The San Francisco call., 1896-07-30

background of leather-bound books, her
firm old friend Mrs. Haskins sitting by in
her widows weeds, answered and an
Bwered questions yesterday. She is an
actress, and she had for the day not the
center of the stage alone, for she was the
whole entertainment. /. All the rest was
mere property"
She is an actress, and fairly good one,
too, but she did not act. She wore the ap-
pearance of the reluctant witness, a young
woman who felt the position to be embar-
rassing, but who recognized that direct
answers led the way most quickly and
satisfactorily to a conclusion of this
sc enc.
She was dressed neatly and quietly in
gray with white silk trimmings and white
kid gloves.
The scene op ened in Mitchell q Pier
sons Office was tran sferred to the assem-
bly-room of the Mills building, and
because of lack of fresh air was trans
ferred in the afternoon to Garret McEn-
erney's Office in Nevada block.
Miss Craven was first questioned about
herself-the questions being put with
courteous consideration by McEnerney.
The young lady first went on the stage
in 1891 and had since been much over the
road and in New York. She had been in
this City several times since. She came
first as a member of the Empire Theater
stock com pany. She did not remem Der
when she first met Jane g. Fair, it was
so long ago.
when did you last see him'"
when we were living at 2007 California
street."
Did you know that your mother was
married to him2"
''Yes Mother told me about the con-
tract in the summer of 1892"
You visited the City again with a the
atrical com panvp'
'Yes, with the Comedians, in Decem-
Der, 1922
"Dld you see Senator Fair at that timer
"Yes. He asked me at that time how
liked my new father"
And, what did you say2"
81 said l did not like the secrecy sur
rounding the marriage. He answered that
that would be made all right at the proper
time"
How did your mother come to tell you
about the marriage2"
I'VE were talking about some con fiden-
tial matters, when she remarked: What
would you say if l was married to the
Senator?' l said / did not know. II it
was true L said [ thought it ought not to
be kept secret. She then said she had
contract of marriage with him. 1 asked
If that formed legal marriage, and she
said it did. | told her / was not pleased,
for | did not like the Senator personally
very well. Yes, we talked about the mat
ter frequently every time saw ner."
Ibid your mother tell any one else
about her marriage?
''She told Miss Johnson of the Colonial
Hotel2"
rs the marriage contract in ink or pen
cilp'
'In ink"-gery decisively.
The witness then told about the package
containing the wills-coming to her at
the Empire Theater from her mother.
She had been advised that it was valuable
and that she must take great care of it, but
not of its nature. She took il home
wrapped it in some clothes and placed it
at the bottom Of her strongest trunk. She
had "studio apartments" bedroom, sit
ting-room and bath-at 116 Forty first
street. New York
BY degrees the questioner reached the
point where Mrs. Craven came on to New
York to recover the package. She was
very i'll. She opened the packet in her
daughters presence and for the first time
the latter knew of its important character.
81 upraided her for being so careless in
sending such valuable papers to me in
such way and not telling me what had
to expect. She said she wanted TO get it
out of the State; that she knew no better
way to keep it from being traced, and that
she wanted time to think about it wanted
to avoid the notoriety if she could. did
OF speak at that time of her not being
mentioned in the will, but I did after
ward.
About the deeds the witness said:
senator Fair urged mother, who was