The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-09
GETS IN CONTEMPT FIRST.
How He Sat Behind Bolt and Lock for
Hours.
TERMS OF An IGNOBLE SURRENDER.
County Clerk Curry Is Now in UndiSputed
Possession and His Deputies Are
at Work.

NJ. c. Haley. usurper and ex-County
Clerk, has played his star engagement. 1t
is ended. his buffoon antics of the past
two days will now cease TO excite the pity
of the public. Haley, as political factor,
is a thing of the past. His little tinsel
crown Of authority is past and his preten-
sion 10 economy is no more.
1t was an ignoble surrender which he
made at $50 O'Clock last evening. These
are the terms and the witnesses:
In the matter OF the contest by M. C. Haley,
contestant. and Charles f. Curry, respondent.
for the office OF County Clerk, NJ. c. Haley and
Charles f. Curry agree as follows:
NJ. c. Haley agrees to and does surrender TO
C. F. Curry the Office OF County Clerk OF the
city and county OF San Francisco, and all rec
Ords and property of every kind thereto belong
ing. and said parties agree that If in The contest
now pending In the Superior Court il shall be
decided by said court that said Haley was and
is the duly elected County Clerk by reason of
having received the greatest number OF votes
al the last general election. the said Curry shall
forthwith. upon the rendition of such decision
by the Superior Court, surrender back 20 him
the aforesaid Office and the records and prop
erty thereof; otherwise the said Curry shall
continue to hold said office. and by himself and
deputies fulfill the duties thereof
Each Of the said parties shall have the right
Of appeal from any judgment that may be rem
dered against either Of them; bur there shall
be no other further contest for said office, and
any appeal that said Curry may take from the
Judgment against him shall not operate as a
stay of proceedings on such Judgment.
This stipulation shall be entered on record
In said court and an order Of court made in
consonance with the terms of said stipulation
shah be binding upon all the parties.
January s, 1895.
lSignedl NJ. C. HALEY,
Contestant.
SULLIVAN & SULLIVAN,
Attorneys for Contestant.
C. F. CURRY,
Respondent.
EDw. S. SALoMON,
THos. D. RIoRDAN,
Attorneys for Respondent
This Is final unless, according to its
terms, Haley should gain enough votes on
the recount to overturn the result of the
election. and so c. F. Curry, after all the
buster on the part of Contestant Haley, is
County Clerk in fact.
When ex-County Clerk Haley, who
poses as the economist of the City Hall,
barricaded himself in the County Clerks
Office last Sunday night, he thought to
himself that he had done a great thing.
When the picked precincts were counted
on Monday and he was credited with net
gain of 113 votes he suffered from expan-
sion of head and obliquity OF thought, aud
imagined himself some teudal baron and
the County Clerks office his castle. So be
came prepared yesterday TO do newer and
greater things.
When Judge Bahrs took his seat on the
bench at 10 o'clock yesterday morning he
saw c. j. Harrigan occupying the seat of
the clerk of the department, instead of
Charles Fancher. whom County Clerk
Curry had appointed and whom the Judge
said he would recognize.
What are you doing hereP was the
question the court asked of Harrigan.
II am the clerk of the court appointed
by Mr.. Haley" was the response.
II do not recognize Mr.. Haley as the
County Clerk" said Judge Bahrs, who
thereupon ordered Clerk Fancher to take