The San Francisco call., 1897-09-02
The =uUPTIAIS
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CAUSED DELAY. ] | !. A|'
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But Two Of Mrs. S Graven's az. I
j. Lawyers Showed v d Up f.
s. s. in Court.
...
benson Declares That STAN
ford's 0rder-Book Has Been
Juggled.
It Was a Slow and Tiresome Session,
Produotiveof Of Few New De-
E velopments.

Mrs. Craven's legal champions were
scarce and tardy: when Judge Slack opened
syes ts rday s.sessitn n OF the Fair trial. Z:
The weddings OF course, was to blame
for It all. ..5*. e. Il i. %.-...:....
There was tifteen-al mute wait before
anybody put in an appearance in the
courtroom TO LOOK afterthe interests fthe
defense. Judge Slack usually is exacting
with the attorneys in the case, asregards s
being on time, but on this occasion he was
not only patient, but actually indulgent.
At the end OF the quarter OF an hour
there was shuffflng OF feet IN: the lobby
and the crowd separated in order to admit
Judge benson and Attorney Ruef. They
were the only representatives who ap-
peared during the day. Both were flushed,
perspiring and putting. 81. /.
II hope your Honor will forgive us with
out demanding any extended explana-
tion," said Judge benson. as be carefully
placed his overcoat, cane and stoyepipe on
the desk before him. IS. 49,. *' s @::,>
= mo explanation necessary under the
circums stances, Judge said Judge Slack
with a bow and smile. s.. 1. :.
"Yonr appearance is sufficient ex-
pianation, uAge," broke in Attorney
McEnerney, and everybody in the room
laughed with sim.: ....]. r,
'sWe>have been actually running, your
Honor, in order to get here on time, ex-
plsined benson as soon as he could be
heard. -,
YOU not. Judee2' quietly asked the court.
I'VE II try. ...:.: ~
Every body laughed again, and then the
trial was resumed. -
+ EXPLANATIONS Stanford, the legal-blank
clerk Of Crocker's establish ment. was re-
placed on the witness-stand once more
and all the fun was over. 1t was DESC
late droI from the, sublime to that de-
pressing su bect of notarial blanks. -
Stanford, under Mr.. Wheeler's guild.
ance. reassertett his former statement that
the package of blanks found in General
Dickinson's Office were not taken 10 the
latter place by him untI February 15,:
1896. This disputes the evidence OF G. X.
BonesteIl. to the effect that he saw those
packages in the generals Office as early as
the 4th of January OF thar wear.
There we're some other blanks in the
pacxares which Stanford said were all
printed after the date on which Bonestell
said he saw them in Dickinson's office.
Judge benson 'cross-examined the wit
ness. paving particular attention TO STAN
lords .sorder book The Judge gave out
the impression that he suspected this
book had been juggled or tampered with
.for the purposes Of this case" as he put
it. He found what appeared to be some
discre pancies in the entries, which the
Judge chung 10 desperately. Stanford ex-
plained that a man named Cashin had
charge of the legal-blank department. OF
CrocIer's stationery house prior to him
(S.anford) and that when the change
took place new order book was started.
After time, however. the old book was
resumed, and that, he said, accounted for
the gap winch appeared in the book now
being exhi bited in court
There were some figures in the book
which also worried the Judge. He init
mated that these had been erased and re-
written. and in consequence he wanted
the Jury to suspect along with him that
there had been some ''skullduggery."
Stanford denied that the figures were in
his hand writing, but benson seemed to
doubt this, and would not be satisfied un-
iii Stanford gave an exhibition in court of
how he makes figures.
The order board was shown to the Jury
aud benson pointed out in detail all OF
lie alleged discrepancies he had dlscov-
cred.