The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-07-05
NO SECRET PLOT
WITH EXECUTIVE
Says She Bade Chautauqua
Speaker Goodby on Arri-
val in San Francisco and
Hasn't Seen Him Since
Came to the City to Visit
Woman, Is Her Statement

Denouncing as absurd that her hus-
band. an art dealer and photograp pher
of Eureka. should get excited because
she came to San Francisco on the same
train as former Governor Richard D.
Yates of Illinois. pretty little Mrs Ed
ward T. Freeman yesterday afternoon
expressed the greatest surprise that
she should even have been suspected
of any conduct that might involve her
good name.
Mrs. Freeman was seen at the home
OF her friend, Mrs. Paul Steinan. in the
Richelieu apartments, Guerrero and
Twenty-second streets
Until informed BY reporter for The
Gail she had heard nothing Of the
tempest raised by her husband But
the information. she said. probably ex-
planned a telegram that she had re-
ceived from Mr.. Freeman only few
minutes before. The telegram read:
Remain where you are until you
hear from me again. Letter folio ~.
The message was addressed to her
at the home of Mrs. Steinan, from
which it was evident that Mr.. Free
man knew where to find her.
Governor Yates, who was in San
san Francisco last week, departed for
Eureka for Chautauqua week, where
he spoke at New Era park, situated
on peninsula opposite Eureka. Dur
ing his stay he made the acquaintance
OF Freeman and his pretty wife.
INTRODUCES WIFE TO YATES
Freeman invited the governor to
make the store his headquarters while
in the city, a privilege Of which the
visitor availed himself Freeman and
he became friends and the former in
troduced the noted lecturer and poll
tician to Mrs. Freeman. There he
charged that when Governor Yates left
Eureka he induced Mrs. Freeman to
come along with him.
Mrs. Freeman was indignant at the
suggestion. She admits that she came
20 San Francisco in company with the
governor, but she came at her own
expense to visit Mrs Steinan, and not
as the guest or at the expense of any
one else. In this statement she is up
held by Mrs. Steinan, who expresses
as much surprise as does Mrs Free
man at Freeman's actions
Why, I can't imagine what has got
into Ed" said Mrs Freeman. He
knew ! was on my way to San Fran
cisco. for l sent him word to that effect
by Conductor Clark of the train on
which we travelled. When / left him
at the station 1 told him / might go on
to the city to see Mrs. Steinan, and he
said. All right, Toots, go on If you like
YATES SUGGESTED SHORT LINE
Governor Yates did suggest to my
husband that 1 accompany him as far
as McCann's station. the end of the
Northwestern Pacific railroad, and Ed
agreed. We have a branch store there,
and he told me 1 could go there and
check up our picture postcards.
When we got to McCann's station
told Governor Yates that had a notion
to go on TO San Francisco. He did not
urge me TO go. but told me to do just
as ] thought best. SO we came on to
the city. When we got here Governor
Yates told me he was to meet some
friends and would spend the day with
them and then go on to Chicago on the
afternoon train. He shook hands with
me and departed, and have not seen
him since. / suppose he left the city
As he said he would do"
In general the story told by Freeman
and that related by his wife agree.
Freeman said that he and his wife ac-
companied the governor 10 the station
TO see him Off, because for some reason
none of the prominent men of Eureka
went down to bid him goodby.
we thought it shame says Mrs.
Freeman. that nobody should go to
the station TO bid q man of Governor
Yates prominence goodby, so / sug-
gested TO Mr.. Freeman that we go
down. The train departed early in the
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