The San Francisco call., 1896-09-22

"Many times?"
"You had received letters from your
father?'
ayes, SIR"
Before signing the petition did any one
advise you to do so?''
Yes; my legal adviser and my friends
advised me to-to use my own judgment"
And did you use your own iudgment?"
ITO certain EXTENT
"On what else besides your own judg-
ment did you relyT'
Upon the advice of friends''
You acted upon their advice ?"
Il signed it; consequently l must have
acted upon it."
You signed it pursuant to the advice
of friends?'
81 don't know what you mean?'
"Wlll the reporter read the question:"
The reporter did so, and Mr.. DeImas
changed the question, saying that perhaps
the witness did not understand the word
pursuant.
''Was there any consultation between
yourself and your sister and your brother
on the subject p
"I don't remember; I knew what my
sister was to DO; / knew nothing as to my
brother"
did you know that your brother had
already signed lt2''
81 don't remember
When did you learn that Judge Van r.
Paterson had been appointed guardian of
your child?'
~ don't remember the date. 1t was
after we reached home; we learned about
1t through our attorneys"
"Did you make examination of the
pencil will and sufficiently satisfy your
self OF its genuineness as to warrant you
In petitloning the court for its probate?"
at was difficult to examine it; it was in
q glass case. / did examine it, however,
and thought it was my fathers will"
What caused you to change your view
of the matter? ?"
We'll. since we first saw the Will cir
cumstances have changed. Numerous
things have come to our notice that we did
not know of before and changed our
belief in the matter"
"Wul you please tell Us what circum-
stances have changed 2"
"Well, one of the witnesses has produced
a deed, which she claims my father gave
her, to the Sansome-street property and at
the Mission, and / am quite sure know
ing my father as 1 did, that he never gave
any one anything, let alone such valu-
able property as that. Then within the
past few days we have heard of party
who is wiling to testify that he saw the
will written, the first few lines of it, any
how. These circumstances and other
lnluRS AdNc Lnduc Iu6 COuQ6 10 Lu6 CON Clu-
sion that erything that has been pro-
duced is forgery"
when did you learn of the party you
speak of?"
about week ago."
From whom?"
81 decline to state"
What is the party's namep'
81 do not know"
Where does he live?"
~ never heard that he lived anywhere"
Did you yourself seek to communicate
with this party
II did not"
"Was it not your brother who informed
you of the existence of this partyP"
Il decline to state"
"Was it Mr.. Knight or Mr.. Hepgertv P''
at was not"
"Was it Mr. Dey?'
mo, SIR"
Was 1T not your brotherf'
Il decline to state.'
What did your brother say to you on
this subject?'
Nothing particular. do not remem-
ber."
What did he say at this interview"
Nv hat interview ?"
THE interview whereat this subject was
mentioned.
Nothing particular"
Have you stated all the circumstances
that have caused YOU to change your mind
on this matter of The genuineness of this
will of Septem Der a."
Il have not stated all of them. no. Int
decllne 10 state any more"
Have you examined the deeds that you
referred to?''
Il have seen the Photographic copies.
ine writing does not look at all like my
ia ber'sP'
How long did you remain of the belief
20 Of "a
uine?"
Until three or four months ago, when
the other documents were produced, /
nearo numerous circum stances then and
since then that caused me to change nv
Were you advised that until Thursday
OF Iast week your attorneys were in court
will?" - 'ni'
we were advised of the proceedings of
tne I attorneys, but l have not been person
any following the matter; my husband
was attending 10 the matter"
Inc witness admitted being reader of
tne oan francisco papers and following
the proceedings in that way.
Mr.. Delmas read excerpts from printed
reports OF proceedings in court, as follows:
II M: oelrichs had done what 1 conceived
20 pe MS duty" retorted Mr.. Paterson, s'if he
nao nied contest of the pencil will would
not interfere with his management of his SON.
The witness said she had not seen it.
Ipen Mr.. Delmas read again-an express
sion from Mr.. Lloyd:
The will of September "a was submitted to
MIS-. oelrichs, to her sister and to all inter-
esteq, and they all concurred that it was in
MI. falr,s writing and is his will Believing
tnat, as Mr. Oelrichs does, he does not believe
Is ms DUTY to contest the win. He has ex
amineo the surroundings and does not believe
1t necessary to file contest.
She said she had not seen it, nor had she
heard OF the expression.
An adjournment was here taken until
this morning at 10 o'clock.
Arguments on the motion to REQUIRE w.
3. Goodfellow to produce in court several
Wis alleged to have been made by James
y; Falr were to have been heard by Judge
Slack yesterday. The matter was, how
ever, postponed until September 26, by re-
uest OF Mr. McEnerney.