The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-29
MRS. MARTIN rs JUBILANT.
Her Seized Furniture Returned-She Is Pre-
pairing for the Bar

Her Seized Furniture Returned-She Is Pre-
pairing for the Bar,
Isabella J. Martin is Jubilant over what
she considers a decided victory against
those who she claims have been recently
prosecuting her in the courts.
Last week a quantity of furniture was
removed from her Van Ness-avenue resi-
dence by the Sheriff on an execution ir
satisfaction of judgment obtained by the
Rauer Collection Agency. Mrs. Martin
later instituted suit as guardian of he1
minor son, to whom she alleges the goods
belong, against Sheriff Whelan for the
value of the furniture and $40 day for its
detention. Yesterday she was much sur.
prised and gratifed to have her furniture
returned to her possession.
Her statement of the affair and incidents
connected with it is as follows:
Last week two of the sheriff's deputies came
to my house. together with DIR. Rauer, and
took therefrom load of furniture. The people
who levied were those who sued me and OBJ
tanned Judgment while was in the mountains
They brought suit against me for $299 and
obtained Judgment while l was in Weayeryille
Subsequently they levied on my goods and
took them from the house.
Yesterday "wednesday j. c. Bates, my at
torney brought suit tor $500 damages
against the Sheriff and Rauer, for the notoriety
caused by the affair, and also to recover the
value of the goods and $40 d day for the time
they are detained from my house.
The papers were served Wednesday, and to-
day (Thursday) wagon in charge of two depu.
ties came to the house and returned the goods
do not know if all have been returned or not
the furniture is more or less damaged both by
rain and from exposure to the sun, and has
also been soiled.
A most amusing bit of comedy was enacted
when the furniture was brought back. Ever
since the first writ of the Sheriff was served,
have had chain bolt on my front door and
gave strict ms tructions to my japanese atten
dant not to admit any one to the house. Sc
when the Sheriff came to return the goods, the
boy opened the door just wide enough to see
who it was. He recognized the deputy. and
thinking he was after more property, struck 8
comically triumphant attitude, declined to be-
lieve the deputy's story that he had come to re
store the seized property, and absolutely re
fused him entrance, repeatedly remarking
"No can get more goods; you tell lie.''
Finally my son heard the alteration went tc
the front door and was confronted with the
sight of the wagon full of goods which were
ultimately deposited in the rooms.
In this connection / would like to say no one
ever had cause to ask me twice for money hon
estly due them, but this claim was gross i'm
position.
Notwithstanding the fact that the furni
ture has been returned Mrs Martin. vii
press the suit against the Sheriff anC
Rauer to a conclusion in court.
Mrs. Martin is not only preparing to ap
pear before the footlights, but is diligently
studying to become an accepted disciple O
Blackstone.
Ever since the legal complications arose
in 1892 over the will of John Martin she
has been porting over legal books, as since
then she says she has been in almost con
tinuous litigation, in one shape or another
mostly in connection with the John Mar
tin estate. Her studies have been under
the tutelage of ex-Judge George E. Will
Court examination in July next.