The morning call., 1891-02-16


some incident in his professional career,
made singular by the surrounding circum-
stances, aud. in response, got the details OF
the following remarkable story:
"One of the most romantic eases with
which | have ever been connected" said
the gentleman, twas tried before the Su-
perior Court in San Jose, when l resided
there. Every one in Santa Clara County
knows Of Clandall of Crandalps Hotel-a
house that stood foremost among its KIM
back in the sixties. lie was a man Of great
popularity, being genial in disposition and
ever ready with a kind word for all. l
often thought lie greatly resembled Dick
ems Pickwick, being refund Of form, with
full, open cOuntenance
CRANDALLs FAMILY.
"Well, Crandall married a widow who
had by her fist husband boy, Tom Shaw,
as they called him. che match WAS most
happy one, and CTandalPs already sunny
countenance fairly blazed with good will
toward men. But, alas, when his content
ment was fullest he saw symptoms coming
upon his wife which dashed happiness to
the ground, shatterng it forever. Gradu-
ally his beloved changed from woman OF
intelligence TO one hopelessiy insane. The
seeds OF insanity were in her blood, and as
time went on he found that she must be
sent away to an asylum. Sad the poor man
was, and, lovingly as he cared for her,
think it was with gladness that he at last
saw her laid in her grave.
TOM SHAW.
The boy, Tom, had from the first shown
disposition that was, to say the least, In
eXplicable, many thinking but few months
would pass before he, toe, should lose his
mental balance. Toward all he showed
cold Indifference, seeming to care nothing
for popularity, and frequently passing I'M
recognized his best friends
S chief peculiarly was excessive
high-SplTtedDeSs, 1t being necessary on all
occasions to carefully avoid all subjects of
conversation calculated to injure what he
called his pride. 1t was probably this char
acterlstlc that prompted the rejection OF his
step-ia!her'S generous offer OF a half interest
in his property. Crandall at this time
had amassed no little wealth, for the accum-
ulation of which he always gave due credit
to his loved wife.
THE sTEP-FATHER's GENEROSITY.
ut was, therefore, with feeling that duty
demanded it of him that lie rendered to
his step-son deed OF half the community
property.
This generous offer, however was
| spurned by the high-spirited boy. He cared
nothing for bounty from his step-father
and plainly made known his feelings, much
to the sorrow of the old gentlemen. Think
ing that this fit of unreasonableness might
be but momentary and in time would wear
of, Crandall frequently pressed Tom TO take
! the deed, but with no avail.
TOMS sTUBBoRNNEss.
At last, however, weary with constant
refusals the boy gave in and accepted the
property. Gould it have been that mental
imbecility had wrought the change? But
two weeks had passed, when, in a tit of pas
sion he demanded his father should accept
| a reconveyance of the property. This Gran
dali complied with TO pacify his step-sOn, but
in a fortnight the poor lad was taken before
a commission, examined as to his sanity and
committed to the Stockton Asylum.
PLOTTING RELATIVES.
Now l come to my connection with the
case. Toms relatives had a guardian ap-
pointed for him and Immediately suit was
begun against Crandall to have the recon-
yeyance set aside OH the ground that tie boy
was of unsound mind at the time of its cx-
ecutiOn. | was retained for the defense and
Frank Spencer, the present superior Judge
OF Santa Clara County, represented the guar
dian.
Let me say right here before proceed
ing with my narrative that Crandal one
day resolved to visit his san at Stockton.
He found the boy perfectly cool and
deaf physician consented to allow him to
accompany his father to the depot under
promise that he would Immediately return.
..r..,, 49, 80 fatI,1n-'.i A..
T 49, sInr,I ont ~ to Si,ion o
dash ont Of SIGHT in the DISTANCE Rnt from
rat n,owent Tom diSannaarnd Saarch az a..
men would not a claw to his Whereabouts
nnrid be fund and be n,as yivsn ~ -
dead.
1.-The case came to trial and the guardian
virtually overlooked us with testimony
,yoi,o ~ nrova tho hov,s dararTer,ent III
yard of twenty Witnesses We eyaminad
and therefore as I walked home on the
eve of the dav / was Ia oven the defense
INV heart felt like lead Wc client and |
we're utterly desnerate INIT a good NIGHTS
sleep restored my equilibrium.
AN APPARITIoN.
CAT hraol,fost the navt morning 7 race;ved
with the greatest cooIness the intelIiGence
shoutnd into nv ear Inv that excite6 inner.
snnation If AR Pickwick iha verv thnnght
tbat nassau through NV mind) mat Tom had
returned
Going with CropdalI IN his borso tboro
saw the how. with whom | was VOL nc
Gnainied BIT nh how changed Ills face
Vas tanned ami his bair and hesri ,ni,ennt
A tvnical tramn tbonrSt n mvseIf
questioned him and received coal clear ra-
tionai answers and learned fron, his' own
Inns his stronge storv
Al the time of his commitment +o tbe
asvlum as he explained he was suffering
terribly from extreme nervousness Drought
on by the excessive use of tobacco.
THE WANDERERS STORY.
swell he remembered the awful n,on,er,
whom heinless IN eynlsin MS reai con1ii;nn'
he heard tie door NJ the aevInnr haitoa'
sbn'tin1 IF sroya 90 h tt,9o 'uui oV 49,
dom 7i'' '''' AAe
81 How he loathed his surroundings tho
iai, eiIt ~ ms SUI tne
the sbrie,s 6f madmen constatl ri,,in I'm iI
his ears, the ever-depreSsing. ag9nizing fear
th,t he ind ,yol5 raaiiEt,' "uiNiGS ie9t
vas this faar that frornt.J b;n - hroois
his word on rhe dav of mis- fatbar,s yisit
and AS he saw the train disannasr folInW
on foo 90 in IT, 49,, liam u''"ppe"i' ioio"
uApnsups nrvposrpr
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onIv such se psfnra affnrdnd Snn,r,e ~ n,l
cnn3ing m and es be neared the Snmfb ibs
heat 6sca,re rnbsorahia cue Ia, ~
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