The morning call., 1893-05-05
THE WAR SPIRIT.
1t Delays Things in the
Ryer Case.
Attorneys Campbell and Deuprey Re-
view the Civil War and Southern
Sympathizers in California.

The Ryer case continues to occupy the
attention of Judge Levy.
The testimony in opposition to the claim
of heirship by Chris Ryer was commenced
several days ago. and bids fair to spread
over as many weeks as the testimony for
the contestant.
Mary Fisher testified that DR.. Ryer had
never spoken of Chris or his mothor TO her,
although they had often met and eonversed
together. Charles A. Fisher testified to the
same effect
b. II. Upham swors that he was married
to niece of DR.. Ryer, and that the niece
had been told by the latter that he had a
son named Chris.
Thomas Farrell had lived in Stockton
from 1851 to 1858, and recolIected the house
where Donna ManueIla. Chris grandmother,
kept Mexican restaurant.
He said the house had the reputation OF
being 'gC-as-y0u-please sort OF place
that is, the witness explained. house OF
ill-repute. He had often seen little boy
playing about the house.
Lopez de VaSqucz, an elderly Spanish
woman, told all she knew of the early his
tory nf the Donna Manuella and her daugh-
ter Dolores. The latter had been married
IN her native town, in the province OF So
nora, and had three children, ore of whom
had died.
beauty, but that she and her mother did not
bear the very best of regulations.
In the afternoon Fred Gardenhre testified
that he had lived in Stockton in 1871, aud
during that year had known Donna Dolores,
or Donna Lola, as she was sometimes
called. very intimately. BE said he had
lived for several months In Dolores house,
but did not know of Dolores ever having
lived as the wife CT Dr. Ryer, or any one
else. lie did not know anything particular
against the the H0Use was one OF
a bad reputation.
He and the woman with whom he had
been living afterward moved to Hornitos,
where they continued their relations.
Ga cross-examination the witness was
asked whether lie had not been imprisoned
at Goat Island during he time CT the war,
and admitted that such was the case. On
the occasion, he said, he had been given Tree
passage to the island from being sympa-
thizer with the Cunfederacy
Didn't you hurrah Tor JEFF Davis? ?"
Yes, sir"
''And say you were glad of it, when the
news Of I.incoln's assassination reached
Stockton? ?'
Nc, sir, I didn't say [ was glad of his
death. or that of any man."
Eugene Deuprey of counsel for propon-
ents grew quite warm over the line OF cross
examination. He asked that the witness
be allowed to show that he had done moth
ing which should blast his reputation.
He is trying to explain. if your Honor
please, that he simply was loyal, in senti-
ment. to the Confederacy. 1t means moth
ing. There was great deal of persecution
in those days.
Here Attorney Campbell took up the cause
OF the Stars and Stripes, ard shouted that
Denprey didn't know anything about it,
L ou were altoGether too young TO have
been able 20 judge"
Il say there was persecution; Infamous
persecution of Southern sympathizerS"
And second Civil War seemed immi-
nent.
But pacifcally inclined Judge Levy ven
tured 10 suggest that while these little his
torical "reminiscences were very entertain
ing they had nothing to do with the RIVER
case, and the patriotic lawyers admitted
that the point was well taken.
The case goes Gn to-day.