The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-07


company in 1892 upon your return from Eu-
rope. Al have asked Tor one
A long series of questions, all of which
were objected to- were put to the witness
in reference to one j. A. Ball of Philadel-
phia, who was said to be an official OF
the Spreckels company in that city.
Counsel asked certain questions as to
whether on or before March %, 1895, de-
PENDANT had in his possession copies of the
The object in fixing this date was made
manifest in later part of the deposition.
O-Were YOU not shown copy of your ae-
count in your Office in January, 1893, indi-
eating the receipts and disbursements made by
C. A. Spreckels for you?
Attorney Delmas-ln the City?
ATTORNEY Ach-Yes.
Attorney Delmas-Y You may answer that
question. Al never was.
O.-Were you not in January, 1895, at 327
Market street, San Francisco, shown by c. A.
Spreckels q complete statement OF account,
showing moneys received by him relative 10 the
sale of stock to Searles and Havemeyer, and the
disposition of the money!
Attorney Delmas-I direct the witness not to
answer the question, on the ground that the
sale of such stock is not mentioned in the COM
plant herein. and therefore the question is
directed to an outside matter, constituting
private business, which neither the plaintiff
nor his counsel have any right to inquire into.
O.-Do YOU remember C. A. Spreckels show
ing YOU any account in January, 1893.
Attorney Delmas-Gou may answer. A
He never did. never got an account from him
in my life.
Q.-Do you mean now to be understood as
saving that C. A. Spreckels never showed you
an account in his life. A. COMPATIBILITY
Never.
Further objections to questions were here
interposed. Counsel for plaintiff desired to
elicit information from the plaintiff in re-
gard to whether Claus Spreckels received
of ic from a.
delphia company while his son was in
charge of the concern. Objection was fur
Their taken to questions as to whether de-
PENDANT had received letters from J. c..
Uhler since April 5.
OWN YOU produce all letters sent to you
by J. C. Uhler since April 5, 1895? A.-No.
Q.-From the secretary OF the Refining Com
Q.-Why? A.-Haven't received any.
Q.-Do you open all kilograms addressed to
yourself?
ATTORNEY Delmas-That is an impertinent in
curry, and direct witness not to answer.
Q.-Did not your son as your agent receive
for you So, 500 900 after the sale to Searles and
Hayemever in 1891?
ATTORNEY Delmas-Same instructions.
Off your son did receive the $500, 900 for
you do you know 1t?
Attorney Delmas-I instruct the witness not
Q.-How leng did your son act as your agent
in Philadelphia?
Attorney Delmas-You may answer that.
Al couldn't give the exact date.
Q.-Cannot you approximate it? A.-WeIl,
it's pretty hard. He commenced in 80 or 81.
l can't remember.
Q.-Can you tell me when he ceased to act as
your agent Att was a little after came
back from Europe-October or November.
Q.-Mr. Spreekels, you are charged with
having said of and concerning your son, c. A.
Spreckels, that you gave him $25, 900 year
while he was in Philadelphia, and then he
drew ont $3.50, 900. In order for me to inquire
properly concerning this charge it is essential
for me to know whether you had any money or
credit that would enable him to draw this sum.
l therefore ask you If you had money or
credit while your son was in Philadelphia
Attorney Delmas-Witness, as your counsel,
I instruct you that the necessity stated by
counsel, in my judgment does not exist.
Q-While your son was acting as your agent
in Philadelphia was there any account to
which he had access? Al decline to answer.
Q.-When you returned from Europe did you
go to Philadelphia? Al did.
DIN whose company Al decline to
answer.
Questions were put by Mr.. Ach in
regard to certain statements alleged
to have been made by Claus Spreckels
about his sons, C. A. and Rudolph, in
which he threatened to "show them up
one of these days" Witness, however,
confined his replies to decline to an
swer."
Mr.. Spreckels was asked if he knew on
the 23d of March last of the financial con-
dition of c. A. Spreckels, and declined to
answer.
Odd your son, while he was acting as
to answer.
Did your son, C. A. spreckels, ever in his
life embezzle $250,OO0 OF your money? Al
decline to answer.
The interview of Claus Spreckels with
Reporter Johnson was next considered.
Q-Do you know man by the name of
Johnson who, on the 23d of March last, was
reporter on the Examiner? Al decline to
answer.
Q.-Do you know man in San Francisco by
the name of Johnson? Al decline to
answer.
Odd you ever have a conversation with
man by the name of Johnson? Al decline
to answer.
With tiresome iteration Gus Spreckels'
attorney repeated again and again his in
quiries in regard to the alleged interview
with Mr.. Johnson, the young man sitting
by and apparently gloating over the annoy
ance to which his venerable father was
subjected. 1t was plain that he was not
entirely satisfied with his effort to hu-
initiate his father; it was not so successful
as he had hoped. He felt that all the
shame of the proceedings had rebounded,
and had fallen on his own head.
To all idle and malicious questions
Mr.. DelmaS instructed his client TO make
no response whatever" as they were, in
his opinion, irrelevant and immaterial. The
same objection was recorded to a question
as to whether witness had been interviewed
since the commencement of the present
suit. Attorney Ach read copious extracts
from an Examiner article that was made
the basis of the present action.
Q.-Now about your alleged statement in the
interview that you had given the boy $780,
0OO-is that true? Al decline TO answer.
Odd you ever give him 100000? Al
decline to answer.
$3.50. 900?
Attorney Delmas-Do you propose to follow
up that line of questioning?
Attorney Aeh-I decline to disclose my line
of action to counsel.
Mr.. Ach repeated his last question,
which brought out an instruction from Mr..
Delmas to his client to remain mute and
not to utter one syllable"
Q-You are reported as having said OF your
son, C. A. Spreckels, that he was a liar? Al
decline to answer.
Odd you, on the Odd of March, 1895,
know the reputation your bore among
bankers and business men in this City?
No response.
Q.-what did you say about your son and his
financial condition at this period. Al de-
cline TO answer.
eff you did say those words attributed to
you do you know whether they were true or
false? Al decline to answer.