The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-13
FAIRS WILL,
The County Clerk Expects to
Secure the Stolen Paper
Next Week.
CURRY's TRIP TO SANTA CRUZ
Detective Curtin Tells of His Con-
nection With the Case Up
to Yesterday.

The officials interested in the recovery of
the stolen Fair will are sanguine that the
document will be again in its proper place
in the City Hall and its purloiner behind
the bars in very few days. They refuse
to deny or confirm any of the many rumors
and clews which float about the corridors
of the MUNICIPAL building.
The latest story has it that ex-Deputy
County Clerk Eddie Casseriy knows some
thing about the theft of the missing paper.
The theory is based upon certain state
ments alleged to have been made to Chief
Deputy Piper by Detective Davis. Cas-
serly Indignantly denies being any wiser
than anybody else and Detective Davis
claims to have made no statements to
Piper
Thursday morning County Clerk Curry
was missing from his office. The watchers
at once jumped to the conclusion that bis
absence had some connection with the
missing document. This idea was strength
ened when all his deputies and friends pro-
fessed ignorance of his wherea bouts. Late
last night the following dispatch was re-
ceived:
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, July 12.-County Clerk
C. +. Curry OF san Francisco, accompanied by
Henry Barron, arrived in Santa Cruz yesterday
and returned to San francisco to-day. His
errand was in connection with the viii signed
with the late Senator Fairs name, which was
purloined from the Office of the County Clerk
of San Francisco, and which has apparently
become an object of barter, "sight unseen"
Mr.. Curry is certain that he is on the right
track and in few days will have the guilty
person.
Mr.. Curry returned to this City last even
ing and spent several hours in his private
Office in consultation with two of his depu-
ties. When questioned about his absence
he said:
81 have been down to Santa Cruz to see
If could not make arrangements to secure
the Fair will. During my absence [ have
accomplished much and now everything
looks favorable for the recovery of the
document. L expect to have the will by
the end of next week"
SIS ex-Deputy Casserly impli Gated in the
matter?"
Il saw his name mentioned in connec-
ton with it in the evening papers, but that
is all | know about it," was the reply.
Real Estate Agent Matthews of Santa
Cruz, who approached Charles Fair con-
corning the stolen will, does not relish the
notoriety his action has gained him. 1t is
undoubtedly through him that Mr.. Curry
is working to recover the document.
Detective John Curtin has finally made
complete statement as to his connection
with the bartering of the missing docu-
ment. He states that he was put in a
false position by some published state
ments concerning him.
Il will tell you" he said yesterday after
noon, chow this thing first came about. l
had not heard of any offers to return or re-
Produce the will having been made to any
of the attorneys in the case, when a man,
whose name of course cannot give, came
to me and said he had reason to believe
the Fair will was still in existence and
held for a ransom. | asked him some
questions and his answers satisfied me
| that there were three or four parties be-
hind him. l do not think he knows any
more about the will than l do, but L
thought it was my duty to give the matter
my attention.
'When he first came to me he asked if
was interested in the Fair case and &C.
quainted With any of the attorneys. told
him / was not interested in the contest in
any way, but that | knew the attorneys.
whereupon he suggested that | see some of
the legal representatives in the case. [ de-
cided to do so. and called on Mr.. McEner-
ney. When talking with that gentleman
made no secret of it whatever, and did not
ask him to withhold any information in
the matter.
"The name of Mr.. Matthews, the Santa
Cruz real estate agent, was never men
toned. The name of no man has passed
my lips as being connected with this will
negotiation, and, furthermore, | shall give
no names until | am called on to do so by
the court | am anxious, however, to find
the man who stole the will, and shall lend
every assistance in my power to that end. !"