The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

cealed by a coquettish toque OF bronze
green velvet with low crown of iridiscent
Jet, at one side of which rose two raven s
wings. Nesting under the left brim was a
loose knot of pearl-gray plush, held in
place by buckle set with brilliapts To
keep the little lady warm cape of silver
fox fur lined with pale lavender satin
hung over her shoulders, while her winter
costume of brown tweed dashed with white
was set off by snowy cuffs and terra Gotta
gloves stitched with black silk.
The matter of Mr.. Sullivan's appllca-
ton was about to come up, when Garret
MCEnerney arose and presented another
claim against the estate on the part OF At
torney J. T. Creamy. Judge Coffey al
lowed slight shade of annoyance to over
cast his usually sphinx-lke countenance,
as he remarked:
"1he matter of claims against the Blythe
estate could be much more easily set right
were it not for the mysterious disappear
ance of some of the accounts for services
rendered during the administration.
would like to know what has become of
those papers. | have heard it said that
they were burned, and | would be pleased
to have some information on the subject
from the officials to whose care those docu-
ments were intrusted."
A whispered confabulation among the
attorneys resulted in the entrance of John
a. Whiteside, Deputy County Clerk, who,
being placed on the stand, testified that
the lost papers were part of the record in
the case of Pennie VS.. Roach. He ldenti-
fed seven manuscript volumes produced
by Mr.. McEnerney as part of the same
record, and said that the first and second
lists of the late Philip A. Roach's account
for fees as administrator of the Blythe es-
tate were among the missing documents
One of the janitors, he said, had told him
that the papers had been burned.
Attorney W. H. H. Hart said he had
been looking for these same accounts for a
year past, and the attaches in the County
Clerks Office had told him the papers
were being put in order. He had never
succeeded in finding one of the missing
lists.
''Well, call the janitor,'' ordered the
Judge, somewhat testify.
The baiIiff went in search of the knight
of the broom, and shortly returned
with the information that that officials
Office hours closed at o'clock, and it was
already about o'clock.
"Oh, to be a janitorp sighed his Honor;
"but the man must be found. We want
some light on this subject"
After some little delay the man made
his appearance. He said his name was
Walter G. Post and his duties obliged him
to see to the good order and neatness OF
courtrooms II and II, the Judges cham
bers adjacent and one or two other apart
ments near by. On assuming his incum-
bency about year ago he had noticed q
number of papers on the floor OF Judge
Bahrs' chambers which his predecessors in
the janitorial office told him to burn. There
were no books in the heap and he did not
notice the name Blythe on any of them.
He had used all the papers for making
fires.
$50 that's the way you treat papers
which you find lying about the Judges
cham bers, is it?' inquired the Judge. with
a wrathful CLEAN in his normally placid
eye.
"Well, didn't know there was anything
in the papers," commenced the witness:
..if | had thought they were needed in the
Blythe case -"
''If you thought they were needed in the
Blythe case" interrupted his Honor,
sharply, ''you would have put them by
carefully and presented bill against the
estate for them. That's all, you may GO"
Mr.. McEnerney then reiterated Mr..
Greany's claim for $2500.
II have no record of any such claim"
said the Judge.
"Well. can't help it," rejoined Mr.. Nc
Enerney. 81 thought it would be on your
notebook, or memorandum, or whatever
you call it."
''Why not call it by its name?" interro-
gated the Judge, with some severity in his
tone.
Pm sure I'll call it any name your
Honor gives it, said Mr.. McEnerney, peni-
tently.
II cannot give it a name," rejoined his
Honor. stitfiy; among men versed::in the