The San Francisco call., 1895-11-17
ATTORNEY ARAM DRUCGED,
He Says Politicians Wanted to
=... Keep Him Out of
.-.:.- s: Court.
RELIC OF LAST ELECTION.
The Man That Made Love to Widows
~. Is Visited by His
Wife.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN Francisco CALL
:: Q0S Rrna6wau Nov 1R


The suit of the West Oakland politician,
Perata, against Supervisor Church for
money alleged TO have been earned at the
. last election is becoming sensational.
Much surprise was expressed when it be-
came known that the West Oakland clique
Of which Perata is a member had worked
for Church's election, as several mem bers
D.. of the gang, including a brother OF Pc
::rata, have been arrested for vagrancy and
various other misdemeanors, and Church
was supposed to be a reformer- The suit
was first brought about six months ago,
re-. but was, like several other cases in Ala
media County in which politicians figure,
d: settled out. of court When it was filed
=. the second time the amount had doubled.
= This morning the case was called for
trial. Attorney Aram was to have ap-
peered for the plaintiff, but instead his
: wife was. in the court and told Justice
sCHft that Mr. Aram had been mysteriously
poisoned and could not appear. The case
was continued. for two weeks. Attorney
Aram said:*
=: went to my ice at 9 30 and was feeling IN
usually. well. Isat at my desk preparing papers
Ito be used in two cases that were TO come UP in
Justice Frlck 5 ceurtTthe frank silva case an9
:. Perata- versus Church. While thus engaged
20. y. Windqpist, the Foof-painter, who has q
room next TO my Office, came TO my. door and,
. in. tile. presence OF my wife and Miss Thomas,
the typewriter, called me- out went with
: him-into the hall, when he invited me into his
room.
"A soon as I entered he began talking about
= the Perata.ys. Church case and very emphati-
cally advised me to drop it, saying I was only
making enemies by pushing it.
=. -: While talking he gave me two glasses of
wine, and offered the third which 1 de-
cIined, and he hurried1y rushed TO a station
aEEy basin and emptied the contents instead
of: returning it to the bottle.
=, refused to comply with his request TO
drop the case, giving my reasons, and re-
turned to my Office.
-. Immediately terrible cramps were felt in
my stomach, which increased until 1 was
seized with conyulsiohs and became uncon-
= scious. 49,.
- 4: had never been in trouble with MI.
Windquist, but ever since 1 became the at
.torney in the case OF the Perata brothers
against Supervisor Church for money due for
:. eleetioneering Windquist has repeatedly
talked with me on every opportunity to get
me to drop the case. Windqufst is Church's
=. right-hand man during his political cam
cpaign, and the only. thing he has against me
is that faithfully doing my duty for my
clients in pushing the case against his
friend Church. consider the circumstances
. OF my being poisoned very suspicious, at least
=. under the circumstances.
: 4. Mrs. Aram was seen at her residence on
Ninth street and gave the follow ng story:
:. Ny husband and went to his office al $50,
:: and we had only been there a few minutes
: when Mr. Windqufst called Mr.. Aram into the
hail. as ] supposed. In about five minutes he
returned and seated himself at his desk to re-
-:sume work. when L noticed a pallor over
spreading his face and his ewes began to swell.
=, screamed, "Will, what is the matter?" I
!. saw that something was wrong and called in
= Or. Q. L. Jones, whose office adjoins Mr..
Arams. BY this time Mr.. Aram was in con-
WILSON'S. DR.. Jones said: .,
:: ellis symptoms appear to be poisoning
n Emetics of the strongest kind were given,
without effect for some time, and thought he
-WOuld doctor
cause vomiting, and his life was saved. We
propose to have the matter Investigated, and
DIR. Jones has retained the contents OF Mr..
.Aram's stomach to be analyzed, and do not
=. care to make any further statement until then.
=. in:regard TO Mr.. Windquist, he has been after
Mr.. Aram to drop the case against Supervisor
church, in words that might be construed
almost into threats.
= DIR. Jones said tonight that he had no
doubt Mr.. Aram had taken some drug.
: II went into the. Office to see the type
writer" said the doctor, 'tand Mr.. Aram
was there as well as ever. Three minutes
after was called for, and when l went
!. into the room he was suffering great pain,
and the symptoms were those Of his hav-
ing been heavily drugged. Certainly wine
would never have produced such a condi-
:tion. / do not think there was any disposi-
i tion to poison him, but he certainly had
*taken.some nauseating drug. l gave him
emetics and caused vomiting, but l have
made no analysis and cannot say what he
: took -
T.. %. NJ. Windquist says that Aram went
into his room this morning and asked if he
: had anything to drink. ~ had nice bot
tie eof old sherry wine" he said, land set
it before him. 1t had never been opened,
and he broke the seal and emptied the
bottle. 1t made him drunk and he at
tempted to blame me. l hardly know any
zof.the parties to the suit, and it is inmate
rialto me whether the case is tried or not.'
" + DR.. Jones says there was no time for a
man to get drunk in the interval between
Aram leaving the room and returning Sc
riousIy i'll.