The San Francisco call., 1896-08-14


that he wanted to see me soon. He spoke
of being married, and said that he was go
ing to make deeds to Mrs. Craven of the
Pine and Sansome street property and the
property on Mission street. / asked him
If the deeds were made out, and he said
that he would make them.
AS we walked along some one took hold
OF his arm and he stopped talking of the
deeds then and there. That was the last
conversation had with Senator Fair"
"You asked Senator Fair why he did
not go up to see your brother at Highland
Springs and get well2'
Eyes. l think that if he had gone there
he would have been alive yet"
You believe that you saw the paper at
Mrs. Craven's which had been shown you
in May, 1922"
"Yes, SIR"
did Mr.. Lloyd send for you one day
while Mrs. Craven's deposition was 60
ing on2"
Yes. l went to his Office about IL
O'Clock last Saturday"
What conversation did you have with
Mr. LloydP'
he asked me if l had certified to the
acknowledgment of Senator Fair and 1
said yes He called in George a. Knight.
He said AL right, and that was ALL
How do you fix the date of May "a,
1922"
II was married on May %, 1879. This
was the day after my wedding anniver-
sary, and that fixed the date. l have
never forgotten that date yet, and am not
| likely to forget it.''
| Mr. Pierson examined Mr.. Craig.
Did you ever take any other acknowl-
edgment from Senator Fair than that In
May, 1922"
81 think so, but l don't know"
/ did you ever take one from Mrs. Cra-
ven before that?"
Yes; took one from her in Iowa, five
or six years earlier. l think that my rec
ords would show"
"WilI you produce the records OF your
notarial Office for May, 1922"
Yes"
Mr.. Pierson questioned Mr.. Craig about
the meeting on Sutter street with Senator
Fair and Mrs. Craven. Mr.. Craig said
that it was Senator Fair who said, 1--WE
were gong down to your office. We want
you to acknowledge a little paper"
Senator Fair said that he had married
Nettie last night by contract, and he did
not want that to be known by living
soul, u continued Craig. II smiled when
he said that he had married Nettie. She
took out a paper and he said, That is the
document [ asked, DO you acknowl-
edge this as your voluntary act, and they
both answered Yes He asked what my
fee was and l said that it was nothing.
He handed me $50 piece and L took il
and put it in my pocket. l first spoke oil
the contract after that in 1895. Then
| spoke TO Mrs. Craven about it. She was
coming from her lawyers Office in the
Nevada block. She asked me if l ought
not to put the certificate of acknowledg-
ment on the contract. I said No. be-
cause thought that if the contract was to
come out it should come out in court.
thought that if l attached the certificate
it would lead to litigation"
Mr.. Craig also testified in response to
questions by Mr.. Pierson that he next
spoke of the contract at Mrs. Craven's
house the day before her deposition was
begun. II went to her house voluntarily.
l stayed only few minutes. l told her
that / wanted to see the marriage con-
tract again, and she showed it to me.
think that was the same contract which
Senator Fair and Mrs, Craven acknowl-
edged before me.
"Have you spoken to Mr.. Lloyd about
the contracts"
''Yes, Mr.. Lloyd asked me If Senator
Fair asked me to acknowledge it.
Ibid you tell Mr.. Lloyd that Senator
Fair told you May "a, 1892. that he did not
consider that marriage?"
mo, said that Senator Fair told me
that he intended to take out license and
be married later. and that he said This is
temporary affair ="
Mr.. Craig also deposed that he had not
spoken to Mrs. Craven about the deed
until since the death of Senator Fair.
He first told her of the conversation he
had with Senator Fair about the deeds
some time last year, since her return from
New York.
Mr.. Pierson inquired into the deafness
of Mr.. Craig, who said that he had been
deaf fifteen years.
AS to the contracst, when Mrs. Craven
produced it May "a 1892. it was folded
twice, once laterally and once crosswise.
He did not know Senator Fairs hand
writing.
! This, with an inspection of Mr.. Craig's
notarial records by Mr. Pierson, ended up
| the examination of Mr. Craig.