The San Francisco call., 1896-03-14
LOCAL FoREsrERs ARE INDIGNANT.
THE MEMBERS OF COURT ENTERPRISE, WHICH
He NEARLY BANKRUPTED, DEMAND
HIS ARREST.

Claims for damages were based on allie
cations that Mr.. Chase had lost building
contracts on account of the publication of
the article, and that lumbermen had re-
fused TO deal with him.
In the trial of the cese the plaintiff had
evidently depended on Architect James P.
Chadwick as the chief witness, but, the
whole sum of Mr.. Chadwick's testimony
was a plain. emphatic declaration that
Chase had tried to induce him to commit
perjury in the plaintiff behalf. Mr.. Chad
wick declared that Mr.. Chase had not lost
certain specified contracts on account of
THE CALL publication, though the plaintiff
had personally sworn TO the contrary. He
produced documents which appeared to be
bids that Chase offered on certain build
ings last July and declared that the docu-
ments had really been presented to him
by Chase on Monday of this week for the
first time and with the intention that the
witness should use them in giving false
testimony. 1t was on Tuesday that the
trial was begun, and Mr.. Chadwick then
declared that the bids were first seen by
him the day before.
This revelation created a decided sensa-
ton among the listeners in the courtroom,
and there was little ripple OF merriment
when Chase's attorneys set out to impeach
their own witness.
Before Mr.. Chadwick had been called
Plaintiff Chase was in the witness-box.
He told many things about his expert
ence IN various fraternal organizations
and when Mr.. Delmas began the cross
examination he told some more. Ques-
Nv hod
arrested sixteen times for drunkenness
and other misdemeanors were not an
swered, as Mr.. Heenan's objection was
sustained.
"If you are 50 years old to-day how old
were you in 1855 ?'' asked Mr.. Delmas, re-
ferring to statements that the plaintiff
had made regarding his early life in Massa-
chusetts.
Eleven"
"And you say that you were treasurer
of the Good Templars' organization at that
timer
The witness said that he might have
been II years old at the time.
'Were you going to school?" was asked.
"I was"
Studying arithmetic?"
al don't remember about that.
"Where did you keep the money, in a
chiIds toy-box or in bureau drawer?"
an bureau drawer.
"Who kept the key, you or your
mother?"
II did"
How much money did you have on
hand at one timer"
"About $780,"
"In coin?"
''No, think not.
"In greenbacksP"
II don't think we had any greenbacks
then"
"Do YOU remember seeing any green
backs at that timer"
"No."
Mr. Defmas inquired about the connec-
tion of the witness with the Good Tenn
pars, and asked:
"were you not repeatedly arrested here
for drunkenness"
Again an objection was made and sus-
tanned.
In the direct examination Mr.. Chase had
testified that on account of The CALL artl-
Gle about him he had lost several building
contracts. which contracts he specifled
He asserted that he had presented bids to
Architect James P. Chadwick. and that
although the bids were the lowest, they
had been rejected on account of the state
ments in the paper.
Architect Chad wick was then called, ana
It was on his declarations that the pain
tiff expected to win the $50,oUo Ilpei SUIT
against Mr.. Shortridge.
The witness, however, plainly stated tna'
Mr.. Chase had asked him to give 1alse 'es-
timony in the case. He SAID tha' Oh