The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-03
Mr.. AMES ON THE STAND
He Says That Buckley Was
Asked by Somers to Dis
pose of LoomiS.
SOME SMALL SENSATIONS
Much Wrangling in the LoomiS-
Somers Case Yesterday Be-
tween Attorneys.

There were several small sensations pro-
duced in the Loomis, Treadwell and Som
ers case in Judge Daingerfelds court yes
terday.
Among a number of others the most
damaging to the defense of the case was in
the testimony of Fisher Ames, who was
employed by Mrs. Treadwell and Somers
in assisting the District Attorney IN the
prosecution of Loomis at the time he was
tried for shooting McClintock in 1885.
Mr. Ames was asked about the nature of
a conversation known to have taken place
between Chris Buckley, the ex-Democratic
boss, and Somers in the Reception saloon
on Suffer street, prior to the time LOOMS
was tried on the charge of assault to muir
der. The attorney for the defense raised
storm of objections to the question, but the
court overruled them.
Ames said that as nearly as he could re-
member the conversation to which he was
a witness was to the effect that Somers
told Buckley that he wanted to get rid OF
Loomis, and asked Buckley to suggest
some way to force him out of the State.
Buckley had replied that it would be i'm
possible for him to accommodate him, as
he was not engaged in that business at
that time. This concluded the Buckley
relation to the present case.
The counsel for the plaintiff then ques-
toned Mr.. Ames in regard to the nature of
the relation which existed between him
self and Mrs. Treadwell in the prosecution
of LOOMS for assault to murder in 1885,
and then asked him if Mrs. Somers had
ever been present during any conversation
between his client and himself. and if she
took an active part in regard to the case
then in issue.
The witness said that she had been pres
ent upon a number of occasions. He
could not exactly remember as to the
place, but that it was either in his office or
in Mrs. Treadwell's apartments in the
Russ House.
Attorney Mhoon then questioned him as
to the nature of the conversation which
took place between them.
The defense again objected, stating that
there was bar in the statute to all such
testimony on account of its being conf
Dental Communication between the attor
ney and client.
This led to considerable sparring between
the attorneys, and the objection was again
overruled on the ground that Mrs. Somers
and Mrs. Treadwell were both present at
these consultations and that fact techni-
cally removed the bar.
Ames gave the statements of Mrs. Tread
well as nearly as he could remember what
she had communicated to him about send
ing LOOMS to prison. She had said:
sMr. Ames, how long will it be before
you land LOOMS in San Quentin"
Mr.. Ames had answered that it would be
before vacation at the outside.
Mrs. Treadwell then continued:
''When you succeed we will have picnic
and go and see how he looks in stripes
Then Ames wanted to know if he was
included in the picnic and Mrs. TreadWell
had answered:
eff you hurry up and convict him we
will honor you with an invitation"
The paper which was written by Mr..
and Mrs. Somers at the time that LOOMS
shot McClintock, generating him as act
ing in self-defense was offered in evidence
by the plaintiffs attorneys.
The defense again objected to certain
parts of it, including all of the document
with the exception of certain parts which
had been signed by Somers himself, and
excluding the clause in the article which
had been signed by Mrs. Somers, upon the
ground that the wife is not compelled to
testify against her husband. This objec-
ton was sustained by the court.
Prior to the time of Loomis' trial on the
charge of shooting McCHntock, photo
graph of Mrs. TreadwelPs apartments in
the Russ House was taken at the request of
Mr.. Ames, for the purpose of more &C
curately ascertainIng the positions OF the
parties to the affray for the use of the
prosecution.
Mr.. Mhoon asked that Mr.. Ames be
allowed to produce the picture and explain
to the court the circumstances under which
it was taken.
This move was subjected to another OBJ
lection, but after spirited skirmish be-
tween the opposing attorneys, the plaintiff
won the point and Ames was ordered to
produce the picture in court Mr.. Ames
then contended that he had been unable to
find it, but would continue his search for
it until the next meeting of the court.
The testimony of Somers at the trial of
LOOMS in the criminal court was read, but
under difficulties, as it was met with vol
ley of objections by the attorney for the
defense, many of which hit the mark and
headed off a considerable portion of the
evidence.
The case will be continued next Monday
and the intervening time will give the at
torney for the defense an opportunity to
reload his Calling gun with objections and
motions of exception.