Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-05-28
THE IxYLl-LLIYD TROUBLE

The Aaidavftt Miss Hill wante
Lloyd to Sign.
There is a good prospect that the
Masonic fraternity will be drawn
into the Hill-Sharon row.
| Miss Hill or Mrs. Sharon, as the
case may be, in reply to the charge
that she had improper relations
with Lloyd, the Attorney asked him
to swear to the following:
Reuben H. Lloyd, being duly
sworn, deposes and says:
| l reside in the city Of San Fran
cisco, doing business under the
firm named Lloyd & Woods. [
know the plaintiff in the above
named cause, and did business for
her in the years 1S70-S0; the nature
of the business was such as to ne
| cessitate my sometimes calling
upon her; never called upon her at
improper or uncalled- for hours;
never left her rooms at improper
hours, or later than 10 clock P. NJ;
never called upon her as other than
respectable lady. I know that at
that time she associated with re-
pectable people, and her relatives
are respectable.
Lloyd decided to sign the affida
witt, and was notified to appear be-
fore Notary Public, but failed to
attend.
Judge Terry then wrote him the
following letter:
SAN Francisco, May II, 1885.
r. II. Lloyd, Esq.-DEAR SIR : [
particlarly desire that you will APP
pear at the office of Tyler & Tyler,
at 10 O'Clock tomorrow, to depose
in the case of Sharon VS.. Sharon,
on motion for new trial.
Several persons employed about
the Baldwin Hotel have stated in
affidayits that in 1879 you were in
the habit of visiting the rooms of
plaintiff at all hours. I am sure
that those statements are false, and
| think it is your duty to contradict
them, as your refusal to do so is
equivalent to an admission Of the
truth Of such statements.
You are Mason. Mrs. Sharon
is the daughter Of a Mason. Are
you not obliged to protect Ma
sons daughter from SANDER, if you
can do so by testifying to what you
know? An affidavit to the effect
that those statements are false, and
that you did not in 1879 visit her
rooms at improper hours, or for i'm
moral purposes, will be simple |
act of justice. Mrs Sharon does
not desire you to do anything but
state the truth in this matter, and |
this, surely, you cannot refuse to |
DO. Very respectfully,
d. S. TERRY.
Mr.. Lloyd did not appear before
the Notary on Monday.
MRS. sHARoNs LETTER.
SAN FRANCISCO, May IS, 1885.
Mr.. Reuben II. Lloyd: This is to
notify you that unless you appear
at the office of Tyler & Tyler, this
afternoon or tomorrow morning,
and testify in the case of Sharon
VS.. Sharon, as to the statements
made by certain bellboys and port
ers Of the Baldwin Hotel, that
you were frequently seen coming
out of my rooms, in 1873 1870, be
tween the hours Of l and 2 in the
and at all hours" l shall
at once take action against you for
damages, which [ shall place at
$4,000.
| am determined that this matter
shall be answered. Such falsehoods |
shall not 60 uncontradicted, and if
your own manhood does not prompt
you to do ME justice, [ shall place
you where both you and | will have
, full chance to be heard.
If it be true that you have slam
Tered me, as is freely reported
about this city, | also want to know
The truth of such circulations. [
cannot believe it, but your present
action in this matter looks very