The morning call., 1891-03-27
STILL ON THE STAND.
Fisher Ames Testifies in Relation
to the Fees Asked.

The interest in the Ames- Treadwell case
has in no degree abated, and the COURTROOM
was crowded all day yesterday during the
hearing. AmeS is still under crOss-eXamina-
ton by Attorney Van Ness, and no pleas
ant time is he having of it; as, in answer TO
questions propounded, he tells OF the COM
pensation he has received for services rem
dered Mrs. Treadwell, it would seem that
Mr.. Ames is hgh-priced lawyer.
In the case of The People VS. LOOMS he
charged $50 for merely going over the COM
plant and answer. FIR The labor per-
formed in receiving a 500 check TO pay
bill he eXacted so, and Tor APP caring be-
fore the Board Of Equalization to secure a
reduction Of an assessment upon Mrs. Tread
wells property, which she deemed eXorbi-
tant, he presented a bill for $3.50, which
was duly honOred. In this latter service he
was actually able to save his client $3.50 on
the assessment.
The witness was shown check for $3.50,
dated October, 1886, and cashed at the Bank
Of California, Attorney Van Ness asking
whether it were genuine paper. The au-
swer was: My signature to that check is
forgery" Ames said it was certainly not
casned fer any purpose of his, and that had
he received the money from Mrs. Treadwell
as his client, il would appear on his cash
book. He had some indstlnct recollection,
however of having drawn such a sum for
boy do so.
The proceedings waxed interesting when
Attorney Van Ness preached the subject Of
the Loomis case. LOOMS is q bar-keeper,
who shot in the jaw a private detective
namrd J. S. McClintock, in Mrs. Tread
wells room at the Russ House, and is now
plaintiff in a suit for 100000 damages in
sttuted against her for alleged malicious
prosecution. Mrs. Treadwell has always
denied having taken an active interest in
fInaa and har fed
answer in the LOOMS damage suit.
Ames, however, declared on the stand
that lie rendered Mrs. Treadwel certain
legal services regarding that case; but, on the
ground Of the circumstances Of his employ
ment being in the course of professional
confidence, he hOtIy protested against Attor-
ney Van Ness questions intended to elicit
the facts from him. He said that he had
repeatedly refrained from making damaging
statements concerning his business relations
with the defendant, but felt now that he
had been patient long enough, and that he
would be justified in making any truthful
assertion.
Attorneys Van Ness and Knight remarked
that they had no objection to his making a
statement, and turned to Mrs. TreadWell to
ask whether she objected.
Rising from her seat, the defendant said
in trembling tones; 81 have no objection,
your Honor"
Ames then went on to say that Mrs.
Treadwell had wished him to swear falsely,
bat. knowing he would be appTehended If
he did so. he refused TO comply with her re-
quest. Subsequently she came to him and
paid 500 for his services in prosecuting
LoOmis. She said: You know you were
not my attorney in that case" to which
Ames answered that he knew that he was
and his books would show it. He told her
that she had made statements which were
not true, and had set up an untenable de-
tense.
TO convince her that 1t would be useless
to have him swear falsely, he reminded her
that j. j. MagiDnis, the shorthand re-
porter. had been engaged by him, in the
presence of SOmerS, to transcribe the testi-
mony in the case, which fact showed his
interest.
An adjournment was then taken until
Monday,