The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-15

remained at the house until O'Clock that
evening"
'Could you say how far he had pro-
crossed in the writing of the will when
| you entered the room?"
81 could not"
81 will ask you, madam, if you have
ever seen the pencil will that is offered fol
probate in court dated September "a, 1894
and which is offered as the last will and
testament of Senator Fair?"
Yes SIR"
Have you ever seen it since it was
offered for probate?"
THAT is the will that you saw Senator
| Fair write ?"
Eyes, sir"
A photograph of the will was shown the
witness and she identified it as a correct
copy of the document she had seen Sem
ator Fair write.
| shown and the notary properly marked
| them as being offered as exhibits.
! As 1t was deemed necessary that the
original pencil will be identified, and the
will being at the County Clerks Office, the
| whole party, lawyers and witness, were
compelled to go there for the purpose. Ar
/ rived there the will was secured and pre-
sented to Mrs. Haskins. She read il
through carefully and then declared it to
be the pencil will which she had seen Sen
ator Fair write in Mrs. Craven's house on
1 the oath of September, 1894. The docu-
ment was then compared with the photo
! graph and Mrs. Haskins pronounced the
| latter correct copy.
This ended the direct examination by
Mr.. Delmas.
Mr.. Mitchell asked the witness a few
questions. In answer she said she had
read the will at the time it was drawn,
/ but after Senator Fairs departure from
the house she asked the privilege from
Ms. Craven, who granted it.
How do you identify the document
now?"
by Its contents and its writing, aud by
the sact that small slip of paper wa:
torn from the corner OF 1t. / remember
searching the house for it and finding IL
! long afterward. You remember, Mr. Heg.
gerty; you were there at the time"
Mr.. Heggerty smiled, but said nothing
An adjournment was taken until 9 P. NJ
AT that hour the little company reas
sembled in Mr.. Richards Office and Mr.
/ Mitchell began the crosse examination
which continued until 5 o'clock 1t began
with the birth of the witness at Provi
dence, r. l., followed her life to her mar.
rage with James H. Haskins and subse-
quent acquaintance ten or eleven year.
ago with Mrs. Craven, which latter came
about by Mr.. and Mrs. Craven taking
room at her house for few weeks. That
was in 1874. They came and brought
! Baby Margaret along, then six weeks old.
The acquaintance then began continued
TO the present.
Mrs Craven never cared to live in the
| witness house until after the pencil will
was drawn; they had never in all the
time entered into confidential relations
they did not make condolences TO each
1 other.
She then went ali over the proceedings
of the oath of Sc ptember, 1894.
! Mrs. Haskins had seen Mr.. Fair mum.
Der of times with Mrs. Craven at the Cali.
fornia Hotel, where the latter lived then,
and at the Occidental Hotel. She wa:
| with Mrs. Craven once on Montgomery
street, when she saw Fair on the opposite
corner. He beckoned to Mrs. Craven tc
cross over, but she waved her hand to him
and went on. She thought this was after
her own husbands death and the date O
the pencil will, but was not sure. After.
ward she thought it was in December.
Mitchell asked her with regard to this
meeting If she did not say to Mrs. Craven
Didn't l tell you he was fooiing your"
Witness answered NO"
Mitchell asked witness what Mr.. Fail
was accustomed to call Mrs Craven. Mrs
Haskins said she never heard him call hel
anything but Nettie.
did he never call her Mrs. Fair in
your presence"
| mo, sir''
Not by any endearing term, such al
my dear wife2'
mo, sir"
The story OF the writing of the will wa,
gone over in detail again. witness STATING
that after completing the document in
pencil and Mrs. Craven's suggesting thai
it was not legal. he had called for a gIas:
of whisky, which Mrs. Craven furnished
him, and he began TO copy the document
in ink, placing the pencil will before him
on the table, held up by book Senator
Fair, the witness stated, left the house al
4 O'Clock, the will being thrown carelessly
| on the table. She asked Mrs Craven Il
she might not read it. Mrs. Craven said
Yes, certainly" and she thereupon read
the document through.
Did you know at that time that Mr.
Fair and Mrs. Craven sustained the rela.
tionship of husband and wife to each
other?n
NO. sir, 1 did not. She never men
toned 1t 10 me. / never knew of It until
heard OF it in court. / saw some mention
OF the matter in the newspapers and spoke
laughed it off,
Mitchell then asked the witness to state
all the times that Mrs Craven had met
Mr.. Fair in her (Mrs. Haskins') presence.
She named over the occasions at the
California Hotel, the Occidental Hotel,
| the meeting on Montgomery street and
once when Mr.. Haskins and berseli
took dinner with Mrs. Craven and Mr..
Fair at Mrs. Craven's Sutter-street home,
did Mr.. Fair upon any of these occa-
sions show any signs OF affection for Mrs
Craven?"
Yes, sir; he seemed very fond of her. y
did you at any time see him kiss her?''
The witness hesitated and seemed re.
luctant to answer. go on" said Mr.
/ Mitchell; do not be afraid"
Eyes. sir" said the witness; 81 saw him
kiss her"
Mr.. Mitchell himself blushed and Nc.
Eneiney, smiling, dropped his head and
began 10 draw pictures on piece of paper
hafore him 49,