The San Francisco call., 1896-12-22
COONEY REPEATS
'FA|R SIGNED THEM !"
The Notary Sticks TO His
Story Under George A.
Knights Questions.
Charles Fairs Cross Complaint
Against Mrs. Craven Has
an Inning.
Mr.. Delmas Called Upon TO Produce
the Deed, but Simply Pays
No Attention.

At the instance of Knight g. Heggerty
Notary ]. J. Cooney went all over the
ground in the Craven eiectment suit yes
terday which he travelled some time ago in
the suit of Angus VS.. Craven to quiet title
before Judge Slack. Both suits are to test
the ownership of the Mission and San
some street property, to which Mrs.
Craven claims to hold q deed from James
G. Fair. Yesterday the proceedings took
place before notary in Knight & Heg-
gerty's office ard Mr.. Knight did the
interrogating.
Nearly all the lawyers prominently con-
nected with the Fair litigation were pres
ent, Mr.. McEnerney being accompanied
by w. s. Goodfellow. Reuben Lloyd sat
quietly in corner by himself, occasionally
going over ana whispering word to
knight, who took these attentions quite
graciously considering the outburst of
lmpatience that little bit of ADVICE from
the same source provoked at their last
meeting in the august presence OF Judge
Slack, when Delmas surprised the camp
by Withdrawing Mrs. Craven's suits III
eiectment, thereby depriving both of them
OF the right to examine the deeds. The
proceeding of yesterday was undertaken
by knight 81 Heggerty as counsel for
Charles Fair IN the cros.-complaint filed
by Mr.. Fair in the ejectment suit OF Mrs.
Craven.
Mr.. knight and all the rest of them who
stand for the heirs as against Mrs. Craven
were saturated, evidently, with detail
coming from the $l00 day experts.
When knight gave signs OF failing in the
slightest minutie, the eothers-McEnerney,
Goodieilow, Lloyd and Haggerty-were
ready with suggestions.
Knight asked the witness all about how
Fair came in with the deeds at the time
they were acknowledged; whether they
were folded or open; what he said when
he handed them over; whether he read
the name of Nettie r. Craven in them;
whether he noticed that the name of
Matte r. Craven was in one OF them
instead of "Nettie r. Craven"
The witness had no clear recollection OF
the details. He did not know Mrs. Craven
then and had never met her since, he said;
would not know her if he met her. Fair,
he said, had never acknowledged any
other deed before him.
Then the witness was questioned In
great detail as to the certificates OF ac-
knowIedgment; where he bought such
certificates; if he had any such certii-
Gates at that time with his name printed
in ii he did not turn over to his successor
in office quantity of certificates with his
name printed in them; where he got tn e
pen and ink with which he wrote the &C
acknowledgement; did he use the same pen
and the same ink on both of them: dio ne
clip the edges and dissenting that he did)
where he got the scissors.
Mr.. Knight, having got a mass of tech
nicaI and very interesting information
ABOUT the certificates. turned to Mr.. Del
mas and asked him if he had the deeds
with him.
Il have not,' said Mr.. Delmas.
"You knew that the notice called for
their production here this morning."
81 was told that there was such notice
served, but''-lightIy tritiing with his
glasses, 81 paid no attention to it.
a slight smile appeared upon the faces
of all the lawyers, including Mr.. Knight,
and the inquiry resumed its quiet way as
to the exact location of the stationery
stores where Mr.. Cooney bought his
blanks and the make and tempe of the
scissors with which he clipped them after
buying. Entirely exhausting even the
suggestions of the other iawy ers on these
points, Mr.. Knight retuned again to the
deeds.
NOW, Mr.. Delmas, wer ask that these
deeds be produced and submitted to this
witness for Identification" he said.
81 hear what you say" said the witness
in his most even tone OF voice.
You decline2"
II simply say that hear what you say.
You have no right to ask anything of u.s."
"But you are aware, Mr.. Delmas," said
Mr.. Heggerty, "that notice was served
on your firm req uiring you to produce the