The morning call., 1894-07-23
OUTWITTED HIM.
e. w. Goggin's Purpose
Is Defeated.
His Wife Served With Legal Papers
on the Train Going East
Saturday Night.

An incident which had nothing to do
with the strike. but proved TO be very ex-
citing took place Saturday night when the
o'clock overland train stopped at Six
teenth-street station in Oakland.
The participants were E. w. Goggin, the
partner OF Francis, Valentine 81 Co. who
has been sued by the firm to recover large
sums of money said to have bsen aDpro-
priated to his own uses; Mrs. Goggn, his
wife, to whom Goggin transferred all his
real estate in San Francisco and elsewhere !:
John NJ. Chretien and two employees of
Francis, Valentine & Co.
At one time the deputy marshals and
policemen at the station thought a weak
ling riot was brewing, but their fears were
quickly allayed when they discovered that
all the trouble was caused by simple law
proceeding, consisting of serving certain
legal papers on Mrs. Goggin.
A complaint had been filed against Cog
gin and his wife in the County Clerks
office Friday last, alleging that Goggin had
Incorporated the firms money. bought
land on the cash and turned 1t over to his
wife. Certain documents were then
secured, and it became necessary to serve
them OH Mrs. Sarah G0ggin. That lady
was soon informed that the papers would
be served on her and she was advised to
avoid service at any cost. The man who
essayed to find her had an interesting but
fruitless hunt for the mistress Of Sham
rock Lodge at Belvedere. She could not be
found.
A close watch was kept on her hus-
bands and attorneys movements and in
this manner it was discovered that Mrs.
Goggin would leave San Francisco Satur-
day evening for Ireland. BOokkeeper
James Hughes of Francis, Valentine &
49, Soha ka
boat that takes overland passengers to the
Oakland mole. They were surprised to
find that she did not put in appearance,
but were still in doubts. So they went
across the bay determined not to be out
done. Their surprise was greater when
Mrs. GOggin could not De seen on the train.
She had gone over on an earlier boat and
was at Sixteenth-sIreet station when the
overland train stopped there on It's way
East
Just as the train was about to move off
Mrs. Goggin hurried from the building TO
the Pullman car. Attorney ChretieE and
her husband accompanied her.
us this Mrs. Goggin?" asked Hughes,
who did not know the lady.
This is Mrs. Chretien," was the curt
reply.
But before the reply could have the
desired effect Hughes companion came
around the car. That's Mrs. Goggin," he
shouted exctedly.
The lady was then on the platform steps.
about to enter the car. The papers were
offered her, but she Indignantly refused
them. whereupon they were showed under
her arm, which was held down for mo-
ment.
The papers were legally served. Mrs.
Goggin, however, impulsively threw them
away and went into the car to prepare for
journey to Ireland. Her husband picked
the documents from the railroad tracks,
muttering something about being out
witted.
E. w. Goggin, the defendant in the fore
mentioned suit, makes consistent denial
of the embezzlement with which he is
charged. He declares that the whole
thing is matter of business rivalry, and
that the suit was brought to prevent him
transferring his services to another firm.
He maintains that he received no money
for the firm that he did not duly turn over.