The San Francisco call., 1896-08-12

and he said. Yes; know where there is
minister
II put on my shoes and rain-coat and
we started. We went to the house where
he said the minister lived. 1t was on SUIT
ter street, near the corner of Leavenworth.
I do not know who the minister was or
what he was We went up the steps and
he rang the bell. I did not see how we
could be legally married without a license,
so ran down the steps and ran block
away. l did not see how we could get
married without license.
II wanted license, as started out with
the proposition that he did not stop to
think. Maybe he had license, but | did
not stop to inquire. Anyway, I went
awav down to the end of the block. He
looked both ways and walked down TO
where was. / said, You have no license, ;
and he said, 1T would be only mis-
demeanor for the minister to marry US,
which would be only fine of $500, and l
guess q check of $500 would fix that We
did not 90 back TO the minister's house.
Senator Fair took me to my home.
"He was angry at the way l had acted
about it. The subject was dropped at that
time. The subject of marriage was fire.
ouenrly proposed after that by him until
the marriage contract was drawn. 1t was
always introduced by him. consented to
the contract marriage after my mother
died"
Mrs. Craven-Fair then testified to what
Senator Fair had said to her about his sons,
ale said that James had business edu-
cation, and If he would only quit his one
bad habit of drinking he would be one of
the brightest men in the country and a
companion for him, but that Charles had
no education and the same bad habit. II
Charles should quit this bad habit he had
no hopes for him, because he had no edu-
cation"
Mrs. Craven told about her parents,
They were both Scotch and Presbyterians.
She was born in Ohio. The testimony con.
corning the making of the marriage con-
tract was repeated. She felt quite sure
that Senator Fair signed the contract first.
She drew it according to the instructions
of Senator Fair.
Senator Fair said that if the children
knew about the marriage Jessie would
tear her hair and he thought that Charlie
would stab him in the back. He said that
he hoped that if he died before | did [
would take the secret to the grave with
me- If l died first he would take the
secret to the grave with him for my
sake"
Mrs. Craven also testified that Notary
Craig acknowledged the signatures to the
marriage contract. She and Sc nator Fair
met him on the street and beckoned to
him and he stopped. Whether fee was
paid Mrs. Craven testified that she did not
know.
Mrs Craven said also that she went out
soon after and spoke to her daughter about
the marriage contract.
"What did she say?"
"She said something like Mamma
mamma, mamma
Did she object to the secrecy?"
.She objected to the secrecy and said
that she did nov want to divide her
mamma up with any one. l said, Birdie,
l had your welfare in mind, and told her
of the advantage which would come to
her"
The witness also deposed that she re-
moved from 823 Sutter street to 2007 Cali
fornia. The rent was 800 month, which
Senator Fair paid. Senator Fair gave her
as high as $500 at one time. He was never
inclined 10 be niggardly with her in
money matters. She was the one who
drew the line OF economy.
When Senator Fair came to her home
June "a he said that they wanted him to
sign another will. They had been bother
ing him so much, he said, that he did not
know but that he would give them a will
and fool them. Mrs. Craven also de posed
that she had a play embracing many
pages of manuscript, which had
been written by her daughter and which
the witness had undertaken to revise.
package
and upon two of these Senator Fair wrote
his will. Senator Fair said at that time
that he did not want to give Charles any
thing because he drank and because he
had married some one that he did not
like. al said, Senator, you know that he
may have inherited it, SO far as drinking
is concerned. He is your own flesh and
blood Yes, he did, he said, from his
mother
~ said, Perhaps he inherited little of
it from YOU He said that he did not like
the woman that Charles had married. |
said, Before he was married he was run
ming over across the bay with hls night
clothes on. Perhaps you ought to thank
this woman for what she has done for
Charles. Now he is walking the streets
like man. II he has any faults perhaps
don't know but that you are right; that is
so, that is so. Charlie used to do so and
now he is doing better.
II said, why don't you right it and put
him on an equality with the others?' He
said, We'll, write out clause I wrote
clause. He said that to make Charles
equal he would have to give him $500, 600.
| said, Give it to him. Mrs. Oelrichs has
husband to support her and Virginia has
money enough-to buy one. Charlie has
woman who is trying to make a man of
him now' He said That is right; that
is right Now write me out clause
knew something about the inequality of
the children in the mothers estate. He
wished to give Charlie $4,000 more than
the others to even up on the mothers
estate.
81 said to Senator Fair, While you are
giving to all these charities come down
and think of the teachers. You have al
ways thought a good deal of one' He
wanted to know how much and 1 said
$50 900, and said that [ was the chairman
of the committee. He said, That goes'"
Mrs. Craven testified also that Mrs.
Haskins came into the room and said,
'sWhy, Senator, you have not made anv
provision for Mrs. Craven" and he said
that he had made provision in another
way.
cat the first conversation about deciding
property, Mrs. Craven said that she told
Senator Fair that she wanted the property
opposite the Stanford and Hopkins prop
erty on Mob Hill. Senator Fair said: You
silly woman, you would need fortune to
keep that up. What you want is income
paying property. | am going to give you
the property you have been in the habit of
passing so often and the Pine and San
some streets property That was some
time before the will was drawn. There
had been talk of putting me in the will.
which 7 declined, After the will was n, ado