The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-29
LORD DOUGLAS IS SUED,
An Action Brought to Secure
the Payment of a Small
Note.
Aftermath of His Lordship's Incar-
ceration in the Kern County
Jail.

Lord Sholto Douglas, who acquired con-
siderable notoriety last April by being ar
rested in Bakersfield, Kern County, on a
charge OF insanity, appears before the pub
lie again, this time in the role of defendant
IN civil action IN the Justice Court OF
San Francisco. Suit was brought against
him yesterday by J. J. Rauer for the re-
covery of SIPS on note bearing per cent
per month. The note bears the date OF
April "a and was made payable one day
after date. 1t was made payable to EN-
mons & Graham. The history of Lord
Douglas escapades in the southern part of
the State are still fresh in the minds of
the public. While travelling for his health
and pleasure his lordship met and fell des-
perately in love with Miss Loretta Adds,
a pretty young song and dance artist, who,
with her brother, Thomas, were entertain
ing the Bakersfield people.
She is not dive actress as has been
stated. The young lord one day procured
a license to marry Miss Adds For the
first time in his life young Douglas got
into serious trouble and into Jail at the
same time. An officious friend caused
After lying in Jail for three days the
charge was dismissed, the court holding
that desire to get married was not suf-
hclent evidence to warrant him in COM
hitting his lordship to an asylum for the
insane. 1t was during his incarceration
in the Bakersfield Jail that Lord Douglas
called to his aid the law firm of Emmons &
Graham, to whom he issued the promis-
sorry note in question.
Miss Adds and her brother came to San
Francisco to fill an engagement in the
Auditorium on Ellis street and Lord
Douglas followed his flame. He took
rooms in the Lexington, on Ellis street, a
few doors from the theater. In all proba-
bilities he forgot about the little I. 0. U.
held by the Bakersfield lawyers and the
latter sent it to ]. j. Rauer for collection.
Rauer set the wheels of machinery OF the
law in operation yesterday.
Lord Douglas was too i'll to be seen last
evening, but by proxy interview he
stated that the claim is unjust. According
to his statement he sent for Emmons 81
Graham as soon as he was placed in Jail
and on their promise to secure his release,
at once, on a writ of habeas corpus, he
gave his note for $125. He said the law
yers wanted him to give another note for
Sl5O, but he refused. Instead of being re-
leased at once his case dragged along for
three days and he was discharged from
custody without the aid of the lawyers,
who did nothing to earn the amount of the
note.
Since then neither Emmons nor Graham
ioo 1iaue any demand upon MIN Tor the
payment OF the note. nor has he been seen
by Rauer or the latter's agents relative to
us liquidation. In fact Lord Douglas de-
mes knowing that the paper had been
transferred to Rauer. No summons to de-
tend himself in the action in the Justice
court has been served upon him up to
Miss Adds mother stated that the young
man, whlle honest in the payment of his
tust 4eoIs, is inclined to be stubborn when
Even if they secure a Judgment against
hlm don't see how they can get ANYTHING
from him If he wishes to be stubborn +
one SAID: He received to-day his monthly
allowance of $500 and he can continue to
receive his allowances, but they cannot get
hoid OF cent SO far as 1 can see.''