The San Francisco call., 1910-09-26

Parker squarely in the eyes. Il be-
lieve," he continued, that you are the
man who got the girl into trouble"
Parker did not answer. He seemed
absolutely daZed at the rapidity with
which the affair was working. Taken
to the cell of Doctor Thompson, alias
Grant, he identified him as the man
who had charge of Miss Swan.
With Parker's arrest the detectives
ceased their labors for the day. Par
ker's friends secured the services of
Attorney Jesse Bryan, and Bryan re-
fused to allow his client to talk for
publication.
Parker is too dazed to stand any
questioning" he said, but for him
wish to say that his relations with
the girl were merely those of a friend
He told me that he knew Miss Swan
in Salinas. when she was a school
teacher there. That was his home town
He happened to meet her in San Fran
cisco, and the old home town acquaint-
ance was continued.
Toward the middle of April he had
to leave San Francisco for a short trip
In the country, and on returning found
message on his desk to call up
certain telephone number. He did so,
and discovered that the message was
from Miss Swan, who at that time was
at Doctor Grants place. He had never
heard of Doctor Grant before this time
and 1t was not until he called there
Miss Swans message being a request
to visit her-that he realized the ma
ture of the business. His sole purpose
In visiting her was that of a friend
He called on her twice at the hospital
but on neither occasion did he speak
ABOUT her case. He knew from the
general appearance and the advertise
ments the kind of sanitarium it was
and did not care to discuss an embar-
RAISING subject with Miss Swan.
When he called a third time he
was informed by the hospital en-
ployes that Miss Swan had gone to
the country, that some one had sent
her money and that she had gone
away to recuperate from the effects of
the operation. The story did not ring
true to him. He came to my Office and
told me the circumstances, saying he
was AFRAID all was not well with his
friend, and asking my advice. My
hrst step was to look through the
death records and, not finding any
trace OF her. death, came to the con-
cluslon that Parker was unnecessarily
worrying himself. | told him that the
tale Of the sanatorium employees was
evidently correct and that it was quite
natural that the girl wished to go to
some quiet place and away from friends
as to the cause of her i'll health.
of course, there was no thought of
any secret burial in my mind at that
time. When the body was discovered
last Friday Parker acted on my ad-
vice. | told him that his name was
being dragged into an ugly mess aSd
that the best thing for him under the
circumstances was to keep quiet until
the proper time came to speak-at the
coroner's inquest. My thought was
that by this way he could escape the
notoriety.
There was no intention, however, of
either of us keeping the facts away
from the authorities. Saturday 1 Wis
tied Assistant District Attorney Nc
Mutt and informed him that Parker
would like to be a witness at the in
quest, as he had some facts which
might clear up the situation. 1 did
not go into the details at the time.
This morning, after reading the pa
pers. / saw that Parker's knowledge of
seeing the girl at the sanatorium was
extremely important and 1 hurried
down to the central station to inform
the detectives of it. Wren was not
in at the time, and neither was Captain
Wall. / decided to return later in the
day. but before I could do so Miss Mes
serschmidt had confessed to having
seen Parker at the sanatorium. and he
had been arrested
There is not the shadow of an ex-
cuse for holding the young man and
/ presume that he will be released