The San Francisco call., 1897-09-11
D. M. Delmas Tells of Things
That Pleased Him
Not.
"Jaokals" and Dogs" Among
the Names Called His
Opponents.
Charles s. Wheeler Will Reply To-
Day and Delmas Fur Is Bx-
pected to Fly.

The case of Mrs. Craven is before the
Jury. At4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
D. NJ. DeImas concluded his argument,
which had been six hours in duration, and
Virginia Fairs attorney, Charles S.
Wheeler, will talk to the jury to-day.
The courtroom was sadly overtaxed yes
terday. To the large number eager to
hear what was expected to be forensic
masterpiece was added a considerable
number of sensation seekers. These
crowded the corridors and waited eagerly
for Delmas to emerge when he had con-
cluded his address. When the attorney
came he was surrounded by his asso-
clates, with Detective Reynolds close at
his heels. The party hurried to where a
carriage was in waiting and were driven
rapidly away. There was no Baroness"
in sight.
Mr.. Delmas, at the morning session, con-
tinued his comments upon the appa-
rent belief of the children in the genuine
ness OF the pencil will, as evidenced in
their petition for its probate and in nu-
merous interviews had by Lloyd and
Wheeler with Mrs. Craven. He also dwelt
upon the point raised by McEnerney in
his opening address, that Mrs. Craven had
concealed the possession OF the deeds
from her then attorney, Reuben 81. Lloyd.
''She knew the trust viii had been
stolen,' he said, from the County Clerks
office. She knew her pencil will had been
stolen. She feared for her deeds, hence in a
business which did not concern them she
put them on the wrong track. And if Mrs.
Craven did withhold her confidence from
them. ask YOU in the light of later de-
velopmen s, did they deserve that conf
de1ce?"
Then the speaker turned his attention
TO John R. Aitken, whom Judge Curtis of
New York grilled so effectually. DeImas
hunted through history for the most
despicable traitor discovered, and having
located him in the person OF Leonard Nc
NaIiy, the Irish informer, he said: Had
John r. Aitken been born 100 years
sooner, and had he been inflicted upon
Ireland, the discriminating eve of the
English Government would have selected
him as McNally's superior in treacherv."
He paid his respects to the other side
generally, specially excepting McEnerney
and Mitchell, in terms unquestioDable.
In spite of The clamors, the insinua-
ticn and the efforts to ruin regulations by
vile ana malicious ISLANDERS, l say to those
of the other side. whether they be law
yers, detectives, jackals or dogs, they
might Just as well know now they can
assassinate me, but they cannot intimidate
me-"
Mr.. Delmas then said a few pointed
things about jobs. Such, be minated,
was The production of the Crocker blanks;
such he absolu tely characterized the en-
tries in Snider's book, whereby it was un-
dertaken to prove Fairs presence at San
Rafael. The testimony of John r. Ait
ken and Bartlett's retraction he placed in
the same category.
He argued that it was no evidence of
the insufficiency of Mrs. Craven's claim
that she was willing to compromise Tor
$500 600. With an opposing reserve force
of $15, 000 900 and thirteen lawyers 1t was
but an evidence of her prudence, ne con-
tended, that she preferred to receive half
her just dues to engaging in a long lUiga-
ton Tor the whole, but the offer on the
part OF the children was evidence that
they believed her claim justified. ''If
they had paid as they promised" he said,
land as for one whole year they led her
to believe they would do, this action
would never had been brought"
In reference to the evidence concerning
the blanks used by Notary Coonev, the
Police Department came in for a broad
side. The speaker told the story of Joseph
ana the silver cup, which he caused to be
placed in his brothers meal sack and Mr..
Delmas said Significantly that 1t is as old
as Genesis, finding the proof of a crime
exactly where the imputer had put it,
He maintained that if the defendant was
unable to explain the similarities and dis
crepancies in the blanks and proofs il was
because access TO Crocker's establishment
had been denied her attorneys, while
every employe of the place was under or
ders of Captain Lees and the plaintiff 8
counsel.
The conclusion consisted of another
roast for Charles S. Wheeler and an elo-
quent appeal to the Jury.
Mr. Wheeler responds this morning at
10:30. He has been treated to numerous
and keen lashiugs from Mr.. Delmas
tongue. and it is expected that he will
make warm return in the course of mis-
argument.