The San Francisco call., 1896-04-15

attorneys, by whom the courtroom has
been crowded for the past few days
The little tincture of acrimony between
the opponents in which the trial began
mas sauced each days proceedings as it
went, and the confidence with which its
outcroppings were expected went far
toward putting premium on the seating
capacity of the courtroom. Each inch OF
the proceedings has been contested, not
hotly, as the term goes, but coldly anu
scientifically.
Many of the lawyers of the Fair will
case dropped in during the day, George A.
knight sitting at General Barnes table
and Reuben ii. Lloyd al that of Mr.. Del
mas through a large part of the morning
session.
The defense attacked the plaintiff on his
morals and his handwriting yesterday
morals in the morning, handwriting in the
afternoon; morals through the medium of
the Midway Paisance and handwriting
through Carl Eisenschimmel and a few 9th
ers. Tie interest was about equally di-
vided between the two-the Midway and
Eisenschimmel.
1t was undertaken to be shown that the
plaintiff (Martin) had committed the
grave error of having visited the Midway
Plaisance during his visit to the CITY,
Police Sergeant Davis had seen him there
There was a long struggle between
counsel as to the relevancy and admis-
sbility of the evidence and OF the quaIlfi-
cation of the police sergeant to testify as
to the character of the place. The sergeant
said he knew it's character, had himself
seen the Oriental muscle dance there, and
also had seen men and women frequent
ing the boxes.
what was the character of the
women?" asked General Barnes.
Your Honor will see where that is lead
ing us.' said Mr.. Delmas, after he had
made his objection. The witness has
seen fifty women there perhaps. Under
their names, their residences, and how he
knows their characterize will have the
right, l mean, to put fifty questions con-
corning each of the fifty women. There is
no end to it."
But the question was allowed. The
witness answered very promptly that he
did not know their character.
William Ross of the passenger depart
ment went on the stand to explain the
methods of the ticket-scalper and the
relations OF the railroad company to him.
At every point Attorney Delmas offered
objection on the ground of irrelevancv; /;
the ticket-scalper had nothing to do with
the case. But still the questions were
allowed, the court volunteering an excep-
ton. In most cases Delmas would reply,
"We do not except"
The field of inquiry widened. Mr.. Ross
encouraged, amplified his answers and
was explaining at length how the ticket
scalper gave a guarantee that money
should be refunded in case the ticket was
lifted, and how faith was generally broken
and the traveller wound up in his (Ross')
office with grievance.
Your Honor" said Delmas, 1--WE have
the full history of the relationship of this
railroad company and the scalper, OF the
legislation one way and another at Sacra-
mento, of the bribery and pollution that
have characterized that story and brought
disgrace upon the State, and finally, when
the smoke of their battles has cleared
away, of how we found the lion and the
lamo lying down together that they
might with greater comfort to themselves
to have the whole story?'
General Barnes rose up. "The trouble