The San Francisco call., 1897-08-13
Stationer Jossa Completely Up
sets the Liveryman's
Evidence.
MITCHELL ESSAYS The HYPNOTIC.
Mrs. Williams Says She Saw Fair With
Notary 0ooney on That Eventful
9th of September.

Mrs. Nettie r. Craven had an inning in
her defense in Judge SIack's court yester-
day that certainly entitled her to her flush
of triumph.
Not only did Notary Cooney reach the
END OF his long and relentless cross
examination without being even so much
as ruffled by his would be destroyers, but
his exit was followed by some powerful
evidence in support of the lady's claim
that Senator Fair did execute the now dis
puted deeds to 81, 600 600 worth of property
and did deliver them, or, to be more cor
rect, caused them to be delivered 10 hsr.
The day opened with Coouey again on
the stand. The closing features of his
cross-examinationp partook rather of repe-
tition than sensation. In consequence,
nothing new was developed. He reiterated
his former statement that he never met
Mrs. Craven until after the present pro-
ceeding in court began. He was intro
duced to her by AttornevRuef. Mrs. Craven
said she thought it was about time she
knew him, and tn anked him for standing
up under the threats and intimldations of
the other side. Cooney also detailed con-
yersation he had with D. NJ. Delmas, the
leading counsel for the defense. That
gen leman, he said, asked him if there
could be any posi- bility of his being mis-
taken as to the acknowledgment of the
disputed deeds by Fair, and the witness
assured him that there was absolutely no
such possibilit
Carlos A. Jossa, a San Rafael stationer,
was then called to the stand. In answer
to questions asked by Mr.. Ruef, he said
he was engaged in business across the bay
from the spring of 1891 to the fall of 1895.
Mr.. Ruef showed him the cash book or
''beat" book of the livery stable keeper,
". D. Schneider of San Rafael-the book
which contains certain entries tending to
corro borate the plaintiffs theory that
Senator Fair was in San Rafael on the
oath OF September, 1894. and therefore
could not have been on this side OF the
bay 10 write the "pen Gil" will, as asserted
by Mrs Craven and Mrs. Haskins. Jossa
said be could identify the book by means
of certain private marks, as being one of
a lot be had in stock in January, 1894
He sold it to Schneider after that date.
The strong point of Jossa's evidence was
the fact that be was able to state posi-
lively that he did not purchase this par
ticuiar book and place it in stock until
January %, 1894 Schneider's entries in
the BOOK begin away back in 1892. so it ap-
pears that the cigar dealers accounts can
not be genuine. Jossa's testimony is a
Schneider was on the stand he testified
that his book commenced and the very
first entry on the front page is Novem Der
81, 1892 Jossa testifies that the book did
not come into his possession until 1894,
and the words January %, 1894" were
written in the book al the time Schneider
bought it Schneider further testified
that he went into the livery business five
or six years ago. between 1891 and 1892;
that he commenced keeping this book
when he commenced business and on the
date that is first written on the book,
namely the 9th of Novem Der, 1892.
Jossa was not even ross-examired. 1t
was too severe shock for the counsel for
the heirs.
ianitor of the Mission Grammar School,
was then called to the chair. He is the
man who acted as messenger tor Senator
Fair, when the latter, after acknowled ging
the disputed deeds sent them to Mrs.
Craven.
Counsel for the heirs protested against
the hearing of Hennessy, saying that it
should first be shown that he knew the
package he delivered contained deeds be-
fore he was allowed to say he delivered
anything. There was a long argument
on their part in support of their position,
but the court ruled that the janitor could
tell at least part of his story.
did you know Senator Fairf" asked
Mr.. Ruet
81 did," replied Hennessy.
Did you see him in the month Of De-
Gem Der, 1894 ?"
Il did. l saw him at the Lick House.
had note to him from Mrs. Craven
After he read it ne gave ME long envel-
ope containing some papers and told me
to take them to Mrs. Craven"
When the witness was asked what was
said by Senator Fair and himself on that
occasion the attorneys for the plaintiffs
were all on their feet again, loaded with
argument and oratory conjured up for the
possible purpose of keeping out evidence
which was certain to develop into being a
stout bulwark for the defense. Mr.. Del
mas replied to them, and with such con-
vincing logic that the court overruled the
objections and directed Hennessy to go
ahead.
"All the Senator said was to tell me to
take the package 20 Mrs. Craven" said
the witness. ut was long envelope,
sealed, and I could feel that there was
some sort of a package in it, but of
course l could not tell what 1t was.'
Hennessy was now passed over to Mr..
Mitchell for rcross-examination He said
be was first appointed janitor in the School
Department in 1868 He did not serve
continuously, being ousted now and then
by hostile administrations. He served
the last time at the Mission Grammar in
1895. The first time he met MS Craven
was when she became principal of that
school. While he served under her he
delivered great many messages to Sem
alor Fair for Mrs. Craven and carried
many back to The lady from the Senator.
Some of the notes he got from Mrs. Craven
he delivered to Senator Fair in the latter 8
Office and others at the Lick House.
The witness was directed to describe in
detail the location of the Senators Office
and the spot upon which Fair stood when
he received the note, in reply to which he
sent the deeds to Mrs. Craven.
Attorney Mitchell waxed quite melo-
dramatic while crossfring this witness. He
essayed the hypnotic. too, by fastening
his opal-like orbs on Hennessy in the Gus
tomary manner for bringing about con-
dition of collapse, and kissing the ques-