The San Francisco call., 1897-07-29

the attorney, shaking his finger at the
plac d-visaged Delmas, and growing white
with rage. Don't you say I'm insolent
again, either in or out of this court"
Michelrs associates we're nudging him
and pulling at his sleeves, in an effort to
prevent an out and out explosion
Mr.. Delmas, who was not In the least
ruffled by the occurrence, wanted to reply
to Mitchell, bur Judge Slack said he would
attend to the fractions attorney himself
He proceeded to rebuke Mitchell, and the
latter apoiogizei profnseiy.
Mr. LLOYD then resumed his narrative.
He said that durin Mr. Craven's absence
in the East. Mr.. Rob ,rts talked business
frequently with he attorneys in behalf OF
the lady. He demanded SlN0,0OO as the
compromise figure, but the lawyers would
not agree to 50 high figure. 1t was
finally agreed that 500. 900 should be the
amount.
When Mrs. Craven returned from the
East she saw Mr.. Lloyd, and, according
10 his story on the stand, told h:m apon.
the loss OF the ink will on the journey. But
she had the pencil will. Subsequent 10
ths the witness had long talk with Mrs.
Craven, during which she told him of her
long acquaintance with Senator Fair, and
OF his complete confidence in her. lie
had. during the course of their friendship,
written out several wills in her house.
The terms of one of these Wills were that
the estate should be held in trust for his
children, but Mrs Craven talked him out
OF this. She persuaded him TO wrle an
other that would bequeath his estate
direct to the children. She convinced
him that this would be the only fair
thing to do.
Mr.. Lloyd then proceeded to relate one
Of the humorous incidents that Mrs. Craven
had i'm parted TO him as having occurred
between her and the Senator.
Mrs. Craven told ma that on one occa-
sion the Senator wanied to marry her.
said Mr.. LLOYD. "'Oh, you don't mean
| don't, just put on your shoes and come
with me, replied the Senator. Mrs.
Craven said that. believing the Senator
was joking. She did put on her shoes and
accompanied him. He conducted her TO
a clergyman's residence. and leading the
way up the stairs rang the doorbeIl. See
ing this Mrs. Craven ran away. When
the Senator returned TO the Occidental
Hotel, where they had left together, he
was quite angry at her for her action. She
said she did not relieve he mean. II, and
he insisted that ne did.
Mr.. Lloyd told OF the incident graphi-
cally and had the whole courtroom litter
ing.
The witness said that Mrs. Craven &C.
counted 10 him for sUme OF the erasures
on the pencil will by saying that Senator
Fair was somewhat imperfect In his spell
ing and she had 10 help him out frequent
ly while he was writing the will. He
would then erase the mlsspelled words
and rewtiIe them.
Mrs Craven had described how the Sem
ator wrote lhe wills in her house upon the
fyleaf OF typewriter play which be-
longed TO Mss Margaret Craven. She
afterwarI gave this play to Mr.. Lloyd and
the gentleman now produced 1t in court.
There was little scrap of paper cllnglng
to the eyelet holding the pages together,
which fitted into the tear in the pencil
will exactly, thus showing that the Will
really was written in Mrs. Craven's house,
Just as she had said.
Mr.. Lloyd identified the letter that SEN
ator Fair wrote to Mrs. Craven after he
had executed the pencil will. He said he
was greatly surprised when he hrst saw 1t,
because Mrs. Craven had not referred to
it in anv of her early conversations with
him. He was equally surprised when he
heard about the deeds, for Mrs. Craven
had always led him to believe that if any
deeds had been executed in her favor they
would be found IN the dead millionaires
estate.
THIS ended the direct examination of
Mr.. Lloyd, and Mr.. Delmas took him in
hand ior cross-eXamlna alton.
Reference was made to the conversation
between Mrs. Craven and the witness,
during which the latter said he was sur
prised that the lady had a letter from
Fair, written subsequent to the pencil
will and referring 10 that document. Mr..
Lloyd said he thought his law partner,
Mr. Wood, heard some of the converse
iion.
The witness did not get any further
with his evidence, owing to the arrival of
the usual adjournment Dour.