The San Francisco call., 1896-08-27

Mrs. Craven's room was at the head of the
side stairs leading into the main hall
When Mrs. Craven said she was coming
back TO my house to board said ] would
not approve OF Senator Fair visiting her in
my house,
when was this conversation ?''
"a year after she left the house,
You had made no remonstrance to her
when she was IN your house before ?"
No; [ did not know of her relation to
him."
After she left your house, did Mrs. Cra-
ven come to your house and spend the
night?"
Yes. She always slept in my room
with me on these occasions"
"Did you speak to her of a marriage
between her and Senator Fair?"
''She told me she had a marriage con-
tract with him. She showed me the paper.
which she was in the habit of carrying in
little black satchel. | told her this wss
careless. [ didn't read the paper. She
read part of it to me. l don't remem ber
the exact substance OF it. I saw this paper
a number of times. Once she thought she
had lost it. She used to put it under her
pillow"
'What did she say of the non-publicitv
of the marriage contract?'
ST urged her to have it recorded, She
said neither of them wished TO have it
public; that they were going abroad as
soon as they arranged their affairs. told
her that l did not approve of marriage
contracts
at was after this she wanted to be a
boarder at your house again?''
Yes. She never returned as boarder
again.
did you see enough of the paper to see
whether it was signed or not?"
Yes. She showed me the signatures,
in different handwriting"
.In the conversation with her was any-
thing said about provision for her sup
port?''
''When Senator Fair became i'll, she said
Senator Fair was much sicker man than
people thought; that be was going to give
her property which would provide for her
for life, and net cause any publicity after
his death. She came to my house one
day and said that Senator Fair made his
will at her house when she was living on
California street. She said he would deed
her property, but she would not be named
in the will. That conversation took place
On the Sacramento-street car one morning
when | was going to Tiburon. She said
he had decided to her the property:on San.
some and Pine streets and on Mission and
Eleventh"
What did she tell you of the deeds he
gave her?''
''She showed them to me one night. /
asked her why she did not have them re-
corded. did not open the deeds. They
were folded as deeds usually are and had
the appearance of deeds"
When you demonstrated with her on
the secrecy of her marriage, did you
speak to her of what would happen if he
should die7"
She said in that case she would be all
right"
"She said that a clause for the teachers
had been put in his will p
'She said that she had urged him to
leave them $50, co.,
When did she show you these deeis?n
II don't remember. 1t was before his
DEATH"
did you see enough of these deeds to
know If they we're acknowledged or not"
II did not
Mr.. Pierson here took up the cross-ex-
animation
How do you remember the da te Mrs.
Craven left the bouse7''
'She had dispute with one of the
ladies about party to occur on Thanks
giving. and she left in consequences of this
dispute
why were you surprised at Senator
Fair visiting Mrs. CraYen?p