
at work on cut.
Mrs. Wells stated further that the
yoSng woman returned to San Fran
cisco, saying that she would look
Frank up at Tamalpais She left Port
land at O'Clock November s. Mrs.
Wells says she could identify not only
the bracelet worn by her companion
but the back comb and the watch.
During their conversation the young
woman said that she was as well ac-
ouainted in Portland and Seattle as in
San Francisco, but was troubled and
seemed anxious to become reconciled
TO Frank.
FRANK BATS STATEMENT
After Mrs. Wells first statement was
received a search was made for Frank
Bait. the only person with that first
name who could be found on the books
Of the Tamalpais railroad company
He was located by The Call. Bait
whose full name is Francis J. Bait
easily eliminated himself from suspi-
cion.
Bait read in yesterday morning $
Cali that the police desired to find him
and Immediately volunteered his state
nent He proved to the satisfaction OF
Captain NJ. O. Anderson, chief of detec-
tives. that he was travelling under ms
own name by means of letters from ms
father. who is a resident of London
England.
He also produced number OF re-
ceipts and documents showing that ne
had sailed from southampton for New
york in April of last year. From New
York he came to San Francisco, making
stop of two days in Goldheld, Nev.'
where he visited an aunt who is now a
resident of the city. Bait was success
sivelv employed by a hotel in Kearny
street the Lane and Mount Zion hos
pitals and the Mount Tamalpais rail
road.
WAS NEVER IN PORTLAND
lie declared and proved to the salts
faction of the police that he had never
been in Portland, thereby removing the
suspicion that he was the friend of a
girl answering the description of the
murdered woman who was seen on a
coastwise train by Mrs. Pearl Wells
Of TurIock.
Bait denied that he had any women
friends in San Francisco or in any
other city.
He said that he had several times
gone over the hogback trail near which
the skeleton was found, and that dur
ing last November his attention had
been called to buzzards lowering about.
Mr.. Gilliland called my attention to
the buzzards and expressed the opin-
ion that they were probably feasting
on a dead deer or some one who was
not needed said Bait. Some one also
remarked about blowfiies swarming in
the vicinity, but as far as l know no
investi cation was ever made.
The black eve which ] had was a
result of an alteration which took
place in the tavern New Years eve.
Il am living at the Hotel Howard in
Sixth street and will gladly furnish any
information / possibly can which might
aid in the solution of the mystery